Prof. Uri Banin |  Uri Banin received his B.Sc. degree in Physics and Chemistry from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HU) in 1989, graduating with honors. He completed his Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry at HU in 1994 working on femtochemistry (with distinction, advisor Prof. S. Ruhman). He then moved to the University of California at Berkeley to work for three years with Professor Paul Alivisatos as a postdoctoral fellow, studying the chemistry and physics of semiconductor nanocrystals. Dr. Banin joined the faculty of the Institute of Chemistry at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem in 1997, became an Associate Professor in 2001 and full professor in 2005. Banin is the founding director of the Harvey M. Kreuger center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology at HU (founded in 2001). He presently directs the five year nanoscience initiative at the Hebrew University, in the frame of the Israel National Nanotechnology Initiative. Banin also serves on the University’s Executive Committee. He served as a member of the board of Yissum (technology transfer company of HU), served on the scientific advisory board of Nanosys, and served on the editorial board of the journal Nanotechnology. Banin was a member of the Maidan Committee on nanotechnology in Israel (2002). His distinctions include the Rothschild postdoctoral fellowship (1994-1995), and a Fulbright postdoctoral fellowship (1994-1996). Banin was awarded the Alon fellowship for young faculty from the Israeli board of higher education (1997-2000), received the Yoram Ben-Porat prize from The Hebrew University (2000), was awarded the Israel Chemical Society prize for a young scientist (2001), and is a recipient of the Michael Bruno Memorial Award (2007-2010). Banin’s research focuses on nanoscience and nanotechnology of nanocrystals. He authored over 100 scientific publications in this field that have been extensively cited (over 4500 citations), and impacted various areas of science and technology of nanocrystals. More information is available at http://chem.ch.huji.ac.il/~nano/index.html
Some highlights of Banin’s research on nanocrystals include the demonstration of the artificial atom character in quantum dots (cooperation with Prof. Oded Millo, Nature 1999), the development of nanocrystals with bright emission in the near-infrared (Journal of the American Chemical Society 2000) and their incorporation in polymer-nanocrystal light emitting diodes (cooperation with Prof. Nir Tessler, Science 2002), the synthesis of III-V semiconductor colloidal quantum rods (Nature Materials 2003), and the discovery of unique interaction of nanocrystals with the surrounding matrix modes (cooperation with Profs. Jortner and Rabani, Physical Review Letters 2008). In 2004 Banin and his co-workers reported on the selective growth of gold tips onto semiconductor nanocrystals (Science 2004, Nature Materials 2005) and in recent years he has focused his work to hybrid nanoparticles combining disparate materials. Such nanoparticles manifest unique properties and exhibit potential for use in harvesting solar energy, optics, electro-optics and biological labeling.
| | » Back To Top | | | | | Prof. Uri Banin |
Uri Banin received his B.Sc. degree in Physics and Chemistry from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HU) in 1989, graduating with honors. He completed his Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry at HU in 1994 working on femtochemistry (with distinction, advisor Prof. S. Ruhman). He then moved to the University of California at Berkeley to work for three years with Professor Paul Alivisatos as a postdoctoral fellow, studying the chemistry and physics of semiconductor nanocrystals. Dr. Banin joined the faculty of the Institute of Chemistry at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem in 1997, became an Associate Professor in 2001 and full professor in 2005. Banin is the founding director of the Harvey M. Kreuger center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology at HU (founded in 2001). He presently directs the five year nanoscience initiative at the Hebrew University, in the frame of the Israel National Nanotechnology Initiative. Banin also serves on the University’s Executive Committee. He served as a member of the board of Yissum (technology transfer company of HU), served on the scientific advisory board of Nanosys, and served on the editorial board of the journal Nanotechnology. Banin was a member of the Maidan Committee on nanotechnology in Israel (2002). His distinctions include the Rothschild postdoctoral fellowship (1994-1995), and a Fulbright postdoctoral fellowship (1994-1996). Banin was awarded the Alon fellowship for young faculty from the Israeli board of higher education (1997-2000), received the Yoram Ben-Porat prize from The Hebrew University (2000), was awarded the Israel Chemical Society prize for a young scientist (2001), and is a recipient of the Michael Bruno Memorial Award (2007-2010). Banin’s research focuses on nanoscience and nanotechnology of nanocrystals. He authored over 100 scientific publications in this field that have been extensively cited (over 4500 citations), and impacted various areas of science and technology of nanocrystals. More information is available at http://chem.ch.huji.ac.il/~nano/index.html
Some highlights of Banin’s research on nanocrystals include the demonstration of the artificial atom character in quantum dots (cooperation with Prof. Oded Millo, Nature 1999), the development of nanocrystals with bright emission in the near-infrared (Journal of the American Chemical Society 2000) and their incorporation in polymer-nanocrystal light emitting diodes (cooperation with Prof. Nir Tessler, Science 2002), the synthesis of III-V semiconductor colloidal quantum rods (Nature Materials 2003), and the discovery of unique interaction of nanocrystals with the surrounding matrix modes (cooperation with Profs. Jortner and Rabani, Physical Review Letters 2008). In 2004 Banin and his co-workers reported on the selective growth of gold tips onto semiconductor nanocrystals (Science 2004, Nature Materials 2005) and in recent years he has focused his work to hybrid nanoparticles combining disparate materials. Such nanoparticles manifest unique properties and exhibit potential for use in harvesting solar energy, optics, electro-optics and biological labeling.
| | » Back To Top | | | | | Prof. Ori Cheshnovsky | 
Ori Cheshnovsky received his B.Sc. degree in Chemistry from Tel Aviv University (TAU) in 1969, graduating with honors. He completed his Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry at TAU in 1979 under the supervision of Prof. J. Jortner and Prof. U. Even. Subsequently he has spent his Post Doctorate studies at Harvard University with Prof. D. Herschbach (1979-1981).
Dr. Cheshnovsky joined TAU as a faculty member in the School of Chemistry (1981), and become a full professor in 1995. He served as the chairman of the School of chemistry in the years 2001-2004. Dr. Cheshnovsky stirred the founding team of the Center for Naoscience and Nanotechnology at TAU, and serves as its head since 2004.
His distinctions include the Rothschild postdoctoral fellowship (1981-83), the Alon fellowship for young faculty (1982-85), and the Weizmann Prize in Exact Sciences (2007). Since 2004 he is the incumbent of the Sackler Chair for clusters and nanoparticles, and was appointed as an APS fellow in 2008.
The research interests of Dr. Cheshnovsky include photoelectron spectroscopy of clusters (metallic inorganic and solvation), Light STM studies of nanoparticles, and Raman characterization of isolating and conducting nanostructures.
| | » Back To Top | | | | | Dr. Fernando de la Vega | 
Dr. de la Vega completed his Ph. D. in Applied Chemistry at the Casali Institute at the Hebrew University, Jerusalem. He has a broad range of experience in Management, R&D, Production and Quality Assurance and Control.
For the last seven years Dr. de la Vega is the General Manager of Cima NanoTech Israel and the R&D Vice President of Cima NanoTech Inc, the leading company in nano metals and applications for printed electronics. In parallel Dr. de la Vega was the chairman of the NFM consortium, 13 Industries and 13 academic groups which performed generic research in the field of nano materials and technologies. The consortium advanced the area of nanotechnology in Israel and contributed to Israel’s ability to stand with the most advanced countries that are developing new nanotechnologies. The NFM consortium of nanotechnology companies is completed 5 years of activities and can boast of a long list of successes. Most notably, the work of the consortium successfully broadened the use and understanding of nanotechnology-based products in various branches of the chemical industry. Building the infrastructure in the Israeli chemical industry to deal with nano technology challenges.
Prior to joining Cima, Dr. de la Vega was Vice President of Operations for Tosaf, a leading company producing raw materials for the chemical and plastics industry. Now adays Dr. de la Vega is initiating several industrial projects in the field of nano technology and consulting several companies in this field.
| | » Back To Top | | | | | Mr. Rafi Koriat | 
Rafi Koriat has extensive experience as CEO and Board member in the fields of semiconductor assembly and processing equipment, optical network components and other emerging fields. Prior to his present position as Founder and CEO of Korel Business Ltd., which specializes in strategic positioning and guiding high tech companies and management, Mr. Koriat was CEO of Lambda Crossing (optical components for networks) and Founder and CEO of Steag CVD Systems. Previously, he worked at Kulicke and Soffa Industries Inc. in the USA and Israel as Corporate Vice President for Engineering and Technology, and Corporate Director for Business and Marketing.
Mr. Koriat is also the founder and chairman of the Sub Micron Semiconductor Consortium, OptiPac Consortium (Optical communication networks), and initiated the Nanotechnology NES Consortium under the Chief Scientist Magnet program. Rafi holds a B.Sc. from the Technion Institute of Technology, Israel, an M.Sc. from Drexel University Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and completed an Executive Management Program at Stanford University, Palo Alto, California.
| | » Back To Top | | | | | Mr. Harvey Krueger | 
Harvey M. Krueger has been involved with investment banking in Israel for over 47 years. He is credited with opening the international capital markets to Israeli governmental and corporate securities. Mr. Krueger received a B.A. from Columbia College and a J.D. from Columbia Law School. He was an associate of Cravath, Swaine & Moore before joining the investment banking firm of Kuhn, Loeb & Co. later becoming Chief Executive Officer of that firm. In 1977, Mr. Krueger merged Kuhn, Loeb and Lehman Brothers, becoming the Head of Investment Banking of the resulting company.
Mr. Krueger served on the Board of Directors of a number of United States and Israeli companies, including, among others, Automatic Data Processing, Inc., Duff & Phelps, Bernard Chaus, Inc., Hansard Global plc, Delta Galil Industries Ltd. and has represented many other entities including the Rockefeller Family and Rockefeller Center, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., the Government of Israel, Bank Leumi, Bank Hapoalim and Israel Discount Bank. His non-business activities include director at Beth Hatefutsoth Museum in Israel; Beth Israel Medical Center in New York, and its parent, Continuum Health Partners. He is former Chairman of the Board of the Cooper-Hewitt-National Design Museum of the Smithsonian Institute, and the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee. He was Chairman of the Board of Governors of The Hebrew University of Jerusalem for nine years, President and Chairman of the American Friends of the Hebrew University, and Chairman of the Peres Center for Peace. Mr. Krueger was a visiting professor at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland.
| | » Back To Top | | | | | Dr. Shirley Kutner | 
Shirley Kutner, Ph.D., M.B.A.
Dr. Shirley Kutner is the Executive Director of BIOJERUSALEM, an economic development initiative of the Jerusalem Development Authority aimed to promote growth of the life science industry and the creation of new job opportunities in Jerusalem. Dr. Kutner brings to BIOJERUSALEM more than 20 years experience in biotech business and technology management in Israel and internationally. She has held senior management positions in the industry as senior vice president, Corporate Development at ProChon Biotech Ltd., Israel, and as vice president, Corporate and Business Development at CBD Technologies, Inc., in the US and Israel. Dr. Kutner also headed for several years the life science and biotechnology desk at the Office of the Chief Scientist, Israeli Ministry of Industry and Trade, been responsible for the supervision of the R&D portfolios of more than 100 companies and 450 projects encompassing Israeli and international enterprises. She initiated and headed several national and international ventures in the Biotech/Healthcare fields and is the author of dozens of scientific publications as well as well as numerous general articles in different biotech topics. Dr. Kutner holds a B.Sc. in biology, a M.Sc. in microbiology, a Ph.D. in biochemistry and an M.B.A. in integrative management, all from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel. | | » Back To Top | | | | | Ms. Haya Miller | 
Professional Experience
1998 – Present
MATIMOP – Israeli Industry Center for R&D
Deputy Managing Director
• In collaboration with the Managing Director, responsible for promoting and implementing bi-national industrial R&D agreements though international joint ventures between Israeli and foreign companies
• Responsible for new programs and business development
1982 – 1998
Office of the Chief Scientist, Ministry of Industry and Trade
Director and Member of Senior Management
• Responsible for contract and budget compliance by companies receiving R&D grants
• Responsible for executing decisions of the Research Committee
• Responsible for creation and implementation of new industrial R&D support mechanisms
Education
1982 – Hebrew University of Jerusalem
M.A., Mass Media Communications
1977 – Technion, Israel Institute of Technology
Management Studies
1976 – University of Haifa
B.A., Economics and Statistics
Army Service
1971 – 1972 Intelligence Corps
| | » Back To Top | | | | | Prof. Uri Sivan | | | » Back To Top | | | | | Prof. Chaim N. Sukenik | 
Professor Chaim Sukenik completed his undergraduate studies at Yeshiva University in 1972 (BA magna cum laude) and received his PhD. in Chemistry at the California Institute of Technology in 1976. After spending a year as a National Science Foundation postdoctoral research fellow at UCLA, he took a faculty position at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. He was a recipient of a National Institutes of Health Research Career Development Award (1983-1988), a Visiting Scientist at the Weizmann Institute of Science (1984-1985), and a Fulbright Scholar and Visiting Professor at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (1992-1993). He joined the Chemistry Department at Bar-Ilan University as a Professor and a Guastella Fellow in 1995. He was the first Director of the Institute for Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials at Bar-Ilan University and was the director of the Marie Curie Training Site for the Fabrication of Nanoscale Materials sponsored by the European community. He just completed a 3-year stint as Chairman of the Bar Ilan Chemistry Department and currently heads the Minerva Center for Biomaterial Interfaces. He has published over 90 papers in refereed journals and has given over 100 invited lectures at professional meetings and academic institutions around the world. Sukenik's research group is involved in a wide array of projects dealing with interfacial chemistry. This work ranges from fundamental studies of self-assembled monolayer films to the creation of nanoscale organic and inorganic coatings for applications ranging from aeronautics to the prevention of biofouling on surfaces. | | » Back To Top | | | | | Ms. Nava Swersky Sofer | 
Ms. Swersky Sofer has extensive experience in venture capital and international management in the life sciences area, as well as a legal background. Since joining Yissum two years ago she has established a position as a leader in technology transfer and is often invited to speak about innovation, venture capital and technology transfer in international forums.
Prior to joining Yissum, she spent over a decade in the venture capital industry where she was a partner at Sanderling Ventures, the leading Californian healthcare VC with over $1 Billion under management, and Concord Ventures (Israel) and founded Columbine Ventures in Israel. Prior to moving into the venture capital industry 12 years ago, Ms Swersky Sofer was a vice president and member of the senior management group at Ciba-Geigy (now Novartis) at the company’s worldwide headquarters in Basel, Switzerland. She previously served as the chief defence counsel for Israel’s Air Force and Navy, carrying the rank of Captain.
Ms Swersky Sofer holds a law degree from the Tel Aviv University; an MBA from IMD International in Lausanne, Switzerland; diplomas from the Goethe Institute (Munich), the Instituto Trentino (Italy) and the Sorbonne (Paris); and is a member of the Israel Bar Association. She chairs the board of Atox Bio and currently sits on the boards of Novagali, Tiltan Pharma, CollPlant, Optonol, and several other privately-held companies, as well as the non-profit regional development organization Bio-Jerusalem.
| | » Back To Top | | | | | Prof. Reshef Tenne | 
RESHEF TENNE - Materials Scientist, Physical and Inorganic Chemist The Drake Family Professor of Nanotechnology- Head, Department of Materials and Interfaces, Weizmann Institute of science - Director of the Helen and Milton Kimmel Center for Nanoscale Science - Director of the G.M.J. Minerva Center for Supramolecular Architectures http://www.weizmann.ac.il/materials/TennePage.htm
CURRICULUM VITAE
Date & Place of Birth:1944, Kibbutz Usha (Israel); Widower+ 3 children.
Nationality: Israeli
Languages: Hebrew (mother tongue); English (spoken and written); French (spoken).
Specialization: Nanomaterials Science b.
Education:- B.Sc. in Chemistry and Physics, (1969), Hebrew University, Jerusalem.
- M.Sc. in Physical Chemistry, (1971), Hebrew University, Jerusalem (supervisor, Prof. G. Stein).
- Ph.D. in Theoretical Chemistry (1976), Hebrew University, Jerusalem (supervisor, Prof. A. Ben-Naim).
Positions:- Post-Doctorate in Theoretical Chemistry (1978), Battelle Institute, Geneva (with Dr. E. Bergmann).
- Scientist (1979), Electrochemistry Group, Battelle Institute, Geneva.
- Scientist (1979), The Weizmann Institute of Science.
- Senior Scientist (1981), The Weizmann Institute of Science
- Assoc. Professor (1985), The Weizmann Institute of Science.
- Visiting Professor, Solid State Institute, Technion, Haifa, Spring (1986).
- Visiting Professor, Pierre et Marie Curie University, Paris, France, Winter (1988).
- Visiting Professor (JSPS fellow), The University of Tokyo, Japan, Summer (1991).
- DAAD fellow, Hahn-Meitner Institute, Berlin, Germany, Summer (1994).
- Professor (1995-), The Weizmann Institute of Science.
Sabbatical:- Visiting Professor (MRT Fellow), Solid State Physics Laboratory, CNRS, Meudon, France (1989).
Chair:- Incumbent of Helen & Milton A. Kimmelman Career Development Chair in perpetuity established by Helen and Milton A. Kimmelman, New York, NY (1983-1986). The Drake Family Chair in Nanotechnology (2004-)
Honors, Awards and Recognitions:
Scientific- International Battelle Memorial Fellowship (1976-8). - The Mordechai (Moma) Glickson Annual Research Prize (1985). - Fellow of the Israeli Vacuum society (1996-). - Fellow of the World Technology Network ( www.wtn.net) (2002) - The Drake Family Chair in Nanotechnology (2004-). - The Kolthoff Prize in Chemistry of the Technion, Haifa (2005). - Materials Research Society Medal, Boston (2005). - Rafael Scientific Research Excellence Prize of the Israel Vacuum Society, Tel-Aviv (2005). - Landau Prize of Mifal Hapais in Nanotechnology, Tel-Aviv (2006). - MRS Fellow (2008, inaugural class of fellows)
Special lectures
- Invited speaker in the “1st Julius Springer Forum for Applied Physics” (under the auspices of 4 Nobel Laureates) Harvard University, September (2008).
Technological recognitions
- “ApNano Materials” selected by the Innovation World magazine as one of the top 21 companies of the 21st century (2004)
- “ApNano Materials” selected by the Red Herring to be one of the 100th most innovative companies, New York (2004).
- “NanoLub” is the winner of the second annual Nanotech Briefs magazine Nano 50 contest, Boston (2006).
- “ApNano Materials” elected as Corporate Member of the World Technology Network, San Francisco (2006).
Other Experiences:
- Organization of International Workshops (2), on the theory and applications of liquid and amorphous metals (1978,1979); Co-Chairing the annual symposia of the Israeli Vacuum Society (1992-1996).
- Consultant: Solar energy applications project Battelle-Geneva (1981); Photoelectrochemical Applications, Dornier System GmbH (1986).
- Member: Teaching Board of Chemistry (1990-2) and Services Committee (1993-6), Weizmann Institute of Science.
- Advisory Committee for the following research centers: Interfaces and catalysis, U. of Laval, under auspices of FCAR, Quebec (1991;1994); Institute of Photonics Prof. M. Graetzel (EPFL, 1997) on behalf of the Swiss Ministry of Education; Center of Photoelenergetics of Organic Materials headed by Prof. Nakato, U. of Osaka on behalf of the Japanese Ministry of Education (1998).
- Secretary (1990-1992) and president (1992-1994) of the Israel Vacuum Society.
- Reviewer for Nature, Science, Nature Materials, J. Am. Chem. Soc., Phys. Rev. Lett., Angew. Chem. Intl. Ed., J. Phys. Chem., Adv. Mater., J. Mater. Res., J. Electrochem. Soc., J. Electroanal. Chem., J. Solid State Chem., Indian J. Tech., J. Appl. Electrochem., Appl. Surf. Science, Acta Materialia, Chem. Phys. Chem., NanoLett., Eur. J. Inorg. Chem., NSF, DOE, PRF-ACS, EU R&D Program, NEDO (Japan).
- Member of the scientific board: Eshkol foundation (1994); France-Israel (AFIRST) (1994-7); India-Israel foundation (1995-7); Japan-Israel foundation (1997); Legacy Found. of the Isr. Sci. Found. (2006).
- Reviewer and member of promotion committees for faculties of Columbia University (School of Physics), New York (1990, 1993); University of Washington (Dept. of Mater. Sci. Eng.), Seattle (1995), University of Oxford (Materials Science, 1999); the Hebrew University, Jerusalem (1994,2001), Technion (1995-1997); Ben-Gurion University (1997-); Bar-Ilan University (2004).
- Visitor of the American Airforce Labs under the program Window to Science (1995, 2008).
- Recipient of 2 International NEDO projects from the government of Japan (1992-5 with Prof. A. Fujishima, University of Tokyo; 1995-8 with Dr. S. Iijima, NEC).
- Vice-chair of the Scientific Council of Professors of the Weizmann Institute; Member of the Steering Committee of the Scientific Council; Chair of the Research Associates' Promotion Committee; Member of the Research Associates' Tenure Committee (1997-8).
- Chair of the Materials' Committee of the Israel Science Foundation (1997-9).
- Chair, The Lev Margulis Award Committee of the Israel Microscopy Society (1997).
- Member, search committee of Israeli Ministry of Science for nomination of scientific councilors for embassies (1997).
- Board member, member of the Prize Committee, treasurer, Israel Chemical Society (1997-2003).
- Member, committee for the excellence award of the Isr. Chem. Soc. for young faculty scientist (1997); chair of the committees for selection of internet site (1998) and for establishment of awards, Isr. Chem. Soc (1999).
- Member of the Research Board of Advisors, Am. Biog. Inst. (1998-00).
- Member of the board, Alon fellowship program, VATAT (1999,2000).
- Acting Chair of the Department of Materials and Interfaces, Weizmann Institute, Spring (1999).
- Member, Committee for selection of internal research awards, Weizmann Institute (1999).
- Member, Committee for the Canada-Israel joint R&D program, Ministry of Science (1999).
- Chairperson, Travel committee of the WIS (2000-02).
- Member, Promotion Committee of the Faculty of Chemistry, Weizmann Institute (2000-2002).
- Member, Academic Board; Promotion Comm. and Honorary Deg. Comm., Holon Academic Institute of Technology (2000-07).
- Head, Department of Materials and Interfaces, Weizmann Institute (2000-07).
- Member, Large Equipment Committee, Israel Science Foundation (2001).
- Board of Reviewers, NEDO, Japan (2001).
- Director, G. Schmidt Minerva Center for Supramolecular Architectures (2001-2007).
- Member, Award Committee, Isr. Vac. Soc. (2001).
- Acting president, “Israel Chemical Society” (2002).
- Co-founder of “ApNano Materials, Inc” (“NanoMaterials, Ltd.”) (2002).
- Director, the Helen and Martin Kimmel Center for Nanoscale Sciences (2003-).
- Member of the Steering and the Selection Committees for the Intl. H. Gerischer Prize of the Electrochem. Soc. (2002-06)
- Member, Board of the Israel Society for Microscopy (2003-).
- Member, Nanotechnology Initiative of the Israeli Ministry of Agriculture (2004).
- Reviewer for the Third World Academy of Sciences (2004).
- Member, Advisory Committee to the Isr. Nano-Init. for Nano-Bio (2004).
- Member, British Standard Panel for Nanotechnology of the BSI (2004)-Publicly Available Standard (PAS71:2005). .
- Chairman, Review Comm. for the joint NSF(US)-Isr. Minist. Sci. Tech. research program (2004).
- Member, Advisory Board of the Faculty of Materials Engineering, Technion (2005-).
- Member, Selection Committee for an Intl. Prize (2007,2008).
- Member, Board of Director of the Landau Foundation (2008-).
- Member, Scientific Committee on Advanced Materials, Institute for Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) (2007-2008).
- Member, Board of Reviewers for the Romanian Natl. Univ. Research Council (NURC), Bucarest (2008).
Editorial duties
- Principal Editor-Journal of Materials Research (2002-2006)
- Editorial Advisory Boards: Materials Science Forum, Trans Tech Publications (1997-); Chem. Mater (2003-2008); European J. Sol. State Inorg. Chem. (1993-2000); Solid State Sciences (2000-); Microscopy, Microanalysis, Microstructures (1995-1999); Advanced Functional Materials, Wiley-VCH (2001-); Materials Research Bulletin (2005-); Nanotechnology (IoP) (2005-2008); Recent Patents in Nanotechnology, Bentham (2006-); Chemsitry, Asian Journal Wiley-VCH (2006-); Nano, World Scientific Publishing (2006-); Digest J. Nanomater. Biostuct. (2006-); The Open Nanosci. J., Bentham (2007-); The Open Appl. Phys. J., Bentham (2007-); PHYSICAPLUS (On-Line Magazine of the Isr. Phys. Soc., 2006-); Nano Research, Springer and Tsinghua University Press (2007-).
- Guest Editor, Fullerene Research in Israel, a special issue of Fullerene Sci. and Technol. (1997).
- Focused Issue Editor of the J. Mater. Res., Nanotubes and Nanowires (2006).
Professional Societies: Swiss and European Physical Societies; Israel Society for Microscopy; Israel Chemical Society; Israel Vacuum Society; Israel Physical Society; Israeli Association for Crystal Growth; American Physical Society; Electrochemical Society; American Chemical Society; Materials Research Society
Visiting Scientist:- Laboratory of Solid State Physics, CNRS,
Meudon, France, July (1983), with Dr. C. Lévy-Clément.
- Laboratory of Solid State Physics, CNRS, Meudon, France, February (1984), with Drs. C. Lévy-Clément and R. Triboulet.
- Department of Physics, Brooklyn College of the City University of New York, May (1984), with Prof. M. Tomkiewicz.
- Institute of Chemistry, University of Bern, August (1984), with Dr. G. Calzaferri.
- Rockwell International R & D Center, Thousand Oaks, California, February (1985), with Dr. Ron Haak.
- Photoluminescence Laboratory, CNRS, Meudon, France, December (1985), with Dr. H. Mariette.
- Department of Physics, Konstanz University, Germany, September (1986); February (1987), with Prof. E. Bucher and Dr. M. Lux-Steiner.
- Department of Chemistry, Michigan University, Ann-Arbor, May (1987); February (1988), with Prof. A. Francis and Dr. E. Lifshitz.
- Du-Pont Central Research Center, Wilmington DE, December (1989), with Dr. B.A. Parkinson.
- CSIR, Madrid, January 1991, with Dr. P. Salvador.
- Hahn-Meitner Institute, Berlin, September (1990), with Dr. H. Lewerenz
- Laboratory of Solid State Physics, CNRS, Meudon, France, October (1991), with Drs. C. Lévy-Clément and M. Rodot.
- Department of Synthetic Chemistry, The University of Tokyo, February (1992), with Prof. A. Fujishima.
Funding: ERC-AdG (2008- inagural cycle): European Research Council: Advanced Research Grants- 1.62 M Euro for 5 years | | » Back To Top | | | | | Mr. Dan Vilenski | 
Dan Vilenski is former chairman of Applied Materials Israel, having served the company since 1997, when he began as Corporate Vice President to 2006.
Mr. Vilenski is responsible for the successful integration in Israel of three independent subsidiaries for leading American high tech companies: Kulicke and Soffa (K&S), KLA Instruments and Applied Materials. All three firms operate in the field of semiconductor capital equipment and employ a combined total of 1500 employees in Israel.
Mr. Vilenski served for four years (1993-1996) as Executive Director of the Israel - US joint Bi-national Industrial Research and Development (BIRD) Foundation, spearheading innovative industrial cooperation between Israeli and US high tech companies. During the period of his management, the BIRD Foundation created about 160 unique cooperation programs, many of which proved highly beneficial. He is a familiar figure among Israeli industrialists and continues to support Israel's Ministry of Trade and Industry in selected activities.
Mr. Vilenski received his B.Sc. in 1964 and his Mechanical Engineering M.Sc. in 1967 from the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology in Haifa. From 1967 to 1969 he was a staff member at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, and subsequently began as a design engineer at Kulicke and Soffa in Philadelphia. He eventually served as a Vice President at K&S. From 1985 to 1992, he served as the Vice President and General Manager of KLA Instruments in Israel.
He is active as a volunteer for numerous educational activities, including the interactive Museum of Science in Haifa and several entrepreneurship programs for young students. Mr. Vilenski serves on the Board of Governors of the Technion and is board member of the Israeli National Nanotechnology Initiative.
| | » Back To Top | | | | | Mr. Meir Weinstein | 
Dr. Meir Weinstein is the Operation Manager of the Israel National Nanotechnology Initiative (INNI).
He retired from the Israeli Ministry of Defense after serving for more than 25 years. His last position was Director of Research and Technology Base at the Directorate of Defense R&D.
Prior to his Government service he worked as a research scientist in the Weizmann Institute of Science.
He received his M.Sc. and PhD in Chemistry from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
| | » Back To Top | | | | | Mr. Josh Wolfe | 
Josh is a Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Lux Capital, focusing on investments in nanotechnology, semiconductors and life sciences. Josh manages Lux Capital’s investments in Nanosys and Cambrios, and serves on the Board of Directors of Crystal IS and Lux Research. Before forming Lux Capital, he worked in Salomon Smith Barney’s Investment Banking group, where his experience included a $4 billion hotel merger
and a defense against an unsolicited LBO. Josh has also worked in capital markets while at Merrill Lynch on its Financial Futures & Options/Government Strategy desk and at Prudential Securities in its Municipal Finance department.
Prior to venturing into the financial world, Josh conducted and published cutting-edge AIDS/immunopathology research in Cell Vision and The Journal of Leukocyte Biology, leading medical/immunology journals. Josh graduated with distinction from Cornell University with a B.S. in Economics and Finance. He has been an invited guest speaker, lecturer, and panelist on nanotechnology for CNBC, CNN, Harvard, Yale, Wharton, Columbia, Cornell, Merrill Lynch, Credit Suisse First Boston, Capitol Hill, government labs, and officials in France, Canada, UK, Spain,
Singapore, and Germany. Widely recognized as one of the preeminent minds in nanotechnology and finance, Josh has been invited by the White House and Canadian Government to advise government organizations on funding strategies.
Josh is a co-founder of The NanoBusiness Alliance, a columnist with Forbes Magazine and Editor of the monthly Forbes/Wolfe Emerging Tech Report. | | » Back To Top | | | | | Prof. Rachel Yerushalmi-Rozen | 
After graduation from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem 1985 (Chemistry), Rachel received MSc. from the Weizmann Institute of Science, followed by a Ph.D. in 1994 (Polymer Physics, with J. Klein, the thesis was awarded the Yishinsky Award). After postdoctoral at the Weizmann Institute and another in the University of Minneapolis, USA (with M. Tirrell at the Department of Chemical Engineering) she joined the faculty of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in 1997, and was an incumbent of the Winston Family Career Development Chair in Chemical Engineering. She spent a sabbatical at the department of Applied Mathematics at the Australian National University Canberra (2004-2005). Rachel is a member of the Reimund Stadler Minerva Center ( http://www.bgu.ac.il/RS_Minerva/index.htm) and the Ilze Katz Institute for Nanoscale Science &Technology.
Rachels' research group currently includes Einat Native- Roth (a recipient of the "Women in Science Award" of the Ministry Science), Rina Shwartzman- Cohen (a recipient of the "Intel Nanotechnology Award", and the "Eshkol scholarship" for Ph.D), Shani Eliyahoo, Eviatar Golan, Racheli Itzhak and two undergraduates. The group focuses on experimental studies of scale-dependent properties of materials (natural as well as man-made): thin films, nano-structures, carbon nanotubes and polymers. The studies are relevant to a wide range of applications, including interfacial engineering of carbon nanotubes, self-assembly of nano-structured materials, improved crystallization of polymers, and carbon-nanotubes based solar-cells.
Some of our carbon-nanotubes related studies have received special attention:" Stabilization of Individual Carbon Nanotubes in Aqueous Solutions"; NANO.LETT 2002, 2 (1) 25 was highlighted in Editors’ choice: Science 294: 2253c (2001), and Chemical & Engineering news July 9 (2002)., and was noted among the top 20 most-cited Nano Letters articles in 2007. The work described in this publication was patented.
A review of a new approach towards interfacial engineering of carbon nanotubes, developed by us, is presented in “Polymers and carbon nanotubes – dimensionality, interactions and nanotechnology” POLYMER 2005, 46, 7803-8586, an invited feature article.
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