Electrical discharges in liquids, gases and vacuum;
;Deposition of thin films and coatings
;Synthesis of carbon nano-tubes and other nano-particles
;Microwave RF Apparatus and Applications
Electrical discharges in liquids, gases and vacuum;
;Deposition of thin films and coatings
;Synthesis of carbon nano-tubes and other nano-particles
;Microwave RF Apparatus and Applications
January 2024
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School of Electrical Engineering, Tel Aviv University, POB 39040, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel |
Residence |
Rehov Gil 97, Herzliya 46291, Israel |
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Date of Birth: |
June 9, 1946 |
Place of Birth: |
Philadelphia, PA |
Family Status: |
Married, four children |
Military: |
Capt., Signal Corp., U.S. Army Reserve. R.O.T.C. 9/64 - 6/68 |
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Commissioned 6/68. Active Duty for Training 2/73 - 5/73, |
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Ft. Gordon, Ga. (Signal Officers Basic Course). |
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Seren (Res.) IAF |
EDUCATION:
Summer, 1963 |
Microbiology course, sponsored by National Science Foundation at La Salle College, Philadelphia, PA.
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February 1969 |
S.M., S.B., in Electrical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Besides course in E.E., studied electives in physics & nuclear engineering. In co-op program with General Electric Co. Elected to honorary societies: Eta Kappa Nu, Tau Beta Pi, and Sigma Xi. Thesis Title: Triggered Vacuum Interrupters. Thesis Supervisor: G.L. Wilson.
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February, 1973 |
Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Electrical Engineering. Major: Electromagnetic Fields & Matter, with emphasis on plasma physics. Minor: Bio-Electronics. Thesis Title: Interferometric Measurement of Electron & Vapor Densities in a High Current Vacuum Arc. Thesis Supervisor: G.L. Wilson. |
EXPERIENCE:
Summers 1963,'64,'65 |
METROMEDIA INC, Radio Station WIP, Philadelphia, PA. Radio Engineer – Duties included production of on-the-air show and remotely controlling two transmitters.
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June - Sept 1966 |
GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. Missile & Space Div., Philadelphia, PA. Co‑op Student - Aided in development of miniaturized capacitance type pressure transducer for space applications. Designed electronic signal processor for transducer. Experience in feedback and control, bridge circuits, transducers, operational amplifiers, telemetry systems, and integrated circuits.
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Feb - June 1967 |
RESEARCH LABORATORY OF ELECTRONICS (M.I.T.), Cambridge, MA. Student - Developed scheme for measuring diamagnetism of after glow beam discharge plasma. Scheme compensated for magnetic flux diffusion through metal vessel, and for generator noise in the imposed magnetic field.
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June - Sept 1967 |
GENERAL ELECTRIC CO., Missile and Space Div., Valley Forge, PA. Co-op Student - Conducted research on utilizing positive column of plasma glow discharge to simulate re-entry plasma conditions, and their effect on microwave transmission.
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Feb - Sept 1968 |
GENERAL ELECTRIC CO., Power Transmission Div., Philadelphia, PA. Research Engineer, (co-op assignment) - Conducted research on triggered vacuum interrupters, a device for switching high power electrical currents. Investigated effects of contact and trigger voltages, circuit, trigger material, contact separation and magnetic field on triggering characteristics. Studied photographs of arc, waveshapes, and device parts to propose triggering theory. Experience in metal vapor arcs, pulse circuits, vacuum technology, high speed photography, and material processing. Research formed basis for Master's thesis.
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1968 - 1970 |
M.I.T. , Cambridge, MA. Teaching Assistant - Conducted classes, tutorials, demonstrations and graded papers in third and fourth year courses in electromagnetics, electromechanics, and signals and systems analysis. Graded papers in graduate courses in plasma dynamics and microwave circuits.
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June-Sept 1969 |
REHOBOTH INSTRUMENTS LTD , Rehoboth, Israel. Conducted feasibility study of use of SEC television system for recording x ray crystallography data for computer analysis.
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1970 - 1971 |
MAGNETIC CORPORATION OF AMERICA , Cambridge, MA. Consultant - aided in feasibility study of M.H.D. power generation for a particular application.
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1970-1973 |
ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS ENGINEERING LABORATORY (M.I.T.) , Cambridge, MA. Research Assistant - Conducted research which formed basis for Ph.D. thesis. Duties included design of vacuum chamber, laser, interferometer, vibration isolation system and pulse circuits. Measured electron & copper vapor densities by infrared and optical interferometry in a copper vapor arc such as those which occur in vacuum switches. Supervised undergraduate laboratory and thesis projects.
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1973-1975 |
GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. Power Delivery Group, Philadelphia, PA. Sr. Research Engineer – Conducted development projects in vacuum circuit breakers & research in metal vapor arcs. Research included measuring anode surface temperature during anode spot formation by spectral radiometry, theoretical analysis of anode spot formation mechanisms, and studying the motion of high current vacuum arcs in magnetic fields.
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1975 to 2015 |
TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY, School of Engineering, Dept. of Physical Electronics. Professor of Electrical and Electronic Engineering - Instruct courses in electromagnetic theory, circuits, lasers, thin films, technical writing and electrical discharges in gases. Conduct research and supervise graduate student research in electrical discharge physics and applications, and metallurgical and thin film coatings.
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1979 to present |
Consultant - Consultant on lasers, coatings, thin films, microwave, plasmas and electrical discharge applications.
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Sept.1981 - June 1982 |
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA, Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering. Visiting Associate Professor - Instructed undergraduate course in engineering analysis, and graduate courses on electrical discharges. Graduate course on experimental techniques in plasma research presented state-wide via the USC television system. Conducted research and advised graduate students on electrical breakdown in vacuum in the USC High Voltage Laboratory.
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July-August 1982 |
BROWN BOVERI RESEARCH CENTER , Baden, Switzerland, Visiting Scientist - Advised on the framing, organization, set-up, and initiation of a coordinated experimental and theoretical research program on vacuum arc phenomena relevant in vacuum switchgear.
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1989-1990 |
DREXEL UNIVERSITY, Philadelphia, PA, Visiting Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering - Instructed graduate course on thin film technology and undergraduate courses in electromagnetic fields. Initiated research program on using vacuum arc deposition to produce high temperature superconducting films.
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July-August 1995 |
MULTI-ARC INC. Rockaway, N.J., Guest Scientist - Conducted research on diamond-like carbon coatings.
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August-November 2013 |
SYDNEY UNIVERSITY, Sydney, NSW, Australia Visiting Professor in the Department of Physics - Conducted research on graded biocompatible coatings.
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May-June 2014 |
YALE UNIVERSITY, New Haven, CT, U.S.A., Guest Scientist – Wright Laboratory. Historical research on Arthur Williams Wright.
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February-March 2015 |
UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY, Christchurch, New Zealand. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering – Investigation of ZnO based films and devices. |
MEMBERSHIPS:
Fellow of the Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers and the IEEE Nuclear & Plasma Sciences Society
Society of Sigma Xi
Israel Vacuum Society
Israel Plasma Science and Technology Society
Fellow of the International Microwave Power Institute
PROFESSIONAL AND UNIVERSITY ACTIVITIES:
October 1982 |
Publicity chairman and coordinator for video tape publication of invited lectures for the Xth International Symposium on Discharges and Electrical Insulation in Vacuum. (Columbia SC). |
Sept. 1983 |
Editor for vacuum arcs for special issue of the IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science entitled “Vacuum Discharge Plasmas”. |
June 1983 |
Editor for vacuum arcs for special issue of IEEE Transactions on Electrical Insulation entitled “Insulation and Breakdown in Vacuum”. |
1981/2 |
While abroad on sabbatical, gave invited seminars on various vacuum arc topics at the State University of New York at Buffalo, University of Minnesota, Calor-Emag Company (Federal Republic of Germany), Westinghouse Research and Development Center, and the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. |
1983 |
University administrative responsibility has included serving on engineering faculty computer committee, and on the executive committee of the university safety council. Chaired ad-hoc faculty committee for setting up infrastructure for VAX computers. |
1984-86 |
Head, Department of Interdisciplinary Studies. |
1986-1989 |
Faculty graduate education committee. |
1990-1992 |
Faculty electrical engineering curriculum committee. |
1986 |
Organizing committee chairman of the XIIth International Symposium on Discharges and Electrical Insulation in Vacuum and proceedings editor. |
October 1987 |
Guest Editor, IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science, special issue on Vacuum Discharge Plasmas. |
February 1988 |
Guest Editor, IEEE Transactions on Electrical Insulation, special issue on Insulation and Breakdown in Vacuum. |
1988- |
Member of the Permanent International Scientific Committee of the International Symposia on Discharges and Electrical Insulation in Vacuum. Secretary 1988-1994. Chairman - Awards Committee, 1989-1993. |
1988 -2006 |
Associate Editor, IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science. |
December, 1990 |
Guest Editor, special issue of IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science on “Plasma Deposition”. |
1990-2004 |
Member of the Hard Coatings and Vapor Deposition Technology Symposium Committee, Int. Conf. on Metallurgical Coatings and Thin Films. |
1993-1996 |
Faculty of Engineering graduate education committee |
1993-2000 |
TAU appointments and promotions committee, for the Center for Technological Education (Holon). |
1995-2000 |
TAU equipment committee. |
1996-98 |
Faculty of Engineering computer committee |
1997-2001 |
Founder and First Chairman, Israel Plasma Science and Technology Society |
1999-2007 |
Member of the Editorial Board, Plasma Chemistry and Plasma Processing |
2000-2002 |
Chairman, Faculty of Engineering M.Sc. Committee |
1999-2006 |
Head, Faculty of Engineering Materials Engineering Program |
2002-3 |
Chairman, ad hoc committee investigating Faculty of Engineering organization |
2002-4 |
Member, Tel Aviv University M.Sc. Committee |
Feb 2004 |
Chairman, 7th Israeli Conference on Plasma Science and Applications |
2004 -7 |
Chairman, Department of Interdisciplinary Studies, School of Electrical Engineering |
2004-9 |
Chairman, Faculty of Engineering Research Committee |
Feb 2006 |
Chairman, International Conference on Superhard Coatings |
2006- |
Incumbent, Kranzberg Chair of Plasma Engineering, Tel Aviv University |
2007- |
Member of the Editorial Board, Plasma Sources Science and Technology |
2008-9 |
Vice-Dean for Research, Faculty of Engineering |
2008-9 |
Member of the Organizing Committee, Israel Materials Engineering Conference |
2012- |
Member of the Industrial Affiliates Program Committee, Faculty of Engineering |
2012-3 |
Member of the Program Committee, 47th Annual Microwave Power Symposium |
2013 |
Member of the Program Committee, 15th Israeli Conference on Plasma Science and Applications |
2013-2014 |
Chairman of the Technical Program Committee of the 48th Annual Microwave Power Symposium (IMPI 48) |
2014-2015 |
Chairman of the Technical Program Committee of the 49th Annual Microwave Power Symposium (IMPI 49) |
2015-
2023 |
Corresponding Member of the Board of Governors, International Microwave Power Institute (IMPI) Member of Steering Committee, Israel Fusion Energy Institute |
Honors:
October 1984 |
Boris and Renee Joffe Award, presented by the International Union for Electrodeposition and Surface Finishing at the 11th World Congress on Metal Finishing (Interfinish '84). |
January 1989 |
Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, for “Advances in Vacuum Arc Theory and its Applications”. |
September 2000 |
Walter Dyke Award, by the Permanent International Scientific Committee of the International Symposia on Discharges and Electrical Insulation in Vacuum, for “his outstanding body of work in the field of electrical discharges in vacuum, in particular for his contributions to the physics, technology, and applications of vacuum arc plasmas”. |
June 2018 |
Fellow of the International Microwave Power Institute. |