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Pressure-induced first- and second-order structural phase transitions, V(P) equations of state, elastic properties and order-disorder transitions (amorphization)
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Phase transitions of magnetic insulators (Mott insulators) and the effect of the collapse of d-d correlations (Mott-Hubbard transition) and spin-crossover upon the molar volume and bulk modulus.
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Phase transitions of energetic materials at high-pressure and high-temperature conditions.
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Methodologies:
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57Fe Mössbauer spectroscopy up to P ≈ 1 Mbar (100 GPa) and 4<T<300 K
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Raman spectroscopy beyond 1 Mbar and 80<T<600 K
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Resistance measurements beyond 1 Mbar and 4<T<400 K
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Synchrotron x-ray diffraction (XRD) and absorption measurements beyond 1 Mbar
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Development and design of diamond-anvil cells and accessories for DAC’s based systems
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Prof. Moshe Paz-Pasternak
Research
Education
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B.Sc. in Physics, Technion, 1960
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M.Sc. in Physics, Technion, 1963
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Ph.D. in Physics, Feinberg Graduate School, Weizmann Institute, 1967
Academic Appointments
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Professor Emeritus Physics, 2008-Present
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Post-doc University of Illinois, Urbana, 1968-1970
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Senior Lecturer 1970, Associate Prof. 1976, Full Prof. 1983, Tel Aviv University
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Rutgers, NJ, summers 1974-1980
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Visiting Professor, Sabbatical, University of California, Santa Barbara, 1976-1977
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Visiting Professor, Sabbatical, Catholic University Leuven, Belgium, 1982-1983
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Visiting Scientist, Los Alamos, National Laboratory, NM, 1983-1984
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Consultant, Los Alamos, National Laboratory, NM, summers, 1984-Present
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Visiting Professor, Sabbatical, University of California, Berkeley, 1989-1990
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Visiting Professor, Osaka University, Spring 1993
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Visiting Professor, Max Planck Institute, Stuttgart, summers of 1995-1997
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Israeli Academy of Science, Member of the Synchrotron Committee, 1989-Present
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SESAME, Council member, 2000-Present
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Israeli member of the European High Pressure Group (EHPRG), 2014-Present