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yoav pic Frankel Family Chain in Energy and Chemical Engineering and
Ilse Katz Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology

Address:
Prof. Yoav Tsori
Department of Chemical Engineering

Ben Gurion University of the Negev
Beer-Sheva, 84105, Israel







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+972-8-6477794

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E-mail: tsori at bgu.ac.il

For a full CV click here

Employment


Mar. 2015 - Present: Full Professor, Dept. Chemical Engineering, Ben Gurion Univ., Israel.
Oct. 2009 - Mar. 2015: Associate Professor, Dept. Chemical Engineering,Ben Gurion Univ.
Apr. 2005 - Oct. 2009: Senior Lecturer, Dept. Chemical Engineering, Ben Gurion Univ.
Sep. 2004 - Mar. 2005: Post-doc with Profs. J.-F. Joanny/J. Prost, Institut Curie, Paris.
Sep. 2003 - Sep. 2004: Post-doc with Prof. P.-G. de Gennes, Collège de France, Paris.
Oct. 2001 - Sep. 2003: Post-doc with Prof. Ludwik Leibler, ESPCI, Paris.
                                      Chateaubriand fellowship program.

Education


1998-2001: Graduate studies in Condensed Matter Physics, Tel Aviv University, Israel.
                    Ph.D. in Physics, with distinction.
                    Thesis Subject: Ordered Morphologies of Diblock Copolymers in Bulk and Thin-Film
                    Systems. Supervisor: Prof. D. Andelman.
1996-1997: Graduate studies in Condensed Matter Physics: Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel.
                   M.Sc. in Physics.
                   Thesis Subject: On the Theory of a Two-Dimensional Ballast Resistor.
                   Supervisor: Prof. B. Meerson.  \\
1992-1995: Undergraduate studies in Combined Mathematics -- Physics Program.
                   Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel.
1995:          B.Sc. in Combined Mathematics -- Physics Program.

Awards and appointments


• Chair Michelin, Ecole Supérieure de Physique et de Chimie Industrielles (ESPCI) (2008).

• The Joseph and May Winston Foundation Career Development Chair in Chemical Engineering (2008).

• The Wolf Foundation Krill Prize for Excellence in Scientific Research (2007).

• Toronto prize for excellency in scientific research (2006).

• Joliot Curie visiting professor, ESPCI (2005).

• Chateaubriand fellowship (2001).

• Excellency award of the Union of Iranian Immigrants in Israel (1995).

• Excellency award of the Karples Family (HUJI, 1995, 1996).


Editorials and citations


• Review in Science Now: ``Parting the Oils'', by A. Cho, Science Now, 28 July (2004).

• Review in Physics Web: ``Liquid Separation Goes Electric'', by I. Dumé, Physics Web, 28 July (2004).

• Media clip in PhysOrg: ``Electric-Field-Induced Phase-Separation of Liquid Mixtures'', by A. Pol, PhysOrg, 9 Aug (2004).

• Review story on bacteria work in Science & Vie: ``La Bactérie, le Trou Noir et le Polaron'', by F. Lassagne, Science & Vie (Hors séries), September, pg 42 (2004).

• Article ``Champ Électrique et Démixtion'', in Pour la Science, no 324 pg 18, Octobre (2004).

• Interview in La Recherche: ``Une Méthode Simple Pour Séparer des Liquides''}, by Jean-Baptiste Guion, La Recherche, no 379 pg 12, Octobre (2004).

• Article  ``La Démixtion Controlée par Champ Électrique'', by Nadége Aumond, l'Usine Nouvelle, no 2937 pg 48, 28 Octobre- 3 Novembre (2004).