Academic Degrees
2002 Ph.D. Dept. of Biotechnology and Food Engineering, Technion, Haifa, Israel.
1992 M.Sc. Dept. of Biotechnology and Food Engineering, Technion, Haifa, Israel.
1989 B.Sc. (summa cum laude), Dept. of Biotechnology and Food Engineering, Technion, Haifa, Israel.
Academic appointments
2020-present Dean of Students, Technion, Haifa, Israel
2018-present Professor, Dept. of Biotechnology and Food Eng., Technion, Haifa, Israel
2017-present Head, Interdisciplinary Program for Biotechnology
2013-2014 Visiting Professor, Dept. of Food Science, Univ. of California, Davis (UCD), California, USA
2011-2018 Associate Professor, Dept. of Biotechnology and Food Eng., Technion, Haifa, Israel.
2005-2011 Assistant Professor, Dept. of Biotechnology and Food Eng., Technion, Haifa, Israel.
2002-2004 Post-doctoral fellow with Prof. Thomas K. Wood. Dept. of Chemical Engineering University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA.
2001-2002 Adjunct lecturer, Dept. of Biotechnology and Food Eng., Technion, Haifa, Israel.
Professional experience
1993-2005 Research scientist and project leader, TAMI-IMI Institute for R&D, Member of Israel Chemicals Ltd., Haifa Bay, Israel. Specializing in the use of enzymes in organic chemistry, enzyme modification and immobilization. Working on syntheses of complex chemical molecules via biocatalysis.
Honors and awards
2020 The Technion award for excellence in teaching – top 12%
2019 The Technion award for excellence in teaching – top 12%
2017 The Technion award for excellence in teaching – top 4%
2016 The Juludan Prize for excellence in research
2016 The Technion award for excellence in teaching – top 12%
2015 The Technion award for excellence in teaching – top 12%
2012 The Technion award for excellence in teaching – top 4%
2011 The Moshe Yanai prize for excellence in teaching
2011 The Henri Gutwirth Prize for the Promotion of Research
2011 The Technion award for excellence in teaching – top 4%
2010 The Technion award for excellence in teaching – top 4%
2009 The Technion award for excellence in teaching – top 4%
2008 The Technion award for excellence in teaching – top 4%
2008 The Alfred & Yehuda Wiessman award for excellence in teaching
2007 The Technion award for excellence in teaching – top 4%
2006 The Abraham and Jennie Fialkow Academic Lectureship
2005 The Abraham and Jennie Fialkow Academic Lectureship
1999 Award for an original invention, given by the CEO of TAMI-IMI Institute for R&D. Process for production of (S)-3-hydroxyethyl butyrate.
1995 Award for an original invention, given by the CEO of TAMI-IMI Institute for R&D. Process for production of deltamethrinic acid.
1993 The Prof. A. Litan Award for excellence in graduate studies and research
1991 The Wolf Foundation Scholarship for graduate students
Courses
Food Chemistry 064322
Food Analysis 064324
Laboratory in Food Analysis 064326
Applied Biocatalysis 066518