1960 – B.Sc., in Mechanical Engineering, Technion – I.I.T.
1962 – M.Sc., in Mechanical Engineering, Technion – I.I.T.
1967 – Ph.D., Aerospace and Mechanical Sciences, Princeton University Princeton, New Jersey, U.S.A.
Research Interests
Thermal Analysis and Cooling of electronic modules and equipment
Heat and mass transfer in metal hydrides
Use of hydrides for heat pumps utilizing waste heat and solar energy
Analysis and optimization of energy and flow systems
Guest Appointments
Adjunct Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA. (1987-88)
Consultant, Exxon Research and Engineering Co., Linden, NJ, USA (1978)
Visiting Assoc. Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, N.J. (1977-78)
Assistant Professor, Department of Engineering and Applied Science, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA (1967-1970)
Research Scientist, Aerochem Laboratories, Princeton, N.J. (Summer 1967)
Research Assistant, Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Sciences, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey, USA (1962-1967)
Teaching and Research Assistant, Faculty of Mech. Engineering, Technion (1960-1962)
Public Professional Activities
Deputy Dean of undergraduate studies (2000)
Coordinator of undergraduate studies (1999)
Selected Publications
U. Navon, I. Zur and D. Weiner, "Simulation model for optimizating energy allocation to hydro-electric and thermal plants in a mixed thermal/hydro-electric power system", IEEE Proceedings, 135, Pt.C. pp. 182-199, (1988).
U. Navon, S. Kreitenberger and C. Gutfinger, "Thermal analysis of a printed circuit board cooled by forced convection", Proceedings of the 10th IHTC, Vol. 2, pp. 415-419, (1994).