Former holder of the Henri Garih Chair in Material Processing
CURRICULUM VITAE (Updated, March 2016)
Education
- 1962 – B.Sc., Mechanical Engineering, Technion – I.I.T.
 - 1964 – M.Sc., Mechanical Engineering, Technion – I.I.T.
 - 1969 – Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, M.I.T., Cambridge, MA, USA
 
Research Interests
- Metal forming processes.
 - Applied Plasticity.
 - Damage Mechanics.
 
Guest Appointments
- Visiting Professor at Georgia Tech., Atlanta (July 2002 – March 2003)
 - Visiting Scientist at Johns Hopkins Univ., Baltimore, MD (1990-1991)
 - Visiting Scholar at Stanford University, CA, U.S.A. (1986-1987)
 - Visiting Scientist at G. Washington Univ. Washington, D.C. (1980-1981)
 - Visiting Scientist, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, D.C. (1975-1976)
 - Research Associate, M.I.T., Dept. of Mech. Engineering, U.S.A. (1969-1970)
 
Public Professional Activities
- Vice Dean of the Graduate School of the Technion (1996-1998)
 - Head, Metal Forming Lab. (1980-)
 - Head of the Center for Manufacturing Systems and Robotics (2003-)
 
Honors and Awards
- Research Publication Award from U.S. Naval Research Lab. Washington D.C., U.S.A. (1981)
 - The Henry Taub Prize for Excellence in Research, Technion (2002)