Joshua Dayan

Education

• 1961 – B.Sc. in Chemical Engineering, Technion – I.I.T.
• 1964 – M.Sc. in Chemical Engineering, Technion – I.I.T.
• 1967 – Ph.D., in Chemical Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.

Research Interests

• Development and evaluation of power and energy generation processes.
• Modeling and control of energy systems, greenhouses, mechanical and electromechanical devices.
• Robotics.

Guest Appointments

• Visiting Professor, Mechanical Engineering, UC Berkeley, CA., USA and Chemical Engineering, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia (2005)
• Visiting Professor, Process and Systems Engineering Department, School of Engineering, Cranfield University, Cranfield, UK (2002-2003)
• Visiting Professor, School of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA (1998-1999)
• Visiting Professor, Chemical Engineering, Durban-Westville University, Durban, South Africa (1991)
• Visiting Professor, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, NY., USA (1989)
• Israel Defense Ministry – R&D (Rafael) (1983-84)
• Visiting Professor, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, University of Natal, Durban, South Africa (1981)
• Visiting Scientist, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, UC Berkeley and the energy and Environment Center, LBL, Berkeley, CA., USA (1976-1978)
• Energy Research Co., Danbury, CT., USA (summers of 1971-1996)

Industrial Experience

• Industrial Automation Inst. – Institute of Productivity, Israel, Senior Project Leader (1970-1971)
• American Oil. Co. (Standard Oil of Indiana), Senior Research Engineer, Whiting, Indiana, USA (1967-1970)

Public Professional Activities

• Head – ASME Israel Section (1999-2002)
• Head – Energy Engineering and Environment Preservation Center (1999-2002)

Membership in Professional Societies

• ASME (American Institute of Mechanical Engineers)
• AIChE (American Institute of Chemical Engineers)
• IAAC (Israel Association for Automatic Control, member of IFAC)