David Faiman
David Faiman (born 1944 in the United Kingdom) is a British and Israeli physicist.
Background
Faiman was educated at
Faiman created the Institutes’ Department of Solar Energy & Environmental Physics, which he headed concurrently with the Ben-Gurion National Solar Energy Center until his retirement in 2013 at the rank of Professor Emeritus. Faiman lives in Sede Boqer, Israel, in apassive solar house where almost all of the heating and cooling needs are taken care of by the sun. His hobbies include biblical geography, and the music of Giacomo Meyerbeer
.
Career
Faiman’s theoretical physics research focused on
kW of electric power and 5 kW of thermal power, the latter in the form of hot water at 80oC.[5]
Faiman was Israel’s representative on solar energy to FAO and Tasks 2 and 8 of the International Energy Agency
. Within the latter framework he co-authored the series of books Energy from the Desert.
See also
References
- ^ "Faculty biography". Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. Archived from the original on October 26, 2013. Retrieved December 22, 2008.
- ^ "David Faiman biography". Stephen Salat, Digital, Life, Design. Archived from the original on February 17, 2010.
- ^ "Looking to the sun, Tom Parry, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation". Archived from the original on August 26, 2013. Retrieved August 15, 2007.
- ^ Reflective mirrors seen raising solar potential, Ari Rabinovitch, Reuters, August 29, 2007.
- National Public Radio, October 22, 2007.
External links
- Faculty biography Archived 2013-10-26 at the Wayback Machine
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