Joseph Klafter

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Joseph Klafter
יוסף קלפטר
Physical Chemistry at Tel Aviv University
Awards

Joseph (Yossi) Klafter (

Physical Chemistry at Tel Aviv University, and was the eighth President of Tel Aviv University from 2009 to 2019.[1] He won the 2020 Israel Prize
in the fields of Chemistry and Physics.

Biography

Joseph Klafter was born in

Exxon for eight years.[3]

He is a professor of chemical physics at Tel Aviv University.[3] Klafter joined the Tel Aviv University Raymond and Beverly Sackler School of Chemistry in 1987, and became a full professor in 1989.[3][1] He was the Gordon Chair in Chemistry from 1998 to 2003, and was named Heineman Chair of Physical Chemistry in 2003.[3] From 2002 to 2009 he chaired the Israel Science Foundation[3][1][4]

Klafter was the eighth president of Tel Aviv University, for two terms from 2009 to 2019, when he was succeeded by Ariel Porat.[3][5][6] The previous president was Zvi Galil.[1]

Klafter is the co-author of First Steps in Random Walks: From Tools to Applications (2011) and has published over 400 scientific articles and edited 18 books.[3][7]

In 2011,

Wroclaw University of Technology, Poland; the “Commander of the Order of the Star of Italy” distinction from the President of Italy; an Honorary Professorship of Tsinghua University, China; and an honorary doctorate from the Slovak Academy of Sciences.[3][8][9][10]

Klafter won the 2020 Israel Prize in the fields of Chemistry and Physics.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Dattel, Lior (October 2, 2009). "Chemistry Prof. Joseph Klafter Nominated for New TAU President". Haaretz.
  2. ^ a b c "Prof. Joseph Klafter – Israel Prize laureate in the field of chemistry and physics," News1, February 12, 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Prof. Joseph Klafter". Tel Aviv University.
  4. ^ a b "Joseph Klafter". Alain Elkann Interviews. December 2, 2018.
  5. ^ "Ariel Porat, Longtime Faculty Visitor, Named President of Tel Aviv University | University of Chicago Law School". www.law.uchicago.edu. May 20, 2019.
  6. ^ "Presidents of Tel Aviv University". Tel Aviv University. 10 December 2013. Retrieved February 18, 2020.
  7. ^ a b "Professor Joseph Klafter wins Israel Award in Physics, Chemistry". The Jerusalem Post. February 11, 2020. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
  8. ^ "Joseph Klafter". The Huffington Post.
  9. ^ "We are in the Business of Ideas » Australia-Israel Chamber of Commerce (AICC)". www.aiccwa.org.au. May 1, 2017.
  10. ^ "Joseph Klafter, Ph.D. | IMIT 2025". imit2025.eng.uci.edu.
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