Biographical entry Israelachvili, Jacob Nissim (1944 - )

Summary

Jacob Israelachvili was research fellow, and later fellow in the Research School of Physical Science and the Research School of Biological Sciences at the Institute of Advanced Studies, Australian National University in Canberra 1974-1977. He was appointed senior fellow in the Department of Applied Mathematics and Department of Neurobiology at the Institute of Advanced Studies, Australian National University in Canberra in 1977. This was followed by a position as professorial fellow in the same Departments. In 1982 he became a fellow of the Australian Academy of Science (FAA).

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1962 - 1965

Career position - National Service in Israel

1962 - 1965

Education - Bachelor of Arts (BA) completed at Christ's College, University of Cambridge, UK

1968 - 1971

Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) completed at the University of Cambridge

1971 - 1972

Career position - Postdoctoral Researcher at the Surface Physics Laboratory at the University of Cambridge (eleven months)

1972 - 1974

Career position - European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) Research Fellow at the Biophysics Institute, University of Stockholm and at the Karolinska Institute, Sweden

1974 - 1977

Career position - Research Fellow then Fellow in the Research School of Physical Science and the Research School of Biological Sciences at the Institute of Advanced Studies, Australian National University in Canberra

1977

Award - Pawsey Medal received from the Australian Academy of Science

1977 - 1986

Career position - Senior Fellow then Professorial Fellow in the Department of Applied Mathematics and Department of Neurobiology at the Institute of Advanced Studies, Australian National University in Canberra

1982 -

Award - Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science (FAA)

1982 - 1986

Career position - Councillor of the International Association of Colloid and Interface Scientists

1984 - 1985

Career position - Head of the Department of Applied Mathematics at the Research School of Physical Sciences at the Institute of Advanced Studies

1986 -

Career position - Professor of Chemical Engineering in the Materials Department in the Materials Research Laboratory (MRL), and in the Biomolecular Science and Engineering (BMSE) Program at the University of California, USA

1986

Award - Matthew Flinders Medal and Lecture received from the Australian Academy of Science

1986 - 1988

Career position - Vice-President of the International Association of Colloid and Interface Scientists

1988 -

Award - Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS)

1991

Award - Alpha Chi Sigma Award received from the American Institute of Chemical Engineers

1993

Career position - Associate Director of the Materials Research Laboratory (MRL) at the University of California

1996 -

Career position - Foreign Associate of the US National Academy of Engineering (NAE)

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• National Library of Australia, 'Israelachvili Jacob Nissim', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1476333. Details