About Prof. Alon Hoffman

Curriculum Vitae

Schulich Faculty of Chemistry, Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 32000, Israel

Academic Degrees

1982

B.A. (Cum Laude) Physics Department, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Israel

1987

D.Sc. Physics Department, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Israel

Supervised by Prof. M. Folman

Academic Appointments

2021- 2020

Deputy Vice President for Research of the Technion

2020- 2018

Deputy Senior Vice President of the Technion

2016- 2012

Dean, Schulich Faculty of Chemistry, Technion, Haifa, Israel

2007

Full Professor, Schulich Faculty of Chemistry, Technion, Haifa, Israel

1997-2007

Associate Professor, Schulich Faculty of Chemistry, Technion, Haifa, Israel

1992-1997

Senior Lecturer, Schulich Faculty of Chemistry Department, Technion, Haifa Israel

1988-1990

Australia National Research Fellow (Post-Doc), Applied Physics Department, RMIT, Melbourne, Australia

1987-1988

Research Associate (Post-Doc), Surface Science Center, Chemistry Department, Pittsburgh University, Pennsylvania, USA

1982-1987

Junior Faculty Member, Department of Physics, Technion, Haifa, Israel

Visiting Academic Positions

October 2021 – March 2022

Visiting Professor, Physics and Chemistry Departs, Hebrew University, Jerusalem. Sabbatical leave

February 2012

Visiting Professor, Laboratory of Atomic and Molecular Collisions (LCAM), Bat 351, CNRS and University of Paris Sud, Orsay, France

August 2010

Visiting Professor, Physics Depart. University of Melbourne, Victoria , Australia

August 2008 –March 2009

International Research Fellow of the Australian Research Counsil: Visiting Professor, Physics Department, University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia. Sabbatical leave

July 2007

Visiting Professor, Laboratory of Atomic and Molecular Collisions (LCAM), Bat 351, CNRS and University of Paris Sud, Orsay, France

February 2005

Visiting Professor, Laboratory of Atomic and Molecular Collisions (LCAM), Bat 351, CNRS and University of Paris Sud, Orsay, France

August 2004

Visiting Professor, Physics Depart. University of Melbourne, Victoria , Australia

February 2004

Visiting Professor, Physics Depart. University of Melbourne, Victoria , Australia

August 2003

Visiting Professor, Physics Depart. University of Melbourne, Victoria , Australia

August 2003

Visiting Professor, Physics Depart. University of Melbourne, Victoria , Australia

February 2003

Visiting Professor, Laboratory of Atomic and Molecular Collisions (LCAM), Bat 351, CNRS and University of Paris Sud, Orsay, France

July-August 2002

Visiting Professor, Department of Physics and Materials Science, City University of Hong Kong, China

September 2000

Visiting Professor, Physics Department, Laboratory of Nanospectroscopy, La Sapienza, Roma, Italy. Sabbatical leave

February – August 2000

Visiting Professor, Laboratory of Atomic and Molecular Collisions (LCAM), Bat 351, CNRS and University of Paris Sud, Orsay, France. Sabbatical leave

September 1999

Visiting Professor, Laboratory of Atomic and Molecular Collisions (LCAM), Bat 351, CNRS and University of Paris Sud, Orsay, France

February 1999

Visiting Scientist, Nirim, Tsukuba, Japan

February 1998

Visiting Scientist, Research School of Physical Sciences. And Engineering. The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia

September 1997

Visiting Scientist, Lure, University of Paris Sud, Orsay, France

July – August 1996

Visiting Scientist, Lure, University of Paris Sud, Orsay, France

April 1996

Visiting Scientist, Nirim, Tsukuba, Japan

July 1994

Visiting Scientist, Applied Physics, CSIRO, Lindfield, NSW, Australia

Professional Experience

-2001

Consultant for the Israeli Space Program on the subject of properties of materials under upper atmosphere physico-chemical conditions

-1992

Consultant for the Israeli microelectronic industry (Intel, Tower) on subjects associated with surface science

1990-1992

Research Scientist, Appl. Nuclear Physics, ANSTO. PMB 1 Menai, NSW, Australia

Technion Activities

-1992

Member of the Solid State Institute

1995-2005

Member of the Wolfson Center for Interfaces

2002-2008

Member of the Committee of Patents at the Technion

2002-2008

Head of Chemical Center

2010-2012

Member of the VAADA MECHINA SENATIT

2012-2016

Dean of the Schulich Faculty of Chemistry – Technion

2016-2018

Member of the VAADA MERAKEZET

2018-2020

Deputy Senior Vice President of the Technion

2020-2021

Deputy Vice President for Research of the Technion

Honors & Awards

1982

First degree completed CUM LAUDE Technion, Israel

1982

Guttwirth Fellowship. Technion, Israel

1984

Guttwirth Fellowship. Technion, Israel

1986

Guttwirth Fellowship. Technion, Israel

1987

Award of distinction for outstanding research achievements, presented by the President of the Technion, Israel

1997

David Ben-Aharony award for excellence in research

2006

Alexander Goldberg award for excellence in research on the subject: Nucleation and Growth of Diamond Films

2009

Joseph Szydlowsky Chair in Sciences

Research Assistants – Post-docs

A. Fayer, (1993-1995). Shapira
Dr. B. Faisger, (1994-1997). Shapira
R. Ahvaldiani, (1999- 2020). Mosad
Dr. R. Edrei, (1997-2009). Research associate. Mosad
Dr. V. Gridin (2003-2004). Kamea
Eng E. Alagim (2005-)
Dr. S. Michaelson (2009-2016). Research associate. Mosad
Dr. M. Chandran (2014-2017). Schulich Post-doctoral fellow from India
Dr Fengnan Li (2017-2018). GTIIT Post-doctoral fellow from China
Dr Mohanm Kumar (2016-). Schulich Post-doctoral fellow from India