Background
Sharon, Avner was born on May 5, 1960 in Tel-Aviv, Israel. Son of Shlomo Bronstien and Tamar (Fridland) Sharon.
Sharon, Avner was born on May 5, 1960 in Tel-Aviv, Israel. Son of Shlomo Bronstien and Tamar (Fridland) Sharon.
Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and Physics, Tel-Aviv University, 1989. Master of Science in Physics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel, 1992. Doctor of Philosophy in Physics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel, 1996.
Postgraduate in business management, Tel-Aviv University, 1998.
Researcher grating waveguide structures Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel, 1992-1996. Product manager Teledata Ltd., Herzelia, Israel, 1996-1998. Marketing product manager Nova Measuring Instruments, Ltd., Rehovot, 1999-2000.
Founder, vice president business development and product management GWS Photonics, Inc., since 2000. Visiting scientist Semiconductors Center Electro-optic Devices, Heinrich Hertz Institute, Berlin, 1993-1996. Presenter international conferences, including Optical Society of America, Rochester, New York, Gordon, New Hampshire, CLEO Europe, Hamburg, Germany, and Identity and Passport Service, Israel.
Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, Optical Society of America.
Married Orna Margalit, July 8, 1961. Children: Uri, Itamar.