Background
Weihs, Daniel was born on October 29, 1942 in Kweilin, China. Son of Hugo and Rozsi Weihs.
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Daniel Weihs
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Bachelor of Science in Aeronautical Engineering, Technion University, Haifa, Israel, 1964. Master of Science in Aeronautical Engineering, Technion University, Haifa, Israel, 1968. Doctor of Philosophy, Technion University, Haifa, Israel, 1971.
Career
Senior lecturer, Technion Israel Institute Technology, Haifa, 1973-1978;
associate professor, Technion Israel Institute Technology, Haifa, 1978-1983;
professor, Technion Israel Institute Technology, Haifa, since 1983;
dean faculty aerospace engineering, Technion Israel Institute Technology, Haifa, 1986-1988;
head Aero. Research Center, Technion Israel Institute Technology, Haifa, 1986-1988;
director Neaman Institute Advanced Studies, Technion Israel Institute Technology, Haifa, 1990-1995;
dean The Graduate School, Technion Israel Institute Technology, Haifa, 1996-1998;
provost, Technion Israel Institute Technology, Haifa, since 1998. Consultant in field, since 1975, S.W. Research Institute, San Antonio, 1989-1990.
Director Israel Aircraft Industries, Lod, 1987-1990, Beit Shemesh (Israel) Industries, 1982-1984, Israel Limnological and Oceanographic Corp, 1993-1996, Teuza-Fairchild Technology, since 1997. Member Executive Committee Israel Space Agency, Tel Aviv, since 1987. Chairman Israel Science Satellite Program, 1987-1989.
Member National Committee Space Research, since 1991. Trustee Ben Gurion U., Beer Sheva, Israel, since 1989. Senior research associate National Research Council, La Jolla, California, 1978-1979, Mountain View, California, 1984-1985.
Achievements
Membership
Captain Israeli Air Force, 1960-1967. Member of the United States National Academy Engineering (foreign associate).
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Married Nira Zaretsky, February 14, 1967. Children: Joseph, Daphne, Ory.
