Background
Cahen, David was born on August 14, 1947 in Vught, The Netherlands. Arrived in Israel, 1966. Son of Max. and Henriette (Elion) Cahen.
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David Cahen, Israeli Materials chemist. Achievements include patents in materials, semiconductors, devices and energy conversion. Recipient E.D. Bergmann prize Weizmann Institute, 1980. Advisory United States-Israel Binat. Science Foundation, 1984-1996. Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (senior), Israel Chemical Society, Israel Vacuum Society (secretary 1994-1996,president since 1996), American Physical Society.
Education
Bachelor of Science, Hebrew University, 1969. Doctor of Philosophy, Northwestern University, 1973.
Career
Weizmann fellow Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel, 1973-1974, scientist, 1975-1978, senior scientist, 1978-1993, associate professor, 1993-1998, professor, since 1998, head electron microscopy unit, 1995-1997, head chemistry Feinberg Graduate School, 1998—2004, head department materials and interfaces, since 2007, science director Alternative Sustainable Energy Research Initiative, since 2006, head Schmidt Minerva Center for Supramolecular Chemistry, since 2007. Bogen fellow Hebrew University, Jerusalem, 1974-1975. Head Mary and Tom Beck Canada Center Alternative Energy Research, since 2007.
Chair Recanati Career Development, 1978—1985. Visiting professor institutes, United States of America, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, South American, since 1979. Head Center Chemical and Biophysics NanoScis., 2002—2004.
Rowland and Sylvia Schaefer professor in Energy Research, since 2002. Chair science advisory board Orion Solar, Jerusalem, since 2005.
Achievements
Membership
Advisory United States-Israel Binat. Science Foundation, 1984-1996. Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (senior ), Israel Chemical Society, Israel Vacuum Society (secretary 1994-1996, president 1996-1998), American Physical Society, American Chemical Society, American Vac.
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Married Geula-Pimentel-Meruk, July 13, 1983. Children: Anat Meruk, Maya Meruk, Yair, Yael.
Education
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1969
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1973
Awards
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Recipient E.D. Bergmann prize Weizmann Institute, 1980, Jewish Polish Soldiers prize for novel devices, 1998, Research Edward Excellence Prize, 2003, Landan prize in Exact Sciences, 2008.Recipient E.D. Bergmann prize Weizmann Institute, 1980, Jewish Polish Soldiers prize for novel devices, 1998, Research Edward Excellence Prize, 2003, Landan prize in Exact Sciences, 2008.