Background
Chet, Ilan was born on April 12, 1939 in Haifa, Israel. Son of Aaron and Yaffa (Vlodowsky) Chet.
Chet, Ilan was born on April 12, 1939 in Haifa, Israel. Son of Aaron and Yaffa (Vlodowsky) Chet.
He completed his Bachelor of Science (1962), Master of Science (1964) and Doctor of Philosophy from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Faculty of Agriculture. He completed his Doctor of Philosophy in Microbiology.
R. Merton professor Gottingen (Federal Republic Germany) University, 1978. Senior lecturer Hebrew University, Rehovot, 1972-1975, associate professor, 1975-1978, professor, 1978—2001, vice president Research and development, 1992—2001. President Weizmann Institute of Science, Rohovot, Israel, since 2001, professor Department Biological Chemistry Israel.
Visiting professor Colorado State University, Fort Collins, 1979-1980, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1980, Rutgers University, New Jersey, 1994-1995. Department head Hebrew University, Rehovot, 1981-1983, dean, 1986-1989. Visiting scientist Dupont de Nemours Company, Wilmington, Delaware, 1989-1990, vice president for Research and Development, since 1991.
Fellow American Phytopath. Society; member Israel Society Microbiology, Israel Society Plant Pathology (committee chairman since 1989), Israel National Academy of Sciences, American Society Microbiology, International Organization Biotechnology.
Married Ruth Geffen, October 5, 1964. Children: Gal, Guy, Dana, Tal, Tom.