Background
Gerber, Robert Benny was born on July 24, 1944 in Ashabad, Turkmenstn, Russia. Arrived in Israel, 1949. Son of David and Esther (Wullach) Gerber.
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Robert Benny Gerber
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Bachelor of Science, Hebrew University, 1965. Doctor of Philosophy, Oxford University, England, 1968.
Career
Research associate, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1968-1969; senior research, Weizmann Institute, Israel, 1969-1975; associate professor, Hebrew U., Israel, 1976-1979; professor of chemistry, Hebrew U., Israel, since 1979; Fiedler chair, Hebrew U., Israel, since 1989; professor of chemistry, University of California, Irvine. Director Fritz Haber Research Center, Hebrew U., Jerusalem, 1990-1992.
Achievements
Membership
Fellow American Physical Society. Member American Chemical Society.
Connections
Married Helen Grigoriu, January 3, 1972. 1 child, David.
Education
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1965
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1968
Career
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1968 - 1969
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1969 - 1975
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1976 - 1979
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1989
Awards
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Recipient Max-Planck Research award von Humboldt Society, Germany, 1991, T.M. Kolthoff prize, Israel Institute Technology, 1992, M. Milken prize, Hebrew University, 1990.Recipient Max-Planck Research award von Humboldt Society, Germany, 1991, T.M. Kolthoff prize, Israel Institute Technology, 1992, M. Milken prize, Hebrew University, 1990.