Background
Irmay, Shragga was born on July 1, 1912 in Lodz, Poland. Son of Dawid and Sara Nena (Danziger) Szeps. arrived in Israel, 1924.
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Irmay, Shragga was born on July 1, 1912 in Lodz, Poland. Son of Dawid and Sara Nena (Danziger) Szeps. arrived in Israel, 1924.
Civil Engineer, Liége (Belgium) University, 1935. Colonial Engineer, Liége (Belgium) University, 1935. Master of Science (honorary), Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, 1958.
Assistant department chemistry Medical School Liége University, 1934-1935. Assistant Hydraulic Laboratory, Haifa, 1938-1941. Professor Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, 1958-1980, professor emeritus, since 1980.
Teacher Nautical High School, Technion's Technology High School, Haifa, 1939-1941. Founder, head Hydrotech. Soil Mechanics Laboratory, Technion, Haifa, 1949-1952.
Head Division Hydraulic Engineering, Haifa, 1954-1956. Acting vice president for research Technion, Haifa, 1960-1962. Dean Technion Graduate School, academy coordinator for research, Haifa, 1966-1968.
Chairman Senate Committee on Improvement of Engineering Education, 1961-1962, Technion Committee for Photography and Teaching Aids, 1963-1964, Technion Interdisciplinary Bioengring. Committee, 1966, Central Committee Technological Terminology, 1969-1993, other committees. Consultant Institute Français de Pétrole, 1964.
Founder section on applied mathematics Sanitary Engineering Laboratory, Agriculture Engineering Faculty, Geotechnical Division.
Secretary Association Students of Palestine, Liége, 1931-1932. Education officer, co-founder ARP., Hagana, Haifa, 1939. Chairman United Nations Conference Conservation and Utilization Resources Lake Success, 1949.
Member Government Agricultural Council, Israel, 1955-1958, Government Council of Engineers and Architects, Israel, 1961-1979. Chairman Advisory Board Ashdod Harbor Development, Israel, 1957-1958. Member Academy Council Beer Sheva University, 1962-1966.
Member European and Mediterranean Committee Water Planning (honorary, medal), American Geophysical Union (honorary), Water Resources Management and Kidmah (member editorial board), Technion Faculty Association (founder, chairman 1951), Academy Hebrew Language, Academy Royale des Sciences d'Outre-Mer (honorary correspondent).
Married Rinna Irena Zaks, September 9, 1950. Children: Ron, Amnon.