Background
Samir, Uri was born on September 4, 1930 in Tel Aviv. Son of Bezalel and Chaya (Shriftman) Singer.
researcher space physics educator
Samir, Uri was born on September 4, 1930 in Tel Aviv. Son of Bezalel and Chaya (Shriftman) Singer.
Master of Science, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, 1960. Doctor of Philosophy, University College, London, 1967.
Researcher Israeli Atomic Energy Committee and Weizmann Institute, 1960-1962. Researcher department physics University College, London, 1962-1967. Associate professor department geophysics and planetary science Tel Aviv University, 1974, professor department geophysics and planetary science, since 1985.
Scientific consultant Electro-optical, Los Angeles, 1967-1968. Chairman subcommittee Israeli Space Agency, Tel Aviv, 1985-1995, steering committee 1995-1996.
Served with Israeli Infantry, 1948-1984. Fellow British Interplanetary Society. Member American Geophysical Union, American Physical Society, Israeli Physical Society.
Married Violet H. Witherow, 1968. Children: Tamar-Chaya, Aurit.