Background
Shapira, Yoram was born on June 28, 1944 in Jerusalem, Israel. Son of Simon and Rose Shapira.
Engineering researcher and educator
Shapira, Yoram was born on June 28, 1944 in Jerusalem, Israel. Son of Simon and Rose Shapira.
Bachelor of Science in Physics, Technion, Haifa, Israel, 1968. Doctor of Science in Physics, Technion University, Haifa, Israel, 1973.
Research associate University Wisconsin, Milwaukee, 1974-1976. Professor engineering Tel-Aviv University, since 1977, Krongold chaired professor microelectronics, since 1999, department head, 1986-1990, chairman admissions committee, 1986-1994. Director Wolfson Center for Materials Research, 1993-1997, since 2000, Gordon Center for Energy Studies, 1996-1997, since 2000.
Israel's science attaché Washington Embassy, 1997-1999. Visiting scientist Fritz Haber Institute, Berlin, 1980, Xerox Research Center, Webster, New York, 1981-1982. Visiting professor University MInn., Minneapolis, 1986, Brookhaven (New York ) National Laboratory, 1987, University Graz, Austria, 1992.
Consultant France telecommunications, Grenoble, 1991, 93, Israel Aircraft Industry, 1988-1997.
Member Inter-Ministerial Committee on Microelectronics, Jerusalem, 1991-1992, National Committee on Superconductivity, Jerusalem, 1990, National Committee Materials Infrastructure, 1995. With Israel Army, 1962-1964. Member American Vacuum Society, Israel Vacuum Society (Executive Committee, president 1990-1992, secretary 1982-1990, honorary member since 1997), International Union Vacuum Science (councillor 1986-1992), Israel Physical Society (division secretary 1982-1986), Israel Union Materials Socs.
(president 1994-1997), American Physical Society, Materials Research Society.
Married Ilana Finkler, August 13, 1968. Children: Ziv, Anat, Ido.