Arie Zaban Explained

Arie Zaban
Birth Place:	Israel
Nationality:	Israeli
Occupation:	Professor of Chemistry
Known For:	President of Bar-Ilan University

Arie Zaban (Hebrew: ; born in 1961) is an Israeli professor of chemistry. He is President of Bar-Ilan University.

Biography

Arie Zaban was born in Israel.^[1] He served in the Israel Air Force as a Phantom pilot.^{[1] [2]} He earned a B.Sc. in Chemistry and a Ph.D. in Electrochemistry from Bar-Ilan University.^[2] He spent two years of postdoctoral work at the United States National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Colorado.^{[1] [2]}

Academic career

He returned to Bar-Ilan, becoming a professor of chemistry.^{[1] [3]} He was a founding director of the Bar-Ilan’s Institute of Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials for seven years, and was elected to be Bar-Ilan's Vice President of Research in 2014.^{[1] [4] [5]} In 2017 Zaban was elected to be Bar-Ilan's eighth president, succeeding Daniel Hershkowitz.^{[1] [6] [7] [2] [8] [9]}

See also

• Education in Israel

Notes and References

1. Web site: Arie Zaban . American Friends of Bar-Ilan University.
2. Web site: Prof. Arie Zaban elected new president of Bar-Ilan University. The Jerusalem Post .
3. Web site: Prof. Arie Zaban. www.zabanlab.com.
4. Ina Freedman. "Small Worlds: The Nanotechnology Initiative; From Minute Particles Limitless Possibilities: Israel's Nanotech Sector," Small Worlds.
5. Web site: Bar-Ilan Scientist Invents Cheaper Way to Produce Electricity. September 5, 2007. Renewable Energy World.
6. Web site: Sharansky Becomes Bar Ilan’s Guardian of Zion. David. Israel. Jewish Press.
7. Web site: Bar-Ilan University aims to bring home 150 researchers. July 30, 2018. Globes.
8. Web site: Israeli Professor Punished for Kicking Hijab-Wearing Muslim Out of Class. Israel Today. November 1, 2017.
9. Web site: Bar-Ilan Presidents | Bar Ilan University . .biu.ac.il . 2020-02-18.