Nimrod Moiseyev: Curriculum Vitae
Date and place of birth: October 15th, 1947, Haifa, Israel
Nationality: Israel
Education
- 1969 B.Sc. in Chemistry, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel.
- 1972 M.Sc. in Chemical Physics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel.
- 1977 D.Sc. in Theoretical Chemistry, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology.
Academic Career
- 1977 Research Associate, TCI-Theoretical Chemistry Institute, University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA
- 1980 Faculty member in Department of Chemistry (promotion to Associate Professor with tenure in 1984), Technion – Israel Institute of Technology.
- 1988 Professorship in chemistry (Bertha Hartz Axel Chair) and Head of the Institute of Advanced Studies in Theoretical Chemistry, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology.
- 1993-2013 Member in the joint Weizmann-Technion Minerva Center for Nonlinear Physics of Complex Systems.
- 2000-2006 Chief scientist Officer of OpTun Ltd. View Proof of Concept
- 2007 Professorship in Physics (secondary position), Technion – Israel Institute of Technology.
Hi Tech Career
Founded OpTun Ltd., a manufacturer of integrated optical components for communications networks with his Ph.D student Ilya Vorobeichik and colleague from EE Department from the Technion Meir Orenstein. More Info about OpTun Ltd.
Watch a News item published on Channel 8 (Israel TV) about OpTun Ltd.: A New type of optical communication with Prof. Moiseyev 2003
2006 Optun was Merged with Neophotonics Link to Public announcement of the acquisition
Sabbatical Terms
- 1986 University of Texas, Austin, USA and TCI at University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin.
- 1997 UCLA, USA
- 2003 Harvard, USA and Max-Planck Institute for Nonlinear Physics of Complex Systems, Dresden, Germany.
- 2012 Harvard, USA
- 2016 University of Pennsylvania, USA and University of Heidelberg, Germany
Honors and Distinctions
- 2018 Israel Chemistry Society Golden Medal for “his pioneering work on resonance states in atoms and molecules and for introducing the theory of non-Hermitian quantum mechanics, which had a remarkable impact on experimental chemistry and physics”.
- 2010 Medal of CMOA (Centre de Mecanique Ondulatiore Appliquee founded by Louis de Broglie) ”as a recognition of his contributions to the development of the non-hermitian quantum mechanic”. The first Medal (given to senior scientists for their significant contributions to science) was given in 2009 to Alberto Beswick from Toulouse (last PhD student of de Broglie).
- 2009 J. Phys. B: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics, dedicated a special issue (# 4, Vol. 42) on resonances to Nimrod Moiseyev on accounts of his ”research with important contributions”
- 2006 “Outstanding Scientist Award” by the Israeli Chemistry Society
- 2006 Landau award for Sciences and Research (Mifaal Ha Pais)
- 2002 The Kaplan Prize in Creative Management for 21st Century High Technology.
- 1996 Alexander von Humboldt Research Award to senior scientists
- 1994 Marie Curie Fellowship to senior scientists – Directorate General for Science Research and Development, Commission of the European Communities
- 1981 Yigal Allon Fellow, award for “Young Outstanding Scientists in Universities in Israel” (The first awardee in Physics and Chemistry in Israel)
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Molecular Physics: An International Journal at the Interface Between Chemistry and Physics
Volume 117, 2019 – Issue 15-16: “Quantum Dynamics and Resonances in Chemistry and Physics” to honor Nimrod Moiseyev on his 70th birthday
Academic Projects Management
- Holds the Bertha-Axel academic chair
- Founder & Head of the Institute of Advanced Studies in Theoretical Chemistry
- Head of the Technion branch of the Minerva Center of Nonlinear Physics of Complex Systems
- 1998-2001 Dean of the Faculty of Chemistry
- 1992-2006 Founder & Head of the Program of Excellence at the Technion Link to Program
- Directory Board Member of the Fritz Haber Center for Molecular Dynamics at the Hebrew University Link to Program
- 1998 Head of Harvey Prize Award Commission at the Technion
Watch a talk on: The Excellence program for undergraduate students in the Technion and ways to enroll, Israel 1995
Publications, presentations, and bibliometric indicators
- More than 300 publications in internationally reputed journals (20 in Physical review letters). For a complete list see:
http://www.technion.ac.il/nimrodhp/publications/list.pdf - The first textbook ever written on Non-Hermitian Quantum Mechanics, N. Moiseyev, Non-hermitian Quantum Mechanics, Cambridge University Press, 2011.
- A textbook in Hebrew on Quantum Mechanics (for chemists, physicists, and engineers) N. Moiseyev, The Hebrew University Magnes Press : Quantum Mechanics : from foundations to Applications, The Hebrew University Magnes Press, (two volumes 864 pages), 2015.
- More than 4000 citations (excluding self-citations). The number of citations each year is steadily growing over the past decade indicating the contemporary nature of the research.
Special Talks
Gave many invited talks and plenary lectures in many workshops and international conferences (including ICS ACS etc) during the last three decades.
However, undoubtedly, the most special plenary lecture was in a symposium dedicated to Primo Levi, organized by the University of Luxemburg in cooperation with the Embassy of Italy and the Istituto Italiano di Cultura in 2011, which was the international year of chemistry.