Prof. Emeritus JOSEPH SHAMIR (deceased)

1936 - 2024

In Memoriam

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Birth place: Romania.

Title & Academic Qualifications: Prof. Emeritus

  • 1968 D.Sc. Department of Physics, Technion.
  • 1963 M.Sc. Department of Physics, Technion.
  • 1962 B.Sc. Department of Physics, Technion.

Career Highlights at the Technion and at the ECE faculty:

  • 2005: Professor Emeritus, The Electrical Engineering Faculty, Technion.
  • 2004-1998: Professor, The Electrical Engineering Faculty, Technion.
  • 1997–1980: Assoc. Professor, The Electrical Engineering Faculty, Technion
  • 1980-1970: Senior Lecturer, The Electrical Engineering Faculty, Technion.
  • 1969:  appointed Head, Electro-Optics Laboratory, The Electrical Engineering Faculty, Technion.
  • 1970-1969: Lecturer, The Electrical Engineering Faculty, Technion.
  • 1969-1968: Lecturer, Department of Physics, Technion.

Research Fields:

  • Plasmonics, Nanophotonics, and Quantum Optics
  • Lasers, amplifiers, fibers, and Nonlinear Optics
  • Optical Imaging, Sensing, and Communication
  • Classical and Quantum Electrodynamics
  • Antennas, Microwaves, and Computational Electromagnetics
  • Metamaterials and Opto-acoustics

Academic tribute and distinctions:

  • Fellow of the Optical Society of America — OSA
  • Fellow of the International Society of Optical Engineers — SPIE.
  • Life Fellow of the IEEE.

Awards:

  • 2009: Recipient of the OASIS (Optical Engineering and Science in Israel) Award
  • 1997: Recipient of the Henry Taub Research Award.
  • 1996: Recipient of the Dennis Gabor Award.
  • 1967 The Israel Physical Society Award for a Classroom Demonstration.

More links:https://ece.technion.ac.il/research-areas/photonics-and-electromagnetism/

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