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'''Daniel Zajfman''' ([[Hebrew language|Hebrew]]: דניאל זייפמן - born June 7, 1959) is an [[Israel]]i [[physicist]] whose main research interests are centered around the Physics of simple [[molecular ion]]s. On December 1, 2006 he was elected as the tenth president of the [[Weizmann Institute]]. |
'''Daniel Zajfman''' ([[Hebrew language|Hebrew]]: דניאל זייפמן - born June 7, 1959) is an [[Israel]]i [[physicist]] whose main research interests are centered around the Physics of simple [[molecular ion]]s. On December 1, 2006 he was elected as the tenth president of the [[Weizmann Institute]]. |
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His research focuses on the reaction dynamics of small molecules and how they influence the composition of the interstellar medium. He recreates the conditions of outer space in the laboratory using special devices called ion 'traps' or 'storage rings'. In these devices, he is able to briefly store and measure the properties of small amounts of material, as little as a few hundred atoms or molecules-worth, under the extreme conditions of interstellar space (especially very low temperatures and low densities). Some of his research has focused on the puzzle of how complex molecules are formed in outer space. |
His research focuses on the reaction dynamics of small molecules and how they influence the composition of the interstellar medium. He recreates the conditions of outer space in the laboratory using special devices called ion 'traps' or 'storage rings'. In these devices, he is able to briefly store and measure the properties of small amounts of material, as little as a few hundred atoms or molecules-worth, under the extreme conditions of interstellar space (especially very low temperatures and low densities). Some of his research has focused on the puzzle of how complex molecules are formed in outer space. |
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* [http://www.patentstorm.us/patents/6072523.html A Device for Three dimensional Imaging] |
* [http://www.patentstorm.us/patents/6072523.html A Device for Three dimensional Imaging] |
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* [http://www.patentstorm.us/patents/6744042-claims.html A new method for Mass Spectrometry] |
* [http://www.patentstorm.us/patents/6744042-claims.html A new method for Mass Spectrometry] |
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Revision as of 14:55, 23 May 2014
Daniel Zajfman | |
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| Born | June 7, 1959 |
| Citizenship | Israel |
| Alma mater | Technion |
| Awards | Guttwirth prize, Levinson prize in Experimental Physics, Emilio Segrè award, The Minerva Award Lecture |
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| Fields | Physics |
| Institutions | Weizmann Institute |
Daniel Zajfman (Hebrew: דניאל זייפמן - born June 7, 1959) is an Israeli physicist whose main research interests are centered around the Physics of simple molecular ions. On December 1, 2006 he was elected as the tenth president of the Weizmann Institute.
Early life
Daniel Zajfman was born in Brussels, Belgium. In 1979 he emigrated to Israel where he met his wife Joëlle Hayoun. In 1983 he graduated in Physics (B.Sc.), at the Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa. He continued his studies at the Technion and in 1989 received his PhD, in atomic physics. He conducted his post-doctoral at the Argonne National Laboratory, Illinois, USA. (1989–1991)
Career
In 1991 he returned to Israel and began his career as a senior Scientist at the Dept. of Particle Physics, (Weizmann Institute of Science). In 1997, he was appointed Associate Professor and was promoted to Full professor in 2003. Since 2001, he has been an external member of the Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics in Heidelberg, Germany, and in 2005, he was appointed as a Director at this Max Planck Institute.
Research and patents
His research focuses on the reaction dynamics of small molecules and how they influence the composition of the interstellar medium. He recreates the conditions of outer space in the laboratory using special devices called ion 'traps' or 'storage rings'. In these devices, he is able to briefly store and measure the properties of small amounts of material, as little as a few hundred atoms or molecules-worth, under the extreme conditions of interstellar space (especially very low temperatures and low densities). Some of his research has focused on the puzzle of how complex molecules are formed in outer space.
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