Arie Zaban
{{short description|Israeli professor of chemistry (born 1961)}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Arie Zaban
| native_name = אריה צבן
| native_name_lang = he
| image = פרופ' אריה צבן (25629373052).jpg
| alt =
| caption = Arie Zaban (2005)
| birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1961}}
| birth_place = Israel
| death_date =
| death_place =
| nationality = Israeli
| other_names =
| occupation = Professor of Chemistry
| years_active =
| known_for = President of Bar-Ilan University
| notable_works =
}}
Arie Zaban ({{Langx|he|אריה צבן}}; born in 1961) is an Israeli professor of chemistry. He is President of Bar-Ilan University.
Biography
Arie Zaban was born in Israel.{{cite web|url=https://afbiu.org/about-bar-ilan-university/arie-zaban|title=Arie Zaban |publisher=American Friends of Bar-Ilan University}} He served in the Israel Air Force as a Phantom pilot.{{cite web|url=https://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Prof-Arie-Zaban-elected-new-president-of-Bar-Ilan-University-490905|title=Prof. Arie Zaban elected new president of Bar-Ilan University|work=The Jerusalem Post }} He earned a B.Sc. in Chemistry and a Ph.D. in Electrochemistry from Bar-Ilan University. He spent two years of postdoctoral work at the United States National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Colorado.
Academic career
He returned to Bar-Ilan, becoming a professor of chemistry.{{cite web|url=http://www.zabanlab.com/team/prof-arie-zaban|title=Prof. Arie Zaban|website=www.zabanlab.com}} 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.Ina Freedman. [http://www.israel.org/MFA_Graphics/MFA%20Gallery/Israel60/ch7-7.pdf "Small Worlds: The Nanotechnology Initiative; From Minute Particles Limitless Possibilities: Israel's Nanotech Sector,"] Small Worlds.{{cite web|url=https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/2007/09/05/bar-ilan-scientist-invents-cheaper-way-to-produce-electricity-49834/|title=Bar-Ilan Scientist Invents Cheaper Way to Produce Electricity|date=September 5, 2007|website=Renewable Energy World}} In 2017 Zaban was elected to be Bar-Ilan's eighth president, succeeding Daniel Hershkowitz.{{cite web|url=https://www.jewishpress.com/news/history/432562/2019/06/14/|title=Sharansky Becomes Bar Ilan’s Guardian of Zion|first=David|last=Israel|work=Jewish Press}}{{cite web|url=https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-bar-ilan-university-aims-bringing-home-150-researchers-1001248168|title=Bar-Ilan University aims to bring home 150 researchers|date=July 30, 2018|work=Globes}}{{cite web|url=https://www.israeltoday.co.il/read/israeli-professor-punished-for-kicking-hijab-wearing-muslim-out-of-class/|title=Israeli Professor Punished for Kicking Hijab-Wearing Muslim Out of Class|work=Israel Today|date=November 1, 2017}}{{cite web|url=https://www1.biu.ac.il/indexE.php?id=6551&pt=1&pid=988&level=5&cPath=35,983,988 |title=Bar-Ilan Presidents | Bar Ilan University |publisher=.biu.ac.il |date= |accessdate=2020-02-18}}
See also
References
{{reflist|2}}
{{Authority control}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Zaban, Arie}}
Category:Bar-Ilan University alumni
Category:Presidents of universities in Israel
Category:Academic staff of Bar-Ilan University
Category:21st-century Israeli educators