Ilan Chet

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| alma_mater = Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Faculty of Agriculture (BSc (1962), MSc (1964), and PhD in Microbiology)

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the Solomon Bublick Award of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem

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Ilan Chet ({{Langx|he|אילן חת}}; born April 12, 1939) is an Israeli microbiologist and a professor at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Faculty of Agriculture in Rehovot. He was appointed Deputy Secretary General of the Union of the Mediterranean in 2010 with responsibility for its Higher Education and Research Division{{cite news |title=El Secretariado de Barcelona camina a trancas y barrancas |newspaper=El periódico |date=28 October 2010 |language=es |url=http://www.elperiodico.com/es/noticias/internacional/20101028/secretariado-barcelona-camina-trancas-barrancas/561577.shtml |access-date=29 October 2010 }} In 2000 he was nominated for the position of President of the Weizmann Institute of Science.

Early life

Chet was born in Haifa, Israel. He completed his BSc (1962), MSc (1964) and PhD from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Faculty of Agriculture. He completed his PhD in Microbiology.

Research

Chet is recognized as a pioneer in the field of biological control of plant pathogens which cause major crop losses. His research concerns with the biological control of plant disease using environment-friendly microorganisms, focusing on the basic, applied, and biotechnological aspects of this field. Chet has published over 300 articles in international scientific journals, edited three books in his field, and holds 30 patents.

Awards and honors

Chet has received several awards and honors for his work.

In 1990, he was awarded the Rothschild Prize in Agriculture.
In 1991, he was awarded an honorary doctorate from Sweden's Lund University
In 1994, he received the Max-Planck Award for Distinguished Research.
In 1996, he received the Japanese Arima Prize for Applied Microbiology.
In 1996, he was awarded the Israel Prize in agriculture.{{Cite web| title = Israel Prize Official Site - Recipients in 1996 (in Hebrew)| url = http://cms.education.gov.il/EducationCMS/Units/PrasIsrael/TashnagTashsab/TASNAG_TASNAT_Rikuz.htm?DictionaryKey=Tashnav}}
In 1998, he received the Wolf Prize in Agriculture.{{cite web|url=http://www.wolffund.org.il/full.asp?id=39|title=תוצאות חיפוש - פרס וולף|author=Simply-Smart|work=wolffund.org.il}}{{cite web|url=http://www.wolffund.org.il/cat.asp?id=14&cat_title=AGRICULTURE|title=תוצאות חיפוש|author=Simply-Smart|work=wolffund.org.il}}
In 2011, received the Solomon Bublick Award of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

He has been a member of the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities since 1998, and in 2000 was nominated for the position of President of the Weizmann Institute of Science.{{cite web|url=http://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/site/en/weizman.asp?pi=371&doc_id=1000|title=Weizmann Wonder Wander - Homepage - Weizmann Institute of Science News|work=weizmann.ac.il|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040708193514/http://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/site/en/weizman.asp?pi=371&doc_id=1000|archive-date=2004-07-08}}