Prof. Moshe Tur
EDUCATION
- Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel.
Mathematics and Physics, B.Sc. 1969.
- Weizmann Institute, Rehovot, Israel.
Applied Physics, M.Sc. 1972. (with special distinction).
Title of Master's thesis: "Optical propagation through cholesteric
liquid crystals".
Name of Supervisor: Prof. S. Shtrikman
- Tel-Aviv University, Faculty of Engineering, Tel-Aviv, Israel.
Wave propagation and Electro-optics, Ph.D. 1981.
Title of Doctoral dissertation: "Numerical and analytical
Investigations of wave propagation in random media".
Name of Supervisor: Prof. M.J. Beran
ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL AWARDS
- Hebrew University Scholarships, Jerusalem, Israel,
Achievements in study.
- Feinberg Graduate School Scholarships, The Weizmann Institute,
Rehovot, Israel.
Achievements in study and research.
- Tel-Aviv University, Faculty of Engineering Scholarships,
Tel-Aviv, Israel.
Achievements in study and research.
- The Chief of Intelligence prize for creative thinking
- The Students Award for Best Lecturer (Third place).
- The Rothschild Fellowship
- The Weizmann Fellowship (Declined)
- The Fullbright Fellowship
- Alon Fellowship
- Annual Award in Applied Electronics of The Polish-Jewish
Ex-Serviceman Association - London.
MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES
- Fellow, Optical Society of America (OSA)
- Fellow, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
(IEEE)
ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES (Theory and Experiments)
- Head of the Faculty Graphics Committee (1985-1989).
- Head of the Faculty Computer Committee (1988-1996).
- Head, Image Processing Laboratory (Since 1988).
- Department Chairman (1988-1992).
- Member of the Organizing Committee, French--Israeli Symposium
on “Advanced Topics in Telecommunications”, Tel-Aviv, Israel,
December 1989.
- Member of the Program Committee, 8th Optical Fiber Sensors
Conference, Monterey, California, January 1992.
- Member of the Israeli National Committee for Electro-Optics
(1994-1999).
- Head of the Tel-Aviv University Computer Committee (1995-Present).
- Department Chairman (1996-2000).
- Member of the Organizing Committee, French-Israeli Workshop
on Nonlinear Optics (FRISNO6), Les Huches, France, February 2000.
- Head of Tel-Aviv University, Faculty of Engineering Appointment
Committee (1998-Present).
- Member of the Editorial Board of Optical Networks Magazine
(1999-Present).
- Member of the Program Committee, 14th Optical Fiber Sensors
Conference, Venice, Italy, October 2000.
- Member of the Program Committee, 15th Optical Fiber Sensors
Conference, Portland, Oregon, USA, May 2002.
- Member of the Organizing Committee, French-Israeli Workshop
on Nonlinear Optics (FRISNO7), Les Huches, France, February 2003.
- Member of the Program Committee, 16th Optical Fiber Sensors
Conference, Nara, Japan, October 2003.
- Member of the Program Committee, 2nd European Workshop
on optical fibre sensors, EWOFS’04, Santander, Spain, June 2004.
- Member of the International Scientific Committee, 2nd
European Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring, Munich, Germany, July
2004.
- Member of the Program Committee, 17th Optical Fiber Sensors
Conference, Bruges, Belgium, May 2005.
- Member of the International Scientific Committee, 3rd
European Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring, Granada, Spain, July
2006.
- Member of the Program Committee, 18th Optical Fiber Sensors
Conference, Cancun, Mexico, October 2006.
- Official Delegate of Israel in the European financed
COST 299: Optical Fibers for New Challenges Facing the Information Society
(FIDES), 2006-2010
- Member of the Program Committee, 2nd European Workshop
on optical fibre sensors, EWOFS’07, Italy, July 2007.
- Member of the Program Committee, 19th Optical Fiber Sensors
Conference, Perth, Australia, April 2008.
- Member of the International Scientific Committee, 4th
European Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring, Cracow, Poland, July
2008.
- Member of the Program Committee, Slow and Fast Light,
Boston, USA, July 2008.
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