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IVS vision and goals
Since its inception in 1968, the main goals of the Israel Vacuum Society have been to promote and stimulate professional interconnections and communication among Israeli scientists specializing in the areas of surface science, thin films and vacuum science, and to foster educational activities in these areas at various scientific levels. There is a common understanding that surface science, thin films and vacuum technology should be regarded in a broad sense. Accordingly, members of the society work in a wide range of fields including nanotechnology, optoelectronics, low-k dielectrics, hard coatings, thin films, self-assembly, sensors, bio-interfaces, electronic materials, MEMS, thermodynamics and kinetics of processes, and surface dynamics.
The IVS goals are met by a variety of activities among which are:
I. National Conferences, including Scientific Sessions, Commercial Exhibition
II. Workshops on topical subjects.
III. Courses in a range of topics such as surface science, calibration and measurement of vacuum equipment.
IV. Encouraging the activities of scientists, graduate students and technicians by recognizing excellence through awarding prizes and travel scholarships.
V. Fostering international connections by inviting distinct non-Israeli plenary speakers, by setting English as the official language at IVS meetings and by maintaining close relationship with international and sister societies abroad.
The IVS is a member of the International Union for Vacuum Science Technique and Applications (IUVSTA) and has a cooperative agreement with the American Vacuum Society (AVS).
You are invited to join us and to take part in our activities.
Sincerely,
Daniel Nessim
IVS President, 2020
Contact us
Dr. Noa Lachman-Senesh
Position: IVS President (since 2023)
Phone:+972-3-6406993
Fax:+972-3-6406648
Email:noala@tauex.tau.ac.il
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Director, Composites Structure and Interface Laboratory
Wolfson Building, Rooms 131 (office) & 354 (lab)
Tel Aviv University
Ramat Aviv, Tel Aviv 6997801
Dr. Tatyana Bendikov
Position: Board Member and IVS Treasurer
Email: tatyana.bendikov@weizmann.ac.il
Department of Chemical Research Support, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 7610001 Israel
Phone: +972-8-934-3422
Department of Chemical Research Support, Weizmann Institute of Science
Position: Board Member and Scientific Secretary
Prof. Yitzhak Mastai
Position: Board Member
Email: mastai@biu.ac.il
Department of Chemistry and member of the Nano Materials Center at the Institute of Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials (BINA),
Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan 52900 Israel
Tel. +972.3.5317681
Prof. Mastai’s Lab | Website
Dr. Sidney Cohen
Email:sidney.cohen@weizmann.ac.il
Phone: +972-8-934-2703
Development of scanning probe microscopy techniques and their application, nanomechanics.
Department of Chemical Research Support, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 7610001 Israel
Position: Board Member and IVS laision with AVS
Prof. Gilbert Daniel Nessim
Position: Board Member
Email: Gilbert.Nessim@biu.ac.il
Bar Ilan Institute for Nanotechnology and Advanced materials (BINA)
Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan 52900 Israel
Tel. +972 3 7384540
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Phone: 972-3-5026519
Email: amos.bardea@hit.ac.il
Faculty of Engineering, Head of Electrical and Electronics Engineering Department
HIT - Holon Institute of Technology, Holon, 5810201
Faculty of Engineering, Head of Electrical and Electronics Engineering Department
HIT - Holon Institute of Technology, Holon
Dr. Amos Bardea
Dr. Muhammad Bashouti
Position: Board Member
Phone: 972-8-6596738
Fax: 972-8-6596736
Email: Bashouti@bgu.ac.il
The Jacob Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research
The Swiss Institute for Dryland Environmental & Energy Research
Alexandre Yersin Department of Solar Energy and Environmental Physics (YDSEEP)
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, P.O.B. 653 Beer-Sheva
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Prof. Igor Rahinov
Position: Board Member
Email: igorra@openu.ac.il
The Open University of Israel - OUI Department of Natural Sciences, Ra’anana 43107 Israel
Prof. Asher Yahalom
Position: Board Member and Plasma section representative
Phone: 972-74-7296-199
Email: asya@ariel.ac.il
The Department of Electrical Engineering and Electronics, Ariel University, Ariel 40700, Israel
Website: https://www.ariel.ac.il/wp/ayahalom/
Prof. Yaron Amouyal
Position: Board Member
Phone: 972-77-8871915
Email: amouyal@technion.ac.il
Associate Professor at the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology.
Prof. Elad Gross
Position: Board Member
Phone: +972-2-6584926
Email: elad.gross@mail.huji.ac.il
An assistant professor at the Institute of Chemistry of the Hebrew University
Dr. Alex Strikovsky
Position: Board Member
Phone: 0547887551
Email: alexander.strikovsky@intel.com
Process Engineer at Intel Electronics, Ltd
Dr. Irit Goldian
Position: Board Member