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Asher A. Friesem Ph.D. Received B.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Michigan in 1958 and 1968, respectively. From 1958 to 1963 he was employed by Bell Aero Systems Company and Bendix Research Laboratories. From 1963 to 1969, at the University of Michigan’s Institute’s of Science and Technology, he conducted investigations in coherent optics, mainly in the areas of optical data processing and holography. From 1969 to 1973 he was principal research engineer in the Electro-Optics Center of Harris, Inc., performing research in the areas of optical memories and displays. In 1973 he joined the staff of the Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel and was appointed Professor of Optical Sciences in 1977. He subsequently served as Department Head, Chairman of the Scientific Council, and Chairman of the Professorial Council . In recent years his research activities have concentrated on new holographic concepts and applications, optical image processing, electro-optic devices, and new laser resonator configurations. He has served on numerous program and advisory committees of national and international conferences. Among other posts, he served for many years as a Vice President of the International Commission of Optics (ICO) and Chairman of the Israel Laser and Electro-Optics Society. He is a Fellow of OSA, a Life Fellow of IEEE, a member of SPIE, and a member of Sigma Xi. Over the years he has been a Visiting Professor in Germany, Switzerland, France and the U.S.A., has authored and co-authored over 250 scientific papers, co-editor of four scientific volumes, and holds 30 international patents.
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Michael Belkin, MA, M.D Michael Belkin is a Professor of Ophthalmology in Tel Aviv University and the director of the Ophthalmic Technologies Laboratory at the university’s Eye Research Institute at the Sheba Medical Center. He was awarded a master’s degree in science by Cambridge University, England, and received a doctorate in medicine from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Dr. Belkin served previously as:
He is an author of over 200 scientific publications and 15 patents. He is an internationally recognized eye researcher and received various research awards. His laboratory is dedicated to enabling the transfer of technologies from university-level research to clinical practice by providing expertise and facilities for laboratory, preclinical and clinical studies. He is involved in several such projects at various stages of development in lasers, optics, ophthalmic devices, pharmaceutics and biotechnology. Dr. Belkin is an active, long-standing, member of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO), the American Academy of Ophthalmology, the International Society of Eye Research, the Biomedical Optics Society section of the International Society of Optical Engineering (SPIE), the American Glaucoma Society and many others. He served and is serving as chairman and member of various international and local scientific and professional committees as well as scientific journals’ editorial boards. |
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