VII Workshop NyNA 2015
Salamanca (España), 6-8 de julio de 2015
Itamar Willner
Professor of Institute of Chemistry. The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
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TAMAR WILLNER completed his Ph.D. studies at The
Hebrew University of Jerusalem in 1978. After
postdoctoral research (1978−1981) at U.C. Berkeley, he
joined the Institute of Chemistry at The Hebrew
University of Jerusalem, where he was appointed Professor in 1986.
He coauthored over 700 research papers and monographs, and he
serves on many editorial boards of journals. He holds over 43,000 citations, h-index
107. His research interests include bioelectronics and molecular electronics,
nanobiotechnology, and, specifically, DNA-based nanotechnology, sensors, and
biosensors, application of metal and semiconductor nanoparticles for sensing,
functional monolayer and thin film assemblies, light-induced electron-transfer
processes, artificial photosynthesis and photobioelectrochemistry cells, supramolecular
chemistry, and “smart” stimuli-responsive materials for drug delivery. He is the
recipient of the Kolthoff Award, The Max-Planck Research Award for International
Cooperation, the Israel Chemical Society Award, the Israel Prize in Chemistry, the
Rothschild Prize, and the EMET Prize. He is a member of the Israel Academy of
Sciences, the German National Academy of Sciences, Leopoldina, and the European
Academy of Sciences and Arts. http://nyna2015.usal.es
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