David Feiman ( born David Faiman ; born in 1944, United Kingdom ) is an Israeli engineer- physicist , a global expert on solar energy [1] . He is the director of the Ben-Gurion National Center for Solar Energy and the head of the Department of Energy and Solar Physics of the Environment at the Institute for Desert Research at Ben-Gurion University [2] .
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Education
He studied at the University of London . He received his Ph.D. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1969. In September 1973, two weeks before the start of the Doomsday War , he emigrated from Great Britain to Israel [3] . He worked as a theoretical physicist at the Research Institute. Weizmann Later, Amos Richmond asked him to help set up the Jacob Blaustein Desert Research Institute at Ben-Gurion University at Sde-Boker [3] . In 1976, Feyman joined Ben-Gurion University and helped establish the Blaustein Institutes, after which he focused on his research in the field of applied solar energy. In 1995 he became a full-time professor at the University [4] . He is also the director of the Ben-Gurion National Center for Solar Energy and the head of the Department of Energy and Solar Physics of the Environment at the Institute for Desert Research [2] .
Personal life
Feyman lives in Sde Boker , Israel , in a passive solar house, where the work of all heating and cooling systems is supported by the sun [5] .
Notes
- De Sde Boker makes solar energy viable , Ofri Ilani, " Haaretz ", August 8, 2007.
- ↑ 1 2 David Faiman biography (English) (inaccessible link) . DLD - Digital, Life, Design Conference in Munich. The appeal date is September 17, 2015. Archived February 17, 2010.
- ↑ 1 2 BGU shields for the future (unavailable link) , Ehud Zion Waldoks, " The Jerusalem Post ", November 2, 2008. (unavailable link from 26-09-2017 [675 days])
- ↑ Faculty biography (inaccessible link) . Ben Gurion University . The date of circulation is September 26, 2017. Archived October 26, 2013.
- Professor Israeli professor envisions a bright future , Joseph Flesh, Israel 21C, April 30, 2006. (inaccessible link from 09/26/2017 [675 days])
Links
- David Feyman's page on the Ben-Gurion University website (eng.)