The Faculty History Project documents faculty members who have been associated with the University of Michigan since 1837. Key in this effort is to celebrate the intellectual life of the University. This Faculty History Website is intended as a component of the effort to document the extraordinary academic achievements of Michigan’s faculty in building and sustaining one of the world’s great universities. It provides access to a comprehensive database of information concerning the thousands of faculty members who have served the University of Michigan.
Find out more.
The Bentley Historical Library serves as the official archives for the University.
Bio
Esher Ben Jacob
Tel Aviv University
Tel Aviv University
School of Physics & Astronomy
Education
B.Sc. Physics, 1969-1971 & 1974-1975, Tel Aviv University
M.Sc. Physics, 1975-1978, Magna cum laude", Tel Aviv University,
System Analyst Computer Science, 1974-1976, Technion
Ph.D. Physics, 1978-1982, Summa cum laude “ Tel Aviv University
Academic Positions
1981- 1984 Post Doctoral Fellow, the Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics
1984 - 1989 Assistant Professor of Physics, University of Michigan
1986 - 1987 Senior Lecturer in Physics, Tel Aviv University
1987 - 1992 Associate Professor of Physics, Tel Aviv University
1992 Professor of Physics, Tel Aviv University
1997 - 2000 Head,Department of Condensed Matter, Tel Aviv University
2003 - Maguy-Glass Chair in Physics of Complex Systems, Tel Aviv University