David Andelman, ( he, דוד אנדלמן; born 17 October 1955) is an Israeli theoretical
physicist best known for his contributions to
soft matter and
biophysics.
Academic background
Andelman is the Moyses Nussenzveig Professor of Statistical Physics at the School of Physics and Astronomy, Faculty of Exact Sciences,
Tel Aviv University.
He received his PhD in 1984 in physics from
MIT, and then spent one year (1984–85) as a Joliot Curie Fellow at
Collège de France in
Paris under the direction of
Pierre-Gilles de Gennes, and two years (1985–87) as a post-doctoral fellow at Exxon Research Corporate Laboratories (now CSR,
ExxonMobil
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) in
Clinton
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,
New Jersey. In 1987 he joined the faculty of Tel Aviv University and between 2011 and 2015 he served as the chairman of its School of Physics and Astronomy.
Research
Andelman uses theories and models from physics to study
soft condensed matter and
biological physics systems at the molecular scale. In recent years, his interests are devoted to the understanding of electrostatic effects in soft and bio matter:
ionic solutions (electrolytes), charge polymers (
polyelectrolytes) and charged
biomembranes. Another venue of research is dedicated to directed
self-assembly of
block copolymers, their patterns and applications in
nanolithography.
Andelman served on the editorial boards of several journals including:
European Physical Journal E
The ''European Physical Journal E: Soft Matter and Biological Physics'' is a scientific journal focusing on the physics of soft matter and biophysics. It publishes papers describing advances in the understanding of physical aspects of soft, liqui ...
,
Soft Matter, Soft Materials (
Taylor & Francis), European Biophysical Journal. He is the co-editor of several book series on Soft and Biological Matter.
Awards
Andelman is a fellow of the
American Physical Society
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, recipient of the Bourke Award (2003,
Royal Society of Chemistry), Paris-Sciences Chair (2005,
ESPCI ParisTech
ESPCI Paris (officially the École supérieure de physique et de chimie industrielles de la Ville de Paris; ''The City of Paris Industrial Physics and Chemistry Higher Educational Institution'') is a prestigious grande école founded in 1882 by ...
) and the
Humboldt Prize (2002, Germany). He was A "
Henri de Rothschild fellow" (1993,
Curie Institute, Paris
Centre of protontherapy
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), Yamada fellow (1991, Japan) and
JSPS
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History
The Japan Society for ...
fellow (1997, 2002, Japan).
References
External links
David Andelmanhome page a
Tel Aviv UniversityDavid Andelman associated articlesat
arXiv.org
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Romanian emigrants to Israel
1955 births
Israeli physicists
Scientists from Bucharest
Tel Aviv University alumni
Collège de France
Academic staff of Tel Aviv University
Living people
Fellows of the American Physical Society