Israelachvili, Jacob Nissim (1944 - )

Chronology

1962 - 1965	National Service in Israel
1962 - 1965	Bachelor of Arts (BA) completed at Christ's College, University of Cambridge, UK
1968 - 1971	Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) completed at the University of Cambridge
1971 - 1972	Postdoctoral Researcher at the Surface Physics Laboratory at the University of Cambridge (eleven months)
1972 - 1974	European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) Research Fellow at the Biophysics Institute, University of Stockholm and at the Karolinska Institute, Sweden
1974 - 1977	Research Fellow then Fellow in the Research School of Physical Science and the Research School of Biological Sciences at the Institute of Advanced Studies, Australian National University in Canberra
1977	Pawsey Medal received from the Australian Academy of Science
1977 - 1986	Senior Fellow then Professorial Fellow in the Department of Applied Mathematics and Department of Neurobiology at the Institute of Advanced Studies, Australian National University in Canberra
1982 -	Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science (FAA)
1982 - 1986	Councillor of the International Association of Colloid and Interface Scientists
1984 - 1985	Head of the Department of Applied Mathematics at the Research School of Physical Sciences at the Institute of Advanced Studies
1986 -	Professor of Chemical Engineering in the Materials Department in the Materials Research Laboratory (MRL), and in the Biomolecular Science and Engineering (BMSE) Program at the University of California, USA
1986	Matthew Flinders Medal and Lecture received from the Australian Academy of Science
1986 - 1988	Vice-President of the International Association of Colloid and Interface Scientists
1988 -	Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS)
1991	Alpha Chi Sigma Award received from the American Institute of of Chemical Engineers
1993	Associate Director of the Materials Research Laboratory (MRL) at the University of California
1996 -	Foreign Associate of the US National Academy of Engineering (NAE)