Prof. Gil Markovich

Prof. Gil Markovich

EDUCATION:

Period Institution Degree Subject Date of award

1985-88 Tel-Aviv University B.Sc. Chemistry 1988 Magna cum Laude

1989-96 Tel-Aviv University Ph.D. Chemical Physics 1997 with distinction

* Title of Doctoral Dissertation:

Photoelectron Spectroscopic Studies of Ion Solvation in Clusters.

Supervisor: Prof. Ori Cheshnovsky.

ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Period Institution Department Function

1988-94 Tel-Aviv University Chemistry Assistant and Instructor Courses: physical chemistry, statistical mechanics, introduction to solid state, advanced physical chemistry laboratory.

1996-98 UCLA Chemistry Post-doctoral research with Prof. Jim Heath

Title of research: Electron Transport Properties of Organically Functionalized Metal Nanocrystal Arrays

1998-2003 Tel-Aviv University Chemistry Lecturer

2003-2008 Tel-Aviv University Chemistry Senior Lecturer

2008- Tel Aviv University Chemistry Associate Professor

RESEARCH GRANTS

1999-2003	Israel Science Foundation, “Studies of the Magnetic and Electronic Properties of Two- and Three-dimensional Magnetic Nanocrystal Arrays and their Dependence on Nanocrystal Size and Separation”
1999-2002	F.I.R.S.T. (Israel Academy of Sciences), “Measurements and Control of Electron Transport in Chemically Synthesized Nanowires”
2000-2003	US-Israel Binational Science Foundation, “Synthesis, Organization and Characterization of Organically Functionalized Metal Nanowires”
2000-2003	Ministry of Science – Advanced Materials, “Functional Thin Films of Nanoparticles”
2000-2003	Ministry of Science – Electrooptics, “Nanoparticle Complexed Nanotube Near-field Optical Probes in Chemical Sensor Development, Magneto-Optics and Other Technologically Important Applications”
1999-2009	The James-Frank Binational Israel-Germany Research Program
2005-2006	Israel National Nano Initiative (by ISF), "Controlled environment laboratory for the synthesis, assembly, device fabrication, and characterization of nanostructures"
2003-2006	Israel Science Foundation, "Magnetization studies of magnetic nanoparticles arranged in close-packed arrays - magnetic microscopy versus magnetic measurements
2006-2010	Israel Science Foundation, Controlling the composition of complex oxide nanocrystals: From chemistry to magnetism
2007-2010	Converging Technologies (ISF), "Merging Plasmonics with Chiral Bio-molecules: Plasmon Enhanced Circular Dichroism Spectroscopy"
2007-2011	US-Israel Binational Science Foundation, “Arrays of strongly interacting magnetic nanoparticles – “watching” a phase transition with spatial and temporal resolution"
2009-2011	German-Israeli Foundation, "Exploring nanoscale ferroelectricity in isolated and interacting ferroelectric nanocrystals using electron holography"