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Jacob Klein

Jacob Klein is an Israeli chemist and Weizmann Institute professor known for his research in soft matter, polymer science and surface science.

born 1949Soft condensed matter researchPolymer and surface scienceNanoscale friction and lubrication research

Occupation: chemist, researcher
Education: St Catharine's College

Jacob Klein was born in 1949 in Tel Aviv

Jacob Klein was born in Tel Aviv in 1949. He finished secondary school in England.

After his military service in Israel, which ended in 1970, he went back to England. He studied at Cambridge University, where David Tabor supervised his thesis.

He held fellowships at St. Catharine's College, Cambridge, from 1976 to 1984 and did postdoctoral work at the Weizmann Institute from 1977 to 1980. He became an associate professor at the Weizmann Institute in 1984 and a full professor in 1987, and he headed its polymer research department from 1989 to 1991. His research covers polymer physics, surfaces and friction at the nanometer scale.

In October 2000 he became head of the Physical and Theoretical Chemistry Laboratory at Oxford. He returned to the Weizmann Institute in 2007. He has written or co-written more than 290 peer-reviewed papers.

Milestones in Jacob Klein's life

1949
Born in Tel Aviv.
1970
Completed military service in Israel.
1984
Became an associate professor at the Weizmann Institute.
1987
Became a full professor at the Weizmann Institute.
1995
Received the Polymer Physics Prize of the American Physical Society.
2000
Became head of the Physical and Theoretical Chemistry Laboratory at Oxford.
2007
Returned to the Weizmann Institute.
2012
Received the Tribology Gold Medal of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers.
2020
Received the Rothschild Prize.
2021
Received the Irving Langmuir Award of the American Physical Society.