Semiat R
Israel Institute of Technology, Israel
Biography
Raphael Semiat is a professor in the Chemical Engineering Department, Technion, Haifa, Israel. He holds the Yitzhak Rabin Memorial Chair in Science, engineering and management, served as the director of the Grand Water research Institute and is in charge of the Rabin Desalination Laboratory. B.Sc. degree in Chemical Engineering from the Technion in 1973 and D.Sc. dissertation on MED Desalination in 1978 at the Technion. Expert in separation processes with industrial experience. He joined the Chemical Engineering Department, Technion, in 1990. His main research interests are: Process Development; Separation Processes with emphasis on Desalination. Of particular relevance are the research subjects associated with membranes processes and membrane fouling prevention. Most of his current research subjects are associated with the industry.
Abstract
Abstract : Water treatments needs and directions