CURRICULUM VITAE Date: 13 May, 2005 |
Name: Dr. Stanley R. Rotman |
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Date and Place of Birth: |
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Marital Status: Married, 4 children |
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Present Position: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, |
(1987 to Date) |
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Academic Rank: Professor (1997); previously - Associate Professor (1992); Senior Lecturer (1987); received tenure, 1991. |
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Address at Work: |
Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering |
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(08) 646-1539 |
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Professional Interests: Research and development in the fields of lasers, digital image processing, materials, optics and target acquisition. |
EDUCATION
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY |
Cambridge, Mass., USA |
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1975-1979: B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, June 1979. |
Thesis title: Analysis of Passive Radiometric Observations of Snow and Ice, supervised by Prof. D. H. Staelin. |
Grade Point Average 4.9/5.0. |
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1979-1980: M.S. degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, June 1980. |
Thesis title: The Generation and Stabilization of Ultrashort Sub-Picosecond Pulses Using Active Feedback, supervised by Prof. M. M. Salour. |
Grade Point Average 4.8/5.0. |
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1980-1985: Ph.D. degree, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Sept. 1985. |
Thesis title: Defect Structure of Luminescent Garnets, jointly supervised by Professor C. Warde of the Electrical Engineering Department |
and Professor H. L. Tuller of the Materials Science and Engineering Department. |
Major program in solid-state physics and non-linear optics. |
Minor program in probability and stochastic processes. |
Grade Point Average 4.9/5.0. |
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
2001-2002 Air Force Research Laboratory, Hanscom AFB, MA, USA USA Research Staff Member. Conducting research in the field of target acquisition and hyperspectral imaging. |
1987-Present BEN-GURION UNIVERSITY, Beer-Sheva, Israel. |
Professor. Conducting research in the fields of lasers, electronic materials and target acquisition. |
1985-1987 INSTITUTE FOR DEFENSE ANALYSES, Alexandria, VA, USA. |
Research Staff Member. Have participated in several research projects involving defense problems for the Department of Defense. |
Evaluated new solid-state laser candidates for use as rangefinders and target designators. |
Designed target acquisition modules for use in U.S. Army battle field model. |
Assessed the state-of-the-art of solid-state physics methods and their application to tribology. |
1980-1985 MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, |
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Research Assistant. Engaged in the correlation of the electrical and optical properties of various oxides to determine methods of improving their laser and luminescent performance. Performed photoluminescent and cathodoluminescent experiments on oxides. Have determined their defect structure by comparing with electrical conductivity and ionic transference measurements. |
1980 Teacher assistant in quantum mechanics and statistical mechanics. |
1979-1980 Research assistant. Aligned and studied argon-pumped mode-locked dye laser to produce sub-picosecond pulses. Calculated the variation in the widths of the pulses, and designed linear feedback loops to the argon laser and the dye laser to lower the noise. |
1977-1979 Undergraduate research assistant. Analyzed radiometric data from the |
Numbus 5 satellite's measurements of the Antarctic snow pack, to determine accumulation rate. |
1976 Summer Information Processing Services, Cambridge, Mass. |
Updated documentation and produced a monthly newsletter online. |
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Courses taught: |
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Introduction to Semiconductors - 2nd Year Compulsory Undergraduate - Ben-Gurion |
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Electronic
Devices - 2nd Year Compulsory Undergraduate - Ben- |
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Optical
Communications - 4th Year Elective Undergraduate -
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Introduction to Digital Image Processing - 4th Year Elective Undergraduate - Ben- Gurion University |
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Laser
Engineering - |
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Estimation
Theory - |
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Non-linear
Optical Electronics - |
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Physics
of Semiconductors - |
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Random
Processes - 2nd Year Compulsory Undergradute - |
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Digital Signal
Processing of Hyperspectral Data – |
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Senior projects: |
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1988-1989, 2 students in 2 groups; 1989-1990, 6 students in 3 groups; 1990-1991, 6 students in 3 groups; 1991-1992, 11 students in 6 groups; 1992-1993, 13 students in 7 groups; 1993-1994, 19 students in 10
groups; 1994-1995, 10 students in 5
groups; 1995-1996, 9 students in 5
groups; 1996-1997, 5 students in 3groups;
1997-1998, 9 students in 5 groups;
1998-1999, 5 students in 3 groups;1999-2000, 14 students in 8
groups;2000-2001, 12 students in 6 groups, 2002-2003,10 students in 5 groups.
2003-2004, 13 students in 7 groups. |
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Typical teaching load: |
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1990-1994: 6 courses a year (3 courses a term) 1994-1997: 3 courses a year (11/2 courses a term due to responsibilities as chairman of teaching committee) 1997-2001: 2 courses a year (1 course a term due to responsibilities as chairman of department). 2002-2004: 4 courses a year |
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Research Advisor: |
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Master Thesis Supervision: 1988-1989, 2 students; 1989-1990, 4 students; 1990-1991, 6 students; 1991-1992, 5 students; 1992-1993, 4 students; 1993-1994, 4 students; 1994-1995, 5 students; 1995-1996, 9 students; 1996-1997, 7 students; 1997-1998, 8 students; 1998-1999, 8 students;1999-2000, 8 students; 2000-2001, 5 students;2002-2003, 5 students; 2003-2004, 8 students. Doctoral Thesis Supervision: 1990-1991, 1 student; 1991-1992, 1 student; 1992-1993, 1student; 1993-1994, 2 students; 1994-1995, 4 students; 1995-1996, 4 students; 1996-1997, 4 students; 1997-1998, 3 students; 1998-1999, 4 students; 1999-2000, 2 students; 2000-2001, 1 student; 2002-2003, 1 student; 2003-2004, 1 student. |
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Committees and Administrative Positions: |
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1988-1990, Responsible for departmental courses in communications; 1988-1990, Departmental Committee on Student Affairs; 1989-1990, Departmental Safety Committee; 1989-1992, Departmental Committee on Computing. 1990, Search Committee for Head of Department, Chairman 1990-1997, Departmental Committee for Public Relations. 1991-1992, Departmental Committee on Teaching. 1992-1997, Departmental Committee on Teaching, Chairman (~ 800 students). 1997-1999, Head of Department of Electrical and
Computer Eng.(1st Term) 1999-2001,
" " " " " " " " (2nd Term) 2002-2003, Departmental Committee on Graduate School Teaching, Chairman (200 students) |
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Student Advising: |
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1988-1989 one half of departmental freshman class (~ 70 students); 1989-1990 one half of departmental sophomore class (~70 students). 1990-1991 one quarter of departmental junior class (~ 35 students). 1991-1992 one quarter of departmental senior class (~ 35 students) |
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Faculty and University Committees |
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1994 Search Committee for Dean of Technology 1995 Committee on Technican Admission Policy 1995 Faculty Resources Commmittee 1995-1997 Head of the 1998 Search Committee for Dean of Technology 2003-2004 Central committee of Ben-Gurion
University 2003-2004 Associate Dean for Teaching, Faculty
of Engineering 2002-2004 Operating committee ("vaad hapoel)) of |
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Ben-Gurion University Representative |
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1988-1990 National Standards Institute, Committee on Optical Fibers 1992 Ministry of Science Committee, Proposal Evaluation 1993 1998 Ministry of Science Committee, Proposal Evaluation, Chairman 1998 Academic Council for 1999 Ministry of Science Committee, Proposal Evaluation 1999-2003 Academic Council for Technological Council
of 2000 2000 2001 2001-2002 Academic Council for 2003 2004 Ministry of Science Committee, Proposal Evaluation |
MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 1984 - Present |
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Laser and Electrooptics
Society of |
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The International Society for Optical Engineering (SPIE) 1987 - Pr |
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Optical Society of |
INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION
A. Invited Papers |
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S. R. Rotman, C. Roxlo, D. Bebelaar, T. K. Yee and M. M. Salour, "Generation, Stabilization and Amplification of Subpicosecond Pulses," Appl. Phys. B 28 (4), 319-326 (1982). (Same as paper #10 in Scientific Publications.) |
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S. R. Rotman, E. Luria, |
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R. Melamed, Y. Yitzhaky, N. S. Kopeika and S.
R. Rotman, "Experimental Comparison of Three Target Acquisition
Models," Opt. |
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R. Succary, M. Maltz, O. Hadar, S. R. Rotman
and N. S. Kopeika, "Relative Effects of
Distortion and Noise on Target Acquisition:
The Advisability of Image Restoration," Opt. |
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O. Hadar, A. Kuntsevitsky,
M. Wasserblat, N. S. Kopeika
and S. R. Rotman, "Automatic Target Recognition During Sensor Motion and
Vibration," Opt.
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International Invited Seminars and Conference Talks |
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S. R. Rotman, "Unusually Fast Energy Transfer
in Solid State Crystals and Glasses," presented by S. R. Rotman at the |
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S. R. Rotman, "Clutter Analysis for Modeling
and Improving Human and Automatic Target Acquisition," invited by Dr. Andresen, SPIE, and
presented by S. R. Rotman at SPIE's 1993
International Symposium on Optics, Imaging and Instrumentation, |
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S. R. Rotman, "Modelling
Unusually Fast Non-Radiative Energy Transfer in |
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S. R. Rotman and M. L. Kowalczyk, "Understanding
infrared clutter through fixation point analysis," invited by Dr.
Watkins, SPIE, and presented at SPIE's
International Symposium on Optical Engineering in Aerospace Sensing, |
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Y. Kalisky, J. Zhang, S.
R. Rotman and M. Kokta, "Spectroscopy and
Laser Performance of Some Rare Earth and
Transition Metal-Doped Garnets,"
invited by Dr. Payne, SPIE, and presented at SPIE's
1995 International Symposium on Lasers and Applications, San Jose, CA., |
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N. S. Kopeika, D. Sadot, O. Hadar, I. Dror and S. R. Rotman, "Contrast-Limited Target Acquisition: Atmospheric and Motion Effects," invited by Dr. G. R. Gerhart, U.S. Army Tank-Automotive Command, and presented at SPIE's International Symposium on Optical Engineering, Orlando, FL, April 17-21, 1995. |
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S. R. Rotman, "Optical Probes for Determining
Dopant-Mobile Defect Interactions," invited by
Prof. I. Riess, Dept. of Physics, Technion, and presented by S. R. Rotman at the
International Workshop on Transport in Ionic Solids, |
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S. R. Rotman, "Point Target Detection Metrics," "Optical Probes for Determining Dopant-Mobile Defect Interactions," and "Practical Models for Energy Transfer in Solid-State Materials," invited by Ms. V. Cox, U.S. European Office of Aerospace Research and Development for a set of four lectures at U.S. Military Bases, July 16 - 26, 1995. |
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S. R. Rotman, "Clutter Factors Affecting Human Target Acquisition," invited by Y. Bushlin, Technion, and presented by S. R. Rotman at the Workshop on Target Acquisition, Technion, Haifa, Israel, Oct. 2, 1995. |
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S. R. Rotman, "Fast Energy Transfer Between Subsites in Wide-Bandgap
Luminescent Materials," invited by R. Reisfeld,
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S. R. Rotman, "Energy Transfer Between Subsites in Wide-Bandgap Luminescent Materials," and "Processes Affecting Electro-Optical Target Acquisition," invited by Barry McKinney, U.S. European Office of Aerospace Research and Development for a set of four lectures at U.S. Military Bases, July 7-17, 1997. |
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S. R. Rotman, "Fast Energy Transfer Between
Pairs in Wide-Bandgap Luminescent Materials,"
invited by Y. Kalisky and presented by S. R. Rotman
at the Spanish-Israeli workshop on Solid State Lasers, |
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S. R. Rotman, "Rate Equations and Spectroscopy - Are They
Compatible?" invited
by R. Reisfeld, |
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J. Silverman and S.R. Rotman, “Segmentations of hyperspectral imagery: technqiues and applications”, invited by Dr. Andresen, SPIE, and presented by S. R. Rotman at SPIE's 2002 International Symposium on Optical Science and Technology, Seattle, WA , July 7-11, 2002. |
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International Activity |
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Participated in the program organizing committee of the
2nd French-Israel Binational Conference on
Solid-State Lasers, |
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Participated in the program organizing committee and
session chairman of the 9th Meeting on Optical Engineering in |
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Participated in the program organizing committee of the
Israel-China Binational Conference on Lasers, |
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Participated in the program organizing committee and
session chairman of the 10th Meeting on Optical Engineering in |
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Participated in the program organizing committee and
session chairman of the Israel- Spain Binational
Conference on Solid State Lasers, |
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Participated in the organizing committee of the 11th
Meeting on Optical Engineering and Microelectronics in |
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Participated in the organizing commitee
of the 4th French-Israel Binational Conference on
Solid-State Lasers, |
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Chief Editor of book entitled "Wide-Gap Luminescent Materials: Theory and Applications," Kluwer Publishers, Publication Date: Dec. 1996. |
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Associate Editor, Journal of Electroceramics |
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Associate Editor, Infrared Physics and Technology |
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Awards |
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Awarded the Polish-Jewish Ex-Servicemen's Association - London Award for work on Target Acquisition, Oct. 27, 1994. |
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Awarded National Research Council Fellowship – 2001-2002. |