Prof. Michael Urbakh was awarded a distinguished Visiting Professorship from Tsinghua University in Beijing
Prof. Michael Urbakh is Head of the School of Chemistry
Prof. Michael Urbakh, Head of the School of Chemistry, was awarded a Distinguished Visiting Professorship by Tsinghua University during his last visit to China in September.
The prestigious title was awarded to Prof. Urbakh by Xue Qikun, Vice President for Research of Tsinghua University. During the award ceremony, Prof. Urbakh gave a lecture on his research field: Atomic Scale Friction.
Tel Aviv University and Tsinghua, China's leading university have been collaborating closely in the field of nanoscience since 2014.