Abraham Kogan ^People

In 1940 he entered the Physics and Mathematics Faculty of ChernovtsiUniversity. He received his M. Sc. from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (1950) and Ph.D. from Princeton University (1956). From 1952 he was a member of the aeronautics faculty of the Haifa Technion where he became professor (1963). During the War of Independence, he was engaged in military development, culminatingni the creation of mobile mines, then continued his studies at the Haifa Technion. Since 1989 he has been emeritus professor at the Technion and visiting scientistat the Weizmann Institute. Major scientific works in the field of aircraft mechanics, the ues of solar energy, the creation of turbines for windmills, the method ofdesalination fosea water (the Kogan-Rose desalination process) and the use of thermal energy of the seas. More recently he analyzed the effects of solar heat on water and the practicalimplications for utilizing solar power.His achievements were recognized by many honors including the RothschildPrize (1966). After retiring from the Technion, the eternal young man spent two more decades at the Weizmann Institute, where he led research into the production ofhydrogen-free fuel using solar energy.He was a member of the Academy of Sciences, the National Council forResearch and Development, the Atomic Energy Commission and more.