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Physics of polymers
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Statistical mechanics of elasticity
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Random systems
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Diffusion of macromolecules
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Knots and entanglements in polymers
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Entropy-dominated systems
Prof. Yacov Kantor
Email: kantor@post.tau.ac.il
Phone: 03-6409121
External phone: 03-6416203
Fax: 03-6422979
Office: Shenkar Physics, 422
Research
Education
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B.Sc. in Physics, Tel Aviv University, 1974
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M.Sc. in Physics, Tel Aviv University, 1980
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Ph.D. in Physics, Tel Aviv University, 1984
Academic Appointments
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Post-doc at Exxon Corp. Res. Laboratories, 1983-1985
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Post-doctoral Fellow, Harvard University, 1985-1987
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Senior Lecturer, Tel Aviv University, 1987-1989
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Associate Professor, Tel Aviv University, 1989-1995
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Visiting Scientist, Harvard and MIT, 1993-1994
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Full Professor, Tel Aviv University, 1995-Present
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Incumbent of J. & R. Meyerhoff Chair of Theoretical Solid State Physics and Thermodynamics, 2010-Present
Awards and Prizes
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Alon Fellowship for Young Scientists , 1987-1990
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Bat-Sheva de Rothschild Fellow, 1988-1990
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Ernest Bergmann Memorial Award, 1988-1991
