ACADEMIC DEGREES
- 1986: D. Sc. in Structural Engineering, State University of Civil Engineering (former Civil Engineering Institute), Moscow.
- 1978: B. Sc. and M. Sc. (summa cum laude) in Industrial and Civil Construction, State University of Civil Engineering, Moscow.
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
- 2002 – pres.: Associate Professor, Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Technion, Haifa.
- 1996 – 2002: Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Technion, Haifa.
- 1989 – 1990: Docent, Department of Building Structures, Faculty of Civil Engineering, State Open University (former All-Union Open Polytechnic Institute), Moscow.
- 1986 – 1989: Senior Lecturer, Department of Building Structures, Faculty of Civil Engineering, State Open University, Moscow.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
- 2013 – pres. Head, Building Materials, Performance and Technology Department, National Building Research Institute (NBRI), Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Technion, Haifa.
- 2013: On Sabbatical: Visiting Professor, University of Perugia, Italy, and Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA.
- 2012 – pres.: Head, B.Sc. in Civil Engineering – Management and Construction Program, and Building Materials, Performance & Technology Graduate Studies Program, Department of Structural Engineering and Construction Management, Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Technion, Haifa.
- 2005 – pres.: Head, Building Materials and Technology Department, National Building Research Institute (NBRI), Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Technion, Haifa.
- 2005: On Sabbatical: Visiting Professor, DTU – Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark, and UBC – University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
- 1996 – pres.: Principal Researcher, NBRI, Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Technion, Haifa.
- 1991 – 1996: Researcher, NBRI, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Technion, Haifa.
- 1989 – 1990: Senior Research Fellow, State Open University, Moscow.
- 1987 – 1989: Senior Research Fellow, Laboratory of Physical Chemical and Physical Mechanical Research, USSR Research Institute of Building Materials and Structures, Moscow.
- 1982 – 1986: Junior Research Fellow, Department of Structures Testing, Faculty of Civil Engineering, State University of Civil Engineering, Moscow.
- 1981 – 1982: Senior Research Engineer, Department of Structures Testing, Faculty of Civil Engineering, State University of Civil Engineering, Moscow.
- 1980 – 1981: Research Engineer, Department of Structures Testing, Faculty of Civil Engineering, State University of Civil Engineering, Moscow.
- 1978 – 1980: Research Engineer, Department of Soil Mechanics and Foundations, Faculty of Hydrotechnical Construction, State University of Civil Engineering, Moscow.
MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES
- Fellow of RILEM (International Union of Laboratories and Experts in Construction Materials, Systems and Structures)
- Member of ACI (American Concrete Institute)
- Member of Association of Civil and Infrastructures Engineers in Israel
PUBLIC PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY ABROAD
- Editor of the International Journal “Materials and Structures”
- Editor of the International Journal “Cement and Concrete Composites”
- Member of Editorial Board of the International Review of Civil Engineering (IRECE)
- Member of Editorial Board of 'Journal of Sustainable Cement-Based Materials'
- Member of Editorial Advisory Committee of the International Journal “Concrete Science and Engineering”
- Guest Editor of Special Issue of the International Journal “Cement and Concrete Composites” on 'Early Age Concrete – Properties and Performance', 2004, V. 26
- Guest Editor of Special Issue of the International Journal “Interface Science” on 'Interfaces in Cementitious Composites ', 2004, V. 12
- Convener of RILEM Cluster B 'Materials Characterization, Properties Evaluation and Processing' (2004-2009)
- Member of RILEM Technical Activities Committee (TAC) (2004-2009)
- Secretary of RILEM Educational Activities Committee (EAC)
- Member of RILEM Technical Committee TDF-162 'Test and Design Methods for Steel Fiber Reinforced Concrete' (1995-2003)
- Member of RILEM Technical Committee EAS-181 'Early Age Shrinkage Induced Stresses and Cracking in Cementitious Systems' (1999-2003)
- Member of RILEM Technical Committee ATS-185 'Advanced Testing of Cement Based Materials During Setting and Hardening' (2001-2006)
- Member of RILEM Technical Committee RLS-193 'Bonded Cement-Based Material Overlays for the Repair, the Lining or the Strengthening of Slabs or Pavements' (2002-2009)
- Member of RILEM Technical Committee DTD-195 'Recommendation for Test Methods for Autogenous Deformation and Thermal Dilation of Early Age Concrete' (2002-2007)
- Founder and Chairman of RILEM Technical Committee ICC-196 'Internal Curing of Concrete' (2002-2007)
- Founder and Member of RILEM Technical Committee SHC-221 'Self-Healing of Concrete'
- Member of RILEM Technical Committee SAP-225 'Application of Super Absorbent Polymers in Concrete Construction'
- Member of RILEM Technical Committee SCM-238 'Hydration and Microstructure of Concrete with Supplementary Cementitious Materials'
- Member of ACI Technical Committee 236 'Material Science of Concrete'
- Member of ACI Committee on Awards for Papers (CAP) (2010-2012)
Member of the Management Committee of the European Concerted Research Action (COST Action 'NORM FOR BUILDING MATERIALS – NETWORK' [NORM4BUILDING]) and Co-Chair of Working Group 4 'Improving radiological impact assessment models'
PUBLIC PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY IN ISRAEL
- Section of Building Materials and Performance, Association of Civil and Infrastructures Engineers in Israel, Chair (2007-2012)
- Board of the Association of Civil and Infrastructures Engineers in Israel, Member (2005-2012)
- Editorial Board of the Journal 'Civil Engineering and Infrastructures', Member (2000-2012)
- Continuous Education Committee, Association of Civil and Infrastructures Engineers in Israel, Member (2007-2012)
- Technical Committee 106 'Concrete Materials and Products', The Standards Institution of Israel, Chair
- Technical Committee 107 'Steel for the Reinforcement of Concrete', The Standards Institution of Israel, Chair
- Technical Committee 128 'Ecological Aspects of Construction', The Standards Institution of Israel, Chair
- Expert Committee 10604 'Testing of Concrete', The Standards Institution of Israel, Member (2003-2012)
- Expert Committee 10606 'Aggregates for Concrete', The Standards Institution of Israel, Member
- Expert Committee 10609 'Non-Destructive Testing of Concrete', The Standards Institution of Israel, Chair
- Expert Committee 10706 'Steel for Concrete Reinforcement', The Standards Institution of Israel, Member (2002-2012)
- Expert Committee 128.01 'Radioactivity of Building Products', The Standards Institution of Israel, Chair
- Expert Committee on Uses of Fly Ash, National Coal Ash Board, Member
- Ministry of Immigrant Absorption of Israel, Advisor
- American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee ('Joint-Israel'), Advisor
- Teaching Committee, Department of Structural Engineering and Construction Management, Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Technion, Haifa, Member (2012-2013)
- Student Advisor, Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Technion, Haifa (2012-2013)
- Faculty staff member in charge of safety, Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Technion, Haifa (2008-2010)
HONORS
- 2013: Uzi & Michal Halevy Grant for Innovative Applied Engineering Research
- 2010: Special technical session honoring Prof. Kovler for outstanding contributions regarding sustainable cement-based materials at the 2nd International Conference on Sustainable Materials and Technologies, Ancona, Italy.
- 2009: Sanford A. Thompson Award for a paper of outstanding merit on concrete and concrete aggregates published by the American Society for Testing of Materials (ASTM)
- 1996 – 1998: Abraham & Jennie Fialkow Academic Lectureship.
- 1993 – 1995: Wolfson Fellowship for Outstanding Scientist.