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Jacob N. Israelachvili

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Jacob N. Israelachvili

Professor
Chemical Engineering, Materials
(UCSB)

CONTACT
Department of Chemical Engineering
University of California, Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA 93106-5080

Tel.: 805-893-8407
Email: jacob@engineering.ucsb.edu
Web site: http://www.chemengr.ucsb.edu/~ceweb/ce/people/faculty/israelachvili/minisite.html

EDUCATION
Ph.D.: 1971, University of Cambridge
B.S.: 1968, (BA) University of Cambridge

RESEARCH INTERESTS
Intermolecular and intersurface forces in biological, complex fluid and materials systems. Use of Surface Forces Apparatus for directly measuring the adhesion and friction forces between surfaces in liquids and vapors, and for studying other interfacial phenomena at the molecular level. Fundamental interactions in complex colloidal and biological systems that have technological applications.

CURRENT TEAMS

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