Curriculum Vitae Born in Israel Marital Status: Married, 1955; four children, 1956, 1962 (twins), Regular Military Service.

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1 Curriculum Vitae ARNON SHANI Oct Address: at work at home Department of Chemistry 4 Moshe Wilenski St Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Tel-Aviv Be er-sheva Israel Israel Tel: Tel: , Fax# ashani@bgu.ac.il 1935 Born in Israel Marital Status: Married, 1955; four children, 1956, 1962 (twins), Regular Military Service. Education: The Hebrew University, Jerusalem. Direct studies toward M.Sc. in Chemistry, with Distinction. M.Sc. study with Prof. E.D. Bergmann, M.Sc. Thesis on Fluoroamino Acids The Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot. Ph.D. student with Prof. F. Sondheimer. Ph.D. Thesis on the Cyclodecane Series and 1,6-Oxido[10] annulene. Employment: 1962 Israel Institute for Biological Research, Ness-Ziona. Research on fluorine and phosphorous-containing insecticides Research Associate at the University of Chicago with Prof. N.C. Yang. Research on organic photochemistry Research Fellow at the Hebrew University, Jerusalem with Prof. R. Mechoulam. Research on new components of Hashish and photochemical study of Hashish components (retired) Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Be er Sheva Senior Lecturer at the University of the Negev. Research on organic photochemistry and natural products from plants of the Negev and Sinai Acting Chairman of the Chemistry Department and coordinator of Organic Chemistry Chairman of the Chemistry Department at the University of the Negev.

2 Associate Professor at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Sabbatical at Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio. Applied Chemistry. Chemistry of pheromones Acting Chairman of the Chemistry Department at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Chairman of the Chemistry Department at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Professor of Chemistry at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Sabbatical at the Division of Entomology, CSIRO, Canberra, Australia. Chemistry and entomology of pheromones. Chemistry of jojoba wax Deputy Rector of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Sabbatical at the Department of Chemistry, SUNY at Stony Brook, NY, U.S.A. Chemistry and entomology of pheromones Director of the Institute for Applied Research at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Sabbatical at Casali Institute for Applied Chemistry, the Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel. Technological applications of jojoba wax Sabbatical at Horticulture and Food Research Institute of New Zealand, Ltd., Auckland, New Zealand. Chemistry and entomology of pheromones Sabbatical at Simon Fraser University, Vancouver Canada, Chemistry and entomology of pheromones Academic and Administrative Activities in the University: Two to four years term in the following bodies (since 1970): The University Executive Committee of the Board of Governors; Students Affair Committee of the Board of Governors; Board of Directors of the R&D Authority; University Committee for Research and Basic Scientific Instrumentation; University Steering Committee; Acting head of the University Appeals Court; Promotion and Nomination Committee of the Faculty of Natural Sciences; Member and Chairman of Undergraduate Teaching Committee of the Faculty of Natural Sciences; Director of Chemical Studies in the Pre- Academic school of the University.

3 Other Activities: Scientific consultant to the chemical industry ("Pazchem" and "Chemada") Scientific consultant to "Chemada" Lectures at high schools and to soldiers before release from the army on the future of chemistry as a profession in the chemical industry in Israel Popular lectures on "Chemical communication as a tool in integrated pest management" (or "Effect of sex life of insects on the economy of the world"); Jojoba wax is it still liquid gold? Member of the Committee for Chemistry Curriculum in High Schools, appointed by the Minister of Education Member of the Applied Research Grants Committee of the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities The Israeli National Representative on IUPAC Committee on Teaching of Chemistry (CTC) Member of the Chemistry Sub-Committee for Basic Equipment Grants, of the Planning and Granting Committee, Council for Higher Education Member of the Applied Research Grants Committee of the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities Member of the Council of the Israel Chemical Society Member of the Organizing Committee of the IUPAC First International Symposium on " Organic Chemistry in Technological Perspective", Jerusalem, June Member of the Organizing Committee of the UNESCO and Israeli National Council for R.&D.'s International Symposium on "Natural Products of Potential Medical Value", Hertzelia, December Member of the Board of Directors of the Pre-Academic Schools in Israeli Universities, appointed by the Minister of Education Member of the Chemistry Sub-Committee for Basic Equipment Grants, of the Planning and Granting Committee, Council for Higher Education Councilor for the International Society of Chemical Ecology.

4 Member of the Council for Higher Education, appointed by the President of Israel Member of the Organizing Committee of the 11 th. International Symposium of Medicinal Chemistry, Jerusalem, September Member of the Committee for Environment Quality, Be er-sheva Municipality Member of the Committee for Industry, The Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Be er-sheva Chapter Member of Board of Directors of ICN (Initiative Center of the Negev) Member of Board of Directors of MATA (Center for Future Technologies) Member of the Higher Council for R&D, Ministry of Agriculture, appointed by the Minister of Agriculture Member of the advisory council of HEMDA - Center For Science Education, Tel-Aviv-Yafo Member of the advisory team for inventors competition, Manufacturers Association of Israel Scientific consultant to "Jojoba Israel" Member of the Steering Committee for Science and Technology Education in Israel, Appointed by the Director General of the Ministry of Education Member of the Organizing Committee of the 12th Meeting of Thermal Analysis, Jerusalem President of the Israel Chemical Society Member of the Council for Higher Education for Judea & Samaria Chairman of the Committee for Chemistry Curriculum in High Schools, appointed by the Minister of Education Member of the Organizing Committee of IUPAC International Symposium on Atmospheric Deposition and Impact on Ecosystems, Tel-Aviv.

5 PheroCap, Startup for pheromone application. Research Interests: Chemical communication in animals: Insect pheromones - chemistry and entomology; Isolation, identification, synthesis and application of pheromones in integrated pest management. Jojoba wax: Chemical transformations for potential applications. Natural Products from desert plants. Organic Photochemistry: Intramolecular photocyclization due to structural or conformational organization. Awards: 1980 E.D. Bergmann Prize for developing efficient and economical syntheses for the production of pheromones. Scientific publications: Over 100 Meetings, Invited Lectures and Seminars: Over 100 oral presentations. Membership in professional Associations: 11 Research students: 20

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