George Feher
Encyclopedia
George Feher is an American
biophysicist working at the University of California, San Diego
.
in 1924. When the Nazis came in, he made his way overland to Israel (then called Palestine.) He worked for the Jewish underground for Israel Independence. He attended the University of California, Berkeley
, where he received his bachelor’s degree (1950), master’s degree (1951) and doctorate (1954)
. In 1960, he became a professor of Physics at University of California, San Diego
. Since then, he has been a professor at UCSD.
along with Ada Yonath
of Weizmann Institute of Science
in Rehovot
, Israel
for "ingenious structural discoveries of the ribosomal machinery of peptide-bond formation and the light-driven primary processes in photosynthesis".
United States
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biophysicist working at the University of California, San Diego
University of California, San Diego
The University of California, San Diego, commonly known as UCSD or UC San Diego, is a public research university located in the La Jolla neighborhood of San Diego, California, United States...
.
Birth and education
George Feher was born in CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...
in 1924. When the Nazis came in, he made his way overland to Israel (then called Palestine.) He worked for the Jewish underground for Israel Independence. He attended the University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA...
, where he received his bachelor’s degree (1950), master’s degree (1951) and doctorate (1954)
Academic career
After completing his PhD, he worked as a physicist at Bell Laboratories and Columbia UniversityColumbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
. In 1960, he became a professor of Physics at University of California, San Diego
University of California, San Diego
The University of California, San Diego, commonly known as UCSD or UC San Diego, is a public research university located in the La Jolla neighborhood of San Diego, California, United States...
. Since then, he has been a professor at UCSD.
Research
His main research was to uncovered the basic mechanisms for how plants and bacteria use photosynthesis to convert light into chemical energy. His contributions to science are the development of spectroscopic tools and their applications, in particular, to problems in biochemistry and biophysics.Wolf Prize
In 2006/07, he was awarded the Wolf Prize in ChemistryWolf Prize in Chemistry
The Wolf Prize in Chemistry is awarded once a year by the Wolf Foundation in Israel. It is one of the six Wolf Prizes established by the Foundation and awarded since 1978; the others are in Agriculture, Mathematics, Medicine, Physics and Arts.-Laureates:...
along with Ada Yonath
Ada Yonath
Ada E. Yonath is an Israeli crystallographer best known for her pioneering work on the structure of the ribosome. She is the current director of the Helen and Milton A. Kimmelman Center for Biomolecular Structure and Assembly of the Weizmann Institute of Science. In 2009, she received the Nobel...
of Weizmann Institute of Science
Weizmann Institute of Science
The Weizmann Institute of Science , known as Machon Weizmann, is a university and research institute in Rehovot, Israel. It differs from other Israeli universities in that it offers only graduate and post-graduate studies in the sciences....
in Rehovot
Rehovot
Rehovot is a city in the Center District of Israel, about south of Tel Aviv. According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics , at the end of 2009 the city had a total population of 112,700. Rehovot's official website estimates the population at 114,000.Rehovot was built on the site of Doron,...
, Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
for "ingenious structural discoveries of the ribosomal machinery of peptide-bond formation and the light-driven primary processes in photosynthesis".