Giora Shaviv
Israel Institute of Technology
Israel
Biography
Giora Shaviv is an Emeritus Professor at the Israel Institute of technology, Haifa, Israel. He held the Shwartzmann-Medvedi cjair in space sciences. He obtained his B.Sc. In 1959 from the Technion (summa cum laude), his M.Sc. in 1960 (summa cum laude), and Ph.D. in 1965 with thesis subject: fast reactor physics. He has been physics and astronomy department chair in Tel Aviv University, Dean of physics at technion, head of the Asher space research institute. Shaviv served as Vice President and President of the Israel physical Society. Shaviv was elected to the International Academy of Astronautics. His fields of interests are theoretical astrophysics, fundamental process in astrophysics, planetary atmosphere and the greenhouse effect. Shaviv published over 250 papers in the international professional literature and three popular books in Hebrew and two professional books in English.
Abstract
Abstract : The influence of UV radiation on exoplanets’ habitability