General Information
NameProf. Gabby Sarusi
DepartmentPhotonics and Electro-Optics Engineering Unit
Emailsarusiga@bgu.ac.il
Personal Web SitePersonal Web Site
FunctionM.Sc committee - chairman, Photonics and Electro-Optics Engineering Unit


CV

 

Prof. Gabby Sarusi                                                                                                   February 2014

 

CURRICULUM VITAE and LIST OF PUBLICATINS

Personal Details

          Name: Prof. Gabby Sarusi

          Date and place of birth: December 30th 1958,  Israel.

          Military service: 20/1/1977-14/10/1981 (Major Res. Air force)

Work Address and Tel.: Ben-Gurion University, Electrooptics Dept. Faculty of Engineering. Beer-Sheva,  Israel. Tel: +972-8-6428631

Mail: sarusiga@bgu.ac.il

          Home Address and Tel.: 3 Einstein St. Rishon Lezion 75206 Israel

             Tel: 03-9648915 Cell No.: 054-9993399

             Privet mail: gabbysarusi@gmail.com

             Marital Status: Married, 4 Children

 

      Main Strength: A combination of top level executive management experience with a deep, hands-on and multidiscipline technological background.

 

Current Status: Professor of Electrooptic Engineering at the Electrooptic Department and Isle Katz Nano-Science Institute, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. A winner of 25 Million Shekels Nanotechnology Project. Founder and Chairman of Imagine - Mobile Augmented Reality and NSC – Antibacterial and Antiviral Coating Startup Company.

 

Education

          B.Sc.: 1981-1985 - BGU - Double degrees with honor, in Nuclear Engineering and Electronic Material Science.

          M.Sc.: 1986-1987 - Tel-Aviv University - with honor, Electrical Engineering.

          Ph.D.: 1988-1991 - Tel Aviv University-Electrical Engineering/Physical Electronics.

          Post Doc.: 1992-1994 - AT&T Bell Labs., Murray Hill N.J. USA

          Executive MBA: 2000-2001: Recanati School of Business, Tel Aviv University

 

Employment History (in reverse chronological order)

·         March 2012 – Present

Professor at the Electrooptics Department, Faculty of Engineering, Ben-Gurion University. Beer-Sheva. Israel. Winner and leader of INNI's FTA

 Founder and Chairman of a startup company: Imagine – Mobile Augmented Reality

·         April 2011- February 2012

                 V.P., R&D programs and CTO. Elbit Systems - Electrooptics – Elop

·         2006-2011

    V.P., Head of Air and Space Imagery Intelligence (IMINT) Division

          Elbit Systems - Electrooptics - Elop

           P&L and overall management responsibility for the 70-90M$/Y business line. The business line includes three business units: Airborne reconnaissance, Space reconnaissance and Hyperspectral systems. In this business line we developed and sale Airborne reconnaissance pods (oblique and vertical photography), Space camera (including all "Ofeq" Israeli space program) and High-end hyperspectral systems. Direct management of 40-50 employees in the business line and around 200 employees indirectly (Engineering, Production, QA, etc.). Large experience with multicultural customers, presentations and negotiations over multi-million $  programs (Singapore, S. Korea, India, USA, EU, Turkey...)

 

·    2001-2006

    V.P., Chief Scientist of Elop

          Elbit Systems - Electrooptics - Elop

                 Responsibility for the company's technology strategy, technology development, R&D budget allocation and control, direct responsibility for R&D incubators in the company. Technology based M&As and cooperation agreements, R&D make-buy decisions etc.

 

·       1998-2001

Director, Head of Second Gen. Thermal imaging systems product line - Elop

Development, marketing and sales of second gen. IR systems cooled and uncooled systems. Turn-over of 20-30M$/Y and direct responsibility for 40 employees, programs mangers, system engineers, electrical, mechanical and optical engineers as well as  software developers and QA.

 

·       1995-1998

Programs Manager, Thermal imaging development - Elop

Development, marketing and sales of second gen. IR systems. Turn-over of 5-10M$/Y and direct responsibility for 15 employees, system engineers, electrical, mechanical and optical engineers as well as  software developers and QA.

 

·    1994

Consultant/Visiting Scientist

          Jet Propulsion Laboratories (JPL) NASA, Pasadena, CA. U.S.A.

          Development of QWIP (quantum wells infrared photodetectors) based VLWIR camera and thermal hyper-spectral detectors

 

·       1992-1994

Member of the technical stuff

AT&T Bell Labs. Murray Hill, N.J. U.S.A.

Research in Quantum structure devices, QWIP

 

·       1986-1992

Researcher

Solid state physics dept.

Soreq NRC, Yavne, Israel

Development of MCT based infrared detectors

            

·       1985

            R&D Engineer

Microelectronics Ltd. Holon, Israel

Development of miniature ceramic capacitors

 

·       1984-1985

Research Fellow (As a student) BGU -  Ben-Gurion University

            

     Additional Professional Activities (in reverse chronological order)

          (a)   Positions in academic administration

                 Years - 2002-2011 External Lecturer - BGU Department of EE

                 "Electro-optics solid state devices" for graduated students

          (b)  External Professional functions

                 Years: 2002-2007

                 Founder and Chairman of the Israeli MOEMS MAGNET Consortium

                 Years: 2006-2011

                 Co-Founder of the Israeli Bio Medical Photonics (BMP) MAGNET Consortium

 

          (c)   Membership in professional/scientific societies

                 Years - 1993 to present. Name of society: SPIE

          (d)  Graduated Research students

                 Noam Cohen for Ph.D. in Hebrew University Jerusalem 2009 (Jointly supervised, with Prof. Amir Saa'r)            

Patents 

            1.  B. F. Levine & G. Sarusi ”Improved Quantum Well Photodetector” U.S.  Patent           1994.

 

            2.  B. F Levine & G.  Sarusi “Ultra-Fast MSM Detectors” U.S. Patent 1995.

 

            3.  S. D. Gunapala & G. Sarusi “Bound to Quasibound transition” U.S. Patent 1996.

 

            4.  Noel Axelrod, Amir Lichtenstein and Gabby Sarusi "Multi Modal Endoscope" US Patent 2010 (Pending)

 

            5. Daniel Greenberg and Gabby Sarusi "Mobile Augmented Reality Device and     System" submitted April 2012 (Pending)

 

 

Boards of Directors:

March 2012 to present: Chairman of board of Imagine – Mobile Augmented Reality and 2005-March 2012: Opgal (Electrooptic systems) a 50M$ company

2001-March 2012: SCD –Semiconductor devices, an Elbit - Rafael Company that develops and produce of infrared detectors and laser diodes, a 120M$ company.

2005-present: Medigus (Public/External board director) – A public biomed company develop a minimally invasive procedure for GERD syndrome.

 

Co-founder of startup companies:

·         UTC – Underwater Technology Corporation: Diving computer and preset SMS underwater communicator (Sales stage)

·         Sabrafence – Smart sensors for perimeter protection (Sales stage)

·         Imagine - Mobile Augmented Reality System (Prototype stage)

·         NCS – Anti Bacterial and Anti Viral coating (Seed stage)

 

Hobbies:

·         Playing Piano, Accordion and Organ

·         Pilot of Ultra-Light Airplanes

·         Yacht Skipper (level 30- up to 24meter Yachts)

·         Scuba Diver (2 Stars)

·         Yoga - Ashtanga

 

Community Activities (Voluntary):

·          “Moach” – Member of board of the program (High-school Students)

·         Board member of the president of Israel Initiative for top level high-school student "Future scientist and inventor program"

·         Head of the Academic and Steering Committee head of Jusidman Science Center For Youth at Ben Gurion University

 

List of Publications:

 

(a) Editorship of collective volumes             

Names of all editors: G.Sarusi, A. Carbone, S.D. Gunapala and H.C. Liu

Title of volume: Quantum Well Infrared Photodetectors QWIP 2002 Publisher - ELSEVIER Publishing

 

(b)     Chapters in collective volumes - Conference proceedings

 

1. Gabby Sarusi, “TADIR - a  Second Generation 480x4 TDI FLIR” SPIE Vol. 3061 p.p. 673 (1997)

 

2.  Boaz Brill and Gabby Sarusi “QWIP Research and Development of 320x256 QWIP Arrays in El-Op” SPIE Vol. 3061 p.p. 781 (1997)

 

3.  Gabby Sarusi, Natan Ziv, J. Gaber, M. Lerner, Mark Schechterman and Avraham Friedenberg “ TADIR - High Resolution 480x4 TDI Thermal Imager” SPIE  Vol. 3436, p.p. 194(1998)

 

4.  Gabby Sarusi and Boaz Brill  “Development Of 320x320 QWIP            based thermal Imager in El-Op” SPIE  Vol. 3436, p.p. 240(1998)

 

5.  Boaz Brill and Gabby Sarusi “ System Evaluation of QWIP based Thermal Imager” SPIE  Vol. 3436, p.p. 270(1998)

 

6.  Gabby Sarusi, Natan Ziv, Ofer Zioni, Yaakov Gaber, Mark Schechterman and Menachem Lerner ““TADIR – Production Version” High Resolution 480x6 TDI         Thermal Imaging System”  SPIE  Vol. 3698, p.p. 427(1999)

 

7.  Noam Cohen and Gabby Sarusi "A monolithic two color QWIP for thermal imaging     and SEE-     SPOT",SPIE Proceeding 4369       (2001).

 

8.  Gabby Sarusi “Choosing IR Detector for Third Gen. Infrared

     Systems” SPIE Vol. 4532(2002)

 

9.  Noam Cohen And Gabby Sarusi "QWIP - from monochrome device towards   Multispectral System",SPIE Proceeding 4820 (2002).

 

10. Noam Cohen and Gabby Sarusi "Bias Controlled NIR/LWIR    Based Structure for      Nigh Vision and See-Spot", SPIE Proceeding 5074 (2003).

 

 

(c) Refereed articles and refereed letters in scientific journals - running numbers

                

1.       G. Sarusi, Y. Gefen and J. Baram “Acoustic emission and microstructure of thermally  cycled Gd-Cu,” Philosophical Magazine A, 53,582 (1986).

 

2.       G. Sarusi, A. Zemel, D. Eger and Yoram Shapira “Electrical and optical properties of  Cu  and Ga doped HgCdTe layers grown by LPE” J. Appl. Phys. 65,672 (1989).

 

3.       G. Sarusi, D. Eger, A. Zemel, N. Mainzer, R. Goshen, and E. Weiss

          “Degradation mechanisms of Gamma Irradiated LWIR HgCdTe photovoltaic detectors” IEEE Trans. Nucl. Science, Vol. 37,2042 (1990).

 

4.       G. Sarusi, G. Cinader, A. Zemel, D. Eger and Y. Shapira “Application of CdTe Epitaxial layers for passivation of p-type HgCdTe” J. Appl. Phys. 71(10) 5070(1992).

 

5.       G. Sarusi, A. Zemel, D. Eger, S. Ron and Yoram Shapira “Investigation of the bulk and surface electronic properties of HgCdTe epitaxial layers using Photoelectomagnetic, Hall, and Photoconductivity Measurements” J. Appl. Phys. 72(6), 2312(1992).

 

6.       G. Sarusi, A. Zemel, Ariel Sher, D. Eger “Forward tunneling current in HgCdTe Photodiodes made on epitaxial layers grown by MOCVD and LPE” J. Appl. Phys. 76, 4420(1994).

 

7.       G. Sarusi, J.Y. Andersson, B.F. Levine, S.J. Pearton S.V. Bandara and R.E. Liebenguth “Optimization of Two Dimensional Grating for very long Wavelength Quantum Well Infrared Photodetectors” J. Appl. Phys. 76, 4420(1994).

 

8.       G. Sarusi , J.Y. Anderson, B.F. Levine, S.V.Bandara and R.E. Liebenguth “Optimization of Two Dimensional Grating for Very long Wavelength Quantum Well Infrared Photodetectors” J. Appl. Physics 76, 4989 (1994).

 

9.       G. Sarusi, B.F. Levine, S.J. Pearton S.V. Bandara and R.E. Liebenguth “Improved Performance of Quantum Well Infrared Photodetectors Using Random Scattering Optical Coupling” Appl. Physics Lett. 64, 950 (1994).

 

10.     G. Sarusi, B.F. Levine, K.M.S.V. Bandara, S. J. Pearton and R.E. Liebenguth, “Random Scattering Optical Couples for Quantum Well Infrared Photodetectors” NATO ASIS Series Intersubband in Quantum Well. Kluwer Academic Publishers.p.p.1, 1994.

 

11.     K.S.M.V. Banadara, B.F. Levine, G. Sarusi, R.E, Libenguth “Physics of single quantum well infrared photodetectors”, NATO ASI Series - Intersubband transition in Quantum Well. Kluwer Academic Publishers. p.p. 111, 1994.

 

12.     S. D. Gunapala, B.F. Levine K.M.S.V. Bandara, G. Sarusi, D.L.Sivco and A.Y.Cho “Very Long Wavelength InGaAs/GaAs Quantum Well Infrared Photodetectors” Appl. Phys. Lett. 64, 2288 (1994)

 

13.     S. D. Gunapala, K.M.S.V. Bandara, B.F. Levine, G. Sarusi, J.S. Park, T.L. Lin, W.T. Pike, and J.K. Liu “High Performance InGaAs/InGaAs Quantum Well  Infrared Photodetectors” Appl. Phys. Lett. 64, 344431 (1994).

 

14.     G. Sarusi, B.F. Levine, S.D. Gunapala T.l. Lin, W.T. Pike, and J.K. Liu “Design and performances of very long wavelength Quantum well infrared photodetectors” J. of Appl. Physics 76,6001 (1994).

 

15.     S. D. Gunapala, G. Sarusi and B.F. Levine “Very long wavelength quantum well infrared photodetectors” Invited paper by physics World Vol. 7 No. 12 p.p. 35 December 1994.

 

16.     B. F. Levine, J.D. Wynn, F.P. Klements and G. Sarusi “1Gb/s Si high quantum efficiency monolithically integrable 0.88mm detector” Appl. Phys. Lett. 66(22), 2984(1995)

 

17.     G. Sarusi, S. D. Gunapala, J.S. Park and T.L. Lin “High performance high resolution 256x256 Quantum Well Infrared Photodetector array” IEEE J. quantum electronics.

 

18.     S. D. Gunapala, J.S. Park, G. Sarusi, T.L. Lin J.K. Liu, P.D. Marker, R.E. Muller, C.A. Shott and T. Holter “15 micron 128x128 GaAs/AIGaAs Quantum Well Infrared Photodetector Focal Plane Array Camera” IEEE Trans. Elect. Devices 44, 45(1997)

 

19.     S. D. Gnapala, J.K. Liu, J.S. Park, M. Sundaram, C.A. Shott and T. Holter, T.L. Lin  S.T. Massie P.D. Marker and G. Sarusi “9 micron cutoff 256x256 GaAs/AIGaAs Quantum Well Infrared Photodetector Hand-Held Camera” IEEE Trans. Elect. Devices 44,52(1997).

 

20.     Boaz Brill and Gabby Sarusi “System Consideration in the Design     of QWIP Based               Thermal Imager” Intersubband Transitions in Quantum Wells: Physics and Devices                   p.p. 199-212, Kluwer    Academy Publishers 1998.

 

21.     N. Cohen, A. Zussman and G. Sarusi “A monolithic LWIR/NIR

          multispectral QWIP for night vision and see spot” Infrared Physics

          and Technology 42,391-396(2001)

 

22.         Gabby Sarusi “Detectors move toward third generation IR-systems viability” Laser Focus world, 38, p.p. 107 September (2002).

 

23.         G. Sarusi, "QWIP or other alternative for third generation infrared systems," Infrared Physics and Technology, 44, 439-444 (2003).

 

24.         N. Cohen, G. Mizrahi, G. Sarusi and A. Sa'ar "Integrated HBT/QWIP Structure for dual color imaging", Infrared Physics and technology 4, 43-52 (2005).

 

25.         Noam Cohen, Gabby Sarusi and Amir Saar "LWIR/SWIR switchable two color device based on InP/InGaAs integrated HBT/QWIP", Infrared Physics and Technology 50, 253-259 (2007).

 

 

(d)   Invited plenary lectures at conferences/meetings

 

            1. The 53rd   Annual meeting. The Israeli Chemical Society 1988. Ben-Gurion University, Beer-Sheva, Israel

 

            2. The Israeli Vacuum Society. Tenth Israeli Vacuum Congress 1990. The Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel.

 

            3. IEEE The 27th  International Nuclear and Space Radiation Effects Conference, 1990, Reno, Nevada, U.S.A.

 

            4. The 1991 Annual Conference of the Israeli Association for Crystal and Thin Film Growth, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel.

 

            5. SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, 9-13 July 1995, San Diego, California.

 

            6. The third International conference on “Intersubband transition in semiconductors” Kibbutz Ginosar October 1995. (Invited talk)

 

            7. SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, 20 -25 April 1997, Orlando, Florida (Two Presentations and a Session Chair)

 

            8. The Fourth International conference on “Intersubband transition in semiconductors” Tainan, Taiwan 1997. (Invited talk+panel session)

 

            9. SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, 20-25 July 1998, San-Diego, California (Two invited presentations and a session  chair)

 

            10. SPIE -  Photonic CHAINA 16-19 September 1998, Beijing International Conference Center.

 

            11.  SPIE – Deheradun INDIA 16-19 December 1998, Deheradun IRDE Conference Center.

 

            12. SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, April 1999, Orlando, Florida (A presentations and a Session Chair).

 

            13. SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, July 2000, San-        Diego, CA (A presentations and a Session Chair).

 

            14. SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, July 2002, Seattle,                WA (A presentations and a Session Chair)

 

            15. QWIP 2002 Workshop, Torino Italy October 2002, Conference Chair and        presentations

 

            16. SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, April 2003, Orlando,            FL (Presentations and a Session Chair)

 

            17. SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, April 2004, Orlando,            FL (Presentations and a Session Chair)

            18. SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, April 2005, Orlando,            FL (Presentations and a Session Chair)

 

            19. Electro-optic workshop IRDE Deheradun, India. Keynote speaker

 

            20. SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, April 2006, Orlando,            FL (Presentations and a Session Chair)

           

            21. Yuval Neeman conference in Tel Aviv University, 2009 Tel Aviv Israel

    

 

          (e)  Presentation of papers at conferences/meetings (oral or poster)

 

            1. NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Quantum Well Intersubband Transition, Physics and Devices, 1993, Whistler, Canada.

 

            2. The 184 meeting of Electromechanical society, 1993 New Orleans, Louisiana U.S.A.

 

            3.The 185 meeting of the Electrochemical society, 1994 Miami-Beach, Florida U.S.A.

 

            4.The first Israeli chemical conference, 28 April 1996, Natanya, Israel

 

            5. OASIS 2007, Tel Aviv, ISRAEL (Presentation and a Session Chair)

 

            6. OASIS 2009, Tel Aviv, ISRAEL (presentation only)

 

            7. Space Conference January 2010 - Singapore (Presentation only)

 

            8. and many more....