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(1962), MSc (1964), and PhD in Microbiology) , occupation = microbiologist and professor , years_active = , era = , employer = , organization = , agent = , known_for = President of the

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: אילן חת) (born April 12, 1939) is an Israeli microbiologist and a professor at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Faculty of Agriculture in Rehovot. He was appointed Deputy Secretary General of the

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in 2010 with responsibility for its Higher Education and Research Division In 2000 he was nominated for the position of President of the

Early life

Chet was born in

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, Israel. He completed his

(1962), MSc (1964) and PhD from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Faculty of Agriculture. He completed his PhD in Microbiology.

Research

Chet is recognized as a pioneer in the field of biological control of plant

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s which cause major crop losses. His research concerns with the biological control of plant disease using environment-friendly

microorganism A microorganism, or microbe,, ''mikros'', "small") and ''organism'' from the el, ὀργανισμός, ''organismós'', "organism"). It is usually written as a single word but is sometimes hyphenated (''micro-organism''), especially in olde ...

s, focusing on the basic, applied, and biotechnological aspects of this field. Chet has published over 300 articles in international scientific journals, edited three books in his field, and holds 30 patents.

Awards and honors

Chet has received several awards and honors for his work. * In 1990, he was awarded the Rothschild Prize in Agriculture. * In 1991, he was awarded an

honorary doctorate An honorary degree is an academic degree for which a university (or other degree-awarding institution) has waived all of the usual requirements. It is also known by the Latin phrases ''honoris causa'' ("for the sake of the honour") or ''ad hon ...

from Sweden's

Lund University , motto = Ad utrumque , mottoeng = Prepared for both , established = , type = Public research university , budget = SEK 9 billion Israel Prize in agriculture. * In 1998, he received the

. * In 2011, received the Solomon Bublick Award of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He has been a member of the

Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, based in Jerusalem, was established in 1961 by the State of Israel to foster contact between Israeli scholars in the sciences and humanities and create a think tank for advising the government on re ...

since 1998, and in 2000 was nominated for the position of President of the

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Chet, Ilan 1939 births Academic staff of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem Living people Israeli Jews Israel Prize in agriculture recipients Presidents of Weizmann Institute of Science Members of the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities Israeli microbiologists Hebrew University of Jerusalem alumni EMET Prize recipients in the Life Sciences Wolf Prize in Agriculture laureates Solomon Bublick Award recipients Presidents of universities in Israel

Early life

Research

Awards and honors

See also

References