Baruch Sterman () is an American-born Israeli physicist, technologist, and writer. Sterman has carried out research, written, and lectured on the topic of

Tekhelet ''Tekhelet'' ( ''təḵēleṯ''; also transliterated ''tekheleth'', ''t'chelet'', ''techelet'', and ''techeiles'') is a highly valued blue dye that held great significance in history of the Mediterranean region, ancient Mediterranean civil ...

, the ancient Biblical Blue dye, and has helped reconstruct the manufacturing process in accordance with the principles of Jewish law.

Biography

Education

Sterman studied physics at

Yeshiva University Yeshiva University is a Private university, private Modern Orthodox Judaism, Orthodox Jewish university with four campuses in New York City.

, received his master's degree in

Electrical Engineering Electrical engineering is an engineering discipline concerned with the study, design, and application of equipment, devices, and systems that use electricity, electronics, and electromagnetism. It emerged as an identifiable occupation in the l ...

from

Columbia University Columbia University in the City of New York, commonly referred to as Columbia University, is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Churc ...

, and his doctorate in

Physics Physics is the scientific study of matter, its Elementary particle, fundamental constituents, its motion and behavior through space and time, and the related entities of energy and force. "Physical science is that department of knowledge whi ...

, from the

Hebrew University of Jerusalem The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJI; ) is an Israeli public university, public research university based in Jerusalem. Co-founded by Albert Einstein and Chaim Weizmann in July 1918, the public university officially opened on 1 April 1925. ...

, where he specialized in

Quantum optics Quantum optics is a branch of atomic, molecular, and optical physics and quantum chemistry that studies the behavior of photons (individual quanta of light). It includes the study of the particle-like properties of photons and their interaction ...

Career

Sterman began his career as a programmer in the Satellite Software division at

Bell Labs Nokia Bell Labs, commonly referred to as ''Bell Labs'', is an American industrial research and development company owned by Finnish technology company Nokia. With headquarters located in Murray Hill, New Jersey, Murray Hill, New Jersey, the compa ...

. As a technologist, he worked in the area of

Voice over IP Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), also known as IP telephony, is a set of technologies used primarily for voice communication sessions over Internet Protocol (IP) networks, such as the Internet. VoIP enables voice calls to be transmitted as ...

as CTO at

Deltathree Deltathree Inc. is an American company engaged in the business of voice over IP telephony services. The company was one of the first in the world to offer a telephony service over the internet, reducing the cost of international calls by over ...

, as founder and CEO of Kayote Networks, and then as Chief Scientist at

Vonage Vonage Holdings Corp. (, or simply Vonage) is an American cloud communications provider operating as a subsidiary of Ericsson. Headquartered in Holmdel Township, New Jersey, the organization was founded in 1998 as Min-X as a provider of resident ...

. He helped adapt

AAA (computer security) Authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA) is a framework used to control and track access within a computer network. Authentication is concerned with proving identity, authorization with granting permissions, accounting with maintainin ...

(Authentication, Authorization, Accounting) to SIP and authored IETF RFC 4590/5090. He is also recognized for his contributions in researching the ancient Biblical Blue dye known as

. In 2012, he published, ''The Rarest Blue'', which he co-wrote with his wife Judy Taubes Sterman, on the topic. The book received '' The Jewish Journal'' Book award in the same year. Sterman is a co-founder of the non-profit Ptil Tekhelet together with Rabbi Eliyahu Tavger, Dr. Ari Greenspan, and Joel Guberman. The organization seeks to facilitate Tekhelet production, support research, and educational endeavors. Sterman is currently the CEO of the organization.

Personal life

Sterman is married to Judy Taubes Sterman, and together they have 7 children.

Bibliography

* Sterman, Baruch; Taubes Sterman, Judy (2012). ''Rarest Blue: The Remarkable Story of an Ancient Color Lost to History and Rediscovered'' * ''Hokhma LiShlomo: Essays in Honor of Rabbi Dr. Shlomo Riskin'' (co-edited with Judy Sterman)

References

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