Received his Ph.D. Degree from Technion, Israel Institute of Technology in 1974.

Professor of Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Technion, Haifa, Israel, since 1996.

Visiting Professor, Dept. of Mech. Eng., Univ. of California, Berkeley, California, 1985-1986.

STLE Fellow (life, since 2001)  and  ASME Fellow(since 1999)

Director (Founder) and Chief Scientist, Surface Technologies Ltd. 1996 - 2005

Head of  Shamban Tribology Lab., Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Technion. 1991- present

He has published 150 papers and owned 13 patents.

His current research interests include:

Hydrodynamic and Hydrostatic Lubrication

Fluid Film Bearings and Seals

Contact mechanics

Micro/Nano Tribology and Bio Tribology

Laser Surface Texturing