Alon Ludwig

Academic Background

• 2003‑2007,  Ph.D in Electrical Engineering, in Direct Doctoral Track,
                      Technion ‑ Israel Institute of Technology
                      Dissertation title: “Analysis of Electromagnetic Wave Propagation in
                                                 Photonic Crystals by Use of a Source‑Model
                                                 Technique”.

• 2000‑2003,  M.Sc in Elec. Engineering, before passing to Direct Doctoral Track.
                      Technion ‑ Israel Institute of Technology
                      Thesis title: “Analysis of Electromagnetic Wave Propagation in
                                         Photonic Crystals by Use of a Source‑Model
                                         Technique”.
                      Formal master’s degree (M.EE) was awarded only upon passing the
                      Ph.D. Candidacy Examination in 2004.

• 1996‑2000,  B.Sc degree (cum laude), in Electrical Engineering
                      Technion ‑ Israel Institute of Technology
                      Majors: Microelectronics, Signal‑Processing, Special
                                  physics group: Quantum physics and Solid state physics.
                      Senior year projects: “Spectral Performance of a 2D Array of Gamma‑
                                                      Ray Spectrometers”
                                                     supervised by Prof. Yael Nemirovsky
                                                     “Fractal Interpolation in the Wavelet Domain”
                                                     supervised by Dr. Arik Kobric.
  
  

Awards

• Viterbi Fellowship for Nurturing Faculty Member of the Future.
  (Department of Electrical Engineering at the Technion,
  Academic years 2008/09 and 2009/10)

• Viterbi post‑doc fellowship.
  (Academic year 2006/07)

• Viterbi graduate fellowship.
  (Academic year 2004/05)

• Applied Materials excellence award.
  (Academic year 2003/04)

• Jury prize for academic achievements in graduate studies.
  (Academic year 2002/03)

• Gutwirth Scholarship for special excellence in graduate studies.
  (Academic year 2001/02)

• Excellence scholarship from the Technion’s graduate school.
  (Academic year 2000/01)

• M.Sc and Ph.D scholarship throughout graduate studies.

• President's and dean’s list for academic achievement in the course
  of undergraduate studies.