PersonalBorn in Israel Dec., 12th 1945, Married 3 kids and 9 grandkids.Home Address: 27th Egoz st. Beit Nekofa, Israel.Phones: 025796238 (home) 026585234 (office) 0548820109 (c. phone)Emails: aaron.kaplan@mail.huji.ac.il ; aaron.kaplan@bluegreenwatertech.comhttps://kaplanlab.wixsite.com/kaplanlabStudies and Academic positions 12/1975 - Ph.D. The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJ). 1976 - 1977 Post Doctorate, Carnegie Institute, Stanford University, U.S.A. 1977 - 1980 Lecturer, Department of Botany, HUJ. 1980 - 1984 Senior Lecturer, Department of Botany, HUJ. 1984 - 1989 Associate Professor, Department of Botany, HUJ. 1989 - Full Professor, Plant Sciences, HUJ.10/2014 Emeritus Professor, HUJI.Positions held1982 - 1984 Secretary, Botanical Society of Israel. 1985 - 1988 Head, Biological studies, HUJ. 1988 - 1992 Member International Committee for Photosynthesis. 1990 - 1994 Head, Department of Plant Sciences, HUJ. 1996- 1999 Head, Environmental studies, HUJ. 1999- 2006 Head, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, HUJ. 1997- 2006 Director, Arid Ecosystems Research Centre. 2006- 2012 Scientific Director, Interuniversity Institute for Marine Sciences in Eilat2014- Chairman of the scientific board Bluegreen water technologyGuest professor during sabbaticals at Tokyo University, Nagoya University and Konstanz University.over 190 publications)