Ophir Gaathon

Contact Information

Email - opihrg@gmail.com Telephone - (718) 260-3645 (lab) Fax - (718) 260-3136 (FAX, Poly) Address - Polytechnic University 6 Metrotech Center, RH620 Brooklyn, New York 11201

Education

Polytechnic University, Brooklyn NY Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering - Anticipated Graduation Date: June 2006 - GPA 3.63 Ziv & Marks High School , Jerusalem Israel -Graduation Date: June 1996

Honors and AWARDS

- Dean’s List - Spring 2003, Fall 2003 , Spring 2004, Spring 2005

- Rosenthal Scholarship (Polytechnic Univ. EE Departmental Award) - 2005

- Rose Biller Scholarship (UJA-Federation of NY) - 2004 & 2005

- The Nick Russo Outstanding Achievement Award for Design Project – June 2003

research activities

- Independent research of light scattering in acrylic plates due to deformation of surface. December 2003 – April 2004

- Microparticle Photophysics Laboratory (MP³L): May 2004 – Present

a. Microfluidics for sensor applications

b. DNA modulation due to electric field

c. Fluoropolymers for bio photonics (in progress)

d. Sensing enhancement (in progress)

Memberships and EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVATES

- President of the IEEE Polytechnic University Chapter

- IEEE

- OSA

- APS

Work experience

May 2004 – present

Microparticle Photophysics Laboratory (MP3L): Brooklyn, NY

Research Assistant

- See Research activities

January 2004

North American Airline JFK, NY

Security Consultant

- Advised flight and ground crew in Georgetown, Guyana on the prevention of drug smuggling to the US.

July 2001 - August 2002

Meccanica New York, NY

Technical Coordinator / Assistant Producer / Production Artist

- Designed visual effects shots for Food Network promos

- Animation development for Madison Square Garden channel promos

- Developed digital assets management system (not implemented).

- Improved Quality Control testing.

June 2000 – July 2001

Manhattan Transfer Edit New York, NY

Production Assistant

- Developed technique for motion auto-scoping.

- Designed props for special effects shots.

October 1999 – December 2000

Tower Air JFK, NY

Security Agent

- Passenger profile – risk assessment.

- CTX (not certified).

July 1996 – July 1999

Israel Defense Forces Israel

First Sergeant

- Engineering Corps

Languages

English, Hebrew

PUBLICATIONS

S. Arnold and O. Gaathon “Spectroscopy Of Photonic Atoms: A Means For Ultra-Sensitive Specific Sensing Of Bio-Molecules”, in New Developments in Optics and Related Fields: Modern Techniques, Materials and Applications, Ed. Baldassare DiBartolo (Springer-Kluwer Publishers, 2006, in press).