Mordechai (Moti) Segev

Distinguished Lecturer

Robert J. Shillman Distinguished Professor of Physics and of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering; Department of Physics
Technion – Israel Institute of Technology

Mordechai Segev, an internationally recognized physicist, founded several fields of research including topological photonics, Anderson localization of light, photorefractive solitons and photonic time-crystals. He invented topological insulator lasers.

Segev’s knowledge impacts numerous fields, mainly nonlinear optics, photonics, solitons, quantum electronics and more. His interests lie in exploring fundamental aspects that impact other areas of science and profound applications that impact technology.

He earned his Ph.D. from the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology.

Segev is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the Israel National Academy of Sciences and Humanities. He is a fellow of the American Physical Society and the Optical Society of America. He is a recipient of the Quantum Electronics Prize of the European Physics Society; the Max Born Award of the Optical Society of America; the Arthur L. Schawlow Prize of the American Physical Society; the Israel Prize in Physics, which is the highest honor in Israel; the EMET Prize in Physics; and the Rothschild Prize in Physics.

He has authored over 400 articles in peer-reviewed journals.

Segev will collaborate with faculty and students in the Institute for Quantum Science and Engineering.