**Aharon Gedanken**

Professor Aharon Gedanken is an outstanding and legendary scientist with over 850 publications in peer reviewed journals of international repute and with high impact factors. He has 37 patent applications and a book on biofuels and over 10 book chapters to his credit. Professor Gedanken made remarkable contributions to the fields of sonochemistry and microwave technology and their application to nanomaterials, biomaterials and biofuels. He served as faculty in the Department of Chemistry at Bar Ilan University for over 34 years (1975–2009) and has been an Emeritus professor in the same institute for over 13 years (2009–to date). Professor Gedanken's research metrics, namely, H-index and citations, are 117 and 51510, respectively. His research interests include Solid State Chemistry, Catalysis, Energy, Materials Science, and Biochemistry.
