IN MEMORIAM: PROF. DAVID HASSON

We express our deepest sorrow for the death of Professor David Hasson.

Prof. Hasson has made an outstanding contribution to the desalination development in Israel and worldwide. As a researcher at the Chemical Engineering Faculty at the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology he pioneered research activities in desalination and carried out widespread projects in various aspects of desalination and water treatment technologies. He also founded Israel Desalination Society (IDS). In addition to his professional achievements, Prof. Hasson had a truly inspirational personality.

Prof. Hasson was a legendary teacher and a mentor for generations of engineers, who today stand in the front of the desalination industry in Israel. He continued his academic work, teaching until the age of 90, and researching & writing until the age of 94.