- Professor and research scientist for 32 years in the area of postharvest science.
- Author of 5 books, 30 review articles and 210 reviewed scientific papers.
- Advisor to 5 PhD students and 11 MSc students.
- Guest lecturer at the Faculty of Agriculture, Hebrew University and in Plant Sciences, University of California at Davis.
- Have given intensive courses on Postharvest Science and Technology in Vietnam and Thailand, and at three institutes in Israel.
- Have been a consulting expert on postharvest management to the Centers of Excellence of the Indo-Israel project.
- Member of scientific or organizing committee of international meetings, including the International Society of Horticultural Science (ISHS) held in Brisbane, Australia in 2014 and International Congress on Postharvest held in Jerusalem, Israel in 2000.
- Former vice-chairman of the Postharvest Commission in the ISHS.
Primary Degree:
- : Dr.
- : City University of New York
- : Biology
- : PhD in biology