Avi Schroeder is a tenured Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering at the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, where he heads the Laboratory for Targeted Drug Delivery and Personalized Medicine Technologies (https://www.schroederlab.com/ ). Dr. Schroeder conducted his Postdoctoral studies at
the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and his Ph.D. jointly at the Hebrew and Ben Gurion Universities. Avi is the recipient of more than 30 national and international awards, including being named a KAVLI Fellow, the Intel Nanotechnology-, TEVA Pharmaceuticals-, and the Wolf Foundation Krill Awards. Avi is the author of more than 60 research papers inventor of 19 patents and co-founder of multiple startup companies based on these discoveries. Schroeder is a member of Israel Young National-Academy-of-Sciences, the President of the Israel Institute of Chemical Engineers and Chaired the CRS Local Chapters up to 2020, elected CRS Secretary since 2022.
As President of the CRS I will prioritize the following activities:
- Support an inclusive network of the CRS Global Teaching Community composed of industry leaders, academicians, start-ups, entrepreneurs, government regulators, and investors.
- Support the mentorship and inclusion of our Young Scientists and Industrialists community.
- Reducing the cost of the CRS Annual Meetings, to allow more people to attend from around the world.
- Access to knowledge and lifelong learning – creating a network of CRS expert members you can connect with easily, to speed up innovation and overcome knowledge barriers in emerging scientific and technological fields.
- Holding CRS Annual Meetings around the world, including the US, Europe, and Asia.
- Supporting Local Chapter meetings by increasing the CRS College of Fellow’s travel to different countries.
I commit to listen, learn, serve and respect all members of the CRS community.
