Daniel ben Avraham obtained his Ph.D. in Physics from Bar Ilan University, Israel in 1985. After a 2 year Post-Doctoral position in the Center of Polymer Studies at the University of Boston, he gained a permanent position at Clarkson University where he is now Professor of Physics. Prof. ben Avraham has spent time as Visiting Professor at various institutions including Heidelberg University, Bar Ilan University and the European Center for Molecular Biology. He has published over 80 papers and contributed invited papers to several anthologies.