Oleg Figovsky

In 2014 two monographs by him were published - "Advanced Polymer Concretes and Compounds" (USA) and "Nanomaterials Based on Soluble Silicates" (Germany), and in 2017 "Green Nanotechnology" (USA) got published. He is a member of the European Academy of sciences. He is also president of the Israeli Association of Inventors (IAI), foreign academician of RAASN and REA (Russian academies of sciences), Honorary Professor and Doctor in 5 universities in Poland and Russia, head of the UNESCO Chair “Green Chemistry” and member of the International Scientific Council of the Russian Peoples' Friendship University in engineering sciences.

1999–2019 he was the Editor-in-Chief of the ICMS-journal. Since 2008 he has been the Editor of the Open Corrosion Journal, and since 2014 of the RPCS – journal (USA). He is a member of the editorial board of 5 international journals. He is a member of the editorial board of the journal “Nauka i Zhizn Izrailya”. His three-volume monograph on innovation systems was published in 2019-2021. Oleg Figovsky has more than 520 patents for his inventions.

President of Israeli Assgciation of Inventors (IAI). Founder and director RSD of Internftional Nanotechnology Research Center Polymate (Israel, 1998–2018). Director of R&D of Eurotech, Ltd. (United States, 1998–2008) and "Nanotech Industries, Inc." (United States, 2009–2018).

Since 1991, Oleg Figovsky has been working in Israel, first as a deputy director of the Israel Corrosion Research Institute (Ramat HaSharon) and director of the Polyadd Technology Company (Nazareth Illit, now Nof HaGalil), publishing his works frequently in foreign scientific journals and speaking at international conferences, mostly in the field of special purpose composites. In 1998 Oleg Figovsky founded Polymate research center (Migdal HaEmek), where new materials and production methods are designed, the focus is mainly on nanotechnology processes. In recent years, he has received more than 30 patents (mostly from the US) and published more than 50 original scientific papers, including 3 articles in the Encyclopedia of Surface and Colloid Science (USA).

He is the author of the work "The Anticorrosion Service of Plants"; Professor Figovsky created more than 50 inventions, a significant part of which was adopted by industries. At the same time, he taught at the Organic Building Materials and Plastics Department at the Moscow Institute of Civil Engineering and supervised a number of PhD works. In 1986 he became the head of the Corrosion Protection Department at the USSR Chemical Industry Research Institute and at the same time acted as Deputy Director of the institute responsible for coordination of all corrosion protection works in that ministry. While working there he published several reviews on corrosion protection techniques and created more than 50 inventions, as well as his PhD thesis.

In 1982 he elaborated the first nanostructured anticorrosive composite materials based LG-matrix, where nanoparticles are forming during technological process by hydrolysis of TFS. Last his elaborations are nanostructured nonisocyanate polyurethanes, nanocellulose and nanocomposites based on epoxy-rubber and organic alkali soluble silicate binders. Novel nanotechnologies invented by Prof. O. Figovsky were the basis for establishing industrial production in the US, Canada, China, Mexico, Russia and Israel.

In 1981 Professor Figovsky became the head of the non-metallic materials department at the Interdisciplinary Scientific Research Complex "Anti-Cor" of the State Committee for Science and Technology (USSR), where he was especially interested in development of materials for extreme conditions, including those for the nuclear and space industries. In 1982 he elaborated the first nanostructured anticorrosive composite materials based LG-matrix, where nanoparticles are forming during technological process by hydrolysis of TFS. He subsequently created high heat resistant and flame retardant composites for the aerospace industry.

Olég Figóvsky (born April 9, 1940 in Moscow, USSR) is Israeli inventor, D.Sc. in Materials Engineering (Nanotechnology, Composite Materials), academician of EAS, RAASN and REA. He was elected as the honorary professor of a few universities in Poland (WSG) and Russian Federation (KSTU(KAI), VGASU (Russia), IKU), chairman of the UNESCO chair "Green Chemistry". He is the author of more than 500 inventions.

Oleg Figovsky was born on 9 April 1940 in Moscow into a family of engineers. His scientific career began when he was 18 at NII Mosstroy, Moscow Building Research Institute. Back then his first invention was "Nanoasphalt Concrete". At the age of 20 he presented his first scientific report in the seminar of Professor Davidov, Vice President of the Russian Academy of Architecture and Construction Sciences.