Dahlia Gredinger
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Dahlia Greidinger a senior scientist, who was very important in chemical industry in Israel.
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[edit] Beginnings and family
Dahlia was born on July 27, 1926 in Neve Tzedek, Tel-Aviv. She was a fifth generation Israeli. Her parents were Miriam Rokach and Joseph Katzenelbogen-Katz.
She married Coleman Greidinger in October 1950
She contracted cancer in 1969, and fought the illness for nearly ten years.
[edit] Education
She attended the Hebrew Reali School of Haifa. She later went to the University of Lausanne, Switzerland, where she earned M.Sc in Chemistry, with distinction.
In 1951, she became a teaching and research assistant at the Technion — Israel Institute of Technology, and in 1958, she received her D.Sc.
[edit] Career and contributions
Dalia began working “Fertilizers & Chemicals Ltd.”(Hebrew: “Deshanim”) in 1959. By 1969, she was Director of Research and Development and a member of the board of directors.
“Fertilizers & Chemicals Ltd.”(Hebrew: “Deshanim”) is now a business unit of ICL Fertilizers, and the largest supplier to Israel's agricultural market of high-grade fertilizer products.
Dr. Greidinger set many road marks in the development of the chemical industry in Israel, contributing to the fight against worldwide hunger, and developing innovative fertilization systems.
She wrote several scientific publications, and was awarded several patents, including United States Patent 4378238, for 'Controlled release particulate fertilizer composition'[1], prepared by the reaction of urea and formaldehyde comprising polymeric nitrogen in the form of methylene urea polymers of varying chain length; United States Patent 4318729, for 'Stable liquid N-P-K fertilizer composition and method of use'[2], A liquid fertilizer composition which is storable for 6-8 months, prepared from an aqueous methylol urea containing solution and dibasic potassium phosphate; Canadian Patent 1104790, for ' Solid Ammonium Polyphosphate Compositions and Method for the Manufacture thereof'[3], A solid instant soluble ammonium polyphosphate compositions and to a method for manufacturing thereof.
She was a member of the European Committee for Expansion, the Association of Academic Women and the Anti-Cancer Association. The Feinberg Graduate School of Weizmann Institute of Science awards a fellowship for cancer research, financed by the Dahlia Greidinger Anti Cancer Fund.
In honor of her contributions in the field of chemistry and fertilization systems, and to encourage research and conferences on fertilizers, the family established The Dahlia Greidinger Fertilizer Research Fund.
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.freepatentsonline.com/4378238.html 'Controlled release particulate fertilizer composition'
- ^ http://www.freepatentsonline.com/4318729.html 'Stable liquid N-P-K fertilizer composition and method of use'
- ^ http://patents1.ic.gc.ca/details?patent_number=1104790 'Solid Ammonium Polyphosphate Compositions and Method for the Manufacture thereof'
[edit] External links
- Biography of Dr. Dahlia Gredinger
- Dahlia Greidinger Anti-Cancer Fund
- Dahlia Greidinger International Workshop on Controlled/Slow-Release Fertilizers
- Dahlia Greidinger International Symposium on Nutrient Management under Salinity and Water Stress Symposium held at Technion — Israel Institute of Technology, 1999
- Cinema City Management Biographies of sons, Moshe J. (Mooky) Greidinger and Israel Greidinger
