Wind Turbine Operations, Maintenance, Diagnosis, and Repair

David Rivkin, PhD

Prof. David A. Rivkin, PhD, is managing director and dean of the College of Science and Technology at the Sustainable Methods Institute (SMI), an online university and innovation center.
 
He is also the chairman of the Department of Nanosciences in Renewable Energy at Chiist University, Atlanta, Georgia; and dean of education and research at the Israel Sustainability Institute. He is also chief scientist and director at the Adamah Group and its wind power division, in Israel.
 
Professor Rivkin was the founder, associate professor, and chairman of the Green Technologies Department at Ohalo College of Katzrin; associate professor at National University, based in San Diego, Calif.; International Technological University, in San Jose, Calif.; and the Graduate School of Science and Technology at the Technical University of Munich, in Germany.
 
He holds dual bachelor’s degrees in chemistry and nuclear engineering from the University of California at Berkeley. Professor Rivkin pursued postgraduate studies toward a doctorate in biophysics at the University of California and later completed a PhD in business sciences at the European School of Business London at Regent’s College, with a focus on small business sustainability. He has over 25 years of professional experience in both industry and academia.

He has taught at internationally renowned colleges and universities in Europe, India, China, the United States, and Israel.  In 2010 Professor Rivkin was nominated to be a Fulbright scholar.  He is also an Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) senior member and distinguished lecturer, a principal adviser in clean technologies to the National Science Foundation, a certified program manager, a certified corporate sustainability expert, and a certified green energy professional.
 
He is the winner of numerous technical and managerial awards and has been recognized for his outstanding contributions by governments as well as the United Nations. A serial entrepreneur, with roles in several successful ventures, including as founder and chief of technology for SciEssence International, Professor Rivkin has a multidisciplinary background, from biosciences to nanotechnology from health to energy, that gives him broad expertise in sustainability.