Mass and Light distributions in Clusters of Galaxies - Henry A ...

Acknowledgments
I would like to thank my PhD advisor, Dr. Tom Broadhurst, for his guidance
and support. With great patience he taught me how to be an inquisitive
researcher, find my niche in the world of astronomy, work independently,
and above all gave me great inspiration with his unique insight on science.
I thank my advisor Prof. Yoel Rephaeli, who guided and mentored me,
helped with all the bumps along the way (and there were many...) and most
importantly encouraged me to strive for excellence, in the major topics as
well as the fine print.
A special gratitude goes to my collaborator Dr. Keiichi Umetsu, who was
every bit of an advisor to me. His skills, generosity, and endless patience in
hours of correspondence has made me a more careful and thorough scientist.
I thank Txitxo Benítez for his important part in our work and his codes, but
especially for opening his home and family to me and giving me a home away
from home during my visits to Spain. I thanks Dan Coe for his support and
his great code which I used. I also thank all my other collaborators - Holland
Ford, Emilio Falco, Masamune Oguri, Nobuo Arimoto, Xu Kong, Masafumi
Yagi and Andy Taylor.
The past 8 years I spent in the department have passed quickly, due to
the embracing surroundings I have spent them in. My office has become my
home, and my office mates my family. I owe the biggest gratitude to my
closest friend and “twin brother”, Assaf Horesh, who tolerated me through
thick and thin, spent hours in discussions about important scientific issues
and not-so-important “sessions”, and kept my sanity in check. I am especially
grateful to Benny Trakhtenbrot, for his close friendship and for always
making me laugh the hardest. I am also thankful for Omer Bromberg for his
friendship and support. I am grateful to Eran “papi” Ofek and “dod” Yiftah
Lipkin, who practically raised me with lots of patience and care. I thank all
the current and former students in the department with whom I have shared
my time – Orly Gnat, Smadar Naoz, Keren Sharon, Evgeny Gorbikov, David
Polishook, Ofer Yaron, Avi Shporer, Yifat Dzigan, Irina Dvorkin, Sharon
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