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Weizmann Prize for Research in the Exact Sciences

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The Weizmann Prize for Research in the Exact Sciences named after Dr. Chaim Weizmann is a prize awarded by the Tel Aviv-Yafo Municipality to Israeli researchers in the exact sciences and is intended to encourage and stimulate them in their research in these subjects. The prize was established in 1944 on the occasion of the 70th birthday of Chaim Weizmann, President of the World Zionist Organization, and is awarded once every two years in the presence of the Mayor of Tel Aviv-Yafo. The amount of the last prize stood at 18,000 NIS (~$4,900).[1]

Prize winners

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Year of Winning Winner's Name Details
1949 Prof. Saul Adler Honorary prize for his research in parasitology and the chemotherapy of tropical diseases[2]
Prof. Franz Ollendorff For his research Vision as a Technical Problem[3]
Dr. Bruno Rosenfeld For his research The Irreversible Conversion of Ascorbic Acid
1950 Dr. Kurt Mendel For research on the vitality of citrus tree branches
Prof. Aharon Katzir and Prof. Ephraim Katzir For research on polyelectrolytes and water-soluble poly-amino acids[4]
1951 Dr. Leah Bechovski
Prof. Joseph Gillis, Prof. Israel Dostrovsky and Prof. C.R. Liouallen
Prof. Fritz Feigl Honorary prize for his numerous contributions to analytical chemistry research
1952 Dr. Hugo Boyko
Dr. Sidney Goldstein Honorary prize for his developments in applied mathematics
Prof. Aryeh Dvoretzky
Dr. Yehuda Hirschberg For his discoveries in the field of photochromism
1953 Prof. David Ginsburg Syntheses in the field of natural materials, especially the synthesis of morphine
Dr. Avraham Komrov-Camron and Dr. N. Hornstein For their research on the virulence of the rabies virus
Prof. Yoel Rakah Honorary prize for his research in group theory and in the field of atomic and nuclear spectroscopy
1954 Prof. Michael Zohary For his book Geobotany
Prof. Andor Fodor Lifetime achievement award
Prof. David Shapira Synthesis of sphingosine
1955 Dr. Yosef Tzvi Yafe Research in infrared spectroscopy
Prof. Markus Reiner Honorary prize
Dr. Harry Zvi Tabor[5][6] Research on the use of solar energy
1956 Shmuel Agmon Research in mathematical analysis
Prof. Ernst David Bergmann For his work in the field of organic chemistry and for promoting theoretical and practical science in Israel
Dr. Ephraim Frei Theoretical research works that led to the construction of new devices for measuring electric current
1957 Prof. Chaim Leib Pekeris
1958 Prof. Isaac Berenblum Honorary prize for his research in experimental biology, especially on neoplastic diseases
Prof. Shneior Lifson Problems in the statistical mechanics of polymers
1959–1960 Dr. Yoram Avidor The mechanism of penetration of various substances into living cells
Dr. Michael Rabin For his work in mathematical logic, including decision theory and computer theory
Prof. Gabriel Stein The entirety of his work in the field of radiation chemistry
1961–1962 Dr. Pesach Hevroni
Prof. Gerhard Schmidt
Prof. Igal Talmi
1964–1965 Dr. Moshe Rudolf Bloch
Prof. Yuval Ne'eman For his work in the classification of elementary particles
1968 Prof. Francis Krichevsky
Prof. Nathan Rosen
Prof. Shmuel Shtrikman
1971 Prof. Heinrich Mendelssohn For his pioneering work in the modern research of vertebrates in Israel
Prof. Alexandra Polikov-Meiber
1973 Prof. Haim Harari
Prof. Joshua Jortner
1978 Prof. Nachama Kosover and Prof. Edward Kosover
Prof. Nathan Sharon
1979 Prof. Raphael Levine
1984 Prof. Yakir Aharonov For his research on the foundations of quantum theory and its physical-philosophical significance and for the discovery of the Aharonov-Bohm effect
Prof. Solly J. Cohen
Prof. Shmuel Shaltiel
1987 Prof. Yoseph Imry
Prof. Avram Hershko
Prof. Adi Shamir For innovations in applied mathematics and computer science for encryption and decryption of ciphers
1993 Prof. Amnon Aharony
Prof. Dan Shechtman
Prof. Zvi Lipkin
Prof. Yitzhak Steinberg
1998 Prof. Gideon Alexander
Prof. Zeev Luz
Prof. Joseph Klafter
Prof. Moshe Shapiro
2005 Prof. Hagai Netzer For his contribution to astrophysics, especially the study of active galactic nuclei and measuring the masses of giant black holes
Prof. Itamar Procaccia For his contribution to the theory of nonlinear systems in the field of chemical physics
2007 Prof. Uri Cheshnovsky
Prof. Dan Tawfik
2009 Prof. Shlomo Havlin[7] For his contribution to understanding dynamics in disordered systems and complex networks, and for developing models for the phenomenon of synchronization in nature.
Prof. Tsevi Mazeh[7]
2010
2011 Prof. Jacob Bekenstein For his life's work in understanding the thermodynamics of black holes and quantum gravity
Prof. Yonina Eldar For her groundbreaking work in efficient sampling in information theory
2013 Prof. Eshel Ben-Jacob[8] For his innovation in applying physical methods to biological communities, such as bacteria, neural networks, and tumors. And for his work characterized by out-of-the-box thinking and breaking into a new research field.
Prof. Shimon Yankielowicz[8] For his contribution to gauge theory and supersymmetries and his work in the last decade on the duality of gauge theories and gravity theories.
2015 Prof. Yaron Silberberg For his groundbreaking achievements in the study of the interaction of light and matter and quantum optics.
Prof. Ilan Marek For his exceptional achievements in developing innovative methods for the synthesis of organic compounds
2017 Prof. Tova Milo
Prof. Gilad Haran
2019 Prof. Daniella Goldfarb
Prof. Eli Zeldov
2021 Prof. Nirith Dudovich For developing experimental methods and innovative theoretical frameworks for studying quantum phenomena occurring in very short time scales.
Prof. Michael Elad For his work in the field of sparse representation models for signal processing.[9]
2023 Prof. Asya Rolls For her groundbreaking work in demonstrating the interactions between the brain and the immune system.
Prof. Avishai Gal-Yam For his work in the field of supernova research.

References

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  1. ^ "Tel Aviv-Jaffa Municipality: The Weizmann Prize for Exact Sciences | Technion Research & Development Foundation". www.trdf.co.il. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Dr Saul Adler | International Leprosy Association – History of Leprosy". leprosyhistory.org. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Franz Ollendorff". ETHW. 15 February 2019. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
  4. ^ "In a Nuclear Shell – מסע הקסם המדעי – חדשות מדע, תגליות ומידע לציבור". מסע הקסם המדעי – חדשות מדע, תגליות ומידע לציבור מבית מכון ויצמן למדע (in Hebrew). 4 January 2021. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
  5. ^ תשתיות, מערכת (15 December 2015). "נפטר ד"ר צבי תבור, חלוץ חוקרי האנרגיה הסולארית בישראל". תשתיות תעשיה ואנרגיה (in Hebrew). Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  6. ^ ynet (15 December 2015). "ד"ר צבי תבור, אבי דוד השמש המודרני, נפטר בגיל 98". Ynet (in Hebrew). Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  7. ^ a b הידען, שירות (23 September 2009). "פרופ' שלמה הבלין מבר-אילן ופרופ' צבי מאז"ה מת"א זכו בפרס ויצמן למחקרים במדעים מדויקים". הידען – Hayadan (in Hebrew). Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  8. ^ a b אביב, אוניברסיטת תל (3 June 2013). "פרס ויצמן למדעים מדויקים יוענק לפרופ' אשל בן יעקב ולפרופ' שמעון ינקלביץ". הידען – Hayadan (in Hebrew). Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  9. ^ "News | The Taub Faculty of Computer Science, Technion". cs.technion.ac.il. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
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