The 2026 Israel Prize in Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Research will be awarded to our member Prof. Reshef Tenne
The Israel Prize laureate for 2026 in the field of Chemistry Research and Chemical Engineering will be awarded to our member of Class VI, Prof. Reshef Tenne of the Molecular Chemistry and Materials Science Department at the Weizmann Institute of Science. The announcement was made today by Minister of Education Yoav Kisch, on behalf of the prize committee chaired by Prof. Yitzhak Mastai, with committee members Prof. Ira Alan Weinstock, Prof. Michael Zinigrad and Prof. Irit Sagi. The prize will be awarded to Prof. Tenne at the traditional ceremony on the upcoming Independence Day on April 21-22.
“One of Israel’s most important and prominent scientists,” the Ministry of Education wrote in its announcement. “He has made an enormous contribution to materials science and to physical and inorganic chemistry, and for several decades has spearheaded a scientific revolution in the field of two-dimensional, single-layer nanomaterials. His work established Israel’s standing at the forefront of global scientific research.” READ MORE
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