AWARDS AND HONORS
 


INTERNATIONAL AWARDS AND HONORS


Academia Europaea
Elected Member
Prof. Ilan Marek
Chemistry
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American Academy of Arts and Sciences
International Honorary Member
Dist. Prof. Mordechai Segev
Physics; Electrical and Computer Engineering
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American Chemical Society (ACS)
Arthur C. Cope Scholar Award 2021
Prof. Ilan Marek
Chemistry
Fellow
Prof. Emer. Ehud Keinan
Chemistry
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13th Bruno Zevi Prize
Dr. Irit Carmon Popper
Architecture and Town Planning
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Chinese Chemical Society (CCS)
Honorary Fellow 2020
Prof. Nir Tessler
Electrical and Computer Engineering
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Computer Aided Verification (CAV)
CAV Award 2021
Prof. Ofer Strichman
Industrial Engineering
and Management
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European Academy of Sciences (EurASC)
Elected Fellow
Dist. Prof. Yitzhak Apeloig
Chemistry
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Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST)
Honorary Doctorate 2021
Dist. Prof. Emer. Daniel Weihs
Aerospace Engineering
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Medal of Honor
Dist. Prof. Emer. Jacob Ziv
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Fellow
Prof. Yakov Krasik
Physics
Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society Magne “Kris” Kristiansen Award 2020
Prof. Yakov Krasik
Physics
Power and Energy Society (PES) General Meeting 2020 Best Paper Award
Assoc. Prof. Yoash Levron
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Signal Processing Society (SPS) Sustained Impact Paper Award
Prof. Emer. David Malah
Electrical and Computer Engineering
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IHP (Innovations for High Performance Microelectronics)
Wolfgang Mehr Award
Prof. Emer. Gad Eisenstein
Electrical and Computer Engineering
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INFORMS Optimization Society
Farkas Prize 2021
Prof. Andrea Lodi
Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute
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Intel’s Rising Star Faculty Award 2020
Asst. Prof. Daniel Soudry
Electrical and Computer Engineering
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International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC)
President Elect 2022
Prof. Emer. Ehud Keinan
Chemistry
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MIT Technology Review 2021
35 Innovators Under 35
Asst. Prof. Emma Pierson
Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute
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Optical Society of America (OSA) Fellow
Assoc. Prof. Tal Carmon
Mechanical Engineering
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PLEA Sustainable Architecture and Urban Design
Lifetime Achievement Award 2020
Prof. Emer. Edna Shaviv
Architecture and Town Planning
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Royal Society of Chemistry
Member
Prof. Nir Tessler
Electrical and Computer Engineering
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World Association of Theoretical and Computational Chemists
Schrödinger Medal
Dist. Prof. Yitzhak Apeloig
Chemistry
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Young Academy of Europe
Fellow
Asst. Prof. Shai Berlin
Medicine

 


ISRAELI AWARDS AND HONORS


2021 Blavatnik Award for Young Scientists
Assoc. Prof. Ido Kaminer
Electrical and Computer Engineering
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Council for Higher Education
Young Researcher Award 2021
Assoc. Prof. Ayelet Baram-Tsabari
Education in Science and Technology
Quantum Science and Technology Fellowship
2020-21

Asst. Prof. Yuval Shagam
Chemistry
2021-2022
Asst. Prof. David Gelbwaser
Chemistry
Asst. Prof. Anna Keselman
Physics
Alon Fellowship
Asst. Prof. Yaniv Romano
Computer Science; Electrical and Computer Engineering
Maof Fellowship
Asst. Prof. Khoury Luai
Materials Science and Engineering
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EMET Prize 2020
Prof. Shamay Assif
Architecture and Town Planning
Prof. Bracha Chyutin
Architecture and Town Planning
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2021 Eric and Sheila Samson
Prime Minister’s Prize for
Global Innovation in Smart
Mobility and Alternative Fuels
for Transportation
Researcher Recruitment Prize
Asst. Prof. Yaniv Romano
Computer Science; Electrical and Computer Engineering
Groundbreaking Research Prize
Prof. Gideon Grader
Chemical Engineering
Prof. Avner Rothschild
Materials Science and Engineering
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Globes magazine
50 Most Influential Women in Israel 2021
Prof. Shulamit Levenberg
Biomedical Engineering
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Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities
Elected Member
Prof. Emer. Yeshayahu Talmon
Chemical Engineering
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Israel Young Academy
Elected Member
Assoc. Prof. Yael Allweil
Architecture and Town Planning
Asst. Prof. Naama Geva-Zatorsky
Medicine
Assoc. Prof. Shahar Kvatinsky
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Assoc. Prof. Ido Kaminer
Electrical and Computer Engineering
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Israel Physical Society (IPS)
Fellow
Prof. Assa Auerbach
Physics
Prof. Michael Gronau
Physics
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Israel Society of Ecology and Environmental Sciences (ISEES)
Lifetime Achievement Award 2020
Prof. Emer. Yoram Avnimelech
Civil and Environmental Engineering
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Israel Vacuum Society (IVS)
Excellence Award for Research 2020
Prof. Hossam Haick
Chemical Engineering
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Palmach Association
2021 Yigal Alon Prize for Pioneering Excellence
Prof. Emer. Moshe Shoham
Mechanical Engineering
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Peres Center for Peace and Innovation
Medal of Distinction 2021
Prof. Shulamit Levenberg
Biomedical Engineering
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Tel Aviv-Jaffa Municipality
Weizmann Prize for Exact Sciences 2021
Prof. Michael Elad
Computer Science
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Weizmann Institute of Science
Ofer Lider Annual Memorial Literary Prize for Scientists
Assoc. Prof. Dori Derdikman
Medicine
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Wolf Foundation
2021 Krill Prize for Excellence in Scientific
Research
Assoc. Prof. Ido Kaminer
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Assoc. Prof. Yoav Shechtman
Biomedical Engineering
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Zoological Society of Israel
Honorary Member
Prof. Emer. Zeev Arad
Biology
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Zuckerman Faculty Scholar
Asst. Prof. Omri Ram
Mechanical Engineering

 


TECHNION PRIZES AND FELLOWSHIPS


Technion Excellence Prizes

Alexander Goldberg Research Prize 2020
Asst. Prof. Daniel Soudry
Electrical and Computer Engineering
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Cooper Award for Excellence in Research
2019-2020
Assoc. Prof. Shenhav Cohen
Biology
2020-2021
Assoc. Prof. Hagai Perets
Physics
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Daniel Shiran Memorial Prize 2020
Assoc. Prof. Meytal Landau
Biology
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David Dudi Ben-Aharon Research Prize 2020
Asst. Prof. Yair Feld
Medicine
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Diane Sherman Prize for Medical
Innovation for a Better World
2019-2020
Prof. Roy Kishony
Biology
2020-2021
Prof. Lior Gepstein
Medicine
Assoc. Prof. Asya Rolls
Medicine
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Henry Taub Prize for Academic Excellence 2020-2021
Assoc. Prof. Roy Schwartz
Computer Science
Asst. Prof. Ron Rothblum
Computer Science
Asst. Prof. Ori Rottenstreich
Computer Science
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Hilda and Hershel Rich Technion Innovation Awards 2020
Prof. Yuval Shaked and Dr. Michael Timaner
Medicine
Assoc. Prof. Roee Amit and iGEM team
Biotechnology and Food Engineering
Prof. Oren Cohen and Dr. Pavel Sidorenko
Physics
Asst. Prof. Tamar Segal-Peretz and Dr. Barun Barick
Chemical Engineering
Prof. Alejandro Sosnik
Materials Science and Engineering
Assoc. Prof. Yoav Etsion and Dr. Dani Voitsechov
Electrical and Computer Engineering
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Kurt Mahler Prize in Mathematics 2020
Prof. Amir Yehudayoff
Mathematics
Assoc. Prof. Chen Meiri
Mathematics
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Morton and Beverley Rechler Prize for Excellence in
Research
2019-2020
Prof. Gitti Frey
Materials Science and Engineering
Prof. Kinneret Keren
Physics
Assoc. Prof. Daniel Podolsky
Physics
Assoc. Prof. Yoav Shechtman
Biomedical Engineering
2020-2021
Prof. Dan Givoli
Aerospace Engineering
Prof. Ayellet Tal
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Prof. Emanuel Milman
Mathematics
Assoc. Prof. Assaf Shwartz
Architecture and Town Planning
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Norman Seiden Prize for Academic Excellence
2019-2020
Assoc. Prof. Ronen Talmon
Electrical and Computer Engineering
2020-2021
Assoc. Prof. Shahar Kvatinsky
Electrical and Computer Engineering
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Raymond and Miriam Klein Research Prize 2020
Assoc. Prof. Moran Bercovici
Mechanical Engineering
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Uzi and Michal Halevy Innovative Applied Engineering Award and Research Grants 2020
Assoc. Prof. Carmel Rotschild
Mechanical Engineering
Prof. Hossam Haick
Chemical Engineering
Asst. Prof. Naama Geva-Zatorsky
Medicine
Prof. Ori Lahav
Civil and Environmental Engineering

Career Advancement Chairs 2020-2021

Chaya Career Advancement Chair
Asst. Prof. Eviatar Procaccia
Industrial Engineering and Management
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Deloro Career Advancement Chair
Asst. Prof. Dvir Aran
Biology
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Technion Career Advancement Chair
Asst. Prof. Yaniv Romano
Computer Science; Electrical and Computer Engineering
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Shalon Career Advancement Chair
Asst. Prof. Yuval Shagam
Chemistry
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Jacques Lewiner Career Advancement Chair
Asst. Prof. Dana Solav
Mechanical Engineering
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Career Advancement Chair in Economics and Finance
Asst. Prof. Noa Zychlinski
Industrial Engineering and Management
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Norman Seiden Fellowship in Nanotechnology and Optoelectronics
Asst. Prof. Yoav Kalcheim
Materials Science and Engineering

 


ALUMNI MEDAL


Avi Nathan, 2019
David Perlmutter, 2018
Guido Pardo-Roques, 2019