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Weizmann Institute of Science

January 01, 1970

The Weizmann Institute of Science (Hebrew: מכון ויצמן למדע Machon Weizmann LeMada) is a public research university in Rehovot, Israel, established in 1934, 14 years before the State of Israel. It differs from other Israeli universities in that it offers postgraduate-only degrees in the natural and exact sciences.

Weizmann Institute of Science
מכון ויצמן למדע (Hebrew)
Former name
Daniel Sieff Research Institute (1934–1949)
TypePublic research
Established1934
FounderChaim Weizmann
Endowment$600.427 million (2019)[1]
PresidentAlon Chen
Academic staff
952
Administrative staff
400
Students1,082
Postgraduates356
700
Location
Rehovot
,
Israel
CampusUrban
Postdoctoral fellows380
AffiliationsFeinberg Graduate School[2]
Websitewww.weizmann.ac.il
Academic rankings
National
ARWU[3]2–3
Global
ARWU[4]1-100
The front door of the administrative building with the former name
Koffler particle accelerator

It is a multidisciplinary research center, with around 3,800 scientists, postdoctoral fellows, Ph.D. and M.Sc. students, and scientific, technical, and administrative staff working at the institute.[5][6]

As of 2019, six Nobel laureates and three Turing Award winners have been associated with the Weizmann Institute of Science.[7]

History edit

 
Chaim Weizmann (1874–1952), first president of the State of Israel and founder of the institute
 
Weizmann residence, designed by Erich Mendelsohn

The institute was founded in 1934 by Chaim Weizmann and his first team, among them Benjamin M. Bloch, as the Daniel Sieff Research Institute. Weizmann had offered the post of director to Nobel Prize laureate Fritz Haber, but took over the directorship himself after Haber's death en route to Palestine. Before he became President of the State of Israel in February 1949, Weizmann pursued his research in organic chemistry at its laboratories. The institute was renamed the Weizmann Institute of Science in his honor on November 2, 1949, in agreement with the Sieff family.

WEIZAC, one of the world's first electronic computers was locally built by the institute in 1954–1955 and was recognized by the IEEE in 2006 as a milestone achievement in the history of electrical and electronic engineering.[8]

In 1959, the institute set up a wholly owned subsidiary called Yeda Research and Development Company to commercialize inventions made at the institute.[9] Yeda has more marine genetic patents than any other research institute.[10] By 2013 the institute was earning between $50 and $100 million in royalties annually on marketed drugs including Copaxone, Rebif, and Erbitux.[11][12]

Graduate program edit

As of 2015, the Weizmann Institute had approximately 2,500 students, postdoctoral fellows, staff, and faculty, and awards M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in mathematics, computer science, physics, chemistry, biochemistry, and biology, as well as several interdisciplinary programs.[5] The symbol of the Weizmann Institute of Science is the multibranched Ficus tree.[13] Undergraduates and recent graduates must apply to M.Sc. programs, while those earning an M.Sc. or an MD can apply directly to Ph.D. programs. Full fellowships are given to all students.[14]

Youth programs edit

 
The campus

In addition to its academic programs, the Weizmann Institute runs programs for youth, including science clubs, camps, and competitions. The Bessie F. Lawrence International Summer Science Institute accepts high-school graduates from all over the world for a four-week, science-based summer camp. The Clore Garden of Science, which opened in 1999, is the world's first completely interactive outdoor science museum.[5][15]

Rankings edit

The Weizmann Institute of Science was ranked number 2, globally, for research quality by the Nature Index in 2019,[16] and in the top 25 research institutes/universities in the world in two main categories by U-Multirank, 2019: Top Cited Publications and Patents Awarded.[17] The institute was in 7th place in the European Research Council report in 2020 for its high rate of success in obtaining research grants.[18] In 2018 the institute was ranked 9th, globally, (1st in Israel) by the CWTS Leiden Ranking, which is based on the proportion of a university's scientific papers published between 2012 and 2015 that made the 10% most cited in their field.[19]

Presidents edit

The nonscientists Abba Eban and Meyer Weisgal were assisted by scientific directors, as was Weizmann himself owing to his duties as the first president of Israel. The following persons held the position of scientific director:

Faculty edit

Alumni edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "FY 2019 Audited Financial Statements" (PDF). Weizmann Institute of Science. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  2. ^ "About the Feinberg Graduate School (FGS)".
  3. ^ "ShanghaiRanking's 2023 Academic Ranking of World Universities". Shanghai Ranking Consultancy. Retrieved February 10, 2024.
  4. ^ "ShanghaiRanking's 2023 Academic Ranking of World Universities". Shanghai Ranking Consultancy. Retrieved February 10, 2024.
  5. ^ a b c . Archived from the original on 27 April 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  6. ^ . Archived from the original on 16 October 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  7. ^ "Viewpoint: Focus funding on individual scientists to get the best results". 16 July 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  8. ^ "Milestones: WEIZAC Computer, 1955". IEEE. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  9. ^ Borchardt, John (September 26, 2000). "Israeli biotech - a child with great promise". The Scientist.
  10. ^ Blasiak, Robert; Jouffray, Jean-Baptiste; Wabnitz, Colette C. C.; Sundström, Emma; Österblom, Henrik (June 6, 2018). "Corporate control and global governance of marine genetic resources". Science Advances. 4 (6): eaar5237. Bibcode:2018SciA....4.5237B. doi:10.1126/sciadv.aar5237. ISSN 2375-2548. PMC 5990308. PMID 29881777.
  11. ^ OECD Reviews of Innovation Policy OECD Reviews of Innovation Policy. OECD Publishing. 2006. p. 119. ISBN 9789264029750.
  12. ^ Weinreb, Gali (28 July 2013). "Yeda earns $50-100m annually". Globes (in Hebrew).
  13. ^ Institution resource development, Weizmann Institute of Science
  14. ^ . Weizmann Institute. Archived from the original on 28 July 2015. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  15. ^ "2BackToHomePage3". Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  16. ^ "Nature index - Weizmann Institute of Science". Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  17. ^ "U-Multirank Weizmann Institute of Science". Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  18. ^ . 14 May 2020. Archived from the original on 3 June 2020. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  19. ^ "CWTS Leiden Ranking". Leiden University. Retrieved 23 Jan 2018.
  20. ^ . May 2, 2001. Archived from the original on 2 May 2001.
  21. ^ "Andrey Sivachenko at harvard.edu".

External links edit

 
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January 01, 1970
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The Weizmann Institute of Science Hebrew מכון ויצמן למדע Machon Weizmann LeMada is a public research university in Rehovot Israel established in 1934 14 years before the State of Israel It differs from other Israeli universities in that it offers postgraduate only degrees in the natural and exact sciences Weizmann Institute of Scienceמכון ויצמן למדע Hebrew Former nameDaniel Sieff Research Institute 1934 1949 TypePublic researchEstablished1934FounderChaim WeizmannEndowment 600 427 million 2019 1 PresidentAlon ChenAcademic staff952Administrative staff400Students1 082Postgraduates356Doctoral students700LocationRehovot IsraelCampusUrbanPostdoctoral fellows380AffiliationsFeinberg Graduate School 2 Websitewww wbr weizmann wbr ac wbr il Academic rankingsNationalARWU 3 2 3GlobalARWU 4 1 100 The front door of the administrative building with the former name Koffler particle accelerator It is a multidisciplinary research center with around 3 800 scientists postdoctoral fellows Ph D and M Sc students and scientific technical and administrative staff working at the institute 5 6 As of 2019 six Nobel laureates and three Turing Award winners have been associated with the Weizmann Institute of Science 7 Contents 1 History 2 Graduate program 3 Youth programs 4 Rankings 5 Presidents 6 Faculty 7 Alumni 8 See also 9 References 10 External linksHistory edit nbsp Chaim Weizmann 1874 1952 first president of the State of Israel and founder of the institute nbsp Weizmann residence designed by Erich Mendelsohn The institute was founded in 1934 by Chaim Weizmann and his first team among them Benjamin M Bloch as the Daniel Sieff Research Institute Weizmann had offered the post of director to Nobel Prize laureate Fritz Haber but took over the directorship himself after Haber s death en route to Palestine Before he became President of the State of Israel in February 1949 Weizmann pursued his research in organic chemistry at its laboratories The institute was renamed the Weizmann Institute of Science in his honor on November 2 1949 in agreement with the Sieff family WEIZAC one of the world s first electronic computers was locally built by the institute in 1954 1955 and was recognized by the IEEE in 2006 as a milestone achievement in the history of electrical and electronic engineering 8 In 1959 the institute set up a wholly owned subsidiary called Yeda Research and Development Company to commercialize inventions made at the institute 9 Yeda has more marine genetic patents than any other research institute 10 By 2013 the institute was earning between 50 and 100 million in royalties annually on marketed drugs including Copaxone Rebif and Erbitux 11 12 Graduate program editAs of 2015 the Weizmann Institute had approximately 2 500 students postdoctoral fellows staff and faculty and awards M Sc and Ph D degrees in mathematics computer science physics chemistry biochemistry and biology as well as several interdisciplinary programs 5 The symbol of the Weizmann Institute of Science is the multibranched Ficus tree 13 Undergraduates and recent graduates must apply to M Sc programs while those earning an M Sc or an MD can apply directly to Ph D programs Full fellowships are given to all students 14 Youth programs edit nbsp The campus In addition to its academic programs the Weizmann Institute runs programs for youth including science clubs camps and competitions The Bessie F Lawrence International Summer Science Institute accepts high school graduates from all over the world for a four week science based summer camp The Clore Garden of Science which opened in 1999 is the world s first completely interactive outdoor science museum 5 15 Rankings editThe Weizmann Institute of Science was ranked number 2 globally for research quality by the Nature Index in 2019 16 and in the top 25 research institutes universities in the world in two main categories by U Multirank 2019 Top Cited Publications and Patents Awarded 17 The institute was in 7th place in the European Research Council report in 2020 for its high rate of success in obtaining research grants 18 In 2018 the institute was ranked 9th globally 1st in Israel by the CWTS Leiden Ranking which is based on the proportion of a university s scientific papers published between 2012 and 2015 that made the 10 most cited in their field 19 Presidents editChaim Weizmann 1934 1952 Meyer Weisgal 1952 1959 as acting director Abba Eban 1959 1966 Meyer Weisgal 1966 1970 Albert Sabin 1970 1972 Israel Dostrovsky 1972 1975 Michael Sela 1975 1985 Aryeh Dvoretzky 1985 1988 Haim Harari 1988 2001 Ilan Chet 2001 2006 Daniel Zajfman 2006 2019 Alon Chen 2019 present The nonscientists Abba Eban and Meyer Weisgal were assisted by scientific directors as was Weizmann himself owing to his duties as the first president of Israel The following persons held the position of scientific director Ernst David Bergmann 1949 1951 Amos de Shalit 1960 1961 and 1966 1968 Shneior Lifson 1962 1966 Gerhard Schmidt 1969 Faculty editUri Alon systems biologist Ruth Arnon immunologist Arkady Aronov condensed matter physicist Mordechai Ben Ari computer scientist Ari Ben Menahem geophysicist Achi Brandt mathematician Shikma Bressler physicist Irun Cohen immunologist David Danon biologist Amos de Shalit physicist Irit Dinur computer scientist and mathematician Israel Dostrovsky physical chemist Yadin Dudai neuroscientist Harry Dym mathematician Marvin Edelman biologist Benjamin Elazari Volcani discoverer of life in the Dead Sea and pioneer in biological silicon research Aviezri Fraenkel mathematician Asher A Friesem physicist Stephen Gelbart mathematician Joseph Gillis mathematician Daniella Goldfarb chemist Oded Goldreich computer scientist Shafrira Goldwasser computer scientist two time winner of the Godel Prize 1993 and 2001 and the Turing Award 2012 Jacob Hanna molecular geneticist Haim Harari theoretical physicist David Harel computer scientist Yoseph Imry theoretical physicist Michal Irani computer scientist Yohai Kaspi physicist Aharon Katzir chemist Ephraim Katzir biophysicist fourth President of the State of Israel Bruria Kaufman theoretical physicist Jacob Klein chemist Meir Lahav chemist 20 Erez Lapid mathematician Leslie Leiserowitz chemist Ulf Leonhardt physicist Alexander Lerner mathematician Michael Levitt chemical physics presently at Stanford University Nobel Prize in Chemistry winner 2013 Moshe Levy chemist Shneior Lifson physicist Harry J Lipkin physicist Henry Markram neuroscientist Mordehai Milgrom astrophysicist David Milstein organic chemist Moni Naor computer scientist Chaim L Pekeris geophysicist Amir Pnueli computer scientist Turing Award winner 1996 Ran Raz computer scientist Amitai Regev mathematician Omer Reingold computer scientist Leo Sachs molecular biologist Josip Schlessinger biochemist and biophysician Michal Schwartz neuroimmunologist David Samuel 3rd Viscount Samuel chemist Eran Segal computational biologist Lee Segel applied mathematician Michael Sela immunologist Adi Shamir cryptographer Turing Award winner 2002 Ehud Shapiro computer scientist and computational biologist Nathan Sharon biochemist Amnon Shashua computer scientist Liran Shlush immunologist Franz Sondheimer chemist Ady Stern physicist Joel Sussman crystallographer Igal Talmi physicist David Tannor theoretical chemist Dan Tawfik biochemist EMET Prize 2020 Reshef Tenne chemist Edward Trifonov molecular biophysicist Shimon Ullman computer scientist Gabriele Veneziano theoretical physicist David Wallach biochemist Arieh Warshel chemical physics presently at University of Southern California Nobel Prize in Chemistry winner 2013 Chaim Weizmann chemist first President of the State of Israel Meir Wilchek biochemist Ada Yonath crystallographer Nobel Prize in Chemistry winner 2009 Daniel Zajfman physicistAlumni editAmikam Aharoni physicist Dorit Aharonov computer scientist Joanna Aizenberg professor of chemistry Uri Alon systems biologist Ella Amitay Sadovsky artist Haim Aviv molecular biologist Karen Avraham geneticist Neta Bahcall astrophysicist Eli Biham cryptographer and cryptanalyst Ofer Biham physicist Achi Brandt mathematician Joseph Buxbaum geneticist and neuroscientist Alon Chen neuroscientist Nachum Dershowitz computer scientist Danny Dolev computer scientist Dov Dori computer scientist Yadin Dudai neuroscientist Amos Fiat computer scientist Nir Friedman computer scientist and biologist Ehud Gazit biochemist and nanotechnologist Alexander Goldfarb microbiologist activist and author Eliezer Eli Huberman biologist Yoseph Imry theoretical physicist Jonathan Kipnis neuroscientist Bernard H Lavenda chemical physicist Anders Levermann climate scientist Alexander Levitzki biochemist Yehuda Lindell computer scientist Mario Livio astrophysicist Miron Livny computer scientist Henry Markram neuroscientist Raphael Mechoulam organic chemist David Peleg computer scientist Amir Pnueli computer scientist Omer Reingold computer scientist Gideon Rodan biochemist Asya Rolls neuroscientist Barton Rubenstein modernist sculptor Shmuel Safra computer scientist Josip Schlessinger biochemist and biophysician Nathan Seiberg physicist Adi Shamir cryptographer Amnon Shashua computer scientist Andrey Sivachenko computational biologist and computer scientist Professor at Harvard University Extension School 21 Nahum Sonenberg biochemist Hermona Soreq molecular neuroscientist Dan Tawfik biochemist Eli Upfal computer scientist Lev Vaidman physicist Moshe Vardi computer scientist Inder Verma cancer researcher and molecular biologist Arieh Warshel chemist Meir Wilchek biochemist Ada Yonath crystallographer Doron Zeilberger mathematician Eitan Zemel applied mathematicianSee also editList of universities in Israel Science and technology in IsraelReferences edit FY 2019 Audited Financial Statements PDF Weizmann Institute of Science Retrieved 3 March 2021 About the Feinberg Graduate School FGS ShanghaiRanking s 2023 Academic Ranking of World Universities Shanghai Ranking Consultancy Retrieved February 10 2024 ShanghaiRanking s 2023 Academic Ranking of World Universities Shanghai Ranking Consultancy Retrieved February 10 2024 a b c Scientific Activities The Yeda Sela YeS Center for Basic Research Archived from the original on 27 April 2019 Retrieved 25 July 2015 Facts and Figures Weizmann Institute of Science Archived from the original on 16 October 2015 Retrieved 25 July 2015 Viewpoint Focus funding on individual scientists to get the best results 16 July 2019 Retrieved 12 October 2023 Milestones WEIZAC Computer 1955 IEEE Retrieved 7 March 2018 Borchardt John September 26 2000 Israeli biotech a child with great promise The Scientist Blasiak Robert Jouffray Jean Baptiste Wabnitz Colette C C Sundstrom Emma Osterblom Henrik June 6 2018 Corporate control and global governance of marine genetic resources Science Advances 4 6 eaar5237 Bibcode 2018SciA 4 5237B doi 10 1126 sciadv aar5237 ISSN 2375 2548 PMC 5990308 PMID 29881777 OECD Reviews of Innovation Policy OECD Reviews of Innovation Policy OECD Publishing 2006 p 119 ISBN 9789264029750 Weinreb Gali 28 July 2013 Yeda earns 50 100m annually Globes in Hebrew Institution resource development Weizmann Institute of Science Fellowships amp Aid Weizmann Institute Archived from the original on 28 July 2015 Retrieved 1 May 2019 2BackToHomePage3 Retrieved 25 July 2015 Nature index Weizmann Institute of Science Retrieved 3 June 2020 U Multirank Weizmann Institute of Science Retrieved 3 June 2020 European Research Council Annual report on the ERC activities and achievements in 2019 14 May 2020 Archived from the original on 3 June 2020 Retrieved 3 June 2020 CWTS Leiden Ranking Leiden University Retrieved 23 Jan 2018 Meir Lahav Home Page May 2 2001 Archived from the original on 2 May 2001 Andrey Sivachenko at harvard edu External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Weizmann Institute of Science Weizmann Institute of Science Website in English 31 54 27 N 34 48 33 E 31 90750 N 34 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