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Another great student seminar at the Department of Molecular Chemistry and Materials Science! Many thanks to Ajith George, a PhD student from @LabSemenov, for the excellent talk.

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Great postdoc appreciation event last week at the Weizmann School of Science! Congrats to the chemists who won prizes for their outstanding work

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Huge congratulations to our 1st year MSc students for being awarded for outstanding academic excellence!

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Congratulations to Dr. Sergey Semenov of the Molecular Chemistry and Materials Science Department, upon being awarded the 2026 Blavatnik Award for Young Scientists
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Our faculty happy hour is back! Many thanks to the van der Boom group for the organization.

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Closing out the week the right way - happy hour with pizza and beer! Big thanks to the Rybtchinski group for putting it all together!

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Congratulations to Prof. Reshef Tenne of the Department of Molecular Chemistry and Materials Science, who has been announced as the recipient of the 2026 Israel Prize in Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Research

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Another week wrapped up at happy hour, with pizza and beer! Thanks to @LabSemenov for the organization

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We were happy to host undergraduate students at the Weizmann Institute Open Day! It was a pleasure to showcase our Faculty of Chemistry—meeting our students, exploring our research in a poster session, and joining student panels.

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A great talk at our monthly student seminar in the Dept. of Molecular Chemistry & Materials Science. Many thanks to Shir Abrahami Ben Harush, PhD student of Prof. Igor Lubomirsky and Prof. Meir Lahav, for an excellent and insightful presentation!

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This week’s faculty happy hour had a sweet twist, featuring knaffeh, malabi, and baklava!

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A great annual Faculty Day, with interesting and insightful talks from our young group leaders, offering an excellent overview of their research directions and the exciting work ahead!

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Great discussion at our monthly student seminar in the Dept. of Molecular Chemistry & Materials Science! Thanks to Shaked Ezra Brandwein, MSc student from Prof. Omer Yaffe’s group, for an excellent talk and insights.

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Come and join us!

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סטודנטים וסטודנטיות לתואר ראשון במדעי הטבע והמדעים המדויקים? בבית הספר למחקר – מכון ויצמן למדע, לסטודנטים יש את כל מה שהם צריכים למחקר פורץ דרך – צוות מומחים מהשורה הראשונה, מתקנים מתקדמים וקהילה תומכת. רוצים לגלות עוד? הצטרפו ליום הפתוח לתואר שני ב-23 בינואר 2026 >>

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Great kickoff to the Molecular Chemistry & Materials Science student seminar series! Daniel Gordon-Levitan, a PhD student from Gnaim and Rybtchinski labs, opened the session with an interesting presentation on his latest research.

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The 5th Prof. Israel Rubinstein Memorial Lecture featured Prof. Tobin J. Marks from @NUChemistry on Making Mechanically Agile Electronics, Opto–Electronics, and Iontronics.

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Congratulations to Prof. Boris Rybtchinski of the Molecular Chemistry and Materials Science Department, upon being awarded the 2025 ICS-Adama Prize for Technological Innovation
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Congratulations to Prof. Yohai Kaspi of the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, upon being awarded the Houghton Lectureship Award at MIT for 2025

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A pleasure to welcome Prof. Paul J. Chirik (@pchirik) from @PrincetonChem as our Chemistry Colloquium speaker!

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Our MSc students enjoyed a day of teamwork, discovery, and laughter during a Treasure Hunt that brought everyone together. Congratulations to the winners and to all who joined in the fun! 🎉