האקדמיה הלאומית הישראלית למדעים The Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities - The Israel Young Academy
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The Israel Young Academy

In 2012, The Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities joined a global trend by establishing a young academy. The Israel Young Academy operates independently, with support and assistance from the Israel Academy.
Number of members: 30 
Age of members: Up to 45 at election
Term: Four years
 
The members of the Young Academy are outstanding young scholars, prominent in their fields, elected not only for their excellence in research but also for their commitment to working both for the advancement of science in Israel and for increasing the involvement of the academic system in Israeli society.
 
In electing its members, the Young Academy aspires for balance among the disciplines and appropriate representation of Israel’s population sectors and scientific community. Many alumni of the Young Academy remain active within its framework even after completing their terms.
 
Goals of the Israel Young Academy
• To strengthen the relationship between the Israeli academic system and political decision-makers
• To strengthen the relationship between the academic system and society
• To advance the status of young scholars and scientists in Israel
• To advance Israel’s scientific capabilities and contend with problems of national and international importance
 
The activities of the Young Academy include floating the challenges that face postdoctoral researchers in Israel; striving for the advancement of women scholars and of academics from the Arab sector; strengthening the relationship between academia and the community, with emphasis on the social and geographic periphery; and making science accessible to the general public and to young people.
 
 
The Israel Young Academy members are:
 
Prof. Jakub Abramson, Department of Immunology, The Weizmann Institute of Science
Prof. Yael Allweill, Faculty of Architecture and Town Planning, Technion Israel Institute of Technology
Prof. Rami Aqeilan, Faculty of Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Prof. Inbal Arnon, Department of Psychology, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Prof. Ofer Ashkenazi, Department of History, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Prof. Haim Beidenkopf, Department of Condensed Matter, Weizmann Institute of Science
Prof. Ashraf Brik, Faculty of Chemistry, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology
Dr. Karin Carmit Yefet, Faculty of Law, University of Haifa 
 Dr. Tawfiq Da'adli, Departments of Art History and Archeology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Prof. Tamar Geiger, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University
Dr. Naama Geva Zatorsky, Faculty of Medicine, Technion Israel Institute of Technology 
Prof. Itay Halevy, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, The Weizmann Institute of Science
Dr. Yonit Hochberg, Racah Institute of Physics, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Dr. Iris Idelson-Shein, Department of History, Ben-Gurion University
Prof. Beena Kalisky, Department of Physics, Bar Ilan University
Prof. Ido Kaminer, Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Technion Israel Institute of Technology 
Prof. Nathan Keller, Department of Mathematics, Bar-Ilan University
Prof. Liat Kozma, Department of Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Prof. Shahar Kvatinsky, Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Technion Israel Institute of Technology 
Prof. Itzik Mizrahi, Faculty of Life Sciences, Ben Gurion University of the Negev
Prof. Noam Mizrahi, Department of Biblical Studies, Tel-Aviv University
Prof. Liad Mudrik, Faculty of Social Sciences, Tel Aviv University
Prof. Hagay Perets, Department of Physics, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
Dr. Lotem Perry Hazan, Faculty of Education, University of Haifa 
Prof. Oded Rechavi, Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University 
Prof. Asya Rolls, Faculty of Medicine, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
Dr. Ruth Scherz Shouval, Department of Biomolecular Sciences, Weizmann Institute of Science 
Prof. Avi Schroeder, Department of Chemical Engineering, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
Prof. Hila Shamir, Faculty of Law, Tel Aviv University
Prof. Eilon Shani, Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University
Prof. Haim Suchowski, Faculty of Exact Sciences, Tel Aviv University
Prof. Yossi Yovel, Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University