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.

 

• 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.

 

Prof. Yael Allweill, Faculty of Architecture and Town Planning, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology

Prof. Lilac Amirav, Chemistry, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology

Prof. Inbal Arnon, Department of Psychology, Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Dr. Adi Ashkenazi, Particle physics, Tel Aviv University

Prof. Uri Ben-David, Cancer biology, Tel Aviv University

Prof. Erez Ben-Yosef, Archaeology, Tel Aviv University

Prof. Izhak Berkovich, Department of Education and Psychology, The Open University

Prof. Zvika Brakerski, department of Computer Science and applied mathematics, Weizmann Institute of Science

Dr. Ayelet Even-Ezra, History, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Prof. Ofer Firstenberg, Physics, Weizmann Institute of Science

Prof. Naama Geva-Zatorsky, Faculty of Medicine, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology

Prof. Raja Giryes, Electrical Engineering, Tel Aviv University

Prof. Ido Kaminer, Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology

Prof. Shahar Kvatinsky, Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology

Prof. Jennifer Oser, Political Science, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Prof. Lotem Perry-Hazan, Faculty of Education, University of Haifa

Prof. Oded Rechavi, Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University

Prof. Ruth Scherz-Shouval, Department of Biomolecular Sciences, Weizmann Institute of Science

Prof. Schraga Schwartz, Regulation of gene expression, Weizmann Institute of Science

Prof. Aaron Segal, Philosophy, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Prof. Menny Shalom, Chemistry, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Prof. Assaf Shwartz, Socio-ecology, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology

Prof. Daniel Soudry, Machine Learning Electrical and Computer Engineering, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology

Prof. Adi Stern, Biology, Tel Aviv University

Prof. Noam Stern-Ginossar, Faculty of Biochemistry, The Weizmann Institute of Science

Dr. Maayan Sudai, Law and Gender, University of Haifa

Prof. Igor Ulitsky, Biology, Weizmann Institute of Science

Prof. Eitan Yaakobi, Computer Science, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology

Prof. Miri Yemini, Education, Technion – The Israeli Institute of Technology

Prof. Sigal Zilcha-Mano, Clinical Psychology, University of Haifa