The total amount of the scholarships - about one million dollars * For the first time this year, the "Ruth Arnon Scholarship for post-doctoral training" will be awarded to graduates of the program
Eight outstanding doctoral students, half of them women, will this year receive the most prestigious scholarship in Israel - the Adams Scholarship, on behalf of the Israel National Academy of Sciences. Each of the doctoral students will receive a scholarship of more than one hundred thousand dollars for the four years of doctoral studies ($30,000 per year) in addition to an exemption from tuition fees. The scholarships will be awarded to them on Monday, July 11, 2016 in a ceremony at the Academy House in Jerusalem as part of the annual Adams Seminar. This year the seminar will host Prof. Ruth Arnon, the former president of the academy, who will speak about "the development of the drug Copaxone - from the research laboratory to the patient's bed and back". The daughter and son of Mr. Marcel Adams, the founder of the scholarship program, Linda Adams from Jerusalem and Sylvan Adams, who recently immigrated from Canada with his wife Margaret and lives in Tel Aviv, will award the scholarships in their father's name.
The president of the Israel National Academy of Sciences, Prof. Neely Cohen, said that "the rigorous screening process of the universities and the academy's professional committee for the scholarship program ensures that the winners of the scholarships, for the 12th year in a row, represent the cutting edge of the future researchers of the State of Israel in scientific fields Nature, mathematics, computer sciences, life sciences and engineering".
Prof. Cohen emphasizes that the graduates of the scholarship program go on to post-doctorate specializations at the most prestigious universities in the world. "We are proud of the fact that of the 81 graduates of the scholarship program to date, 26 have been accepted into senior positions in the academic staff at universities, 2 have been accepted into research at Beilinson Hospital, 10 into high-tech companies and 3 into post-doctoral training in Israel. The Adams Foundation's investment in these young and talented scientists is bearing fruit and guarantees the future of science in Israel," she said.
Mr. Marcel Adams from Montreal founded the scholarship fund named after him at the Israel National Academy of Sciences in 2005, and so far 103 promising young Israeli researchers have received the prestigious scholarship. Mr. Adams is an ardent Zionist who is celebrating his 96th birthday this year. Adams was born in Romania in 1920. During World War II he was in a labor camp established by the Nazis, but escaped from it and immigrated to Israel, and even fought in the War of Independence. In 1951 he immigrated to Canada. In 1958 he founded his real estate company, and it grew and expanded over the years.
These are the Adams scholarship recipients this year:
Angelica Elkan (Niyazov) – Weizmann Institute of Science, organic chemistry. Immigrated with her family from Tashkent at the age of 5. She attended Boyer High School for gifted students and in 2004 received an award of excellence from the Ministry of Education. In the army she served in the navy. In 2007/8, she began her undergraduate studies at Bar-Ilan University with an emphasis on medicinal chemistry, with the goal of joining researchers who are interested in improving the quality of people's lives. Received the Rector's Award for Excellence and the Dean's Award. In 2011 she began her master's degree studies with Prof. Itamar Willner at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Today she is a doctoral student at the Weizmann Institute of Science in the laboratory of Prof. Boris Rubinsky in a new field of green chemistry dealing with the production of environmentally friendly nanomaterials.
Hazi Gricero - Technion, industrial and environmental engineering. 29 years old and lives in the Technion boarding school with his new bride. At the age of 18, he joined the reserve program in order to contribute to construction projects for the army and the Ministry of Defense. He is particularly interested in the protection of buildings, a popular topic in the IDF today. In 2008, he graduated with honors and began military service. Hazi served in the Corps of Engineers and was involved in research projects on the protection of buildings against explosions. In 2009 he completed an officer course and studied a master's degree in structural engineering at the Technion. In 2014 he was released from the IDF and began his third degree studies.
Yael Korem - Weizmann Institute of Science, molecular biology of the cell. Yael lives in Bethlehem of Galilee in the north of the country, studied for her bachelor's degree at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and participated in the "Amirim" program, an interdisciplinary program for outstanding students. She later focused on mathematical models for biological systems and is continuing her third degree under the guidance of Prof. Uri Alon from the Weizmann Institute in the bioinformatics track. She is interested in promoting and developing new therapies.
Gali Noti - The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Computer Science. Gali Bat "Yuvali", a village in the Lower Galilee. Last spring she started her PhD under the guidance of Prof. Noam Nissan. She focuses on the field of "game theory and behavioral algorithm". As a research student in computer science and neuroscience, she concentrated on decision-making systems inspired by the classic work of Tversky and Kahneman. In her master's degree, she joined the outstanding program for graduates at the Center for Rationality. Gali hopes to excel in research and make a significant contribution to the understanding of algorithmic systems under the influence of which people act in their interactions.
Aviya Raviv Moshe - Tel Aviv University, Physics and Astronomy. Research student in theoretical particle physics at Tel Aviv University. Her father was born in Lod and grew up in Rosh Ha'Ain. To study at Elef High School for Natural Sciences, she taught private lessons and worked as a waitress on weekends. She graduated with honors in mathematics, physics and chemistry. Her father volunteered for national service as a teacher for children at risk and prepared students for matriculation. She later completed her bachelor's and master's degrees with honors in particle physics and is now continuing her doctoral studies in the field. She is the mother of a baby. After her post-doctoral studies, she wants to teach in academia in Israel and volunteer in high schools, especially in the periphery, to encourage students, especially female students, to choose to study science.
Asael Rauchman - Bar-Ilan University, and Life Sciences Management. 29 years old, resident of Har Bracha in Samaria, married with 3 daughters. He was born and raised in Jerusalem, moved to Kochav-Hashahar and then spent two and a half years in Boston while he accompanied his father to a post-doctorate in mathematics at Harvard and MIT. Ashahl studied at the Hesder yeshiva in Har Bracha and served in Golani. In high school he majored in science and took courses in biology and agriculture, including beekeeping. In his academic studies he focused on life sciences and he plans to finish his doctorate in the field of aging, metabolism and diseases of old age and to do a post-doctorate abroad in the field of cancer research, a field in which he touches in his current research.
Alexander Shleifman – Technion, industrial engineering and management. Immigrated from Ukraine as a child with his family. From a young age he was attracted to mathematics, participated in national and international competitions in the field and even won a bronze medal. After completing his first degree in mathematics, he came to the Faculty of Engineering, Industry and Management at the Technion in the field of artificial intelligence, and completed his second degree with honors. He went on to a doctorate in the same field under the guidance of Prof. Carmel Domshlak. He intends to develop algorithms in artificial intelligence.
Ameti Yuval - The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Mathematics. Math has always been a "mother tongue" for me. Already at the end of the 10th grade, he began studying mathematics for his bachelor's degree. Ten years later he finished his first degree, and since he had already gained 30 years of life experience, he felt ready for the second degree. During these years he played and composed music, danced and performed in the circus. At the age of XNUMX, the father of a baby girl, he felt ready for the world of mathematical research. His purpose in life is to look for beauty in everything and share it with as many people as possible.
Ruth Arnon scholarship for post-doctoral training
For the first time this year Prof. Ruth Arnon will award the "Ruth Arnon scholarship for post-doctoral training". Following the conclusions of the Arnon Committee for the Promotion and Representation of Women in Institutions of Higher Education, Prof. Arnon established at the Israel National Academy of Sciences a scholarship fund for post-doctoral training for female graduates of the Adams Scholarship Program, with the aim of making it easier for female graduates to travel for post-doctoral training abroad. The foundation will award a $20,000 scholarship each year. For the first year of the scholarship program, Prof. Arnon added a scholarship to one of the graduates from previous years. In total, two scholarships with a total value of $40,000 will be awarded this year.
These are the Ruth Arnon scholarship recipients this year:
Rivka Bekenstein – Technion, physics. Rivka is finishing her doctorate under the guidance of Prof. Moti Segev in the field of basic physics. She is traveling with her husband and two daughters to a post-doctorate in Prof. Michael Lukin's laboratory at Harvard University in the USA.
Dr. Sophia Bohbot-Sini - Weizmann Institute of Science, solar energy. Sofia completed her doctorate at Bar-Ilan University at the Institute of Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials under the guidance of Prof. Aryeh Tsavan and is now completing her first post-doctorate at the Weizmann Institute in the group of Dr. Raphael Klein in the Department of Organic Chemistry. She is going to a post-doctorate in the laboratory of Prof. Daniel Van-Meckelberg at the University of Utrecht in the Netherlands.
