Space Researchers

Name Field of Study Institution Faculty Areas of Interest Link
Dr. Chandra B. Singh
Astrophysics Tel Aviv University School of Physics & Astronomy Accretion and ejection phenomena from black holes, theory and simulations, relativistic hydrodynamics and magnetohydrodynamics, dynamics of relativistic jets.
Prof. Shikma Bressler
Astrophysics Weizmann Institute of Science Department of Particle Physics and Astrophysics Discovery of fundamental particles, particle physics, detector construction and data analysis from the Large Hadron Collider at CERN in Switzerland, exploring physics beyond the Standard Model, understanding the composition of the universe and interactions between its particles.
Dr. Shira Raveh-Rubin
Earth and Environmental Sciences Weizmann Institute of Science Faculty of Chemistry- Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences Earth's climate, atmospheric dynamics, the water cycle, convection processes, and the formation of extreme weather events.
Prof. Ilan Koren
Remote sensing Weizmann Institute of Science Faculty of Chemistry- Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences Theoretical approaches, numerical models of cloud fields, development of remote sensing methods, satellite observations, and in-cloud measurements.
Prof. Itay Halevy
Earth and Environmental Sciences Weizmann Institute of Science Faculty of Chemistry- Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences Geochemistry, decoding information from sedimentary rocks, extinctions, ice ages, volcanic eruptions, changes in ocean and atmospheric composition, bacterial activity on the seafloor, tectonic cycles, integrating laboratory experiments, observations, and computational models to understand climate and ocean-atmosphere chemistry.
Prof. Yinon Rudich
Physics Weizmann Institute of Science Faculty of Chemistry- Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences Chemical and physical properties of aerosols, their impact on atmospheric processes, climate, and human health.
Prof. Daniel Zajfman
Physics Weizmann Institute of Science Department of Particle Physics and Astrophysics Dynamics of atomic, molecular, and cluster ions, studying strongly interacting systems, dissociation pathways, recombination, internal decays, and time-dependent processes.
Dr. Kfir Blum
Physics Weizmann Institute of Science Department of Particle Physics and Astrophysics Cosmic radiation research, the propagation of high-energy particles in space, connections between matter and antimatter in cosmic rays, dark matter exploration.
Dr. Doron Kushnir
Physics Weizmann Institute of Science Department of Particle Physics and Astrophysics Supernova research.
Prof. Eli Waxman
Astrophysics Weizmann Institute of Science Department of Particle Physics and Astrophysics Theoretical high-energy and particle astrophysics, understanding physical processes in high-energy astrophysics, ULTRASAT satellite.
Prof. Ilan Manulis
Astronomy Weizmann Institute of Science Department of Particle Physics and Astrophysics Near-Earth asteroid research, managing the Weizmann Institute of Science's observatory.
Dr. Roy Naor
Earth and Environmental Sciences Weizmann Institute of Science Faculty of Chemistry Geology of Mars, formation of craters and sinkholes on Mars, study of sinkholes in the Golan Heights, D-MARS projects.
Prof. David Tannor
Physics Weizmann Institute of Science Faculty of Chemistry Theoretical physics and chemistry.
Prof. Roee Ozeri
Physics Weizmann Institute of Science Department of Physics of Complex Systems Trapping individual atoms using electric fields, cooling atoms with lasers to near absolute zero temperatures, exploring quantum theory aspects, building quantum computers and precise atomic clocks.
Dr. David Polishook
Astrophysics Weizmann Institute of Science Observatory Establishing and operating telescope arrays, asteroid research, measuring asteroid properties, studying asteroid evolution and physical forces, asteroid origins and composition, preventing catastrophic collisions with Earth.
Dr. Aviv Ofir
Astrophysics Weizmann Institute of Science Faculty of Chemistry- Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences Discovery and study of exoplanets, astronomical observations from ground and space, using various observational techniques.
Dr. Hagar Landsman
Astrophysics Weizmann Institute of Science Department of Particle Physics and Astrophysics Astroparticles, studying particles from astrophysical sources, dark matter.
Prof. Boaz Katz
Astrophysics Weizmann Institute of Science Department of Particle Physics and Astrophysics Supernova explosions, movement of stars and planets in multi-body systems, observational analysis, theoretical research.
Dr. Eli Galanti
Astrophysics Weizmann Institute of Science Faculty of Chemistry- Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences Fluid dynamics in oceans and atmospheres, studying planets Jupiter and Saturn, strong currents in gas giants, Juno and JUICE missions to Jupiter, Cassini mission to Saturn.
Dr. Sahar Shahaf
Astrophysics Weizmann Institute of Science Department of Particle Physics and Astrophysics Exoplanet discovery, studying multiple-star systems orbiting a common center, using space telescopes and ground-based observatories.
Dr. Naama Hallakoun
Astrophysics Weizmann Institute of Science Department of Particle Physics and Astrophysics White dwarfs, search for stars and planets near white dwarfs, stellar and planetary system evolution, white dwarf supernovae, gravitational waves, ULTRASAT space telescope.
Prof. Ran Budnik
Astrophysics Weizmann Institute of Science Department of Particle Physics and Astrophysics Dark matter, development of new detection techniques, data analysis, detector design and construction, advanced analysis methods, XENON dark matter project, cosmology.
Prof. Oded Aharonson
Earth and Environmental Sciences Weizmann Institute of Science Faculty of Chemistry- Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences Geology and geophysics of planetary bodies, including the Moon, Mars, Titan, and Pluto.
Dr. Yossi Shvartzvald
Astrophysics Weizmann Institute of Science Faculty of Physics High-energy physics, leading the development of the scientific payload for the ULTRASAT satellite team.