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Department Chair:  Dr. Inbal Tuvi-Arad
Assistant to the Chair for academic affairs: Dr. Dror Bar-Nir
Responsible for student inquiries: Dr. Revital Lavy
Technology coordinator: Dr. Ori Palevitch
Administrative coordinators: Rona Alon  mail; Einav Rozenstein  mail

Physics

Senior faculty
  • Prof. Jonathan Granot (Head of Physics Group)
  • Prof. Yosef Verbin
  • Prof. Saleem Zaroubi

Retired Members
  • Prof. Yoram Kirsh

Development consultant
  • Prof. Yoram Kirsh

Academic teaching faculty
  • Dr. Dror Malka
  • Dr. Varda Itach
  • Dr. Merav Hadad
  • Dr. Ariel Luzzatto
  • Dr. Alon Marcus
  • Dr. Rinat Ofer
  • Guy Hetzroni
  • Orly Kovo

Retired Members
  • Dr. Miron Bloch
  • Dr. Baruch Ziv

Chemistry

Senior faculty
  • Dr. Inbal Tuvi-Arad (Head of Chemistry Group)
  • Prof. Igor Rahinov
  • Dr. Ofer Reany

Retired Members
  • Prof. Itzhak Dotan (Emeritus)

Academic teaching faculty
  • Dr. Dorota Czarkie
  • Dr. Dina Einot-Yogev
  • Dr. Chava Gal
  • Dr. Varda Ittah
  • Dr. Omer Korech
  • Dr. Merav Hadad

Life Sciences

Senior faculty
  • Prof. Anat Barnea (Head of Life Sciences Group)
  • Dr. Yair Ben-Chaim
  • Dr. Einat Hazkani-Covo
  • Dr. nurit Kirsh
  • Prof. Ronit Weisman

Retired Members
  • Prof. Simona Ginsburg 
  • Dr. Joel Klemes 

Development consultant
  • Prof. Amram Eshel
  • Prof. Itzhak Mizrahi

Academic teaching faculty
  • Dr. Neta Altman
  • Dr. Sarit Anava
  • Dr. Idit Banner
  • Dr. Dror Bar-Nir
  • Dr. Orna Dahan
  • Dr. Jacob Douek
  • Dr. Sara Dovrat
  • Shirley Kruger-Ben Shabat
  • Dr. Revital Lavy
  • Dr. Itai Opatovsky
  • Dr. Ronnie Ostreicher
  • Dr. Ori Palevitch
  • Dr. Edward Pichinuk
  • Dr. Ornea Reisman-Berman
  • Dr. Meir Shlisel
  • Dr. Pini Tsukerman
  • Dr. Ido Tsurim
  • Dr. Merav Wacht Katz
  • Dr. Sarah Weissenberg
  • Idith Barlas

Retired Members
  • Dr. Ruth Lomnitzer
  • Dr. Marta Schwartz
  • Lea Koren
  • Dr. Ada Neer
  • Dr. Stefan Rokem
  • Nurit Wengier

Earth Sciences

Senior faculty
  • Prof. Shlomo Shoval (Head of Earth Sciences Group)

Academic teaching faculty
  • Maya Bar-Tov
  • Dr. Nurit Goldman
  • Guy Hetzroni
  • Dr. Yael Levenson

Retired Members

Dr. Baruch Ziv

Philosophy of Science

Academic teaching faculty
  • Dr. Rami Israel

Biological Thought (M.A.)

Academic teaching faculty
  • Dr. Nurit Kirsh (Program Director)
  • Dr. Sara Schwartz
  • Dr. Susie Fisher
  • Dr. Batya Zalinger

Laboratory team
  • Dr. Ruty Tal Stein (Head)
  • Margarita Benenson
  • Maximiliano Sisti
  • Oleana Tilman

Retired Members
  • Dr. Victoria Libin
  • Reuven Levin

In Memoriam

  • Prof. Avinoam Adam (Life Sciences)
  • Dr. Ruth Arav (Life Sciences)
  • Ilana Gardi (Life Sciences)
  • Dr. Ahuva Liopold (Chemistry)
  • Prof. Miriam Souroujon (Life Sciences)

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