BGU | PRESIDENT'S REPORT 2023

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BLUMBERG HEADS ISRAEL SPACE AGENCY Vice President for Regional and Industrial Development, Prof. Dan Blumberg, was appointed Chairman of the Israel Space Agency (ISA) in July. As Chairman of the ISA he initiates, leads and coordinates civilian space activity in Israel. Blumberg also heads BGU's Earth and Planetary Image Lab, one of NASA's regional laboratories, and led the development and launch of the BGUSAT nanosatellite in 2017. BAR-GERA APPOINTED CHIEF SCIENTIST OF NATIONAL ROAD SAFETY AUTHORITY Prof. Hillel Bar-Gera of the Department of Industrial Engineering and Management was appointed Chief Scientist of Israel’s National Road Safety Authority. AL-KRENAWI NAMED AMONG TOP 10 MOST INFLUENTIAL SOCIAL WORK RESEARCHERS Prof. Alean Al-Krenawi was named one of the top 10 most influential researchers in the world in the field of social work by a team of researchers at the University of Pennsylvania.

ENTIN-WOHLMAN ELECTED TO NATIONAL ACADEMY Prof. Ora Entin-Wohlman of the Department of Physics was elected to the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, joining three other BGU professors.

ROSENTAL WINS FALLING WALLS PRIZE

Dr. Benyamin Rosental of the Shraga Segal Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Genetics received a Falling Walls Science Breakthrough of the Year Award in November for his work on translating medical tools for ecological needs, including the development of tools for stem cell-based therapy for corals.

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President's Report 2023