Two Technion professors will receive the prestigious Israel Prize in May 2022:\u00a0Prof. Emeritus Joshua Zak<\/strong> of the Faculty of Physics will be awarded the 2022 Israel Prize for Physics and Chemistry Research<\/strong>. Known for the Zak Transform and the Zak Phase, Prof. Zak is awarded for his contribution to the understanding of condensed matter physics. Prof. Emeritus Yoram Palti<\/strong>\u00a0of the Ruth and Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine will receive the 2022 Israel Prize in the Field of Entrepreneurship and Technological Innovation. Prof. Palti developed groundbreaking cancer treatments that fight malignant brain tumors using electric pulses in a non-invasive manner.<\/p>\n
The prizes were recently announced by Israel’s Minister of Education\u05ea Dr. Yifat Shasha-Biton.<\/p>\n
His scientific contributions serve, and will continue to serve, in gaining an understanding of the chemistry and physics of material<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
According to the Israel Prize Committee, Prof. Zak will be awarded the prize for \u201cthe development of mathematical tools such as the \u2018Zak Transform\u2019 and the \u2018Zak Phase\u2019 for the study of quantum phenomena in crystalline solids. These tools allow for the prediction of materials with unique properties to build electronic devices.\u201d The Committee further emphasized that \u201c\u2026his scientific contributions serve, and will continue to serve, in gaining an understanding of the chemistry and physics of material.\u201d<\/p>\n
Technion President Professor Uri Sivan commented:<\/strong> \u201cWe are honored and exceptionally proud to congratulate Prof. Joshua Zak on being awarded the Israel Prize, and of this important recognition of his contribution to science. Prof. Zak\u2019s research has led to breakthroughs in an understanding of fundamental phenomena that are presented at the forefront of research into quantum mechanics, while contributing greatly to practical engineering applications. Prof. Zak is a member of the generation of giants that founded the Department of Physics at the Technion, laying the foundations for theoretical physics in Israel. This is the second Israel Prize awarded to Technion researchers within a week, and we are literally bursting with pride.\u201d<\/p>\n
Joshua Zak, 93, was born in Vilna in 1929. At the age of 12, he and his family were sent to the ghetto, and later, he was deported to forced labor camps and a concentration camp, during which time he lost both parents. As an adolescent, Zak was forced to join the Death March to the west and was released by and immediately recruited to the Red Army \u2013 all before he had reached the age of 16. Following his discharge in 1948 he returned to Vilna and began to attend high school, graduating with honors despite having missed many years of schooling due to the war and his military service. When the Korean War broke out, he was again recruited to the Red Army, but was immediately discharged thanks to his brother, Ben-Zion, who persuaded the authorities to permit Joshua to attend university.<\/p>\n
He completed his studies in Physics with distinction at Vilnius University in 1955, while simultaneously earning the title of Lithuanian kayak champion. In the same year, he was accepted to further studies in Leningrad and began studying there, but in 1957 was presented with the opportunity to immigrate to Israel, an opportunity he refused to pass up. Within a short time, he was accepted by the Technion, where he completed his doctoral studies under the supervision of Technion Professor Nathan Rosen, who was Albert Einstein\u2019s student and assistant, and Professor Yoel Racah of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. In 1960, Zak received his D.Sc., spent some time at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and then returned to the Technion, where he began studying in the Department of Physics. Ten years later, he founded, and headed, the Solid State Institute at the Technion.<\/p>\n
Professor Emeritus Joseph Avron, staff member at the Technion\u2019s Department of Physics, who studied for his doctorate under Prof. Zak, said, \u201cProf. Zak\u2019s story is one of the meteoric rise of a boy who was almost completely unschooled, and it was only thanks to his phenomenal talent that in just a couple of years he succeeded in catching up, completing the entire curriculum imparted to children by the educational system over a 12-year period\u201d.<\/p>\n
Prof. Zak has many achievements in physics to his credit, two of which are named after him: the Zak Transform, which is presently used in signal processing, and the Zak Phase \u2013 a unique 1D crystal phase, which he described in an article in Physical Review Letters<\/em> in 1989. This prediction has been verified in numerous recent experiments and is widely cited.<\/p>\n
As mentioned, this is the second Israel Prize awarded to Technion researchers within a week. Last week, the Committee announced that the 2022 Israel Prize for Entrepreneurship and Technological Innovation had been awarded to Novocure founder Professor Emeritus Yoram Palti of the Rappaport Faculty of Medicine at the Technion. Novocure has developed an innovative technology for the treatment of cancer, which is currently applied in some 250 medical centers worldwide.<\/p>\n
Prof. Yoram Palti developed a groundbreaking method for electrical treatment of several types of cancer<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Professor Emeritus Yoram Palti<\/strong> of the Technion\u2019s Rappaport Faculty of Medicine is the winner of this year\u2019s Israel Prize in the Field of Entrepreneurship and Technological Innovation.<\/p>\n
The Israel Prize committee, explained its decision: \u201cProf. Yoram Palti developed a groundbreaking method for electrical treatment of several types of cancer. The treatment is non-invasive and highly selective. His personal story is an inspiration, since this type of breakthrough requires thinking outside of the box and a deep conviction, requiring Prof. Palti to challenge and change existing approaches in this field.\u201d The committee added that, \u201cProf. Palti is working to expand the use of this technology in order to treat additional types of cancer.\u201d<\/p>\n
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