Course Identification

Research presentations
20262121

Lecturers and Teaching Assistants

Prof. Yinon Rudich
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Course Schedule and Location

2026
First Semester
Sunday, 14:00 - 16:00, WSoS, Rm A
09/11/2025
18/01/2026

Field of Study, Course Type and Credit Points

Chemical Sciences: Seminar; Obligatory; Regular; 0.50 points

Comments

This course requires attendance in all the lectures. Exception by mail to Yinon Rudich. Each week a one-page summary of the presentations should be sent to Yinon Rudich.

On Sunday 14/12 the course will be held at WSoS Room B. Hours remain the same.

Prerequisites

No

Restrictions

40
For MSc students only

Language of Instruction

English

Attendance and participation

Obligatory

Grade Type

Pass / Fail

Grade Breakdown (in %)

50%
50%
Attendance is compulsory

Evaluation Type

No final exam or assignment

Scheduled date 1

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Estimated Weekly Independent Workload (in hours)

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Syllabus

This is a required course for all new M.Sc. students of the Faculty of Chemistry. In this course, the research group leaders from all the departments of the chemistry faculty will give half-hour presentations of their research programs. Attendance is compulsory. Each week, a one-page summary should be sent to Yinon Rudich.

Dear M.Sc. Students,

Welcome to the Faculty of Chemistry at the Weizmann Institute of Science!
We are delighted to have you join our academic community and wish you a stimulating, insightful, and rewarding experience throughout your studies.

In the first semester of 2025, we will offer the Research Presentations Course, designed to introduce you to the breadth and depth of research conducted within our faculty. Each week, several researchers will present their ongoing work in short sessions, allowing you to gain first-hand insight into the diverse scientific activities across the institute.


Course Coordinator:
Prof. Yinon Rudich
Phone: 4237
Email:
yinon.rudich@weizmann.ac.il


Course Requirements:

  • Attendance: Attendance at all sessions in person is mandatory.
    If you are unable to attend a session, please notify me in advance by email.
  • Summaries: After each meeting, please submit a one-page written summary of the presentations.
  • Completion: To pass the course, you must attend the lectures and submit at least 90% of the summaries.
  • The seminars are given on Sundays at 14:15.

If you encounter any issues or have questions regarding the course, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Below you will find the schedule of lectures planned for this semester.

Warm regards,
Prof. Yinon Rudich
Coordinator, Research Presentations Course
Faculty of Chemistry
Weizmann Institute of Science

Full detailed schedule:

Research Presentation Course 2025-2026

 

Oct 26

 

14:45-15:15

Nir Galili

15:30-16:00

Shira Raveh-Rubin

Nov 2

 

14:15-14:45

Amit Finkler

14:45-15:15

Oded Aharonson

15:30-16:00

Ernesto Joselevich

Nov 9

 

14:15-14:45

Gilad Haran

14:45-15:15

Yael Kiro

15:30-16:00

Igor Lubomirsky

Nov 16

 

14:15-14:45

Leeor Kronik

14:45-15:15

Ilya Kuprov

15:30-16:00

Alexandra Tayar

Nov 23

 

14:15-14:45

Oren Tal

14:45-15:15

Jakob Klein

15:30-16:00

David Tannor

Nov 30

 

14:15-14:45

Brian Berkowitz

14:45-15:15

Eran Bouchbinder

15:30-16:00

Deborah Fass

Dec 7

 

14:15-14:45

Milko van der Boom

14:45-15:15

Yinon Bar-On

15:30-16:00

Ada Yonath

Dec 14

 

14:15-14:45

Samer Gnaim

14:45-15:15

Sergey Semenov

15:30-16:00

Michael Elbaum

Dec 21 HOLIDAY

 

Dec 28

 

14:15-14:45

Omer Yaffe

14:45-15:15

Elena Meirzadeh

15:30-16:00

Amnon Horovitz

Jan 4

 

14:15-14:45

Michal Leskes

14:45-15:15

Noam Shemesh

15:30-16:00

Yinon Rudich

Jan 11

 

14:15-14:45

Dan Oron

14:45-15:15

Koby Levy

15:30-16:00

Oren Tal

Jan 18

 

14:15-14:45

Lucio Frydman

14:45-15:15

Hagen Hofmann

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, students should be able to know what studies are conducted in the Faculty's research.

Reading List

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Website

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