The annual Weizmann Memorial Lectures Program is the most prestigious lecture series at the Weizmann Institute of Science. It commemorates the founder of the Institute, Dr. Chaim Weizmann.
Suggestions for potential lecturers are submitted by the members of the Scientific Council. The presenters of the Weizmann Lectures are selected by an internal committee from among these proposals.
The lectures are intended to review the latest and most advanced developments in the field chosen for discussion. The series usually consists of two lectures, which are open to the Institute's faculty and staff, as well as to the community at large. The first talk is aimed toward anyone interested in science, while the second lecture is geared toward scientists from the Weizmann Institute and from other institutions of higher education in Israel.
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Session |
Year |
Lecturer |
Area |
Discipline |
| 61st | 2022 | Prof. Anne L'huillier | Atomic Physics | Physics |
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60th |
Prof. Philippe Ciais |
Climate Change |
Chemistry |
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59th |
Prof. William A. Eaton |
Biophysical Chemistry |
Chemistry |
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58th |
Prof. Gero Miesenböck |
Physiology Anatomy and Genetics |
Life Sciences |
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57th |
Prof. Charles Kane |
Physics and Astronomy |
Physics |
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56th |
Prof. Stephen Boyd |
Applied Mathematics |
Mathematics and Computer Sciences |
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55th |
Prof. Carlos J. Bustamante |
Life Sciences and Physics |
Life Sciences and Physics |
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54th |
2013 |
Prof. Mark A. Ratner |
Chemistry |
Chemistry |
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53rd |
2011 |
Prof. Ronald Coifman |
Computer Science |
Mathematics and Computer Science |
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52nd |
2010 |
Prof. Rolf-Dieter Heuer |
Physics |
Physics |
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51st |
2009 |
Prof. Harry B. Gray |
Chemistry |
Chemistry |
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50th |
2008 |
Prof. Susan Lindquist |
Life Sciences |
Life Sciences |
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49th |
2007 |
Prof. Hillel Furstenberg |
Mathematics |
Mathematics and Computer Sciences |
|
48th |
2006 |
Prof. Robert P. Kirshner |
Astrophysics |
Physics |
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47th |
2005 |
Prof. Paul Alivisatos |
Chemistry |
Chemistry |
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46th |
2004 |
Prof. Louis H. Miller |
Life Sciences |
Life Sciences |
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45th |
2003 |
Prof. Albert J. Libchaber |
Physics |
Physics |
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44th |
2002 |
Prof. Susan Solomon |
Environmental Sciences |
Chemistry |
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43rd |
2001 |
Prof. Michael Rabin |
Mathematics |
Mathematics and Computer Sciences |
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42nd |
2000 |
Prof. Andrew Wyllie |
Molecular Biology |
Life Sciences |
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41st |
1999 |
Prof. Jacob N. Israelachvili |
Chemistry |
Chemistry |
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40th |
1998 |
Prof. Steven Chu |
Physics |
Physics |
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39th |
1997 |
Prof. James A. Yorke |
Mathematics |
Mathematics |
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38th |
1996 |
Prof. James E. Rothman |
Biology |
Life Sciences |
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37th |
1995 |
Prof. Paul B. Sigler |
Chemistry |
Chemistry |
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36th |
1994 |
Prof. D. J. Gross |
Particle Physics |
Physics |
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35th |
1993 |
Prof. E. H. Fischer |
Biochemistry |
Life Sciences |
|
34th |
1992 |
Prof. D. Knuth |
Computer Science |
Mathematics |
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33rd |
1991 |
Prof. A. Eschenmoser |
Chemistry |
Chemistry |
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32nd |
1990 |
Prof. B. I. Halperin |
Physics |
Physics |
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31st |
1989 |
Prof. P. Leder |
Molecular Genetics |
LIfe Sciences |
|
30th |
1986 |
Prof. R. N. Zare |
Chemistry |
Chemistry |
|
29th |
1985 |
Prof. C. Rubbia |
Physics |
Physics |
|
28th |
1984 |
Prof. P. D. Boyer |
Biochemistry |
Life Sciences |
|
27th |
1983 |
Prof. C. Weissman |
Biology |
Life Sciences |
|
26th |
1982 |
Prof. J. Keller |
Mathematics |
Mathematics |
|
25th |
1981 |
Prof. E. M. Shoemaker |
Planetary Sciences |
Physics |
|
24th |
1980 |
Prof. P. F. De Gennes |
Chemistry |
Chemistry |
|
23rd |
1979 |
Prof. D. H. Hubel |
Neurobiology |
Life Sciences |
|
22nd |
1978 |
Prof. H. A. Bethe |
Physics |
Physics |
|
21st |
1977 |
Prof. P. Berg |
Biochemistry & Genetic Engineering |
Life Sciences |
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20th |
1975 |
Prof. E. Katzir |
Fermentation & Biochemical Engineering |
Life Sciences |
|
19th |
1975 |
Prof. Hans L. Kornberg |
Regulation of Microbial Metabolism |
Life Sciences |
|
18th |
1974 |
Prof. W. W. Lipscomb |
Chemistry & Crystallography |
Chemistry |
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17th |
1973 |
Prof. D. Gabor |
Holography |
Physics |
|
16th |
1972 |
Prof. D. Koshland |
Biochemistry |
Life Sciences |
|
15th |
1971 |
Prof. S. L. Washburn |
Anthropology |
Chemistry |
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14th |
1967 |
Prof. G. Wald |
Biology |
Life Sciences |
|
13rd |
1966 |
Prof. M. M. Schiffer |
Pure Mathematics |
Mathematics |
|
12nd |
1965 |
Prof. A. Kornberg |
Biochemistry |
Life Sciences |
|
11st |
1964 |
Prof. F. Hoyle |
Astrophysics |
Physics |
|
10th |
1963 |
Prof. R. Woodward |
Organic Chemistry |
Chemistry |
|
9th |
1962 |
Prof. W. Rosenblith |
Biophysics |
Life Sciences |
|
8th |
1961 |
Prof. M. Perutz |
Chemistry |
Chemistry |
|
7th |
1960 |
Prof. S. Chandrasekhar |
Applied Mathematics |
Mathematics |
|
6th |
1959 |
Prof. J. Brachet |
Biology |
Life Sciences |
|
5th |
1958 |
Prof. Sir Christopher Ingold |
Chemistry |
Chemistry |
|
4th |
1957 |
Prof. I. I. Rabi |
Physics |
Physics |
|
3rd |
1955 |
Prof. E. Chain |
Biochemistry |
Life Sciences |
|
2nd |
1954 |
Prof. P. M. S. Blackett |
Physics, Mathematics |
Physics |
|
1st |
1953 |
Prof. Sir Robert Robinson |
Organic Chemistry |
Chemistry |