Scientific Activities 2001
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
The Weizmann Institute of z Science Scientific Activities 2001 Rehovot, Israel Edited, Designed and Typeset by Aviva Ovadia Cover Design by Shoshana Zioni, Graphics Department We wish to thank all the secretarial staff who worked on this project, without whose help this publication would not be possible. Printed in Israel By Ben-Zvi Hafakot Ltd., Jerusalem ISSN 0083-7849 Contents The Board of Governors vii The Scientific and Academic Advisory Committee xv Officers of the Weizmann Institute xvii The Weizmann Institute of Science xix Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science - Overview 3 Computer Science and Applied Mathematics 5 Mathematics 13 The Arthur and Rochelle Belfer Institute of Mathematics 19 and Computer Science The Carl F. Gauss Minerva Center for Scientific Computation 21 The Minerva Center for Formal Verification of Reactive Systems 23 Faculty of Physics Faculty of Physics - Overview 29 Condensed Matter Physics 31 Particle Physics 37 Physics of Complex Systems 45 Physics Services 53 The Nella and Leon Benoziyo Center for High Energy Physics 55 The Joseph H. and Belle R. Braun Center for Submicron Research 59 The Albert Einstein Minerva Center for Theoretical Physics 63 The Maurice and Gabriella Goldschleger Center for Nanophysics 65 The Minerva Center for Nonlinear Physics of Complex Systems 67 Faculty of Chemistry Faculty of Chemistry - Overview 73 Chemical Physics 77 Environmental Sciences and Energy Research 83 Materials and Interfaces 87 Organic Chemistry 93 Structural Biology 99 Solar Research Facilities Unit 105 iii iv Chemical Services 109 The Center for Energy Research 117 The Fritz Haber Center for Physical Chemistry 119 The Ilse Katz Institute for Material Sciences and Magnetic 121 Resonance Research The Helen and Martin Kimmel Center for Archaeological Science 123 The Helen and Martin Kimmel Center for Molecular Design 125 The Helen and Milton A. Kimmelman Center for Biomolecular 127 Structure and Assembly The Joseph and Ceil Mazer Center for Structural Biology 129 The Gerhard M. J. Schmidt Minerva Center for Supramolecular 131 Architecture The Sussman Family Center for the Study of Environmental Sciences 133 Faculty of Biochemistry Faculty of Biochemistry - Overview 137 Biological Chemistry 141 Molecular Genetics 149 Plant Sciences 157 Biological Services 163 The Avron-Wilstätter Minerva Center for Research in Photosynthesis 165 The Y. Leon Benoziyo Institute for Molecular Medicine 167 The Dr. Josef Cohn Minerva Center for Biomembrane Research 169 The Crown Human Genome Center 171 The Mel Dobrin Center for Nutrition 173 The Leo and Julia Forchheimer Center for Molecular Genetics 175 The Kekst Family Center for Medical Genetics 177 The Charles W. and Tillie K. Lubin Center for Plant Biotechnology 179 The M.D. Moross Institute for Cancer Research 181 The David and Fela Shapell Family Center for Genetics Disorders Researhc 183 The Harry and Jeannette Weinberg Center for Plant Molecular 185 Genetics Research Faculty of Biology Faculty of Biology - Overview 189 Biological Regulation 191 Immunology 197 Molecular Cell Biology 205 Neurobiology 217 Veterinary Resources 223 Helen and Norman Asher Center for Human Brain Imaging 225 Nella and Leon Benoziyo Center for Neurosciences 227 The Carl and Micaela Einhorn-Dominic Institute for Brain Research 229 The Murray H. and Meyer Grodetsky Center for Research of Higher 231 Brain Functions v The Robert Koch-Minerva Center for Research in Autoimmune Diseases 233 The Belle S. and Irving E. Meller Center for the Biology of Aging 235 The Willner Family Center for Vascular Biology 237 Women's Health Research Center 239 Yad Abraham Research Center for Cancer Diagnostics and Therapy 241 Feinberg Graduate School Feinberg Graduate School 247 Science Teaching 293 Young@Science 301 The Aharon Katzir-Katchalski Center 305 Institute-Wide Centers The Clore Center for Biological Physics 311 The Dolfi and Lola Ebner Center for Biomedical Research 313 Division of Information Systems 315 Division of Logistics and Research Services 323 Academic Secretariat 327 Conference Section 357 The Amos de-Shalit Foundation 361 Yeda Research and Development Company Ltd. 363 Scientific Activities on the Internet 365 Current Research Projects on the Internet 367 The Board of Governors Gershon Kekst*, New York, Chairperson of the Board H. Thomas Beck*, Toronto, Deputy Chairperson of the Board Lawrence S. Blumberg*, New York, Deputy Chairperson of the Board Vivien Duffield*, Geneva, Deputy Chairperson of the Board Prof. Michael Sela*, Weizmann Institute, Rehovot, Deputy Chairperson of the Board S. Donald Sussman*, Greenwich, Deputy Chairperson of the Board Joshua Maor*, Ramat-Gan, Chairperson of the Executive Council Ayala Zacks Abramov, Jerusalem Gary M. Abramson, N. Bethesda Alfred Akirov, Tel Aviv (until November 2001) Sem Almaleh, Geneva Prof. Ruth Arnon*, Weizmann Institute, Rehovot Prof. Zvi Artstein, Weizmann Institute, Rehovot (from November 2001) Helen Asher***, Chicago Robert H. Asher*, Chicago, ex-officio member (also elected member) David Assia, Or-Yehuda Yehuda Assia*, Tel Aviv Prof. John M. Ball, University of Oxford Prof. David Baltimore, Caltech, Pasadena Prof. Allen J. Bard, University of Texas, Austin Amnon S. Barness, New York (until November 2001) Robert G. Begam, Phoenix Robert Belfer, New York Abraham Ben-Naftali*, Tel Aviv Prof. Haim Ben-Shahar, Tel Aviv Dr. Emile Benassayag, Paris Marshall Bennett, Chicago Prof. Sir Michael V. Berry, University of Bristol Maks L. Birnbach*, New York Paul Borman, Southfield (until November 2001) Frances Brody, Los Angeles Andrea M. Bronfman, New York *Member of the Executive Council ***Member of the Executive Council until November 2001 vii viii L. Yehuda Bronicki*, Yavne Stanley Chais*, Beverly Hills Prof. Ilan Chet** (member from November 2001 - President, Weizmann Institute, Rehovot from December 1, 2001) Joseph Ciechanover, Tel Aviv Doron Cohen*, Ramat-Gan Norman D. Cohen*, New York Sir Ronald Cohen, London Prof. Mildred Cohn, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Samy Cohn*, Rio de Janeiro Lester Crown*, Chicago Prof. Paul J. Crutzen, Max-Planck-Institut für Chemie, Mainz Dr. Hubert Curien, Paris Prof. Constantine M. Dafermos, Brown University, Providence Leslie L. Dan, Scarborough The Hon. Mrs. Janet de Botton, London Raoul de Picciotto, Monte-Carlo Meir de Shalit, Herzliya Pituach David L. Dennis, Toronto (until November 2001) Helen Diller, Woodside (from November 2001) Prof. Charles A. Dinarello, University of Colorado, Denver Dr. Zvi Dinstein, Tel Aviv Ido Dissentshik*, Tel Aviv Sonnie Dockser, Bethesda Prof. Israel Dostrovsky*, Weizmann Institute, Rehovot Robert J. Drake*, Wassenaar Prof. Sidney D. Drell, SLAC, Menlo Park Prof. Mildred S. Dresselhaus, M.I.T., Cambridge (from November 2001) Prof. Aryeh Dvoretzky*, Weizmann Institute, Rehovot Ralph S. Dweck, Washington, DC Maurice M. Dwek*, Geneva Prof. Michael Eisenbach*, Weizmann Institute, Rehovot, ex-officio member Stuart E. Eizenstat, Washington, DC (from November 2001) Robert Equey, Chene-Bougeries Michael Federmann*, Tel Aviv Prof. Mitchell J. Feigenbaum, The Rockefeller University, New York Prof. Alan Roy Fersht*, FRS, Cambridge University Chemical Laboratory Alan A. Fischer*, Larchmont Prof. Edmond H. Fischer, University of Washington, Seattle Prof. Michael E. Fisher, University of Maryland, College Park *Member of the Executive Council **Member of the Executive Council from November 2001 ix Michael R. Forman, Los Angeles William Frankel***, Philadelphia Louise Gartner, Dallas Moshe Gavish*, Tel Aviv Dr. Martin L. Gecht, Chicago Mauricio Gerson, Mexico, D.F. (from November 2001) Martin S. Gerstel*, Jerusalem Henny Gestetner, OBE, London David Ginsburg*, Washington, DC Francoise Glasberg, Paris Prof. Patricia S. Goldman-Rakic, Yale University, New Haven Bram Goldsmith, Beverly Hills Abraham M. Goldwasser**, Savyon Richard F. Goodman, New York Dr. Allan S. Gordon, Toronto (until November 2001) Prof. Michael B. Green, University of Cambridge (from November 2001) Prof. Yoram Groner*, Weizmann Institute, Rehovot Prof. François Gros*, Academy of Sciences, Paris Joseph Gurwin, Kings Point Wilhelm Haas, Bonn Joseph D. Hackmey*, Tel Aviv Gideon J. Hamburger*, Ramat-Gan Prof. Haim Harari* (President, Weizmann Institute, Rehovot until November 30, 2001) Shimshon Harel, Herzliya Pituach Irving B. Harris, Chicago Lilian Hertzberg, New York Prof. Michael J. Higatsberger, University of Vienna Joseph D. Hollander, Herzliya Pituach (from November 2001) Ephraim Ilin*, Tel Aviv Jules James, Toronto (until November 2001) Armando Jinich, Mexico, D.F. Dr. Yair Kadishay*, Ramat Hasharon Roberto Kaminitz, Sao Paulo Prof. Richard M. Karp, University of California, Berkeley Prof. Ephraim Katchalski-Katzir*, Weizmann Institute, Rehovot Isaac Kaul*, Ramat-Gan James F. Kay, Toronto Morris Kerzner, Toronto Helen L. Kimmel*, New York *Member of the Executive Council **Member of the Executive Council from November 2001 ***Member of the Executive Council until November 2001 x Martin S. Kimmel*, New York Derrick Kleeman*, Geneva Peter J. Kleeman*, London Andrea Klepetar-Fallek, New York Prof. Sir Aaron Klug, FRS, Medical Research Council, Cambridge Marvelle Koffler, Willowdale (from November 2001) Murray B. Koffler*, Willowdale Prof. Walter Kohn, University of California, Santa Barbara Prof. Daniel E. Koshland, University of California, Berkeley Reuben Kunin, Toronto Martha Laub*, Wilrijk-Antwerpen Prof. Leon M. Lederman, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory,