LA Family Pledges $1 Million for Nanotech Research
LA Family Pledges $1 Million for Nanotech Research
May 2, 2012
Nanotechnology, Press Releases
LOS ANGELES, May 2, 2012 — American Associates, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (Americans for Ben-Gurion University) has received a $1 million pledge from long-time Ben-Gurion Society members Henry and Anita Weiss to further nanotechnology research at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU).
This generous donation will support a new unit for advanced computer simulation in quantum optics, as well as provide funding to retain highly skilled technical staff to continue the University’s groundbreaking research in nanotechnology. The Weiss’s have been supporting nanotechnology at BGU since 2005, funding the Henry and Anita Weiss Family Building for Advanced Research, as well as the Weiss Family Laboratory for Nanoscale Systems. Their daughter, Donna Weiss Lam, is a member of Americans for Ben-Gurion University’s board of directors.
“We are so proud to continue to help provide BGU the resources necessary for continued cutting-edge research and training in nanotechnology,” says Henry Weiss. “It is so exciting to see the level of research being conducted in the Negev, which will hopefully benefit scientific advancements worldwide.”
Their new gift will support the work of the Atom Chip and Quantum Optics R&D Facility, part of the University’s “Nano in the Negev” program, which contains advanced research equipment, including sophisticated optics and lasers, high-level computing capabilities and complex electronics.
“Americans for Ben-Gurion University is extremely grateful for the ongoing support and vision of the Weiss family,” explains Doron Krakow, executive vice president of Americans for Ben-Gurion University. “They have been pioneers in support of nanotechnology research at BGU for quite some time, partnering with Professor Ron Folman in driving the University’s efforts in this critical field.”
American Associates, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
American Associates, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev plays a vital role in sustaining David Ben-Gurion’s vision, creating a world-class institution of education and research in the Israeli desert, nurturing the Negev community and sharing the University’s expertise locally and around the globe. With some 20,000 students on campuses in Beer-Sheva, Sde Boker and Eilat in Israel’s southern desert, BGU is a university with a conscience, where the highest academic standards are integrated with community involvement, committed to sustainable development of the Negev.
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ABOUT AMERICANS FOR BEN-GURION UNIVERSITY
By supporting a world-class academic institution that not only nurtures the Negev, but also shares its expertise locally and globally, Americans for Ben-Gurion University engages a community of Americans who are committed to improving the world. David Ben-Gurion envisioned that Israel’s future would be forged in the Negev. The cutting-edge research carried out at Ben-Gurion University drives that vision by sustaining a desert Silicon Valley, with the “Stanford of the Negev” at its center. The Americans for Ben-Gurion University movement supports a 21st century unifying vision for Israel by rallying around BGU’s remarkable work and role as an apolitical beacon of light in the Negev desert.
About Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev embraces the endless potential we have as individuals and as a commonality to adapt and to thrive in changing environments. Inspired by our location in the desert, we aim to discover, to create, and to develop solutions to dynamic challenges, to pose questions that have yet to be asked, and to push beyond the boundaries of the commonly accepted and possible.
We are proud to be a central force for inclusion, diversity and innovation in Israel, and we strive to extend the Negev’s potential and our entrepreneurial spirit throughout the world. For example, the multi-disciplinary School for Sustainability and Climate Change at BGU leverages over 50 years of expertise on living and thriving in the desert into scalable solutions for people everywhere.
BGU at a glance:
20,000 students | 800 senior faculty | 3 campuses | 6 faculties: humanities & social sciences, health sciences, engineering sciences, natural sciences, business & management, and desert research.
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