This is one of the American contributions the largest for the Technion and it will be used to recruit faculty members, for research at the forefront of technology and to develop innovative infrastructures
The Technion announced a $50 million donation from the Helen Diller Family Foundation. The donation will be used to support the Helen Diller Quantum Center for Science, Materials and Engineering.
The donation, which is available for immediate use, will enable funding for the recruitment of new faculty members for the Technion, the establishment of research infrastructures, seed funding for research and development, and the training of a new generation of engineers specializing in quantum mechanics.
"The Technion is one of the most prominent technological institutions in the world, and my parents believed that investing in it is essential for the future of the State of Israel and humanity," said Helen Diller's daughter, Jackie Sapir, who serves as president of the Helen Diller Family Foundation. "The Helen Diller Quantum Center for Science, Materials and Engineering will help Israel secure its place in the next revolution in science and engineering."
The Quantum Center for Science, Materials and Engineering aims to promote basic science, translate the principles of quantum mechanics in a variety of engineering fields and develop applications in various industrial branches. The research will focus on quantum communication, quantum sensing and diagnostics, simulations, simulators and quantum materials and devices.
Quantum mechanics - a basic theory in physics that describes the smallest energy levels of atoms and subatomic particles - caused a scientific revolution at the beginning of the 20th century. Technion scientists now stand on the brink of being able to apply quantum mechanics in ways that are expected to affect the future. Technologies originating from the quantum sciences will include completely secure computing, communication and online transactions, computers with computing power tens of times greater than that of the computers that exist today and new materials with electrical, optical and magnetic properties that will lead to new devices and innovative solutions. Unprecedented sensing technologies will be used for medical diagnosis and treatment and for monitoring chemical, biological and nuclear warfare agents.
"Since its founding, the Technion has gained a lot of experience in early identification of industry needs and opportunities for the development of the Israeli economy," said Technion President Prof. Peretz Lavi. "This experience has already manifested itself in the past in many fields, including aeronautics and space, microelectronics, optoelectronics and nanotechnology, and allowed the Technion to lead historic transformations that changed the face of the Israeli economy and turned Israel into a world-renowned technological powerhouse: the start-up nation."
The Technion has a long-standing involvement in quantum science. On May 15, 1935, the founder of the Physics Faculty at the Technion, Prof. Natan Rosen, together with his teacher, Prof. Albert Einstein, and their colleague, Prof. Boris Podolsky, published their historic article on quantum coherence and the EPR paradox (which got its name from the first letters of the surnames Einstein, Podolsky, Rosen). In 1993, Prof. Asher Peres from the Faculty of Physics and his colleagues published their important article on quantum teleportation, which was a major milestone in quantum information and quantum communication.
Two senior Technion faculty members will take part in the management of the Helen Diller Center for Science, Engineering and Quantum Materials: Prof. Gadi Eisenstein, head of the Russell Berry Institute for Nanotechnology at the Technion, and Research Prof. Mordechai (Motti) Segev, holder of the Robert Shilman Chair in the faculty for physics.
"The world stands at the threshold of the second quantum revolution," said Prof. Eisenstein. "The impressive abilities and expertise gained in the world in the field of nanotechnology in the last 15 years have paved the way for scientists to apply quantum mechanics in technologies that will affect humanity as a whole."
"In the next decade, the Technion will lead the quantum revolution thanks to the unique interface between basic science and engineering capabilities," added Prof. Lavie. "We founded the Helen Diller Quantum Center for Science, Materials and Engineering out of the belief that technology is essential to the economy of the State of Israel and its security. The exciting donation of the Helen Diller Family Foundation will allow the center to act for the benefit of the residents of the State of Israel and humanity as a whole."
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Besides, there is a huge gap between the money raised by the Technion and the money raised by the other universities.
I know it's a capitalist world but sometimes balances are needed. that the government will invest in others. It's a dirty word in Israel.
lacks transparency. There are at least two quantum centers at the Technion. Quantum for chemical engineering, quants. A bit reminiscent of the plantings and the sign in the movie Salah Shabbati. A chemistry researcher will receive funding from the Quantum Dealer Center, or from the Faculty of Chemical Engineering, or from the Quantum Center.
Investigating electricity from where he will get it. There are three. Two are sure to fit.
to my father Perhaps you could expand on the subject of the boycott of universities and colleges on the science website?
The issue is not known and is not aware of the majority of the public.
It is possible that publishing the things will bring about some change. (even if it was published in the past and forgotten)
don't be pessimistic,
It is possible that from what you read, there are also those who can act to change the situation.
Successfully !
The fact that it receives the most donations does not prevent the Technion from joining the other universities and colleges and science museums in the economic boycott of the science site.
The Technion creates too great a gap over the other universities due to the fact that 3-4 Gross, Tschanover, and Hershko Nobel Prizes came out of it and the contributions to it are significantly higher than what the other universities raise.
I have nothing to say - the other universities must make an effort to raise capital.