RAMMAL AWARD 2007 ANNOUNCED
24 March 2008
Austria
EUROSCIENCE's President Enric Banda announced today that, by a unanimous decision of its expert panel, the Rammal Award for the year 2007 will be awarded posthumously to Professor Daniel Amit, of Israeli and Italian citizenships, who passed away on November 3rd, 2007.
The Rammal Award, created in memory of the great Lebanese physicist Rammal Rammal (1951-1991), is awarded each year to an outstanding personality of strong scientific stature who, through his or her life and activity in a Mediterranean country (whether in fundamental or applied research, teaching, or the integration of knowledge), has elevated the level of scientific exchanges in this part of the world.
Professor Daniel Amit was 69. In 1978 he was appointed Professor at Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and was Chairman of the Racah Institute of Physics from 1984 to 1987. In 1991, he was appointed Professor at the La Sapienza University of Rome.
Daniel Amit was a high level scientist who worked at the forefronts of both elementary particle physics and statistical mechanics. His pioneering research on the modelling of neuronal networks had a strong impact on the development of computational neuroscience. He also worked tirelessly for a just and mutually acceptable peace between the Arab World (and in particular the Palestinian people) and Israel, especially through a close scientific and educational cooperation among peoples of this part of the world.
The Rammal Award, created in memory of the great Lebanese physicist Rammal Rammal (1951-1991), is awarded each year to an outstanding personality of strong scientific stature who, through his or her life and activity in a Mediterranean country (whether in fundamental or applied research, teaching, or the integration of knowledge), has elevated the level of scientific exchanges in this part of the world.
Professor Daniel Amit was 69. In 1978 he was appointed Professor at Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and was Chairman of the Racah Institute of Physics from 1984 to 1987. In 1991, he was appointed Professor at the La Sapienza University of Rome.
Daniel Amit was a high level scientist who worked at the forefronts of both elementary particle physics and statistical mechanics. His pioneering research on the modelling of neuronal networks had a strong impact on the development of computational neuroscience. He also worked tirelessly for a just and mutually acceptable peace between the Arab World (and in particular the Palestinian people) and Israel, especially through a close scientific and educational cooperation among peoples of this part of the world.