Yehuda and Judith Bronicki to receive Israel Prize

Yehuda and Judith Bronicki, founders of Ormat Industries, will jointly receive the 2018 Israel Prize for industry. Israel’s Minister of Education, Naftali Bennett, announced the winners in all the Israel Prize categories in March. The Bronickis are major donors to the Weizmann Institute of Science who have given generously to science education and the research of Prof. Nachum Ulanovksy of the Department of Neurobiology. Ormat is a world leader in geothermal energy systems and a pioneer in environmentally friendly technology. The Israel Prize ceremony takes place on April 19, on Israel’s Independence Day.