Kushner Lab inaugurated

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Date: December 24, 2017

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WeizmannDirect Issue 9

(L-R) Martin and Miriam Kushner, Prof. Daniel Zajfman

Martin and Miriam Kushner of Mexico, together with Prof. Daniel Zajfman, President of the Weizmann Institute, and Dr. Shikma Bressler of the Department of Particle Physics and Astrophysics, dedicated the new Kushner Family Particle Detector Laboratory during the 2017 International Board. “I have always been in love with science and fascinated by the constitution and characteristics of matter,” said Martin Kushner.

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