• Center for Quantum Science and Technology

    Director: 
    Prof. Ofer Firstenberg

    The Center for Quantum Science and Technology promotes research on quantum mechanics and its application to critical challenges in physics, chemistry, optics, and engineering. Building on earlier discoveries about how matter behaves at the nanoscale, scientists associated with the Center are examining how complex quantum properties such as superposition and entanglement may make it possible to construct the powerful and massively efficient technologies of the future.

  • Center of Statistical Mechanics

    Director: 
    Prof. Gregory Falkovich

    Statistical Mechanics center supports research in statistical physics and application of its methods to a wide set of disciplines, from biology and soft matter to fluid physics and quantum information.

  • Clore Center for Biological Physics

    Director: 
    Prof. Elisha Moses

    The Clore Center for Biological Physics supports research activities that use the methods of physics and physical chemistry to study biological systems. Under the center’s auspices, biologists, chemists, computer scientists, and physicists work together to explore a variety of fundamental issues in biology, and develop new approaches to address them.

  • Crown Photonics Center

    Director: 
    Prof. Nir Davidson

    The Crown Photonics Center promotes the study of light and its applications. The Weizmann Institute is a global leader in basic photonics research. Photonics has given rise to the discovery of gamma rays, ultraviolet light, infrared light, microwaves, and radio waves, with applications ranging from biomedicine to homeland security, and including computing, medical diagnostics, imaging, on-chip data communication, and laser defense.

  • Nella and Leon Benoziyo Center for Astrophysics

    Director: 
    Prof. Eli Waxman

    The Nella and Leon Benoziyo Center for Astrophysics promotes research in theoretical and experimental astrophysics, cosmology, and related topics including observational astronomy, computational astrophysics, and experimental particle astrophysics.

  • Nella and Leon Benoziyo Center for High Energy Physics

    Director: 
    Prof. Eilam Gross

    The Nella and Leon Benoziyo Center for High Energy Physics focuses on understanding how particles get their mass, an historical challenge for physicists. Among other projects, the center funded Weizmann Institute scientists searching for the Higgs boson at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) particle accelerator at the European Organization of Nuclear Research (CERN) in Switzerland.

  • Schwartz/Reisman Institute for Theoretical Physics (SRitp)

    Director: 
    Prof. Adi Stern

    The Schwartz/Reisman Institute for Theoretical Physics (SRitp) creates an informal intellectual framework for physicists by hosting extended, loosely structured international workshops in theoretical physics.

  • The André Deloro Institute for Space and Optics Research

    Director: 
    Prof. Avishay Gal-Yam

    The André Deloro Institute for Space and Optics Research explores the nature of the universe from the smallest sub-particle to the most distant galaxies. It brings together scientists investigating the nature of light and matter on the quantum scale of particle physics; planetary and space scientists working on an astronomical scale ranging from micro-meteors to giant gas planets to supernova explosions at the outer edges of the universe; and theoretical scientists who work on scales both vast and infinitesimal.

  • The Center for Experimental Physics

    Director: 
    Prof. Avishay Gal-Yam

    The Center for Experimental Physics fosters research in all areas of experimental physics, ranging from the most basic aspects of particle physics to experimental studies of basic material properties such as semiconductors and superconductors. Research also involves atomic, molecular, plasma and optical physics and interdisciplinary studies of the physics of biological systems.

  • The Gruber Center for Quantum Electronics

    Director: 
    Prof. Shahal Ilani

    The Gruber Center for Quantum Electronics supports research on the behavior of electrons in matter. The study of quantum electronics is enabling the miniaturization of technology and the development of the transistors and integrated circuits of tomorrow. As the size of devices shrinks and reaches the nanometer scale, the effects of quantum mechanics on electrons becomes more pronounced and, eventually, determines their electronic properties.

  • The Joseph H. and Belle R. Braun Center for Submicron Research

    Director: 
    Prof. Eli Zeldov

    The Joseph H. and Belle R. Braun Center for Submicron Research explores the miniaturization of electronic devices. Scientists pursue the design, material growth, fabrication, and characterization of submicron semiconductors, which are essential for a new type of quantum electronics which is leading to the development of smaller and faster computer chips for tomorrow’s advanced electronics industry.

  • The Maurice and Gabriela Goldschleger Center for Nanophysics

    Director: 
    Prof. Yuval Oreg

    The Maurice and Gabriela Goldschleger Center for Nanophysics advances theoretical and experimental research in nanophysics and is fueled by the success of the research on mesoscopic physics, a sub-discipline of condensed matter physics that deals with materials of an intermediate length scale. The scale of such materials can be described as being between the size of a quantity of atoms, such as a molecule, and of materials measuring microns.

  • The Schwartz Reisman Center for Intense Laser Physics

    Director: 
    Prof. Victor Malka

    Located at the base of the accelerator tower, the Schwartz Reisman Center for Intense Laser Physics hosts the most powerful laser system in the Middle East. The facility delivers dual 100 TW laser beams within a large, radiation-shielded experimental area.

    The advanced design and versatility of both the laser system and the experimental laboratory enable a wide range of cutting-edge experiments with stable and reliable operating parameters. Research activities include laser-driven electron, ion, X-ray, and gamma-ray beam generation, plasma physics, and other areas of high-intensity laser science.

    Beyond fundamental research, the facility supports applications with significant societal impact, including healthcare (radiotherapy, radiobiology, and cancer detection) and security (non-destructive material inspection and advanced contrast imaging).

    The center is open to external users and serves as a collaborative platform for researchers from academia, research institutes, and industry. The particle and radiation beams produced by the facility are also used for applications such as detector calibration.