Weizmann Institute President Prof. Alon Chen bestowed the President’s Award on Benny Pasmentirer in July 2023, in a ceremony on campus. The purpose of the award is to highlight a member of our scientific or administrative staff who has made a tangible impact on Weizmann science and community. Pasmentirer, a member of the Weizmann community nearly five decades until retirement earlier this year, received the honor in a ceremony on campus.
Benny first came to the Institute in 1976 as part of his studies toward a practical engineering degree, and stayed on in the Instrument Design Unit, eventually becoming Head of the Instrument Design Section in the Department of Physics Core Facilities. In that role, he designed and built engineering solutions for specific scientific needs. In this way, his impact across the Institute was pervasive. I congratulate Benny and thank him for his years of ingenuity and hard work.
