Research Centers

Seven Centers for Sustainable Change

The IES research centers offer scientists a unique platform for interdisciplinary collaboration across the Weizmann Institute. This cooperation enables researchers to tackle the grand challenges of climate change and lay the scientific foundation for the development of new innovative technologies.

IES has seven core research centers, each dedicated to a critical area of sustainability science.

Tom and Mary Beck Center for Renewable Energy

Developing the scientific foundation for new and innovative renewable energy technologies to power daily life.

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Ekard Center for Food Security and Nutrition

Cultivating new varieties of nutritious crops that are resilient to climate change and can be grown sustainably.

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Center for Environment & Health

Investigating the health impacts of climate change to better understand the underlying mechanisms and develop potential remediation methods.

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Center for Marine Research

Expanding the scale and impact of marine science research to broaden our understanding of marine biology and climate change.

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Center for Climate Research

Understanding the causes, mechanisms, and impacts of climate change to inform effective mitigation and adaption strategies.

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Center for Sustainable Materials

Creating new materials and production processes that are resource-efficient, non-toxic, and cause no environmental damage, while meeting the needs of industry and society.

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Center for Biodiversity and Ecosystems

Developing nature-driven solutions to restore biodiversity across species, genomic evolution, and ecosystems.

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