Faculty of Natural Sciences

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Phone08-6461634
Email[email protected]
Websitehttps://www.bgu.ac.il/en/u/faculties/natural-sciences/

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Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, The Marcus Family Campus, Building 30
8410501 Beer-Sheva
Israel

Organization profile

The faculty was established in 1970 and includes six departments:

Mathematics, Computer Science, Physics, Chemistry,

Life Sciences, Geological and Environmental Sciences.

All the departments in the faculty grant

B.Sc., M.Sc. and Ph.D degrees.

Uri Abdu
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- Department of Life Sciences - Full Professor
- The Goldman Sonnenfeldt School of Sustainability and Climate Change - Member
Person: Academic
19972026
Uri Abraham
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- Department of Mathematics - Emeritus Full Professor
- Institute for the Theory of Computing - Emeritus Full Professor
Person: Retired
19832026
Sigal Abramovich
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- Department of Earth and Environmental sciences - Full Professor
- The Goldman Sonnenfeldt School of Sustainability and Climate Change - Member
Person: Academic
19982026

A catalogue of extensional and contractional structures generated along gravity-driven detachments
Alsop, G. I., Marco, S., Weinberger, R. & Levi, T., 1 Jan 2026, In: Journal of Structural Geology. 202, 105561.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
3 Scopus citations
A Dialogue on Revolutions and Revolutionaries in Science: A Perspective From Quantum Mechanics
Folman, R. & Friedrich, B., 1 Jul 2026, In: Natural Sciences. 6, 3, e70075.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

Open Access
Advanced structural characterization of high-entropy alloy nanostructures: general discussion
Alloyeau, D., Amara, H., Barcikowski, S., Calvo, F., Campolucci, M., Cantor, B., Dai, S., De Landsheere, A., De Marco, M. L., Dieb, S., Eggeman, A. S., Ruiz Esquius, J., Kirsch, A., Kristoffersen, H. H., Krouna, S., Lee, C. H., Li, T., Ludwig, A., Nelayah, J. & Nielsen, T. M. & 8 others, Polak, M., Pukhareva, N., Rossmeisl, J., Schuhmann, W., Tetsassi Feugmo, C. G., Thoudam, J., Widom, M. & Wu, D., 1 Feb 2026, In: Faraday Discussions. 264, p. 308-324 17 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate

3rd place, Student Workshop at GECCO 2013
Sipper, M. (Recipient), 2013
Prize
Alon Fellowship
Chapman, S. (Recipient), 1 Jun 2021
Prize
Best Lecturer of the Year in Biology
Sagi, A. (Recipient), 1997
Prize: Honorary award

Synthesis of Carbon Nitride Layers for Photo(electro)catalysis
Garg, D. (Author), Shalom, M. (Supervisor), 2026
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis
One-Dimensional Metal Oxide Nanostructures: Growth Mechanisms and Sustainable Applications
Agam Afik, N. (Author), Mokari, T. (Supervisor), 2026
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis
Spanners, Emulators and Hopsets in Weighted Graphs
Gitlitz, Y. (Author), Neiman, O. (Supervisor), 2026
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis

Findings on Machine Learning Detailed by Investigators at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev [Distribution-preserved Sampling (Dps) for Smarter Machine Learning Assisted Ultra-large-scale Virtual Screening]
Akabayov, B.
15/05/26
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Researchers Illuminate Research in Cancer (MAVS as a Key Regulator of Tumor Proliferation, Survival, the Tumor Microenvironment, and Immunity)
Shoshan-Barmatz, V. & Chalifa-Caspi, V.
8/05/26
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media
Data from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Provide New Insights into Leishmaniasis (Structural basis of secreted acid phosphatase polymerization in the Leishmania parasite)
Zalk, R., Upcher, A. & Grossman-Haham, I.
4/05/26
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media

Amir Sagi Lab
Sagi, A. (PI)
Department of Life Sciences
Equipment/facility: lab
Brain stimulation Lab
Zangen, A. (PI)
Department of Life Sciences
Equipment/facility: lab
Ecological complexity lab
Pilosof, S. (PI)
Department of Life Sciences
Equipment/facility: lab

10 Organizing a conference, workshop, ...
1 Membership of board
1 Membership of network
1 Other

5th International Symposium on Cyber Security Cryptography and Machine Learning, CSCML 2021
Dolev, S. (Organizer)
8 Jul 2021 → 9 Jul 2021
Activity: Participating in or organizing an event › Organizing a conference, workshop, ...
Annual Meeting for Plant Ecology
Seifan, M. (Organizer), Giladi, I. (Organizer), Shemesh, H. (Organizer), Sapir, Y. (Organizer) & Klein, T. (Organizer)
10 Feb 2020 → 11 Feb 2020
Activity: Participating in or organizing an event › Organizing a conference, workshop, ...
4th International Symposium on Cyber Security Cryptography and Machine Learning, CSCML 2020
Dolev, S. (Organizer)
2 Jul 2020 → 3 Jul 2020
Activity: Participating in or organizing an event › Organizing a conference, workshop, ...

The Israeli BAG
Frank, G. (Creator), Klukin, E. (Creator), Livnah, O. (Creator), Zarivach, R. (Creator), Pernot, P. (Contributor), Livnah, O. (Contributor), Frank, G. (Contributor) & Klukin, E. (Contributor), European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, 5 May 2028
DOI: 10.15151/esrf-es-2014763261, https://doi.esrf.fr/10.15151/ESRF-ES-2014763261
Dataset
The Israeli BAG
Akabayov, B. (Creator), Livnah, O. (Creator), Trachtenberg, A. (Creator), Pernot, P. (Contributor), Livnah, O. (Contributor), Akabayov, B. (Contributor) & Trachtenberg, A. (Contributor), European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, 2028
DOI: 10.15151/esrf-es-2014749173, https://doi.esrf.fr/10.15151/ESRF-ES-2014749173
Dataset
Application for Israeli cryo-EM SPR BAG 09/2023 at the ESRF
David, L. (Creator), Opatowsky, Y. (Creator), Effantin, G. (Contributor), Opatowsky, Y. (Contributor) & David, L. (Contributor), European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, 2028
DOI: 10.15151/esrf-es-2058708821, https://doi.esrf.fr/10.15151/ESRF-ES-2058708821
Dataset

514 Active
615 Finished

Dynamics, Geometry and Groups
Glasner, Y. (PI)
Israel Science Foundation
1/01/26 → …
Project: Research
Random sub-algebras
Oppelmayer, H. (PI), Sava-huss, E. E. (CoPI), Netzer, T. T. (CoPI), Amrutam, T. (CoPI) & Hartman, Y. (CoPI)
3/11/25 → 2/11/28
Project: Research
Random sub-algebras
Oppelmayer, H. (PI), Sava-huss, E. E. (CoPI), Netzer, T. T. (CoPI), Amrutam, T. (CoPI) & Hartman, Y. (CoPI)
Austrian Science Fund
3/11/25 → 2/11/28
Project: Research

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Uri Abdu

Uri Abraham

Sigal Abramovich

A catalogue of extensional and contractional structures generated along gravity-driven detachments

A Dialogue on Revolutions and Revolutionaries in Science: A Perspective From Quantum Mechanics

Advanced structural characterization of high-entropy alloy nanostructures: general discussion

3rd place, Student Workshop at GECCO 2013

Alon Fellowship

Best Lecturer of the Year in Biology

Synthesis of Carbon Nitride Layers for Photo(electro)catalysis

One-Dimensional Metal Oxide Nanostructures: Growth Mechanisms and Sustainable Applications

Spanners, Emulators and Hopsets in Weighted Graphs

Findings on Machine Learning Detailed by Investigators at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev [Distribution-preserved Sampling (Dps) for Smarter Machine Learning Assisted Ultra-large-scale Virtual Screening]

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Researchers Illuminate Research in Cancer (MAVS as a Key Regulator of Tumor Proliferation, Survival, the Tumor Microenvironment, and Immunity)

Data from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Provide New Insights into Leishmaniasis (Structural basis of secreted acid phosphatase polymerization in the Leishmania parasite)

Amir Sagi Lab

Brain stimulation Lab

Ecological complexity lab

5th International Symposium on Cyber Security Cryptography and Machine Learning, CSCML 2021

Annual Meeting for Plant Ecology

4th International Symposium on Cyber Security Cryptography and Machine Learning, CSCML 2020

The Israeli BAG

The Israeli BAG

Application for Israeli cryo-EM SPR BAG 09/2023 at the ESRF

Dynamics, Geometry and Groups

Random sub-algebras

Random sub-algebras

Faculty of Natural Sciences

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