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Awards | Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

Awards

The Nanocenter of the Hebrew University promotes excellence in nanoscience research. This is well reflected in the exceptional success in awarding of the highly competitive and prestigious ERC grants to the Nanocenter members. 
So far 29 grants were awarded: 1 proof of concept, 3 advanced grants, 4 consolidators and 21 starting grants.

29

erc grants since 2009

ERC Proof of Concept

Researcher

Research Title

Year

Prof. Yaakov Nahmias

Proof of Concept

2019

ERC Advanced Grant

Researcher

Research Title

Year

Prof. Uri Banin

Coupled Nanocrystal Molecules: Quantum coupling effects via chemical coupling of colloidal nanocrystals

2016

Prof. Itamar Willner

Nanoengineered Nanoparticles and Quantum Dots for Sensor and Machinery Applications

2010

Prof. Uri Banin

Doping, Charge Transfer and Energy Flow in Hybrid Nanoparticle Systems

2009

ERC Consolidator Grant

Researcher

Research Title

Year

Prof. Alex Retzker

Transforming the limits of resolution by utilizing quantum information

2017

Prof. Nathalie Balaban

Evolution of Antibiotic Tolerance in the 'Wild': A Quantitative Approach​

2015

Prof. Yaakov Nahmias

Tracking the Dynamics of Human Metabolism using Spectroscopy-Integrated Liver-on-Chip Microdevices​ 

2015

Prof. Uriel Levy

Light-Vapour Interactions at the Nanoscale

2014

ERC Starting Grant

Researcher

Research Title

Year

Dr. Ori Gidron

Helically-Locked π-Conjugated Oligomers and Polymers with Tunable Twist 

2019

Dr. Yonathan Anahory

Nanoscale Magnetic and Thermal Imaging of Strongly Correlated Electronic Materials

2018

Dr. Elad Gross

High spatial resolution mapping of catalytic reactions on single nanoparticles

2018

Prof. Ofra Benny

Mechanical Targeting as an Integrative Approach for Personalized Nanomedicine

2017

Dr. Nir Bar Gill

Quantum Spin Simulators in Diamond

2016

Prof. Guy Ron

Lab Based Searches for Beyond Standard Model Physics Using Traps

2016

Prof. Oren Ram

Decoding the Epigenomic Regulatory Code by the Use of Single Cell Technologies​

2016

Dr. Amnon Buxboim 

Mechanobiology of Bovine Reproduction

2015

Dr. Ori Katz

Deep Non-invasive Imaging via Scattered-Light Acoustically-mediated Computational Microscopy

2015

Prof. Yossi Tam

From Peripheralized to Cell- and Organelle-Targeted Medicine: The 3rd Generation of Cannabinoid-1 Receptor Antagonists for the Treatment of Chronic Kidney Disease

2015

Dr. Hadar Steinberg

Tunneling Spectroscopy in van-der-Waals Device

2014

Prof. Galia Blum

Protease Activated X-Ray Contrast Agents for Molecular Imaging of Vulnerable Atherosclerotic Plaques and Cancer Development using Spectral CT 

2013

Prof. Nadav Katz

Quantum Walks in Superconducting Networks

2013

Prof. Alon Zaslaver

Design Principles in Encoding Complex Noisy Environments

2013

Prof. Daniel Strasser

Ultrafast EUV probe for Molecular Reaction Dynamics

2012

Prof. Ido Braslavsky

Improved Cryopreservation using Ice Binding Proteins

2011

Prof. Nathalie Balaban

Genetic and Phenotypic Precursors of Antibiotic Resistance in Evolving Bacterial Populations: From Single Cell to Population Level Analyses

2010

Prof. Roie Yerushalmi

Large Scale Architectures with Nanometric Structured Interfaces for Charge Separation, Transport and Interception

2010

Prof. Yaakov Nahmias

Microfabrication-Based Rational Design of Transcriptional-Metabolic Intervention for the Treatment of Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Infection

2009

Prof. Eran Sharon

Growth and Shaping of Soft Tissue

2009

Prof. Assaf Friedler

Algal Bloom Dynamics: From Cellular Mechanisms to Trophic Level Interactions

2007