Prize laureates

Andrea Alu

Prof. Andrea Alu

CUNY Advanced Science Research Center

For his seminal contributions to nano-optics, nano-photonics, plasmonics and photonics. Including the dicsovery of giant non-reciprocity, non-linear phenomena, and enhaced light-matter interactions using nanostructured materials, metasurfaces and metamaterials.

Xiaodong  Chen

Prof. Xiaodong Chen

Nanyang Technological University - NTU Singapore

For his seminal contributions to novel nanomaterials and nanodevices, in particular for flexible electronics, nano-bio and cyber-human interfaces, and for alternative energy applications. 

The 2023 Dan Maydan prize ceremony and scientific event will be held in 2024 in Jerusalem.

Yi  Cui

Prof. Yi Cui

Department of Materials, Science & Engineering | Stanford University

For his outstanding contributions to nanoscale materials design, with impact in alternative energy applications and environmental conservation, including battery technology, catalysis, topological insulators and water and air filteration.

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Prof. Dr. Liangbing Hu

Materials Science and Engineering, University of Maryland
and Yale School of Engineering & Applied Science, Yale University

For his groundbreaking research on nanoscale engineered wood and its implementations as a base industrial scale material, and for inventing disruptive ultrahigh-temperature syntheses of nanomaterials, with clear impact on sustainability. 

Ali Javey

Prof. Ali Javey

Department of Materials, Science & Engineering | Berkeley University of California

For his pioneering discoveries in nanoscale semiconductors and devices. This includes inventing novel concepts for materials and device design, while achieving new understanding of their properties and leading to their diverse applications ranging from ultimate nanoscale electronics to sensing.


Maksym V. Kovalenko

Prof. Maksym V. Kovalenko

ETH Zürich and Empa

For his pioneering work on the synthesis and surface chemistry of nanocrystals and their use for electronic and optoelectronic devices, including batteries, photodetectors, thermo-electrics, solar cells and light sources.


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Prof. Dr. Jana Zaumseil

Faculty of Chemistry and Earth Sciences, co-opted by Faculty of Physics and Astronomy Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Germany

For her seminal contributions to research on carbon nanotubes and organic based nanomaterials, for the investigation of their properties and for promoting their applications in optoelectronics, bioimaging and sensing