🔬 Where do new scientific ideas and hypotheses come from?
Research teams from all Technion faculties are invited to a special mini-workshop exploring the creative side of the scientific process, led by Prof. Itai Yanai of New York University, with the participation of Prof. Moti Segev and Prof. Hossam Haick.
📅 Sunday, October 25, 2026
⏰ 10:00 AM to 12:30 PM
📍 Butler Auditorium, Samuel Neaman Institute
Warmest congratulations to our dear Professor Hossam Haick on receiving the Israeli Presidential Medal of Honor, presented to him by President Isaac Herzog in a moving ceremony. This recognition could not be more deserved, honoring his inspiring contributions to science, health, and society.
For us at the Wolfson Faculty of Chemical Engineering, Hossam is living proof of the power of our research to transform lives. His vision brings together chemical engineering, nanotechnology, and artificial intelligence, leading to the development of groundbreaking technologies for the early detection of serious diseases through simple, non-invasive breath and skin tests. Behind his approximately 500 scientific publications, more than 100 patents, and five startups, including Nanose Medical and Feelit Technologies, lies one clear purpose: to translate precise science into life-saving tools with global impact.
Alongside his uncompromising scientific excellence, Hossam always brings tremendous heart and an exceptional human touch. Throughout the years and across his various roles, he has placed students at the center, worked tirelessly to promote their well-being, advanced accessibility, and helped build a warm and inclusive learning environment. Every day, he shows us that science at the highest international level goes hand in hand with attentiveness, compassion, and strong values.
Hossam, the entire Wolfson Faculty of Chemical Engineering family is thrilled and proud of you. We congratulate you on this remarkable achievement and wish you many more years of groundbreaking work and inspiration for us all!
We wish him continued success, impactful research, and many more achievements in the years ahead.
The Faculty extends congratulations to the honorees!
All the pictures from the ceremony what took pace on May 20th, 2026 are available here
This past Sunday, we hosted approximately 100 11th–12th grade students from high schools in Haifa at the faculty, in collaboration with the Haifa Municipality, as part of the “Talking Engineering” day.
The visit opened with a fascinating lecture by Dr. Asaf Zinger on nanotechnology and research from his laboratory. The students showed great interest and asked many questions. The day continued with a lecture by Sivan Arber-Raviv on what chemical engineering is and the role of a chemical engineer.
Later, the students toured the research laboratories of Prof. Avi Schroeder, Dr. Asaf Zinger, Prof. Havalet (Havatzelet) Bianco-Peled, Prof. Hossam Haick, Dr. Michael Shoham-Petreshko, as well as the teaching laboratory.
Yegor Igorov, Rand Shibel, Rimon Davidovitch, and Luba Texler hosted the students in the labs and presented the research conducted there, along with the teaching methods and systems.
In the third part of the day, a roundtable panel was held featuring faculty students, members of the Lavi Excellence Program. They engaged in discussion with the pupils, shared their experiences as students in the faculty, and answered questions.
Seminar by Shelley Rapoport on:
Nanomaterial-Based Field Effect Transistors for Detection of Chirality of Volatile Organic Compound
Lecture Hall No. 6, Chemical Engineering
Seminar by Baoting Huang on:
Lecture Hall No. 6, Chemical Engineering
Congratulations to the outstanding employees of the year – Miri Grossman, Liat Zuri and Dr. Rfail Khalfin.
