Prof. Arie Zaban, Bar-Ilan University President

Over the past 7 years, under Prof. Zaban’s leadership, Bar-Ilan has become the fastest growing university in Israel, with exponential growth in student enrollment. The budget was balanced, and a new culture of fiscal responsibility was introduced. These steps were taken simultaneously with technological advances and the renewal and addition of over 90,000 sqm of physical infrastructure throughout the campus. In addition, major interdisciplinary and intersectoral projects were launched as part of his strategic vision for the university.

Prof. Zaban has been a powerful force in materials science and renewable energy, with over 230 publications in refereed journals, and over 27,270 citations (h-index = 80), 5 book chapters and 75 invited lectures. He has garnered numerous prizes, among them: the ICS Prize for Outstanding Young Scientist; the Michael Landau Research Prize in Renewable Energy; the IVS Research Excellence Prize; the Israel Chemical Society Prize of Excellence, and the Kolthoff Prize from the Technion. To ensure that his research has a positive global impact, Prof. Zaban founded five Start-Up companies based on eight of his patents.

Prof. Zaban joined Bar-Ilan as a bachelor’s degree student after completing his service as a pilot in the Israeli Air Force. Today, he and his wife Rachely live in Shoham and have four children and nine grandchildren.

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