Barak Hirshberg was born and raised in Jerusalem and attended Boyer High School; his interest in science began there under the influence of his mathematics teacher.  After high school, he postponed his military service for three years in order to do a BSc in chemistry at the Hebrew University, as a member of the Amirim […]

Izchak Baruch Goldshtein was born and raised in Bnei Brak. From a very young age he was attracted by science and technology. His interest increased after he participated in an excellence program; it revealed fascinating aspects of the scientific world and opened new horizons for him. Motivated by this interest, Izchak joined the ATUDA (academic […]

Yinon Spinka, born in Holon, spent most of his childhood in the United States.  When he was twelve, he and his family moved back to Israel and settled in Hod Hasharon. Around this time Yinon became interested in computers and started to learn programming.  During his middle school years he joined Bar-Ilan University's mathematics program […]

Eliran Subag was born in Kiryat Motzkin and raised in Kiryat Haim. After completing his army service, he began his studies at the Technion, where he obtained his BSc and MSc in electrical engineering, both summa cum laude. Early in his studies he was drawn to the mathematical side of electrical engineering, and he studied […]

Einat Seidel Posner was born and raised in Jerusalem, where she continues to reside with her husband Alon and their two pet chinchillas. Einat has a sister who is blind from birth, and her mother founded the Israel Association of Parents of Blind and Visually Impaired Children. From a young age, Einat was drawn to […]

Omri Ram has always been passionate about all things mechanical. This passion led him to pursue mechanical engineering studies at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in his home town of Beer Sheva. Omri joined the shock tube laboratory team at BGU as a research assistant during his undergraduate studies. As his graduation project, he led […]

Born and raised in Jerusalem, Jonathan Mosheiff was first exposed to computer programming at home, at the age of seven. While in high school, this interest led him to compete as a member of the Israeli team in the International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI). Training for this competition, Jonathan was introduced to algorithms and combinatorics […]

Ouri Karni was born and raised in Haifa and attended the Hebrew Reali School. His attraction to science in general and to physics in particular led him to continue straight on to study for a BA in physics and a BSc in electrical engineering at the Technion, in the framework of the IDF’s “Psagot” reserve […]

Yannai Gonczarowski, born and raised in Jerusalem, became fascinated with science and programming at an early age. As a high school senior, he taught an advanced computer class at his school, based on a curriculum that he developed. Yannai served in IDF military intelligence for four years as an algorithmic researcher and project leader, and […]

  Sharon Fleischer was born and raised in Rehovot. After her military service in Air Force intelligence, Sharon began her BSc studies in biotechnology, an interdisciplinary program at Tel-Aviv University Sharon became interested in the field of tissue engineering as a way to improve the lives and health of others. After commencing her MSc studies […]