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Pictured above: (L to R) Dist. Prof. Jacob Ziv and Dist. Visiting Prof. Andrew Viterbi. A brilliant engineer who left his mark on cellular phone technology, satellite imagery, and DNA analysis. A talented entrepreneur who launched a multinational corporation. A devoted professor who developed one of the most important mathematical concepts of the 21st century. Any one of these accomplishments would be outstanding and laudable in its own right. Yet only in the Technion family could you find someone who can proudly claim he has accomplished all of these things: Andrew Viterbi. Distinguished Visiting Professor Viterbi is widely recognized as…
The coronavirus pandemic didn’t stand in the way for the Technion-trained Israeli Chemistry Team to win medals at the International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO), including Israel’s first gold in a decade. The annual competition tests the world’s most talented high school students on their chemistry knowledge and skills in a five-hour laboratory practical and a five-hour written theoretical exam. Israel’s four team members were among 240 young students from 60 countries around the world to compete in this year’s 52nd competition, hosted by Turkey but held virtually. “Israel’s students, the country’s future generation, reach extraordinary international achievements in science competitions time…