קוסמוס — פשוטו של מדע Cosmos — Science Simply Put

I was born on November 29, 1956, in Tel Aviv. I am a Full Professor in the Department of Particle Physics and Astrophysics at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot.

I studied physics at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and later earned my advanced degrees at the Weizmann Institute — an M.Sc. in string theory under Prof. Nathan Seiberg, followed by a Ph.D. in experimental high-energy physics under Prof. Giora Mikenberg. From 1991 to 1993, I was a research fellow at CERN in Geneva.

In 2007, I was appointed Co‑Convener of the ATLAS Statistics Forum. During this time, I worked with a student of mine and two colleagues to develop the statistical model used to set limits and discover new particles. In 2011, I became the Convener of the ATLAS Higgs Group. The following year, as part of the ATLAS experiment at CERN and as leader of the Higgs group, I helped lead the historic discovery of the Higgs Boson — often called the "God Particle" — whose existence had been predicted decades earlier by physicist Peter Higgs.

Alongside my research, I believe science should be shared with everyone. I frequently lecture to general audiences, such as the think & drink different initiative, have appeared on television programs such as "Lama Ma?" on Channel 8, and I also write and compose music. I have two daughters, Nuphar and Yaara, 2 grandchildren, Erez and Rotem and one beloved dog, Richard Feynman the Second. I live in Tel Aviv with my partner, Orly.