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 Professor E.D. Bergmann played a leading role in initiating the establishment of the United States-Israel Binational Science Foundation, and was deeply involved in its activities. He served in consecutive years as chairman and vice chairman of the Board of Governors until his death in 1975.
Professor Bergmann was internationally recognized for his significant contribution to organic chemistry. He also helped establish science institutions, foundations and other organizations that served to advance science and technology in Israel. One of his special interests was the encouragement of and assistance to young scientists. Seeking a way to honor his memory, in February 1976, the Board of Governors established a special award in his name to be given annually to promising young scientists.
The award - The Bergmann Memorial Award consists of a grant of $5,000. Awards will be made annually to young scientists who are recipients of new BSF grants, judged on the basis of the quality of their proposals.
Eligibility - Eligible candidates are recipients of newly awarded BSF grants who earned their doctoral degrees within the past five years and who are not more than 35 years old on the date of submission..
Application - No special applications need be made. Every new BSF grant recipient who meets the eligibility criteria automatically becomes a candidate.
Selection - The selection will be made by the BSF, and grants may be awarded to several young investigators whose proposals are judged to be of exceptional merit.
In the event that none of the eligible candidates attains the required level of excellence in any year, no award will be made that year.
Terms of the Award - The Bergmann Memorial Awards are given in addition to the investigators' regular BSF grants. The funds may be used by recipients to further their research in any way they choose - subject to the approval of the BSF - at any time during the period of their BSF grants.
Recipients of the Bergmann Memorial Award 2009
Dr. Qiquan Qiao,
South Dakota State University, Brookings, S.D., USA
who submitted a proposal together with
Dr. Michael Bendikov,
Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
collaborating on: Organic Solar Cells Based on Novel Polyselenophenes
Dr. Young-Han Kim,
University of California, San Diego, CA, USA
and
Dr. Haim Permuter
Ben Gurion University, Beer Sheva, Israel.
collaborating on: The role of directed information in causal inference
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