Winter Edition 2022

This year, BSF celebrates its 50th anniversary, as well as the 10th year of the United States National Science Foundation (NSF) – BSF partnership. Anton Post shares why he believes these two milestones are very much linked – and why he is optimistic that BSF’s already impressive growth will continue well into the future.

BSF’s newest representative from the United States possesses a unique combination of experience in both mechanical engineering and international collaborations. She talks about her experience in science and global affairs, and why the NSF – BSF partnership has become one of the NSF’s most successful international programs.

As we recognize the 10th anniversary of the NSF-BSF partnership, we shed light on just two of the countless examples of how Israeli and American scientists have worked together and achieved impressive results that have the potential to transform our lives. One team has discovered how robots can make surgeries safer. The other has provided profound new insights on how the brain helps mammals to navigate spaces.

Joshua Angrist is the 48th current or former BSF grantee to become a Nobel laureate. Now a celebrated economics professor at MIT, Angrist shares how his varied Israel experiences – including studies of class sizes and labor markets -- have shaped his career as a leader in the use of natural experiments in economics.

…that a protein in mice could bring about a better understanding of obesity in humans? Or that non-invasive brain stimulation can help the elderly maintain balance? Or that advanced computational processing could be key to reversing hearing loss? With their BSF-supported projects, Israeli and American scientists are conducting experiments that can lead to promising advances in treating people facing these