Reshef Tenne
Israeli scientist
Reshef Tenne (Hebrew: רשף טנא; born September 2, 1944) is an Israeli physical and inorganic chemist and materials scientist, Professor Emeritus in the Faculty of Chemistry at the Weizmann Institute of Science. Formerly head of the Department of Materials and Interfaces, he is a recipient of the Von Hippel Award, the EMET Prize, and the Rothschild Prize, and a member of the Israel National Academy of Sciences. He is a world-renowned expert in layered materials. In 2026, he received the Israel Prize for Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Research.
Biography
Early life
Reshef Tenne was born in Kibbutz Usha, the son of Shoshana (née Hermelin) and Daniel "Danche" Tenne (originally Tannenbaum). His parents immigrated from Poland and Belarus, settled initially in Magdiel, and then moved to Usha, where Reshef and his two siblings, Ruthie and Reuven, were born. Reshef was born in a tent because his parents had cleared their shack for new immigrants. He was educated at Gush Zevulun School, where he studied under Haim Hadomi and Avraham Lifshitz, among others, but finished his studies without a matriculation certificate, as it was not customary in the kibbutz movement. He did a year of service in Kibbutz Gezer and in 1963 enlisted in military service in the Paratroopers Brigade. During his service, his father died prematurely, and he then began to complete his matriculation certificate, finishing it after his discharge.
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