Ofer Neufeld

Academic background:

(10/2024-present) Asst. Prof. at the Schulich Faculty of Chemistry, Technion.

(2021-2024) Postdoc with Angel Rubio at the Theory Department, Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter, Hamburg.

(2016-2020) PhD with Oren Cohen at Technion Physics Department.

(2014-2016) MSc with Maytal Caspary Toroker at Technion Grand Energy Program (Materials Science and Engineering Faculty), summa cum laude.

(2009-2014) Dual BSc in Physics and Materials Science and Engineering in Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, summa cum laude.

Honors and awards:

(2025) Vatat Quantum Science and Technology Fellowship.

(2023) Selected emerging leader by IOP JPCM for 2023.

(2022) Finalist in DAMOP Deborah Jin Award for Outstanding Doctoral Thesis in AMO.

(2021-2023) Schmidt Science Fellow, awarded globally by Schmidt Futures in partnership with the Rhodes Trust.

(2021) Marie Skłodowska-Curie Action individual fellowship winner (withdrawn due to overlap).

(2021) Humboldt Postdoctoral Research Fellow, awarded by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation.

(2020) Israel Physics Society (IPS) national prize for an outstanding theoretical physics PhD student.

(2020) Jacob’s Prize for an outstanding graduate student publication in the physical sciences, awarded by the Technion.

(2018) Excellence PhD Scholarship awarded by the Technion Physics Department.

(2017-2020) Adams Academy Fellowship awarded by the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities for nationally outstanding PhD students. 

(2017) ATTO2017 (6th international conference on attosecond science) travel grant award.

(2015) Marshal-Tulin Graduate Fellowship for MSc students, awarded by the Rieger Foundation.

(2014-2016) The Leonard and Diane Sherman Interdisciplinary Fellowship for Excellence for MSc students.

(2014) Excellence Scholarship awarded by the Technion Graduate School for MSc students.

(2013) Shenkar Scholarship for “Advanced Project in Material Engineering”.

(2012) Rosen Scholarship awarded by the Technion for excellence in undergraduate academic achievements.