I’m a theorist working in high-energy physics. Among my topics of interest:
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Physics beyond the Standard Model
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LHC phenomenology
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Dark Matter physics
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Cosmo- and astro-particle physics
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Higgs-boson physics
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Supersymmetry
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Extra-dimensions
Dr. Tomer Volansky
Research
Education
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B.Sc. in Physics and Mathematics, magna cum laude (“Amirim” program for excellence), The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 2000
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M.Sc. in Physics, Weizmann Institute of Science, 2003
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Ph.D. in Physics, Weizmann Institute of Science, 2007
Academic Appointments
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Member (Postdoctoral Fellow), Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, NJ, 2007-2010
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Postdoctoral Scholar, Berkeley Center for Theoretical Physics, UC Berkeley, CA, 2010-2011
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Senior Lecturer, Tel-Aviv University, Israel, 2011-Present
Awards and Prizes
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Dean’s excellence prize, Hebrew University, 1998
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M.Sc. Prize of Excellency, Weizmann Institute of Science, 2003
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The Clore Fellowship for outstanding Ph.D. students, 2005-2007
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The Rothschild Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2007-2008
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Ph.D. Prize of Excellency, Weizmann Institute of Science, 2008
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Alon Fellowship for Young Researchers (awarded by the Council for higher education, MALAG), 2011
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The Raymond and Beverly Sackler Young Faculty Chair, 2012
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The Krill Prize for Excellence in Scientific Research (awarded by the Wolf Foundation), 2013
