Renata Reisfeld


Renata Reisfeld is a Polish-Israeli Professor of Chemistry and D.H.C. Enrique Berman Professor of Solar Energy at Institute of Chemistry of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel, author of 532 scientific papers cited more than 30,000 times.

Biography

Renata Reisfeld was born in Poland. She came to Israel in 1950 and graduated from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
Her husband is Lazar Eliezer Reisfeld; her children are Danny and Gideon.
Reisfeld became the head of the science research team at The Institute of Chemistry of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in 1975. Reisfeld's research interests are luminescent solar concentrators for decreasing the price of photovoltaic electricity, interaction of nanoparticles with luminescent species, anti-reflecting coating, and Sol-Gel glasses.
She began developing solar concentrators with her research team in 1978.
From 2007 until 2010, Reisfeld acted at GreenSun Energy Ltd as Chief Scientist.
Reisfeld co-organized 6 Israeli-French science conferences on Solid State Lasers and related subjects.
Reisfeld also co-organized Israeli-Polish Science Conferences with Professor W. Strek, Professor J. Legendziewicz, Professor A. Suchocki, Professor M. Pietraszkiewicz, and Professor E. Rysiakiewicz-Pasek.
International science research cooperation by Reisfeld includes Professor A. Vaseashta, Professor G. Boulon, Professor G. Baldacchini, Professor M. Casalboni, Professor C. Klingshorn, Professor D. Enke, Professor W. Strek, Professor J. Legendziewicz, Professor M. Pietraszkiewicz, Professor B. Jasinska, Professor A. Grabowska, Professor E. Rysiakiewicz-Pasek, Professor M. Grinberg, Profwssor J. Misiewicz, Dr. K. Wodnicka, Professor J. Daniel, Professor I. N. Mihailescu, Professor O. Malta, Professor A. Patra, Professor J.-C. G. Bunzli, Professor Jurijs Dehtjars, Professor B. Orel.
On 4 July 1976, Reisfeld was among the 102 hostages rescued by Israeli troops at the airport of Entebbe, Uganda. A week earlier, she had been a passenger aboard Air France flight 139 from Tel Aviv via Athens to Paris that was abducted by a commando of Palestinian and German air pirates attempting to press for the release of 55 mainly Palestinian prisoners held in Israel and other countries on terrorism charges. Reisfeld was one of several witnesses who shared their experiences in media interviews immediately after their return to Israel as well as on the occasion of the event's 40-year anniversary.

Honors and awards

In 1993 she received an Honorary degree – Doctor Honoris Causa from the University of Lyon, France.
In 1993 she was awarded the Medal for scientific achievement of Mayor Lyon, France.
In 1998 she received an Honorary degree – Doctor Honoris Causa from the University of Bucharest, Romania.
In 2005 she received an Honorary degree – Professor Honoris Causa from the Polish Academy of Science, Wrocław, Poland.
In 2010 she was awarded the Gold Medal of the University of Wrocław, Poland.

Recent achievements

Citations of Renata Reisfeld papers

February 29 to March 4, 2016, Lyon, France
9–13 November, Saint Petersburg, Russia
26–28 October 2015, Zamek Topacz, Ślęza, Wroclaw, Poland
31 August - 4 September 2015, Bečići, Budva, Montenegro
19–24 July 2015, Gdańsk, Poland
13–18 July 2014, Wroclaw, Poland
29 January – 1 February 2014, Bialystok - Lipowy Most, Poland
14–19 July 2013, Gdańsk, Poland
26–28 April 2013, Wroclaw, Poland
26–31 August 2012, Udine, Italy
17–22 July 2011, Gdańsk, Poland
June 13–15, 2011 Wroclaw, Poland
December 8–9, 2010 Lyon, France
September 4–9, 2010 Wroclaw, Poland
July 12–13, 2010, Haifa, Israel
July 12–13, 2010
28–30 April 2010, Firenze, Italy
11–14 October, Jerusalem, Israel
September 27–30, 2009, Sulmona L'Aquila, Italy
1–5 September 2009, Wroclaw Szklarska Poreba, Poland

List of selected publications