Prof. Yonina Eldar of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering is named for the 2011 Weizmann Prize in Exact Sciences. The prize, awarded by the municipality of Tel-Aviv-Yafo in a ceremony to be held in November 2011, is given to Prof. Eldar for her breakthrough work in efficient sampling in information theory.

Prof. Eldar joined Technion in 2002. She was a Horev Fellow in Technion’s Leaders in Science and Technology program and an Allon Fellow. In 2004, she was awarded the Wolf Foundation Krill Prize for Excellence in Scientific Research, in 2005 the Andre and Bella Meyer Lectureship, in 2007 the Henry Taub Prize for Excellence in Research, in 2008 the Hershel Rich Innovation Award, the Award for Women with Distinguished Contributions, the Muriel & David Jacknow Award for Excellence in Teaching, and the Technion Outstanding Lecture Award, and in 2009 the Technion’s Award for Excellence in Teaching. In 2010, she received the prestigious Michael Bruno Memorial Award granted by the Rothschild Foundation.