The 2014 award of Honorable Member of the Israel Chemical Society has been bestowed upon Prof. (Emeritus) Arnon Shani for his major contributions to the community and to chemistry education in the State of Israel.
Prof. Shanireceived his B. Sc. and M. Sc. with Distinction from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (1961) and Ph. D. from the Weizmann Institute of Science (1965). Following two postdoctoral research periods at the University of Chicago the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, he joined BGU in 1968 and was one of the three founders of the Department of Chemistry. His scientific achievements span the gamut from insect pheromones, including isolation, identification, synthesis and application in integrated pest management (for which he received the 1980 Bergmann Prize) to the chemistry and applications of the Jojoba wax, natural products from desert plants and organic photochemistry.
He twice served as head of the Chemistry Department, as well as Deputy Rector, Director of the Institute for Applied Research in addition to numerous executive committees and boards.
