Prof. David Eisenberg

Prof. David Eisenberg
eisenberg -at- technion.ac.il

David was born in Kiev, Ukraine in 1984, and lives in Israel since the age of 6. He studied Physical Organic Chemistry at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (BSc, MSc, PhD 2002-2011), with Prof. Roy Shenhar (יבדל"ח) and Prof. Mordecai Rabinovitz ז"ל. In parallel, he served as an R&D officer at the Advanced Materials department at an Israeli National Lab. He then travelled to the University of Texas at Austin as a Fulbright Fellow and an Ilan-Ramon Fellow, to study electrocatalysis with Prof. Allen J. Bard and Prof. Adam Heller. In 2015 David moved to the group of Prof. Gadi Rothenberg (University of Amsterdam) to develop self-templated carbon materials for energy applications. Since 2017, he leads the Eisenberg Lab for Electrochemistry and Energy at the Schulich Faculty of Chemistry, Technion, focused on electrocatalysis in the nitrogen and oxygen cycles, and the rational design of nanostructure in catalytic materials. Since 2024, David is the Head of Graduate Studies for GTEP – Grand Technion Energy Program. In this role, he aims to revolutionize energy education at the Technion in Israel. His focus is on all-round education and integration between diverse fields, and strengthening ties with the thriving energy eco-system in Israel. He lives in Migdal HaEmeq, Israel, with his wife and 7 children, thanking G-d daily for this wonderful, wonderful world.

David is the writer and presenter of the Hebrew-language podcast המדע מחפש משמעות ("Science in Pursuit of Meaning"), where he discusses creativity, science history and philosophy. Join him on YouTube, Spotify, or Substack.

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