Reshef Tenne

Reshef Tenne
רשף טנא
Born (1944-09-02) September 2, 1944
Usha, Eretz Israel
Alma mater
  • Hebrew University of Jerusalem (B.Sc., 1969)
  • Hebrew University of Jerusalem (M.Sc., 1971)
  • Hebrew University of Jerusalem (PhD, 1976)
OccupationsPhysical and inorganic chemist, Material scientist
EmployerWeizmann Institute of Science
Known forResearch of layered materials and their applications, with an emphasis on inorganic nanotubes and fullerene-like nanoparticles
AwardsEMET Prize, Israel Prize

Reshef Tenne (Hebrew: רשף טנא; born September 2, 1944) is an Israeli physical and inorganic chemist and materials scientist, Professor Emeritus in the Faculty of Chemistry at the Weizmann Institute of Science. Formerly head of the Department of Materials and Interfaces, he is a recipient of the Von Hippel Award, the EMET Prize, and the Rothschild Prize, and a member of the Israel National Academy of Sciences. He is a world-renowned expert in layered materials. In 2026, he received the Israel Prize for Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Research.

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