Nirit Dudovich

Nirit Dudovich is an Israeli physicist who is the Robin Chemers Neustein Professorial Chair at the Weizmann Institute of Science. Her work considers strong field light–matter interactions and the generation of attosecond pulses. She was elected Fellow of the American Physical Society in 2016.

Early life and education Dudovich was born in Jerusalem. Her father Arnold Frank was a physicist. In 1989 she joined the Israel Defense Forces in the Intelligence Corps, where she served until 1993. She moved to the Weizmann Institute of Science as a graduate student, earning both a master's and graduate degree. Her research focused on quantum coherent control. After graduating, Dudovich moved to the National Research Council Canada. She has considered two aspects of high harmonic generation, including ionisation and recombination. She has made use of attosecond physics to better understand electronic processes such as tunnelling.

Awards and honours 2003 Chorafas Foundation Award for Outstanding Achievement and the Gad Resheff Memorial Prize for Outstanding Achievements in Research 2012 IUPAP Young Scientist Prize 2012 Israel Physics Society Prize for Young Physicist 2013 Krill Prize for Excellence in Scientific Research 2015 Elected to the Israel Young Academy 2016 Elected Fellow of the American Physical Society 2017 Helen and Martin Kimmel Award for Innovative Investigation 2019 Named one of the most influential women scientists in Israel