Abraham Nitzan (b Israel in 1944) has worked Tel Aviv University since 1975 and is now a Professor of Chemistry and Donner Professor of Physical Science at the University of Pennsylvania. His research is focused on chemical and photochemical processes and charge and energy transfer in condensed phases and interfaces. Among his main recognitions are the Israel Chemical Society Prize (2004) and Medal (2015), the Emet Prize, the APS Plyler Prize, the ACS Theoretical Chemistry Prize and the Israel Prize in Chemistry. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a Foreign Associate of the US National Academy of Sciences and a member of the Israel Academy of Arts and Sciences.