The new Perlman Institute of Chemical Science at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot was dedicated last week at ceremonies attended by Harold Perlman. of Chicago, who donated $1.5 million toward its construction in memory of his parents. He was awarded an honorary fellowship by the Weizmann Institute. The ceremonies were part of the yearlong celebrations marking the 100th anniversary of the birth of Dr. Chaim Weizmann, Israel’s first President and founder of the Weizmann Institute of Science.
Present were U.S. Ambassador Kenneth Keating and Meyer Weisgal, Chancellor of the Institute who presided. Prof. Israel Dostrovsky, president of the Weizmann Institute, stressed in his remarks the increased interest in chemistry as a means of solving the energy crisis and shortage of raw materials. The Perlman Institute will increase the Weizmann Institute’s laboratory space by 15 percent.
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