Marek Ilan

Professor Marek Ilan is a distinguished academic in the Department of Chemistry at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, holding the Sir Michael and Lady Sobell Academic Chair since 2005. His academic journey includes roles as Assistant Professor (1997), Associate Professor (2000), and full Professor (2004) at the Technion. He has held visiting professorships at institutions like Caltech, University of Montreal, and Osaka Prefecture University.

Education: MSc (1986) and PhD (1989) in Chemistry from Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, under Prof. J. Normant. Postdoctoral research at Louvain-la-Neuve (Belgium) and Habilitation (1995) from Université Pierre et Marie Curie.

Research Interests: Focus on Organometallic chemistry, Catalysis, Organic chemistry, and Stereoselective synthesis. His work emphasizes environmentally safe synthetic methods and innovative catalytic systems.

Awards & Honors: Recipient of the Arthur C. Cope Scholars Award (2021), ERC Advanced Research Grants (2013-2018 and 2019-2024), Royal Society Chemistry Organometallic Award (2011), and election to the French (2017) and Israeli (2019) Academies of Sciences. Over 120 international plenary/invited lectures highlight his global impact.

Editorial Roles: Senior editor of The Patai’s series, and advisory roles for journals including Chemical Communications, Angewandte Chemie, and Chemical Reviews. Editor of 15 books on organic chemistry.

Teaching Excellence: Multiple awards, including the Yannai Award (2016), Schulich Awards (2007, 2012), and recognition as an “excellent teacher” by peers and students.