Dean of the Faculty of Exact Sciences, Prof. Aviad Frydman

These fields form the scientific foundation for all technological progress—from understanding the laws of the universe and quantum phenomena, to developing advanced materials and clean, efficient energy sources, and on to mathematical algorithms, artificial intelligence, and the management of massive data sets (Big Data).

The Faculty plays a central role in international scientific research and serves as a driving force for innovation and Israel’s knowledge-based industry, while training the next generation of scientists who will continue to lead scientific and technological advancement.

Prof. Aviad Frydman is a world-renowned researcher in the field of low-dimensional superconductors. He earned his PhD at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and conducted his postdoctoral research at the University of California, San Diego. In 1999, he joined Bar-Ilan University’s Department of Physics, becoming a full professor in 2013. From 2006–2007, he was a visiting scientist at Yale University; in 2012–2013, a visiting professor at the Néel Institute in Grenoble, France; and in 2021, a visiting professor at the University of Cambridge, UK. Prof. Frydman collaborates with leading research groups worldwide, including Harvard, Yale, the University of California San Diego, Ohio University, the Sorbonne in Paris, and others. Between 2022–2025, he served as Chair of the Department of Physics at Bar-Ilan.

Prof. Frydman’s research group focuses on the electrical properties of disordered systems in low dimensions. Using advanced nanofabrication methods, high-precision electrical measurements, and low-temperature techniques, the group investigates a variety of nanometric systems such as ultra-thin layers, nanowires, granular films, and quantum dots—primarily in superconductors, which serve as a platform for innovative components in future quantum technologies.

Among his major scientific contributions are: identifying the superconductivity analogy of the “God particle” (Higgs boson); performing the world’s most sensitive thermal measurements on low-dimensional superconductors using a “nano-trampoline”; identifying quantum bubble fluctuations; and mapping the collapse of interdependent networks as a platform for understanding failures in electrical systems. His work has been published in leading journals such as Nature Physics, Nature Communications, and Physical Review Letters.

Prof. Frydman has published over 100 articles in international journals and co-authored the book Electronic Glasses.