Among the University's 2200 faculty members are internationally renowned
scientists who have made significant contributions to the advancement of
knowledge in fields as diverse as particle physics, cell biology,
biotechnology, genetics, and fiber optics, as well as in every area of the
humanities, social sciences and law.
Tel Aviv University operates Israel's largest supercomputer and the only
astronomical observatory in the Middle
East. Its Cereal Crops Improvement Institute,
with a unique germ plasm bank based on wild grain resources, has supplied
improved varieties of seed to nations around the world. The University
promotes a multidisciplinary approach to research, through centers for
brain studies, environmental studies, cardiac research, cancer research,
energy studies, cultural studies and others, where academic collaboration
is breaking down outmoded barriers between disciplines.
The University enjoys extensive research contacts with leading academic
and scientific institutions abroad, including over 100 cooperation
agreements with universities in North and South America, Europe and the
Far East, as well as student exchange agreements with numerous US
universities.
