Zafra M. Lerman

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Zafra Lerman, American Israeli chemist, human rights activist, and science diplomat
Born
Zafra Jacobi

Nesher, British Mandate of Palestine (now Israel)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materPh.D (Chemistry, 1969) Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
M.Sc. (Chemistry, 1964) Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
B.Sc. (Chemistry, 1960) Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
Known for Science diplomacy, Human rights activism, Science education that bridges art and science,
AwardsPresidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring (1999)
AAAS Award for Science Diplomacy (2015)
José Vasconcelos World Award of Education (2000)
Scientific career
Fields Chemistry, Science education, Human rights, Science diplomacy
InstitutionsMalta Conferences Foundation
Doctoral advisor David Samuel

Zafra M. Lerman is an American chemist, educator, and humanitarian. She is the President of the Malta Conferences Foundation, which aims to promote peace by bringing together scientists from otherwise hostile countries to discuss science and foster international scientific and technical collaboration. [1] From 1986 to 2010, she chaired the American Chemical Society's Subcommittee on Scientific Freedom and Human Rights. [2] [3] She has been successful in preventing executions, releasing prisoners of conscience from jail and bringing dissidents to freedom. [4] She is the recipient of many awards for education and science diplomacy, including the 1999 Presidential Award from U.S. President Clinton, [5] the 2005 Nyholm Prize for Education from the Royal Society of Chemistry (England), [6] the 2015 Science Diplomacy Award from the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), [7] the 2016 Andrei Sakharov Award for human rights from the American Physical Society (APS), [8] the 2016 United Nations NOVUS Award for the 16th Sustainable Development Goal: Peace and Justice, [9] and the 2017 International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry Distinguished Women in Chemistry or Chemical Engineering Award. [10]

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Early career

Lerman received a Ph.D. in chemistry from the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, Israel. [11] [12] She conducted research on isotope effects at the Weizmann Institute of Science, [12] [13] Cornell University and Northwestern University [14] in the US, and the ETH Zurich, Switzerland.

Science education and the arts

Zafra M Lerman students dancing to illustrate chemistry 2001 Gordon Conference (photo by David Morton) Zafra M Lerman students dancing to illustrate chemistry 2001 Gordon Conference (photo by David Morton).jpg
Zafra M Lerman students dancing to illustrate chemistry 2001 Gordon Conference (photo by David Morton)

Lerman used the arts to help teach science at all levels. [15] [16] In 1977, she became the first science faculty member at Columbia College Chicago, an institution of higher education specializing in arts and media disciplines. [17] In 1981, she founded the department of science and mathematics there and served as department chair through 1991. [18] In 1991, she founded the Institute for Science Education and Science Communication (also known as the 'Science Institute") at Columbia College and served as its head until 2009. [19] Since 1991 she was a Distinguished Professor of Science and Public Policy.

Part of her teaching philosophy is captured in this quote, from a 2011 lecture entitled "Creativity in 3D: "Drawing, Dance, and Drama": "Students remember and understand abstract concepts best by producing their own artistic projects and using their own (sometimes hidden) creativity. Through this process, students are active learners, and utilize both their left and right brain, instead of being just passive observers." [20]

Peace activism

Malta V Conference at UNESCO headquarters in Paris, France, December 4, 2011; His Royal Highness Prince Hassan of Jordan (center-left), Irina Bokova (center-right, Director-general of UNESCO), and Dr. Zafra M. Lerman (right, President of the Malta Conferences Foundation). (Photo by Cynthia Warren Mentz) HRH PrinceHassan (Jordan), Irina Bokova (UNESCO), Zafra M. Lerman at the Malta Conference V (Paris).jpg
Malta V Conference at UNESCO headquarters in Paris, France, December 4, 2011; His Royal Highness Prince Hassan of Jordan (center-left), Irina Bokova (center-right, Director-general of UNESCO), and Dr. Zafra M. Lerman (right, President of the Malta Conferences Foundation). (Photo by Cynthia Warren Mentz)

In addition to developing innovative methods of teaching science through the arts, Lerman started using science to promote peace and human rights around the globe. In 1986 she was named chair of the American Chemical Society's Subcommittee on Scientific Freedom and Human Rights. [21] Among other activities, this group's mission included helping scientists who, for political reasons, were jailed, abused, and sentenced to execution. She held that position for 25 years.

Starting in 2001, Lerman began working to develop a scientific conference that would bring together researchers from many different, often mutually hostile, nations in the Middle East so they could cooperatively work toward solving problems facing the region. With support from the American Chemical Society (ACS), International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC), the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC - England), and the Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker, the first conference was held on the island of Malta from December 6 to 11, 2003. [22] [23] Attendees included six Nobel Laureates and scientists from 15 Middle Eastern Countries (Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Palestinian Authority, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, and United Arab Emirates). [23] The conference included workshops to foster cross-border collaborations on air and water quality, science education for all, and green energy.

The organizers followed up by hosting a second meeting two years later, Malta II. [24]

The meeting was honored by United States Senator Dick Durbin in a speech on the floor of the U.S. Senate entitled "Chemists Working Cooperatively". [25]

Lerman led the initiative to continue with the conferences and founded the Malta Conferences Foundation to support them. She secured the support of UNESCO, the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization.

List of Malta Conferences

2003Malta I [23] Malta
2005Malta II [24] Malta
2007Malta III [26] Istanbul, Turkey
2009Malta IV Amman, Jordan
2011Malta V Paris, France
2013Malta VI [27] [28] Malta
2015Malta VII [29] Rabat, Morocco
2017Malta VIIIMalta
2019Malta IXMalta
2022Malta XMalta

Notable awards and honors

YearHonorInstitution
1997Public Affairs AwardAmerican Chemical Society - Chicago Section
1998 Kilby Laureate Awards The Kilby International Awards Foundation
1999Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring [5] President of the United States (Bill Clinton)
2000Joseph Hyman Ethics Award American Institute of Chemists
2000 José Vasconcelos World Award of Education [30] [31] World Cultural Council
2001AAAS Fellow [32] American Association for the Advancement of Science
2002 James Flack Norris Award [33] American Chemical Society–Northeastern Section
2003 Charles Lathrop Parsons Award [34] American Chemical Society
2004Heuer Award for Outstanding Achievement in Undergraduate Science Education Council of Independent Colleges
2005 Heinz R. Pagels Human Rights Award [35] New York Academy of Sciences
2005Recognition on International Human Rights Day [36] American Association for the Advancement of Science
2007George Brown Award for International Scientific Cooperation [37] U.S. Civilian Research & Development Foundation Global (CRDF Global)
2010 George C. Pimentel Award in Chemical Education [38] American Chemical Society
2010ACS Fellow [39] American Chemical Society`
2011Award for Stimulating Collaborations and Ensuring Human RightsThe International Conference on Chemistry for Mankind (India)
2013Recognition in U.S. Congress [40] Hon. Jan Schakowsky, Representative
2015Award for Science Diplomacy [7] American Association for the Advancement of Science
2016 Andrei Sakharov Prize [8] American Physical Society
2016Peace and Justice Award [41] UN NOVUS Summit
2017Distinguished Women in Chemistry or Chemical Engineering Award International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC)
2020Three Nobel Peace Prize NominationsNominators: member of the US Congress; member of the French parliament; Prof. of History [42]
2023Two Nobel Peace Prize NominationsNominators: member of the US Congress; member of the French parliament

Books

Lerman, Zafra (2024). Human Rights and Peace: A Personal Odyssey. Jenny Stanford Publishing. ISBN 9789815129243

Selected publications

YearTitleFirst AuthorCitation
1964Temperature dependence of the secondary isotope effect in aqueous alkaline ester hydrolysis.Halevi, E. A.Proc. Chem. Soc., London (1964), p. 174.
2003ACS Delegation Travels to CubaHofman, M.The Chemical Bulletin, 90, 4, 8, American Chemical Society, 2003
2003From the Outreach Front! IAC Conference in CubaLerman, Zafra M.J. Chem. Educ., 80 (4), 383, 2003.
2003Citizen Chemists (book review of Claude, R. P.: Science in the Service of Human Rights).Lerman, Zafra M.Chemical and Engineering News, 87 (21), 42-43, 2003
2003Using the Arts to Make Chemistry Accessible to EverybodyLerman, Zafra M. Journal of Chemical Education (2003), vol. 80 (11), pp 1234-1243
2005Chemistry: An Inspiration for Theater and DanceLerman, Zafra M. Chemical Education International (2005) vol. 6, p.1
2006Frontiers of Chemical Sciences II: Research and Education in the Middle EastLerman, Zafra M.Chemistry in Israel - Bulletin of the Israel Chemical Society, (2006) vol. 21, pp. 21–23
2009Chemistry and chemical education as a bridge to peaceLerman, Zafra M.In Chemistry Education in the ICT Age, Gupta-Bhowon, M.; Jhaumeer-Laulloo, S.; Li Kam Wah, H.; Ramasami, P. (Eds.)
2013Human Rights, Education, and Peace: A Personal OdysseyLerman, Zafra M. Journal of Chemical Education (2013), vol. 90 (1), pp 5–9
2014The Malta Conferences, Frontiers of Science: Research and Education in the Middle EastLerman, Zafra M.Forum on International Physics. American Physical Society. pp 19– 21. 2014.
2014Research and Education in the Middle EastLerman, Zafra M.Chemistry International.(36)3. pp 6, 27- 29. 2014.
2014The Challenges for Chemistry Education in AfricaLerman, Zafra M.African Journal of Chemical Education (AJCE),4 (2), pp 80–90. 2014.
2015Science Offers A Whole New DiplomacyLerman, Zafra M.TWAS Newsletter, Vol. 27 No. 1, 2015, p. 23
2015From Fighting for Human Rights to Building a Bridge to Peace: A Scientist’s Role and ResponsibilityLerman, Zafra M.Science & Diplomacy (AAAS), 4 (1), pp 1–7. 2015.
2015The Malta Conferences: Fostering International Scientific Collaborations Toward Peace in the Middle East.Hoffman, Morton Z Lerman,

Zafra M.

Jobs, Collaborations, and Women Leaders in the Global Chemistry Enterprise; Wu, M.L.; Cheng, H.N.; Miller, B., Eds., American Chemical Society, Washington, DC
2015From Building Roads To Building Peace: A Woman Chemist’s Odyssey.Lerman, Zafra M.Jobs, Collaborations, and Women Leaders in the Global Chemistry Enterprise; Wu, M.L.; Cheng, H.N.; Miller, B., Eds., American Chemical Society, Washington, DC
2018A Chain Reaction for Peace.Lerman, Z.M., Margolin, B.Guest editorial in Chemistry and Engineering News. 2018, 96 (4), pp. 2.
2018Resolution on the Water Crisis in GazaLerman, Z.M.Chemistry International, 2018 (40), 2, 32.
2018Education, Human Rights, and Peace –

Contributions to the Progress of Humanity

Zafra Margolin LermanPure and Applied Chemistry, 91(2), pp. 351–360.
2020Chemistry for Peace.Z.M. Lerman,

E.R. Zajdela.

Chem. Eng. News, March 16, 2020, 98 (10), p. 2.
2021Malta X Anniversary and COVID-19E.R. Zajdela, Z.M. Lerman.Chemistry International, vol. 43, no. 2, pp. 16-19.
2021Science Education is a Human Right that Belongs to All.Lerman, Z.Iraqi Academy Journal Vol 1 Issue 0 No 10. 97 – 102
2022Keep Up the Fight for Scientists’ Human Rights.Lerman, Z.Nature Reviews Materials.
2023Malta Conferences Foundation, 10th Anniversary Conference: “Knowledge and Society” – MALTA X focus.Shevah. Y,

Hogue. L, O’Brien. C, Lerman. Z.

Chemistry International, 45 (2), pp. 44-48.

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