David Avnir is a Chemistry Professor and Head of the Institute of Chemistry, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, where he received all his academic education. His current scientific activities include theoretical and experimental aspects of chirality, theoretical studies in symmetry, organically doped metals, and sol-gel organic hybrid materials and biomaterials. Earlier major interests included fractal theory in chemistry and physics, and far-from-equilibrium phenomena such as chemically driven hydrodynamic instabilities. He has co-authored 320 papers, and holds several key-patents in the sol-gel area. His publications have more than 13,000 citations, with an h citation index of 57. He was the first Chairman of the Board of the International Sol-Gel Society (2003-2007). Co-founder of Sol-Gel Technologies, Inc.