Severe car accident changed Oren Tal's course of life • Ministry of Science awarded him an Excellence Scholarship • Akunis: "It was awarded with respect and joy to those who donate and donate to the state"

• Tal (right) receiving a science scholarship // Photo: Oded Karni / GPO

For a decade, Oren Tal was the special unit of the police fighter, but a road accident that changed his life course and is currently investigating nuclear reactors.

Last weekend there was a scholarship ceremony worth more than NIS 5 million for 11 promising young doctoral students. But everyone is one ballet, Oren Tal (42), a doctoral student in the nuclear field at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.

Oren started his path the furthest from the academy. "In the army I served in a paratroopers patrol, and about two years after liberation, I began my bachelor's degree in physics," he says. I became the head of the field. "

But then, one of the days when he returned to his home on the motorcycle, he lost control and made an accident on Highway 6: "I got into the safety guard and was seriously injured when my leg woke up with gasoline. A passing doctor gave me treatment and evacuated me to Suroka. a year and a half".

Tal as a warrior in his past // Photo: YMM archive

Tal was already the father of 4 children, the smallest of whom is two months old. "I knew I would not come back to be an operational fighter. I moved to Kirya for nuclear research in Dimona, and there I decided that I wanted to be a university researcher. Prof. Erez Gilad. There was a connection between us and we decided that we would continue with the PhD program. " He received the NIS 460,000 subsistence scholarship for his research in the field of nuclear reactor chain reaction calculations at the core of a nuclear reactor.

"For many years I had fulfilled other dreams and stayed away from the academy. The severe accident and injury led me to realize that it was time to return to my true mission.

The Jabotinsky Research Scholarships worth NIS 5.2 million were distributed to the Ministry of Science and Technology for 11 researchers in the fields of science and engineering. Each researcher received NIS 470,000 for his research work.

According to Minister of Science and Technology Ophir Akunis, who initiated their division: "Scholarships are made possible by the Ministry of Science and Technology's high budgets. We help excellence, just as we make science and technology accessible to all Israeli citizens everywhere in the country. Sixth MAM - Scholarship. One of them was happily, honorably and proudly awarded to Oren Tal, a UAV fighter who has contributed to state security in the past, and will also contribute to it in its unique way in the fields of science and innovation.