# Arieh Warshel

_Chemist, biochemist and biophysicist_

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> Arieh Warshel is an Israeli-American biochemist and biophysicist. He is a pioneer in computational studies on functional properties of biological molecules, Distinguished Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry, and holds the Dana and David Dornsife Chair in Chemistry at the University of Southern California. He received the 2013 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, together with Michael Levitt and Martin Karplus for "the development of multiscale models for complex chemical systems".

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 20 November 1940 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4790366#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Sde Nahum ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4790366#P19))
- **Citizenship:** Israel; United States ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4790366#P27))
- **Occupation:** biochemist; university teacher; biophysicist; chemist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4790366#P106))
- **Education:** Technion – Israel Institute of Technology; Weizmann Institute of Science ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4790366#P69))
- **Awards:** Nobel Prize in Chemistry; Tolman Award; Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry; honorary doctor of the University of Tromso; Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science; honorary doctorate of the Łódź University of Technology ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4790366#P166))

## Questions

**When was Arieh Warshel born?**  
Arieh Warshel was born on 20 November 1940 in Sde Nahum.

**Where did Arieh Warshel study?**  
Arieh Warshel was educated at Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Weizmann Institute of Science.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Arieh Warshel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arieh_Warshel) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q4790366](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4790366) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: AW TW PS.jpg by Tomasz A. Wesolowski (CC BY-SA 3.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:AW_TW_PS.jpg)

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## Cite this page

"Arieh Warshel". DigiNepal. Last updated 31 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/arieh-warshel. Retrieved 5 November 2026.