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Prof. Amri Wandel\u00a0is an Astrophysicist at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. In addition to his influential theoretical work on active galactic nuclei and supermassive black holes, he has focused on planetary habitability, the Habitable Zone, exoplanets and the detectability of life. He has developed and taught university courses in astrobiology and\u00a0<\/span>coauthored\u00a0the book “Life in Space (https:\/\/link.springer.com\/book\/10.1007\/978-3-031-64639-3<\/a>) <\/span>on the scientific search for life in the universe, contributing to both research and academic curriculum development in the field. Held visiting research and teaching positions at the University of California, Los Angeles, and is the president of\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>The Israel Society for Astrobiology and the Study of the Origin of Life\u00a0(ILASOL).<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":5152,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"class_list":["post-5157","committee","type-committee","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nAmri Wandel | The Hebrew University of Jerusalem | Israel<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Prof. Amri Wandel is an Astrophysics at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. 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