Ora Kedem

{{short description|Austrian-Israeli chemist}}

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| name = Ora Kedem

| native_name = אורה קדם

| native_name_lang = he

| birth_date = {{Birth-date and age|1924}}

| nationality = {{flag|Israel}}

| occupation = Scientist, Professor Emerita

| known_for = Contributions to thermodynamics and separation processes

| awards =

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• Israel Prize (life sciences, 1961)
• National Academy of Engineering member (2005)

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| image = Ora Kedem.jpg

| caption = Prof. Ora Kedem

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Ora Kedem ({{Langx|he|אורה קדם}}; born 1924) is professor emerita at the Weizmann Institute of Science and a recipient of the 1961 Israel Prize for life sciences.{{Cite news|url=https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/people-made-institute/life-science|title=A Life in Science - News, Features and Discoveries from the Weizmann Institute of Science|date=2013-11-26|work=Weizmann Wonder Wander|access-date=2018-04-02|language=en}}

In 2005, Kedem was elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering for contributions to the thermodynamics of irreversible transport processes and the development of separation processes for the treatment of water and wastewater.