Professor Michael Moshe was the recipient of the 2025 Irwin Oppenheim Award for best paper by early career scientists published in Physical Review E. Along with co-author Noémie S. Livné, their article was selected for the formulation of a geometric theory of mechanical screening in two dimensional solids, which is applicable to a range of systems including granular matter, cellular tissue, and mechanical metamaterials. Moshe is an Associate Professor of Physics at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, leading a research group at the Racah Institute of Physics that studies soft matter physics through the lens of continuum mechanics, differential geometry, and theoretical physics. His work uncovers how geometry, defects, growth and activity shape the mechanics of systems such as thin elastic sheets, granular assemblies, growing and living matter, and mechanical metamaterials. Bridging theoretical work and experiments from collaborators, Moshe’s group develops new paradigms for emergent mechanical phenomena and self-organized structures.