Prof. Yakov Krasik
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Materials Science |
Technion - Israel Institute of Technology |
Faculty of Physics |
High-current ion diodes, plasma switches, plasma cathodes, nanosecond electrical discharges, high-density hot plasmas, strong shock waves, high-power microwaves and their interaction with plasma.
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Prof. Amos Ori
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Astrophysics |
Technion - Israel Institute of Technology |
Faculty of Physics |
General relativity, black holes, gravitational waves, closed time-like curves.
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Prof. Amit Keren
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Astrophysics |
Technion - Israel Institute of Technology |
Faculty of Physics |
Superconductivity and magnetism, experimental research, use of nuclear reactors and particle accelerators.
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Dr. Roi Rahin
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Astrophysics |
Technion - Israel Institute of Technology |
Faculty of Physics |
Observational astrophysics, high-energy physics, X-ray and gamma-ray radiation, detector development.
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Prof. Erez Ribak
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Astrophysics |
Technion - Israel Institute of Technology |
Faculty of Physics |
Design and testing of innovative optical systems for space applications, including interferometers, coronagraphs, and adaptive optics.
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Prof. Vassilis Theofilis
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Earth and Environmental Sciences |
Technion - Israel Institute of Technology |
Faculty of Aerospace Engineering |
Hypersonic flows in Earth's upper atmosphere and mesosphere, future applications for aviation.
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Prof. Vitaly Shaferman
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Engineering |
Technion - Israel Institute of Technology |
Faculty of Aerospace Engineering |
Robotics engineering. Navigation and control of autonomous vehicles in the atmosphere and space, autonomous descent and landing of spacecraft, autonomous docking, and optimal collision avoidance.
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Prof. Dan Michaels
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Chemistry |
Technion - Israel Institute of Technology |
Faculty of Aerospace Engineering |
Propulsion engines for rockets and satellites emitting concentrated mass, liquid and solid fuel.
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Prof. Pini Gurfil
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Astronautics, Astrodynamics |
Technion - Israel Institute of Technology |
Faculty of Aerospace Engineering |
Astrodynamics, distributed space systems, satellite dynamics, and vision-aided navigation.
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Prof. Ehud Behar
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Astrophysics |
Technion - Israel Institute of Technology |
Faculty of Physics |
Research on high-energy astrophysical phenomena, including black holes, active stars, galactic and stellar winds, and gamma-ray bursts. Also investigates plasma in extreme conditions and the intergalactic medium.
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Prof. Boaz Pokroy
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Astrophysics |
Technion - Israel Institute of Technology |
Department of Materials Science and Engineering |
Enzymatic reactions with bacteria in microgravity.
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Prof. Adi Nusser
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Astrophysics |
Technion - Israel Institute of Technology |
Faculty of Physics |
Exploring the structure of the universe, cosmic history, galaxy formation and movement, Cosmic Microwave Background radiation, measuring dark matter and dark energy.
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Prof. Muhammad Akashi
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Astrophysics |
Technion - Israel Institute of Technology |
Faculty of Physics |
Astrophysics, the universe, space technologies, stars, mechanics.
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Prof. Hagai Perets
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Astrophysics |
Technion - Israel Institute of Technology |
Faculty of Physics |
Star explosions, formation of elements and planets, black hole mergers, gravitational waves, the impact of black holes on stars in galaxy centers.
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Prof. Ari Laor
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Astrophysics |
Technion - Israel Institute of Technology |
Faculty of Physics |
Supermassive black holes, quasars.
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Prof. Noam Soker
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Astrophysics |
Technion - Israel Institute of Technology |
Faculty of Physics |
End of stellar life cycles, exploding stars, the future of the solar system, creation of elements in the universe, hot gas in galaxy clusters, cosmic structure, theoretical research and modeling of astrophysical processes.
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Prof. Yoram Rozen
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Astrophysics |
Technion - Israel Institute of Technology |
Faculty of Physics |
Experimental high-energy physics, teamwork on the ATLAS experiment at CERN.
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Prof. Vincent DesJacques
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Astrophysics |
Technion - Israel Institute of Technology |
Faculty of Physics |
Formation and evolution of structures in the universe, from initial conditions to the present.
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Prof. Shlomit Tarem
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Astrophysics |
Technion - Israel Institute of Technology |
Faculty of Physics |
Experimental particle physics, gamma-ray detection, GALI experiment, ATLAS experiment at CERN, fundamental particle research, search for long-lived particles.
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Prof. Yael Yaniv
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Engineering |
Technion - Israel Institute of Technology |
Biotechnology & Food Engineering |
Biomedical engineering. Effects of microgravity on cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias, using animal models and simulations.
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Prof. Moran Bercovici
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Engineering |
Technion - Israel Institute of Technology |
The Faculty of Mechanical Engineering |
Mechanical engineering. Design and manufacturing of microfluidic devices for space optical applications, such as liquid lenses and lasers.
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Dr. Vikas Chand
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Astrophysics |
The Open University of Israel |
Astrophysics Research Center of the Open University (ARCO) |
High-energy astrophysics, gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) using machine learning, fast radio bursts (FRBs), gravitational wave astronomy, dark matter physics.
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Dr. Arthur Charlet
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Astrophysics |
The Open University of Israel |
Astrophysics Research Center of the Open University (ARCO) |
Numerical simulations of high-energy astrophysical phenomena, dynamics and structure of gamma-ray bursts, acceleration mechanisms in astrophysical flows.
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Dr. David R. Rice
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Astrophysics |
The Open University of Israel |
Astrophysics Research Center of the Open University (ARCO) |
Planetary formation and evolution, internal structure and dynamics of planets, use of computational techniques.
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