CV

Education

Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, 2003 Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
Coherent Structures Characterization in Turbulent Boundary Layer

Advisor: Prof. Gad Hetsroni

M.Sc., Civil and Environmental Engineering (previously Agricultural Eng.), 1998, Technion

Adaptive Suspension of the High-Mobility Off-Road Tracked Vehicle

Advisors: Dr. D. Rubinstein and Prof. P. O. Gutman

B.Sc. (Cum Laude), Civil and Environmental Engineering (previously Agricultural Eng.), 1996, Technion

Mechanical Engineering, Odessa National Polytechnic University, 1986 - 1990

Research interests

Postdoctoral research: IfU (previously IHW), ETH, Zurich, Switzerland, 2003-2006

  • Influence of dilute polymer solution on small-scale turbulence;
  • Three dimensional Particle Tracking Velocimetry (3D-PTV)
  • Homogeneous and isotropic turbulence
  • Biological flows|: aneurysm and cerebrospinal fluid
  • Rayleigh-Benard turbulent convection in a cubic box
  • Multiphase (particle- and bubble-laden) turbulent flows
  • Multi-dimensional turbulent flow post processing and analysis

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    Ph.D. research Department of Mechanical Engineering, Technion, Haifa, Israel, November 1999 - July 2003

  • Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV),
  • Stereoscopic PIV and Infrared Radiometry experiments in turbulent boundary layer flow;
  • Multi-dimensional flow field data analysis and visualization, identification and extraction of coherent patterns by using Proper Orthogonal Decomposition (POD), pattern recognition and spatial conditional sampling;
  • Design and implementation of a novel multi-plane stereoscopic PIV method (XPIV), three-dimensional and three-component velocity measurement technique, based on the optical arrangement and extensive digital image processing.

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    Research Engineer (M.Sc.) Technion Research and Development Foundation, 1998 - 1999

  • Research with emphasis on Computer Aided Engineering: numerical algorithms, system identification, digital signal and image processing;
  • Development of Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) algorithm. M.Sc. research Faculty of Agricultural Engineering, Technion, 1996 - 1998
  • Design, development and analysis of the Quantitative Feedback Theory (QFT) robust control system for the nonlinear multi-body dynamical system
  • Matlab-Fortran combined numerical analysis and nonlinear soil-vehicle interaction modeling

    • Teaching

    Present courses:

    1. "Advanced measurement methods", Graduate course, Tel Aviv University
    2. "Introduction to turbulence", Graduate course, Tel Aviv University
    3. "Engineering Hydraulics", Undergraduate, Tel Aviv University

     

    Previous courses:

  • Engineering Graphics
  • Control and Manufacturing laboratory
  • Numerical Analysis
  • Vehicle System Dynamics and Simulations
  • Nonlinear and Robust Control

    • Honors and awards

  • 2001,2002 - Excellence scholarship from the Graduate School, Technion
  • 1997 - Y.Bitcover award for excellent graduate research at the Faculty of Agricultural Engineering, Technion
  • 1993,1995 - Dean’s awards for excellence in undergraduate studies, Faculty of Agricultural Engineering, Technion

    Publications

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