Dr. Avishag Deborah Pelosi

Dr. Avishag Deborah Pelosi

Dr. Avishag Deborah Pelosi

מחלקה: Mechanical Engineering
תפקיד נוכחי: Senior Lecturer

Education :

Ph.D.2008, Aerospace Engineering, Technion, Israel Institute of Technology. Topic: "Solid Propellant Enhancement by Liquid Oxidizer Addition"

M.Sc.2001, Aerospace Engineering, Technion, Israel Institute of Technology. Topic: "Solid Fuel Ramjet Regulation by Means of an Air-Division Valve".

B.Sc.1997, Aerospace Engineering, Technion, Israel Institute of Technology.

Research Interests
  • 1. Brain Machine Interfaces (BMIs), Rehabilitation, Experimental psychophysiology, Mechanical properties of soft tissues (Fascia), Theories of consciousness, New approaches in engineering education

Refereed Papers

  1. Pelosi, A.D., Roth, N., Yehoshua, T. et al. Personalized Rehabilitation Approach for Reaching Movement Using Reinforcement Learning, Scientific Reports, 14, 17675 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-64514-6
  2. Salih, A., Roth, N., Buganim, O. and Pelosi, A.D., “A Low-Cost Open-Source Uniaxial Tensile System for Soft Tissue Testing”, Hardware, 2, 292–305, (2024). https://doi.org/10.3390/hardware2040015
  3. Solomon, S. and Pelosi, A. D., "Film Cooling of a Blunt Body in Supersonic High Enthalpy Flows", Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, 58(8), pp. 1-10, (2021), https://doi.org/10.2514/1.A34865
  4. Pelosi, A. D. and Gany, A., “Modeling the Combustion of an Endothermically Evaporating Liquid Oxidizer Droplet Contained in a Solid Fuel”, Journal of Propulsion and Power, Vol. 28, No. 6, pp. 1379-1388 (2012)
  5. Pelosi, A. D. and Gany, A., “The Mechanisms Involved in the Combustion of a Liquid Oxidizer Capsule Contained in a Solid Fuel”, International Journal of Energetic Materials and Chemical Propulsion, Vol. 7, No. 6, pp. 523-547 (2008)
  6. Pelosi, A. D. and Gany, A., “Combustion of a Solid Fuel Tube with Contained Liquid Oxidizer in a Hot Gas Atmosphere”, Combustion Science and Technology, Vol. 179, pp. 265-280 (2007)
  7. Pelosi-Pinhas, D. and Gany, A., “Bypass-Regulated Solid Fuel Ramjet Combustor in Variable Flight Conditions”, Journal of Propulsion and Power, Vol. 19, No. 1, pp.73-80 (2003)
  8. Pelosi-Pinhas, D. and Gany, A., “Analysis and Testing of Fuel Regression Rate Control in Solid Fuel Ramjets”, International Journal of Energetic Materials and Chemical Propulsion, Vol. 5, No. 1-6, pp. 340-353 (2002)
  9. Pelosi-Pinhas, D. and Gany, A., “Solid-Fuel Ramjet Regulation by Means of an Air-Division Valve”, Journal of Propulsion and Power, Vol. 16, No. 6, pp. 1069-1074 (2000).

Book Chapters

1. Dahan, A., Roth, N., Pelosi, A.D. and Reiner, M., “A Reinforcement Learning Framework for Personalized Adaptive E-Learning”, in “Advanced Technologies and the University of the Future – Chapter 2: Artificial Intelligence”, Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems Book Series, Cukierman, U.R., Auer, M. and Vendrell E. Editors, Springer, accepted for publication, May 2024.
2. Pelosi, A.D. and Gany, A., "Study of a Concept of Energetic Materials Consisting of a Solid Fuel Matrix Containing Liquid Oxidizer", in "Innovative Energetic Materials: Properties, Combustion Performance and Application", W. Pang, L.T. DeLuca, A.A. Gromov and A. Cumming Editors, Springer Singapore, 2020, pp. 3-15, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-4831-4.
3. Gany, A., Pelosi, A.D. and Livne, A., "Concept and Study of the Combustion of Liquid Oxidizer Contained in a Solid Propellant", Zel'Dovich Memorial, Vol. 1, edited by A.A. Borisov and S.M. Frolov, Torus Press, Moscow, 2014, pp. 107-111 (2014)
4. Pelosi, A. D. and Gany, A., “The Mechanisms Involved in the Combustion of a Liquid Oxidizer Capsule Contained in a Solid Fuel”, K. K. Kuo and K. Hori Editors, Begell House Inc. Publishers, New York, pp. 523-547 (2008)
5. Pelosi-Pinhas, D. and Gany, A., “Analysis and Testing of Fuel Regression Rate Control in Solid Fuel Ramjets”, in “Combustion of Energetic Materials”, K.K. Kuo and L.T. De Luca Editors, Begell House Inc. Publishers, New York, pp. 340-353 (2002)

Conference Proceedings and Abstracts

Published Proceedings
1. Gany, A., Pelosi, A.D., and Livne, O., “Concept and Study of the Combustion of Liquid Oxidizer Contained in a Solid Propellant”, 3rd International Conference on Combustion and Detonation "Zel’dovich Memorial", dedicated to the 100th birthday anniversary of Academician Yakov Borisovich Zel’dovich, Moscow, Russia, Oct. 27-30, Plenary Lecture, Proceedings, pp. 107-111 (2014)
2. Pelosi, A. D. and Gany, A., “Combustion of Liquid Oxidizer Droplet Contained in a Solid Fuel-Rich Propellant”, P-15-10, 3rd European Combustion Meeting ECM 2007, Chania, Greece, April 11-13, Book of Abstracts p. 15-10 and full paper on a disk (2007)
3. Pelosi, A. D. and Gany, “Modeling and Experimenting the Combustion of a Solid Propellant Containing Liquid Oxidizer Droplets”, 47th Israel Annual Conference on Aerospace Sciences, Tel-Aviv and Haifa, Feb. 21-22, Book of Abstracts p. 45 and full paper on a disk (2007)
4. Pelosi-Pinhas, D. and Gany, A., “Concept and Experimental Evaluation of Solid Fuel Ramjet Regulation”, 41st Israel Annual Conference on Aerospace Sciences, Tel-Aviv and Haifa, Feb. 21-22, Proceedings pp. 469-484 (2001)

Published Abstracts
1. Pelosi, A. D. and Gany, A., "Combustion Behavior of a Nitric Acid Droplet Contained in a Solid Propellant Strand”, Poster P-03, 21st Annual Symposium of the Israeli Section of the Combustion Institute, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Dec. 29, Book of Abstracts, p. 12 (2005)
2. Pelosi, A. D. and Gany, A., "Combustion of a Solid Propellant with Embedded Thin Tube Containing Liquid Oxidizer", Poster P-33, 20th Annual Symposium of the Israeli Section of the Combustion Institute, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Dec. 9, Book of Abstracts, p. 58 (2004)
3. Pelosi-Pinhas, D. and Gany, A., “Analysis and Testing of Fuel Regression Rate Control in Solid Fuel Ramjets”, Poster P-12, 15th Annual Symposium of the Israeli Section of the Combustion Institute, Beer-Sheva, Dec. 9, Book of Abstracts, pp. 50-52. (1999)
4. Pelosi-Pinhas, D. and Gany, A., “In-Flight Control of Fuel/Air Ratio in a Solid Fuel Ramjet Combustor”, Poster P-16, 14th Annual Symposium of the Israeli Section of the Combustion Institute in Honor of Prof. Y.M. Timnat’s 75th Birthday, Technion, Haifa, Dec. 17, Book of Abstracts, pp. 59-61 (1998)

 

Professional Activities

2014-2018
Freelancer, exams committee, aerodynamics and aircraft motors for technicians and practical engineers, Center for Educational Technology (MATAH)
2009-2011
Freelancer consultant, propulsion and energetic materials, Directorate of Defence Research & Development (MAFAT)/ IMOD

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Academic Courses:

        Thermodynamics
        Rocket Propulsion
        Human Body as an Engineering
        System
        Anatomy
        Introduction to Engineering Graphics

2024- present  Senior Lecturer, Mechanical Engineering Department , Braude College of Engineering

2024- present  Research Council, Member, Braude College of Engineering

2022- present Head, Biomechanics Specialization, Braude College of Engineering

2021- present  Braude’s Flagship program – Engineering students for people with disabilities – coordination and supervision of student projects

2021-2024       Member of the Academic Council, Braude College of Engineering.

2020-present   Academic advisor of undergraduate students, Mechanical Engineering Department, Braude College of Engineering

2019-2024       Lecturer, Mechanical Engineering Department, Braude College of Engineering

2019-2022       Judging Committee member, Excellence projects, Braude Academic College of Engineering

2019-present   Library representative of Mechanical Engineering Department                   

10/2018-2/2019  Adjunct lecturer, Mechanical Engineering Department, ORT Braude College                            

2010-2014       Senior Researcher, Aerothermodynamics Laboratory, Faculty of Aerospace Engineering, Technion, Israel Institute of Technology

2011-2012       Adjunct lecturer, Rocket Propulsion Faculty of Aerospace Engineering,

Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel

2008-2009       Researcher, Sylvia and David I.A. Fine Rocket Propulsion Center Faculty of Aerospace Engineering, Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel

2001-2008       Teaching assistant, Faculty of Aerospace Engineering, Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel

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