Session Chairs
Orit BRAUN BENYAMIN
Eran BOSIS
Biomimetic Hydrogel for Improved Embolization of Aneurysms
10:20 – 10:40
Sarit SIVAN, Biotechnology Engineering
My research focuses on the design and development of biomaterials and bio-inspired systems for applications in tissue repair, targeted drug delivery, and diagnostic platforms. A key aspect of my work involves investigating the biophysical properties of connective tissues in the context of health, disease, and aging.
The miscibility of N2 and H2O at high pressure
10:40 – 11:00
Amit LEVI, Physics
Planets around stars are very common. Are some of these planets habitable? Unfortunately, we cannot go out there (yet) to see for ourselves. All we can do for now is survey alien atmospheres from Earth and look for gas signatures of life (think of how we humans pollute Earth’s atmosphere). However, for a gas to be considered pollution, it must diverge from what is possible naturally, geologically. Here, I derive the possible natural range for atmospheric nitrogen on an alien planet.
The effect substrate thickness on the electromechanical buckling of metal film on a dielectric compliant substrate
11:00 – 11:20
Samy ABU-SALIH, Mechanical Engineering
Analytical and numerical finite element modeling of electromechanical buckling of micro structures, such as shells, plate, and beam, with application to Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS) technology. In addition, Multiphysics modeling such as electromechanical response of micro piezoelectric smart material and chemo-electromechanical response of micro hydrogel structures with application to micro fluidic micro pumps and micro valves.
Scale up and drill down: Combining Engineering and Molecular Approaches for the Development of a Biological Pesticide Based on the Bacteria Frateuria defendens
11:20 – 11:40
Lilach IASUR KRUH, Biotechnology Engineering
My research focuses on applied microbiology within environmental and agricultural ecosystems. This includes several studies in biological disease control, the ecology of bacteria-plant interactions, and the application of both bacteria and their metabolites to plant tissues at different growth stages.
