News & Events

February 5, 2025
Sigma Xi Society
Happy to inform I have accepted the nomination for full membership at the prestigious Sigma Xi Society. https://www.sigmaxi.org/  
February 4, 2025
Congratulations to Yahav Boim and Dr. A. Shirizly
for his first paper of his PhD. The paper can be freely downloaded for 50 days at: https://authors.elsevier.com/a/1kYM0_K4jBY7v
February 2, 2025
Warm congratulations to Dr. Gleb Gil Goviazin,
PhD for his promotion to adjunct lecturer in our department. Gil is a long time collaborator and this appointment will only add strength to our relationship.
January 16, 2025
A beautiful methylcellulose molecule
made by DR. Orel Guetta. Thank you Orel! A beautiful methylcellulose molecule made by DR. Orel Guetta  
January 2, 2025
Happy to report that as of Jan. 1,
I joined the International Advisory Board of Journal of Dynamic Behavior of Materials (Springer).
December 17, 2024
Welcome Yuval Berenstein Melamed
Picture of Welcome Yuval Berenstein Melamed
a new Brakim student who works on reactive materials, under the joint supervision of Dr. GG. Goviazin and myself.
December 16, 2024
Warm congratulations to the new Dr. O. Guetta!
December 1, 2024
A new paper with Tamir Albik and Dr. GG. Goviazin
compares notches and fatigue cracks under dynamic shear loading. Congratulations!!! A 50 link is available on: https://authors.elsevier.com/c/1kBmS38l3lYwr
November 3, 2024
The 2025 Murray Medal
Quite unexpected, to be honest. But a real source of pride for sure:

"Congratulations from SEM on being selected to receive the 2025 Murray Medal and to deliver the 2025 Murray Lecture."

This award recognizes your sustained and distinguished technical contributions to the field of experimental mechanics and for “your pioneering contributions to dynamic thermomechanical behavior and fracture of materials, and experimental mechanics.” This honor is a well-deserved public statement by your professional peers of the quality and impact of the many notable contributions that you have made over the course of a richly-productive career.
September 29, 2024
Our new paper with Orel Guetta
in IJ Engineering Science is now available for 50 days using the following link. It presents a new way to model shock attenuation of viscous gels in 3D finite element simulations. https://authors.elsevier.com/c/1jqc64jZMhfGq  
September 4, 2024
Warm congratulations to Dr. G. G. Goviazin
Goviazin-04.09.24who received officially his diploma today.

What’s next? Working on joint papers as usual 😊
September 3, 2024
It is always very nice and rewarding
12points to see that our model, co-developed with Dr. M. Dolinski, is given 12 points (like Eurovision) by the French Jury.
August 29, 2024
Sagi Aharoni presented his research today in a very nice seminar
Sagi Aharoni presenting his seminar  Sagi Aharoni presenting his seminar
August 21, 2024
Warm welcome to Yahav Boim
who joins as a new direct track Phd student. Yahav investigates the dynamic fracture of printed metallic lattices.
August 4, 2024
The DFL welcomes Amit Lewin and Inbar Benyunes
who will carry out their final undergraduate project on the concept of stress shielding in orthopedic implants.

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