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June 23, 2022
D. Rittel's word cloud
D. Rittel's word cloud
June 22, 2022
Today, my undergraduate students presented their ongoing projects.
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Warm congratulations!

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June 16, 2022
Relaxing at the end of the visit with Jim and Doug Rice
June 15, 2022
Jim Rice receives the Harvey Prize at Technion
Picture of Jim Rice receives the Harvey Prize at Technion
and gives a seminar in Mechanical Engineering.

Welcome Jim and Doug!

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June 12, 2022
A new paper on hypervelocity impacts is online
Congratulations to co-authors Dist. Prof. D. Weihs and Dr. S. Chen. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40870-022-00342-x
June 9, 2022
The DFL welcomes Yehonatan (Yoni) Miara
miarafrom the Brakim program who will investigate biorejection of dental implants under the joint supervision of Dr. K. Shemtov Yona and Prof. D. Rittel
May 29, 2022
A new paper on composite materials!
Congratulations to Dr. T. Rev, Dr. O. Shor and of course Tzachi Nachman and co-authors.
Architecture effects for mode I trans-laminar fracture in over-height compact tension tests: Damage propagation and fracture response in Composites Part A.
The temporary link is: https://authors.elsevier.com/c/1f8Rl,UwqXXZDY  
May 26, 2022
Warm congratulations to Dr. Keren Shemtov-Yona
Warm congratulations to our long term collaborator and friend, Dr. Keren Shemtov-Yona for her promotion to Senior Lecturer at Tel Aviv University, School of Dentistry.
May 26, 2022
Orel Guetta passed his candidacy exam today with flying colors. Kudos
May 22, 2022
A warm welcome to our visitors from Univ. Carlos III of Madrid:
Prof. JA Rodriguez Martinez and Dr. JC Nieto Fuentes

Prof. JA Rodriguez Martinez and Dr. JC Nieto Fuentes

 
May 19, 2022
Selected pictures of Pollack Lecture given by Prof. G. Ravichandran
May 16, 2022
Today, we had a morning group presentation
Thank you all for making it successful! group presentation

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May 15, 2022
Today was the first "informal" talk by Prof. G. Ravichandran
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about vizualization in mechanics

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May 15, 2022
Prof. G. Ravichandran (Caltech) is visiting the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering,
Picture of Prof. G. Ravichandran (Caltech) is visiting the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering,
Prof. G. Ravichandran (Caltech) is visiting the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, as recipient of the prestigious Pollack Lectureship. Ravi will have meetings with the members of the DFL and other groups in the department.
May 8, 2022
A 316L stainless steel specimen is impacted using a split Hopkinson bar
The steel's temperature increases as a result of thermomechanical coupling, as recorded by our new Telops camera. credit: G.G. Goviazin
A 316L stainless steel specimen