הפקולטה להנדסת אווירונוטיקה וחלל בטכניון ע"ש סטיבן ב. קליין היא מרכז אקדמי ברמה עולמית לאוירונוטיקה ואסטרונאוטיקה, המוקדש ליצירה, הרחבה והפצה של רעיונות וידע במדעי התעופה והחלל.
Roee M. Francos is currently a Computer Science Postdoctoral Fellow at the Robotics, Embedded Autonomy, and Communication Theory (REACT) Lab at Harvard University focusing on development of multi-agent resilient decision-making and coordination algorithms. In 2023, he completed his PhD in Computer Science at the Multi-Agent Robotic Systems Laboratory, the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology. He received the B.Sc. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Ben-Gurion University. His research interests are in multi-agent teamwork, autonomous robotics, intelligent transportation systems, bio-inspired robotics and computer vision, focusing on collaborative algorithms for motion planning of autonomous vehicles, multi-robot learning, and air traffic management and coordination of unmanned vehicles. Roee is a recipient of the 2023 Robotics Science and Systems (RSS) Pioneers Award and the 2025 IEEE Multi-Robot & Multi-Agent Systems (MRS) Young Pioneer Award.
Pavel Galich | B.Sc. and M.Sc. in Applied Mathematics and Physics, Department of Aerophysics and Space Research, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (2012 and 2014). Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering, Technion (2018). Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Materials Science & NanoEngineering (MSNE), Rice University (2018-2020). Assistant Professor at the Technion since 2020.
Charles Touitou has been an MSc student in the Faculty of Aerospace Engineering since 2024 and currently works as an aerodynamics engineer at Elbit Systems.
Dr. Liraz Mudrik is currently a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the Naval Postgraduate School. He received his Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering (direct track) from the Technion–Israel Institute of Technology in 2023, where he also earned his B.Sc. (cum laude).
A PostDoctoral Seminar by Eyal Baruch:
As space missions such as solar sails, reflector antennas and solar arrays increase in size, their dynamics become ever more important, since large deflections can lead to efficiency loss, damage, or stability loss. The first step in addressing these problems is the accurate identification of system dynamics, most notably vibration mode shapes, natural frequencies, and damping ratios. However, these systems often cannot be tested at full scale prior to deployment, and numerical simulations may overlook key components, such as the correct damping mechanisms. This problem is further intensified by the complexity of carbon fiber thin shells, which serve as the fundamental building blocks of ultralight deployable structures. For such systems, classical similitude methods such as dimensional analysis (DA) are inapplicable, since parameters such as shell thickness and the stiffness matrix cannot be experimentally scaled.
Charles Touitou has been an MSc student in the Faculty of Aerospace Engineering since 2024 and currently works as an aerodynamics engineer at Elbit Systems.
Dr. Liraz Mudrik is currently a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the Naval Postgraduate School. He received his Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering (direct track) from the Technion–Israel Institute of Technology in 2023, where he also earned his B.Sc. (cum laude).
A PostDoctoral Seminar by Eyal Baruch:
As space missions such as solar sails, reflector antennas and solar arrays increase in size, their dynamics become ever more important, since large deflections can lead to efficiency loss, damage, or stability loss. The first step in addressing these problems is the accurate identification of system dynamics, most notably vibration mode shapes, natural frequencies, and damping ratios. However, these systems often cannot be tested at full scale prior to deployment, and numerical simulations may overlook key components, such as the correct damping mechanisms. This problem is further intensified by the complexity of carbon fiber thin shells, which serve as the fundamental building blocks of ultralight deployable structures. For such systems, classical similitude methods such as dimensional analysis (DA) are inapplicable, since parameters such as shell thickness and the stiffness matrix cannot be experimentally scaled.