People
Staff

Si Shen
Postdoc | Research Manager
Research Topic: Plasma-assisted Ignition in Flowing Environments
Email: sishen@campus.technion.ac.il
Office: Lady Davis 384
Research Topic: Plasma-assisted Ignition in Flowing Environments
Email: sishen@campus.technion.ac.il
Office: Lady Davis 384

G. Mahesh Nayak
Postdoc
Research Topic:
1. Porous Inert Media Combustor Towards Distributed Combined Heat and Power Generation using Zero-Carbon Fuels
2. Evaluation of TurboGen Combustor Performance with Methane/Hydrogen Mixture
Email: gmaheshnayak@campus.technion.ac.il
Research Topic:
1. Porous Inert Media Combustor Towards Distributed Combined Heat and Power Generation using Zero-Carbon Fuels
2. Evaluation of TurboGen Combustor Performance with Methane/Hydrogen Mixture
Email: gmaheshnayak@campus.technion.ac.il

David Peles
Laboratory Engineer
Email: david.p@technion.ac.il
Office: Lady Davis 384
Email: david.p@technion.ac.il
Office: Lady Davis 384
Graduate Students

Joël Van Der Lee
PhD student (co-advised with Prof. Danny Michaels)
Research Topic: Combustion Characteristics of Thermally Cracked Fuel and Surrogates in a Scramjet Combustor
Email: van-der-lee@campus.technion.ac.il
Research Topic: Combustion Characteristics of Thermally Cracked Fuel and Surrogates in a Scramjet Combustor
Email: van-der-lee@campus.technion.ac.il

Weronika Senior Tybora
PhD student
Research Topic: Plasma-assisted Ignition in Flowing Environments
Email: weronikas@campus.technion.ac.il
Research Topic: Plasma-assisted Ignition in Flowing Environments
Email: weronikas@campus.technion.ac.il

Keren Mizrahi
PhD student
Research Topic: Hypergolic Ignition in Hybrid Rockets
Email: kerenmiz@campus.technion.ac.il
Research Topic: Hypergolic Ignition in Hybrid Rockets
Email: kerenmiz@campus.technion.ac.il

Max Bernard
MSc student
Research Topic: Plasma assisted reforming for enhanced ammonia flames and reduced NOx emissions
Email: max.bernard@campus.technion.ac.il
Research Topic: Plasma assisted reforming for enhanced ammonia flames and reduced NOx emissions
Email: max.bernard@campus.technion.ac.il

Saar Levi
MSc student | Aerospace student
Research Topic: Hypergolic Ignition in Hybrid Rockets
Email: saar.levi@campus.technion.ac.il
Research Topic: Hypergolic Ignition in Hybrid Rockets
Email: saar.levi@campus.technion.ac.il
Research Assistants

Ofek Brummer
Undergraduate | Aerospace student
Research Topic: Plasma assisted reforming for enhanced ammonia flames and reduced NOx emissions
Ofek.brummer@campus.technion.ac.il
Research Topic: Plasma assisted reforming for enhanced ammonia flames and reduced NOx emissions
Ofek.brummer@campus.technion.ac.il

Idan Sharir
Undergraduate | Aerospace student
Research Topic: Plasma-assisted Ignition in Scramjet Engines, Numerical Analysis of Plasma-assisted Combustion
Email: idan.sharir@campus.technion.ac.il
Research Topic: Plasma-assisted Ignition in Scramjet Engines, Numerical Analysis of Plasma-assisted Combustion
Email: idan.sharir@campus.technion.ac.il
Alumni
Past Postdocs, Graduate Students and Research Assistants

Yarden Milshtein
Research Assistant

David Castaneda
PhD student (co-advised with Prof. Benny Natan)
Research Topic: Theoretical Investigation of the Hypergolic Ignition in a Hybrid Rocket
Research Topic: Theoretical Investigation of the Hypergolic Ignition in a Hybrid Rocket

Omri Hamo
PhD student
Research Topic: Characterization of Miniature Hall Thrusters using In-situ Optical Methods and Numerical Analysis
Research Topic: Characterization of Miniature Hall Thrusters using In-situ Optical Methods and Numerical Analysis

Syamantak (Sam) Nath
PhD Student
Research Topic: Hypergolic Ignition in Hybrid Rocket Engines
Research Topic: Hypergolic Ignition in Hybrid Rocket Engines

Galia Faingold
PhD Student
Research Topic: Plasma enhancement of renewable fuels
Research Topic: Plasma enhancement of renewable fuels

Lovely Mallick
Postdoc
Research Topic: Chemical Kinetics Investigation of Green Hypergolic Hybrid Rocket Propellants.
Research Topic: Chemical Kinetics Investigation of Green Hypergolic Hybrid Rocket Propellants.

Nir Druker
Postdoc
Research Topic: Plasma-assisted Ignition in Scramjet Engines, Numerical Analysis of Plasma-assisted Combustion
Research Topic: Plasma-assisted Ignition in Scramjet Engines, Numerical Analysis of Plasma-assisted Combustion

Iker Laso
Iker Laso
MSc student
Research Topic: Nano-Pulsed High Frequency Discharge (NPHFD) Ignition
MSc student
Research Topic: Nano-Pulsed High Frequency Discharge (NPHFD) Ignition

Karin Linshitz
MSc student
Research Topic: Laser Absorption Spectroscopy
Research Topic: Laser Absorption Spectroscopy

Rany Kabour
MSc student
Research Topic: Plasma assisted reforming for enhanced ammonia flames and reduced NOx emissions
Research Topic: Plasma assisted reforming for enhanced ammonia flames and reduced NOx emissions

Rena Araidy
Undergraduate | Aerospace student
Research Topic: Tunable diode laser absorption spectroscopy
Research Topic: Tunable diode laser absorption spectroscopy

Balram Sharma
Visiting Undergraduate | Aerospace student (National University of Singapore)
Research Topic: Nanosecond Pulsed High Frequency Discharge (NPHFD) Ignition
Research Topic: Nanosecond Pulsed High Frequency Discharge (NPHFD) Ignition

Eyal Grauer
Project Participants
Undergraduate | Mechanical student
Research Topic: PIV integration and analysis, control of turbulences
Undergraduate | Mechanical student
Research Topic: PIV integration and analysis, control of turbulences

Omer Kalitzky
Undergraduate | Aerospace student
Research Topic: Plasma assisted reforming for enhanced ammonia flames and reduced NOx emissions
Research Topic: Plasma assisted reforming for enhanced ammonia flames and reduced NOx emissions

Yuval Levy
Undergraduate | Aerospace student
Research Topic: Plasma assisted reforming for enhanced ammonia flames and reduced NOx emissions
Research Topic: Plasma assisted reforming for enhanced ammonia flames and reduced NOx emissions

Amir Cohen
MSc student
Research Topic: Flow Characterization of Hypersonic Jet Combustion Engine using Infrared Camera
Research Topic: Flow Characterization of Hypersonic Jet Combustion Engine using Infrared Camera

Or Bracha
Undergraduate | Aerospace student
Research Topic: Hypergolic ignition in Hybrid Rocket Engine
Research Topic: Hypergolic ignition in Hybrid Rocket Engine

Nour Nasrallah
Undergraduate
Research Topic: Plasma enhancement of renewable fuels
Research Topic: Plasma enhancement of renewable fuels

Guy Balfour
Undergraduate | Aerospace student
Research Topic: Plasma-assisted Ignition in Flowing Environments
Research Topic: Plasma-assisted Ignition in Flowing Environments

Tal Yitzhak
Undergraduate | Aerospace student
Research Topic: Porous Inert Media Combustor Towards Distributed Combined Heat and Power Generation using Zero-Carbon Fuels
Research Topic: Porous Inert Media Combustor Towards Distributed Combined Heat and Power Generation using Zero-Carbon Fuels

Josh Adjedj
Undergraduate | Aerospace student
Research Topic: Plasma assisted reforming for enhanced ammonia flames and reduced NOx emissions
Research Topic: Plasma assisted reforming for enhanced ammonia flames and reduced NOx emissions

Odelia Shchory
Laboratory Administration