Graduate Student Research Day
Prizes totaling more than 10,000 NIS were awarded to the winners at an event described as a "celebration of diverse research at the Technion”
Last month, the Technion held the Irwin and Joan Jacobs Graduate Student Research Day, where leading research by graduate students was presented. This year, the research day was held as part of the Technion’s annual Board of Governors meeting, and the works were presented by students who had previously won in faculty research days.
According to Prof. Uri Peskin, dean of the Graduate School, “The posters presented by the students were of a very high standard and sparked lively discussions. It was a celebration of the diverse research at the Technion. They are a source of pride and inspiration for all of us.”
Anas Odeh
In the PhD category, first place was awarded to Anas Odeh from the Ruth and Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, supervised by Prof. Peleg Hasson, for his research on inhibiting lysyl oxidase as a novel route to inhibit fibrosis in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. Second place was awarded to Nir Strugo from the Nanoscience and Nanotechnology program, supervised by Prof. Ariel Kaplan, for his research on dynamic interactions between transcription factors and DNA at the single-molecule level. Third place was awarded to Yael Hershkovitz Pollak from the Wolfson Faculty of Chemical Engineering, supervised by Prof. Hossam Haick, for her research on volatile organic molecules as markers for intercellular communication between apoptotic and cancer cells. The People’s Choice Award was given to Perla Armaly from the Faculty of Architecture and Town Planning, supervised by Arch. Shani Barath and Prof. Assaf Shwartz, for her development of building materials based on cyanobacteria.
Merav Berkovich
In the Master’s category, first place was awarded to Merav Berkovich from the Faculty of Architecture and Town Planning. Her research, supervised by Prof. Tal Alon-Mozes and Dr. Daniel Metcalfe, focuses on “living tiles” – the integration of growing material in tiles. Second place was awarded to Ilaie Nadejde from the Faculty of Aerospace Engineering for his research on mechanical vibration control using phononic crystals, supervised by Dr. Pavel Galich. Third place and the People’s Choice Award were given to Tamir Shapiro from the Andrew and Erna Viterbi Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering for his work, supervised by Prof. Ido Kaminer, on free electron computed tomography.