From Earth to the Stars

Technion undergraduate Omer Dubowski is a member of the Technion Excellence Program and a student in the Faculties of Aerospace Engineering and Physics. As he studies these two fields, he views himself as a warrior in the battle against climate change.

Omer, who is part of Technion faculty member Carmel Rotschild’s research team, is working to develop a revolutionary heat engine and pump. The heat engine/pump will be used to power special towers that harness solar energy efficiently and cost-effectively and produce green electricity.

“The opportunity to contribute to the battle against climate change is extremely meaningful,” he says. “I believe that our research truly has the potential to revolutionize the field.”

Omer’s professional goals extend from Earth to the moon and stars. After graduation, he plans to join a startup known as Lava, led by Prof. Rotschild, and continue his work to mitigate climate change. His long-term goal is to become an astronaut, and he is considering an advanced degree in aerospace engineering from the Technion to realize this dream.

Omer’s future depends on the Technion, and so does Israel’s. “The ideas that emanate from the Technion are an integral part of Israel’s strength,” he says. “Our military superiority, strong economy, and thriving high-tech industry would not be the same were it not for the work done here.”

Omer was born in Be’er Ya’akov and moved to the United States at the age of one. He lived in California and Massachusetts before returning to Israel at age nine. He enjoys hiking, rock climbing, and mountaineering and is also a semiprofessional photographer. His mother is a professor in the Technion’s Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering.