The Technion’s story has been intertwined with Israel’s for more than a century, from laying the foundations for a new nation to shaping its future.
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Learn MoreCan you imagine a building that produces more energy than it consumes, is constructed with low-carbon materials and insulation, remains free from the grid — even when solar production is low — and prioritizes the comfort and well-being of its users? These ideals have been a lifelong passion for Prof. Guedi Capeluto. Prof. Capeluto beganhis studies in Uruguay, where he received his bachelor’s degree in architecture from the Universidad de la Republica. He deepened that expertise at the Technion, where he earned his Master of Science in Climatic and Energy Building Design and a Ph.D. in Sustainable Architecture. He joined…
As a founding member of the Center for High-Speed Flight, he is also advancing the basic science needed to one day field vehicles at hypersonic speeds (exceeding Mach 5, or five times the speed of sound) — and defend Israel from a new generation of airborne threats. Prof. Michaels’ work further promises to advance a new generation of power plants and jet engines that can meet the increasing global demand for cheap, carbon-based energy with minimal impact on human health and the environment. He also researches alternative fuels, examining the impact of fuel composition on the combustion processes in jet…
For over two decades, his laboratory has sought to understand how a small regulatory protein known as ubiquitin relates to the progression of Alzheimer’s disease. Ubiquitin’s functions are essential for cell cycle regulation, DNA repair, and protein quality control. When ubiquitin attaches to a protein — in a process known as “ubiquitin signaling” — it influences the protein’s activity, location, or interactions. Prof. Glickman’s lab has made significant progress in understanding how defects in this process may contribute to the onset of sporadic Alzheimer’s disease (the most common form of the condition, which occurs randomly in the population without a…
Before joining the Technion, she held a senior role at Israel’s Planning and Budgeting Committee (PBC), where she contributed to system-wide strategic initiatives and evaluation processes in the higher education sector. She also worked for several years as a strategy consultant and team leader at Shaldor, a leading Israeli management consulting firm. She holds a Ph.D. in Physics from Harvard University, where her research focused on string theory, combining a strong analytical foundation with extensive experience in higher education systems and institutional strategy.
Before joining the Technion, Dr. Aviram was vice president and chief executive officer of the Azrieli College and chairman of the Forum of CEOs of the Council of Heads of Public Colleges. He also spent eight years as the executive director of the Edmond and Lily Safra Center for Brain Sciences and was part of the founding team at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Dr. Aviram was released from the IDF in 2004 with the rank of colonel after serving in the Armored Corps. He held several roles, including deputy commander of a reserve division and head of the IDF…
His 35-year diplomatic career, which he began in 1990, included key positions worldwide. He held senior postings as ambassador to Brazil, Panama, and Ecuador; deputy ambassador in Portugal; consul general in Atlanta; and consul in San Francisco. Appointed at 35, he was the youngest ambassador in Israel’s history and the first Druze career diplomat. Fluent in five languages, he has served as a visiting professor at Emory University in Atlanta, Haifa University, and Reichman University. Mansour is a longtime activist for peace, dialogue, and the integration of minorities into society, both in Israel and internationally. In recognition of these efforts,…
He’s developing smart control and estimation systems that help these high-speed, high-stakes machines stay on course — even when the unexpected hits. An associate professor in The Stephen B. Klein Faculty of Aerospace Engineering, Prof. Idan researches control systems for aerospace applications — from autonomous drones and their formation, to hypersonic vehicles, to missile guidance. His work includes developing advanced estimation and control methods for systems affected by volatile, non-Gaussian noise; creating robust and adaptive flight control systems; and designing nonlinear autopilots for hypersonic vehicles, accounting for stringent scramjet engine constraints. Prof. Idan holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in aeronautical…
Shaferman, an associate professor in the Stephen B. Klein Faculty of Aerospace Engineering, researches the guidance, navigation, and control (GNC) of autonomous aerial and space vehicles — such as missiles, unmanned air vehicles, and spacecraft. His research focuses on developing and analyzing algorithms for autonomous planetary entry, descent, and landing; optimal spacecraft interception, rendezvous, and docking; optimal spacecraft evasion from debris in orbit; and cooperative and one-on-one missile guidance, evasion, and tracking; among other topics. Prof. Shaferman has completed multiple stints in the Israeli Air Force as an engineer, and supervisor, most recently as chief flight test engineer at the…
Joshua Grolman, assistant professor in the Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering at the Technion, is advancing research that draws inspiration from the human body, which can often detect force even before it inflicts damage — through bruising and the sensation of pain. His laboratory aims to afford synthetic materials with the same capability, creating a built-in alarm system that protects us from harm. From engineering drought-resistant roots, to detecting pre-term birth, to building safer airplanes, his group aims to use mechanochemistry for a safer future. Their new technology, called Dip-conjugation, is based on mechanophores — molecular units that produce…
Organic semiconductors have uniquely beneficial properties: they are transparent, flexible, low-weight, low-cost, printable, and bio-compatible. Their applications, too, are vast, and they are already enhancing our lives every day: our mobile phone displays are illuminated using an organic semiconductor known as an OLED (organic light-emitting diode). Some modern televisions, likewise, rely on organic devices. Gitti’s lab group, the Organic and Hybrid Materials and Devices Group, is pushing the field of Organic Electronics forward by working at the intersection of materials science, engineering, chemistry, and physics. By investigating how different processing techniques and material compositions affect device performance, the group aims…
The lab, the People & Planet Lab (PPL), explores the human aspect of education in the contexts of mobility, identity, and agency. It also examines the environmental aspect of education, including place-based education and global citizenship education. By conducting innovative and interdisciplinary research, the lab aims to contribute valuable insights that will shape the future of education. One of the lab’s core projects, Students’ Understanding & Appropriation of Activism (STUDACT), explores and contextualizes how high schoolers of different backgrounds understand activism – and how their understandings differ within and among countries, curricula, contexts, student characteristics, and education systems. STUDACT, which…
In her computer lab, the organic chemist’s research group uses computational models to investigate the chemical properties and reactivity of molecules and elucidate the connections between molecular properties and structural features. The chemical insights they uncover are leveraged to implement machine-learning and deep-learning models for data-driven molecular design and discovery. Bridging the gap between the organic chemistry and digital worlds, the Poranne group develops user-friendly methods that help connect these abstract properties to real-world synthetic strategies. Before joining the Technion faculty in 2021, Renana was a senior scientist at the Laboratorium für Organische Chemie at the ETH Zürich, where she…