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Goodbye, Lucas!

Today, after two productive years as a postdoc in our group, we bid farewell to our dear colleague and friend, Lucas Kuhrts, who has contributed immensely to our lab. Lucas’s dedication, hard work, and passion for research have left a lasting mark on our team and our projects.

Throughout his time here, Lucas has not only made significant scientific contributions but has also been a source of support, inspiration, and collaboration for everyone in the lab. His enthusiasm for tackling challenges and his willingness to share knowledge have made him an invaluable part of our team.

As Lucas embarks on his next journey, we wish him all the success in the world. While it’s hard to say goodbye, we are excited to see the incredible work he will continue to do in the future.

Thank you, Lucas, for everything you have brought to our lab. You will be greatly missed, but we know this is just the beginning of many more great accomplishments ahead!

Good luck, and stay in touch!

The 2021 JACOBS AWARD goes to…..Arad Lang!!

Congratulations to Arad Lang, a Ph.D. student from our lab, on receiving the prestigious 2021 Jacobs Award for publishing an Outstanding Paper in the field of Engineering!  The Technion prize was awarded for a recent scientific paper of Arad entitled “Bioinspired Molecular Bridging in a Hybrid Perovskite Leads to Enhanced Stability and Tunable Properties” and published in Advanced Functional Materials. The findings of this research open up new routes to alter the properties and improve the stability of hybrid perovskites via a novel bioinspired approach.

Well done Arad and much success in your future scientific discoveries!

 

Helix…Algae…See connection?

Indeed! Our lab, and in particular a PhD student Nuphar Bianco-Stein, has shown for the first time that the structure of Jania alga, the specie of coralline red algae, has helical structure. This helical arrangement of the structure makes the alga 20% more compliant to sustain the bending forces due to the sea waves. This study was performed utilising three different synchrotron beamlines at the ERSF facilities. Micro- and nanotomography (ID19 and ID16B) enabled the visualisation of Jania’s helix structure and its high porosity on the micro and nano-scales. High-resolution powder diffraction (ID22) revealed that Jania alga’s skeleton is made of high magnesium calcite. Visit the ESRF webpage to find out more. Join us to congratulate Nuphar on the publication of her paper in Advanced Science!

Full Professor Promotion!

We are excited to announce that Dr. Boaz Pokroy has been promoted to Full Professor! Dr. Pokroy received his Ph.D degree in Materials  Science and Engineering from the Technion in 2006. He is currently an Associate Professor at the Department of Materials  Science and Engineering.

The Pokroy’s group research focuses on biomineralization and developing bio-inspired materials based on the strategies that living organisms use to produce natural materials. He has published over 100 papers at peer-reviewed journals, conferences, and workshops.

Congratulations on the promotion!

Please join us in congratulating Professor Pokroy on this important accomplishment!