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Magazine of the Faculty of 4 | What’s new From
Mechanical Engineering the
Everything happening Dean
in mechanical engineering
Dear Readers,
Research
I’m proud and delighted to present you with
10 | Touching from Afar the seventh issue of the periodical of the
Now that sight and hearing have been Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at the
digitized, researchers at the Faculty of Technion, which is also the first I have had
Mechanical Engineering are tackling our the privilege of laying my hands on as the
most complex sense: touch | Maayan Meir faculty dean.
14 | Paving the Way to Tomorrow Mechanical engineering is a dynamic and
Associate professors Amir Gat and Matthew continually developing field. We live in an
Suss are developing the flow batteries age of transformation –perhaps the most
of the future, which will make it possible significant such time in human history
to realize the green energy revolution – and mechanical engineers play a key
role in addressing the major challenges
Academy we face, including halting the climate
crisis and developing healthcare. We are
16 | A Four-fold Success at the scientific forefront of issues such
Young, brilliant – and all ours: These four new as developing renewable energy sources
staff members are the faculty's best acquisition and more efficient motors, planning more
environmentally-friendly transportation, and
18 | The Fast Track advancing revolutionary fields like advanced
Students who pursue advanced degrees report robotics, artificial intelligence and big data,
that they are in high demand by both which will continue to shape the future.
academia and industry | Or Sade
I am proud and excited to see how our
23 | From Thought to Computer alumni and faculty members contribute
The Brain-Computer Interfaces for to these important and fascinating fields.
Rehabilitation Laboratory develops EEG The broad range of education we give
systems that monitor the brain through our students enables them to address
the scalp and help with rehabilitation and complex problems and find creative and
integrating patients who struggle to move groundbreaking solutions. I am committed
to fostering a culture of innovation
MEFanceguicnlthyeaeonrfiincgal להמפהכנקוודלנוסטהתת People and collaboration so that mechanical
engineering, and our faculty in particular,
Editorial board of the 24 | Sharp of Mind, Sweet of Heart will continue to stand at the forefront of
Mechanical Engineering Dr. Marcel Gutman is a scientist who has progress.
Faculty, Technion—Israel changed the world, and a man who has
Institute of Technology changed the lives of those around him | Prof. I look forward to welcoming each and every
Leonid Tartakovsky one of you at the faculty gates and working
Managing editor: together to build an even stronger and more
Shimrit Wagner-Lior 26 | “ If I hadn’t been a developer in the army, active community that will benefit Israel and
I probably would have been in NASA” the entire world.
Editorial board:
Prof. Alon Wolf, Neta Blum, a senior official in the Israel Happy reading,
Shimrit Wagner-Lior, Ministry of Defense’s Directorate of Defense Prof. Alon Wolf
Research & Development (DDR&D) has Dean of the Faculty of
Liad Livne leveraged her mechanical engineering degree Mechanical Engineering
Design: to build a fascinating career | Maayan Meir
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering | MEgazine | 3
Studio Noam Tamari 30 | “We strengthened the foundations”
English Translation: Prof. Oleg Gendelman, the faculty’s outgoing
dean, talks about the revolution he sparked in
SZ Translation the curriculum | Tal Levin
Photography:
Nitzan Zohar 33 | A Day in the Life
Cover Photo: Dr. Khaled Gommed tests out innovative
Shutterstock technology on zero-gravity flights
Thank you to the Technion
spokespeople for their help 36 | Elite Squad
with several of the current Meet the faculty’s teaching coordinators
affairs items
