Past Group Members

Post-Docs

Dr. Christina Scheu , 1996-1998. Now at MPI Eisenforschung, Dusseldorf

Dr. Thangadurai Paramasivam , 2006-2009.  Now at the Centre for Nanoscience and Technology, Pondicherry University

Dr. Magnus Garbrecht, 2009 – 2011.  Now at the Sydney Microscopy & Microanalysis Center, The University Of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Dr. Priya Ghosh, 2019 – 2021.

 

PhD Students

2002, Adham Hashibon, Atomistic Study of Structural Correlations at a Model Solid/Liquid-Metal Interface.

2002, George LeviEnergy and Structure of Nickel-Alumina Interfaces.

2003, Tzipi Cohen-Hyams, Electrodeposition of Thin Metallic Magnetic Films.

2004, Amir Avishai, Thin Equilibrium Amorphous Films at a Model Metal-Ceramic Interface.

2004, Ilanit Fisher, Study of Porous SiO2-Based Films as Low-k Dielectrics and their Integration with Copper Metallization.

2006, Yaron Kauffmann, Order at Model Solid-Liquid Interfaces.

2010, Mor Baram,  Interface Morphology and Thermodynamics of Thin Equilibrium Films at Metal-Ceramic Interfaces.

2011, Hila Meltzman (Sadan),  Correlation of Structure and Energy at Ni-Al2O3 Interfaces.

2011, Maria (Drozdov) Gandman, The Influence of Solid Surface Structure on Ordering at Solid-Liquid Interfaces.

2015, Galit Atiya, Kinetic and Thermodynamic Characterization of Solid-State Dewetting of Pt Thin Films on SrTiO3 and α- Al2O3.

2018, Hadas Sternlicht,  Mechanisms of Grain Boundary Motion in SrTiO3.

2018, Hadar (Bratt) Nahor, Structure and Thermodynamics of Solid-Solid Ni-YSZ Interfaces.

2019, Ruth Moshe,  The Influence of Dopants & Particles on the Kinetics of Microstructural Evolution of Alumina.

 

 

MSc Students

1998, George Levi, Influence of TiCN on the Microstructure Evolution of Al-Mg2Si Alloys.

1998, Michal Avinun, Nucleation and Growth of CVD Al on Different Types of Ti/TiN.

1999, Michael Lieberthal,  Al2O3 Reinforced with Sub-Micron Nickel Particles. 

2001, Rona Brafman, Infiltration of Mg-Alloys into a Ceramic Matrix. 

2001, Oren Aharon, HIP Processing of Metal-Alumina Nanocomposites. 

2002, Shaul Avraham,  Reactive Wetting and Characterization of i-3A Materials.

2003, Yaron Kauffmann, Characterization of Micro-Strains in Nano-Crystalline Materials. 

2004, Yechezkel Ashuach, The Influence of Sintering Additives on the Microstructure and Properties of AlON.

2005, Sagi Daren,  Attempts to Grow Aligned Carbon Nano Tubes.

2006, Hila Sadan, Energy and Morphology of Solid-Solid Au-Sapphire Interfaces.

2006, Lior Miller,  Process and Microstructure of Aluminium Oxynitride (AlON).

2006, Adi Karpel,  Microstructural Evolution of Gold-Aluminium Wire-Bonds.

2007, Miri Drozdov,  Microstructural Evolution of Cu-Al Intermetallic Phases in Wire-Bonding.

2009, Gali Gluzer, Influence of Processing on the Microstructure and Properties of Ni-Al2O3 Nanocomposites.

2011, Elad Nussbaum,  The Influence of Titanium on Metal – Ceramic Interfaces.

2011, Keren Rotberg, The Stability of Surface Planes in Sapphire.

2011, Gadi Greenman, Microstructure and Properties of TiCN CVD Coatings.

2011, Boris Nijikovsky,  Microstructural Characterization of ZnO Films Deposited on (111)-MgAlO from Low Temperature Aqueous Solution.

2012, Tomer Levinson, Microstructure and Properties of Green-Machined Sintered Alumina.

2012, Tamar Kadosh,  In-Situ Characterization of Spinel Nanoceramic Suspensions.

2013, Ran Akiva, Anisotropic Grain Boundary Mobility in Undoped and Doped α-Alumina.

2013, Anna Alterberg,  Structural and Thermodynamic Characterization of Pt-SrTiO3 Interfaces.

2013, Nathanael Louis Barham,  Static and Dynamic Mechanical Properties of Ceramic Matrix Nanocomposites for Potential Ballistic Armor.

2014, Eran Gross, The Influence of Additives on Sintering and Microstructural Evolution of SiC.

2015, Dana Benes, Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Silicon Carbide Based Nanocomposites.

2015, Amir Gabay, The Influence of Electrical Fields on Grain Growth in SiC.

2018, Ting Mao, The Au-ZrO2 Interface: Energy and Morphology.

2022, Li-or Cohen, The High Temperature Solubility Limit of Carbon in Alumina

2023, Noy Fabri, Influence of Dopants and Electrical Fields on Grain Growth in Alumina