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Prof. David Cahen
Solar Energy: New materials and concepts, and understanding of PhotovoltaicsCollaboration with: G. Hodes, D. Oron, S. Cohen, L. Kronik, I. Lubomirski + D. Ehre, A. Kahn (Princeton); Helmholtz Centre Berlin perovskite group; H. Bolink (Valencia);P. Nayak + H. Snaith (Oxford U), D. egger (regensburg), S. Sarkar (IIT-B)new Optoelectronic materials: Halide Perovksites; What is special? Photovoltaic effect at Inorganic/Organic Hybrid Interfaces Assessing possibilities and limitations of solar to electrical and chemical energy conversionBioelectronics, fundamentalsCollaboration with: M. Sheves, I. Pecht, M. Tornow (TU-Munich)Proteins as solid-state electronic materials Understanding electronic charge transport across peptides and proteins Biomolecular electronics for bio-electronics
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Prof. Yigal Burstein
Thermophilic enzymesIsolation, characterization and cloning of enzymes from extremophilic microorganisms.Structure, function and thermal stability relationship studies of extremophilic enzymes.Crystalization and determination of the three-dimensional structures of extremophilic enzymes.
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Dr. Ran Budnik
Other:Future concepts for Cosmic Ray precision detectionDark Matter detection:The XENON Dark Matter project: Data analysis, physics interpretations, development and construction of the future detector XENONnT , PMTs, calibration techniquesDetector physics:Novel effects in LXe detectorsFuture concepts and technologies for rare event detection
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Dr. Shikma Bressler
ATLAS experimentData analysis - Searches for physics beyond the standard modelLepton flavour violating decays of the Higgs and Z bosonsAsymmetry in electron/muon final statesGeneric data driven searchesInstrumentation - Upgrade of the ATLAS muon spectrometerProduction and testing of the sTGC chambersPerformance studiesInstallation in the ATLAS cavernDetector physicsCollaboration with: RD51 collaborationBasic R&DThe role of resistive materials in gaseous detectorsCharge and light amplification in Liquid ArgonApplicative R&DPhysics applications - future calorimeters in accelerators and neutrino physics experimentsCivil applications - muon tomography for hazardous material detection, volcanology, medicine and more
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Prof. Amos Breskin
Noble-liquid neutron and gamma radiography concepts for detection of concealed explosives and nuclear materials (Homeland security)Photon imaging detectorsNoble-liquid detector concepts for Dark-matter searches, neutrino physics and medical diagnosticsAdvanced gas-avalanche electron multipliersParticle tracking detectors for future particle and astroparticle experimentsMethods of Nano-dosimetry for precise evaluation of radiation effects at the DNA levelMethods for rapid evaluation of core fluids content in oil and gas wells
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Prof. Eitan Bibi
Membrane protein biogenesis in E. coliFtsY, the essential prokaryotic SRP-receptor: biogenesis and functionMembrane targeting and association of ribosomes in E. coli.Multidrug transport by the E. coli secondary transporter MdfACollaboration with: Hassane S. Mchaourab, Vanderbilt University Daniella Goldfarb, Weizmann Institute of ScienceConformational behavior of MdfA
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Prof. Alexander D. Bershadsky
Integrin-mediated cell-matrix adhesions as mechanosensors: molecular requirements for the force-induced focal adhesion growth.Cell-cell contact-dependent regulation of the actin cytoskeleton and microtubule system: Role of p120 catenin and other components of cadherin adhesion complex.Role of myosin-driven contractility in the retrograde surface flow and cell motility.Cooperation between neuregulin, ErbB-family receptors, and cell surface heparan sulfate proteoglycans in the regulation of cell motility and morphogenesis.