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Prof. Yitzhak Maron
Imploding Plasmas under Pulsed Magnetic Fields:High-Resolution Spectroscopic studies of High-Energy-Density Plasmas (visible to x-ray).Design and build up of fast (ns) and ultra-fast (sub ns) optical spectroscopic systems.Studies of Instabilities and turbulence phenomena.Radiation transport and ion temperature in imploding plasmas.High-Power-Laser matter interaction:Warm dense matter (solid-state with temperatures above the Fermi energy) formed by intense laser solid-state interaction.Intense-Laser-Beam-guiding by the use of plasma channels.Development of novel spectroscopic diagnostic methods for matter under extreme conditions.Experiments are performed in major European laboratories: Jena, Drezden (Germany), Ecole polytechnique (France).Close collaboration with Universities and National plasma laboratories in the US (Cornell, Sandia, NRL, LLNL-NIF).
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Prof. Yehiel Zick
Mode of action of galectin-8, a mammalian lectinThe molecular basis of Insulin Resistance: a Phosphorylation based Uncoupling of Insulin SignallingThe insulin receptor as a model system for transmembrane signaling: Mode of interaction of the insulin receptor with its downstream effector molecules.Mammalian lectins as regulators of cell adhesion, cell growth, and apoptosis.Receptor trafficking: Regulation of endocytosis and recycling of the insulin receptor.Role of Galectin-8 in bone remodeling
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Prof. Yosef Yomdin
High Order Data Representation, Nonlinear Model Approximation. Taylor Models, High-Order Numerical methodsSemialgebraic Complexity of functions, Signals Acquisition via non-linear model approximationCollaboration with: D. Batenkov, G. Goldman, Y. Salman, V. GolubyatnikovAnalytic Theory of Differential Equations, Generalized Moments, CompositionsCollaboration with: M. Briskin, F. Pakovich, N. RoytvarfZeroez distribution in Families of Analytic FunctionsCollaboration with: M. Briskin, G. ComteModel-based image analysis, representation, compression. Model-based search, capturing, and animationCollaboration with: G. Dinkin
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Prof. Edit Yerushalmi
Development implementation and evaluation of a 2-year interdisciplinary program for high school chemistry and physics students onCollaboration with: A. Hofstein, S. Livne, Y. Roth, R. Blonder, A. Yarden, S. Safran, B. Eylon, B. GeigerInstructional strategies intended to develop reflective problem solving skills in high school physics studentsCollaboration with: C. Singh, E. Cohen, E. Bagno, B. EylonStudy of the effects of self-diagnosis tasks on learning from physics problem solving.Development, implementation and evaluation of web-based test preparation modules aimed at organizing students knowledge and developing awareness of common misconceptions (Mechanics, Electricity and Magnetism).Development, implementation and research of long-term professional development frameworks for physics high school teachersCollaboration with: R. Safadi, E. Bagno, A. RozenWorkshops for Arab high school physics teachers intended to develop reflective problem solving skills in their students through alternative assessment activities. Workshop approach: Collaborative inquiry into students' self diagnostic activities.Models for collaborative action research workshops for high school physics teachers.Long-term didactical courses introducing pre-service teachers to current research in physics education and its implications to the learning/teaching process.University physics faculty perceptions of learning and teaching problem solving.Collaboration with: C. Henderson, K. Heller, P. Heller, V. Quo, E. Cohen
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