Alumni – Dynamics & Mechatronics Laboratory


Student’s Name	Degree	Graduation year	Abstract	Research
Yoav Vered	PhD	2021	Abstract	Investigating the Dynamics of a Fluid-Filled Wave-Tube for Acoustic Characterization of Materials
Nir Ben Shaya	MsC	2021	Abstract	Nanoscale Topography Measurements via Frequency Modulation and Nano-Structures
Amit Dolev	PhD	2019	Abstract	Parametrically Excited Mechanisms for Selective Detection Identification and Actuation in Distributed Systems
Solomon Davis	PhD	2019	Abstract	Autoresonance and Modal Filtering for Fast Sensing and Actuation
Shachar Tresser	PhD	2019	Abstract	Balancing High-Speed Flexible Rotors at Low Speed using Parametric Excitation
Eyal Rubin	MSc	2019	Abstract	Multidimensional Topography Sensing for Frequency Modulated AFM
Ran Shaham	MSc	2019	Abstract	Acoustic Levitation – Design Implementation and Control
Idan Shadmi	MSc	2019	Abstract	Design, Experiments and Stiffness Identification of an Acoustically Levitated Bearing System and a Development of a Nonlinear Amplifier Concept
Netanel Ariel	MSc	2019	Abstract	Auto-Resonance Based Model Identification of Rotating Structures
Alexander Ferdinskoif	MSc	2018	Abstract	Laboratory Platform for Simulation, Validation and Design of High-Speed Rotors
Dotan Ilsar	PhD	2018	Abstract	Acoustic levitation and propulsion of silicon wafers: accurate positioning rotation and traveling wave based transportation
Ben Farkash	MSc	2016	Abstract	Switching between buckling modes using dynamic excitation
Noam Barak	MSc	2015	Abstract
Eyal Setter	PhD	2013	Abstract	Travelling Waves in Elastic Structureswith Application to Self-Propulsion
Nadav Cohen	PhD	2013	Abstract	Theoretical and experimental study of double-well energy harvesters
Danila Meimukhin	PhD	2013	Abstract	Investigation of a Bi-stable energy harvesting oscillator under band-limited stochastic excitation
Yuri Trakht	MSc	2013	Abstract	Creating traveling waves on circular structures via parametric resonance
Dan Magazinnik	MSc	2013	Abstract	Nonlinear water-waves energy harvesting – modeling, and experiments
Harel Plat	PhD	2012	Abstract	Methods for Sensing and Creating Propagating Waves and Vibrations Using Parametric Excitation
Meir Mergi	MSc	2010	Abstract	The Influence of Residual Stresses and Geometry Changes on Natural Frequencies in Thermally Stressed Bimetal Rectangular Beam
Ran Gabai	PhD	2009	Abstract	Generating, Sensing and Controlling Progressive Waves in One and Two Dimensions, a Theoretical and Experimental Study
Eyal Bakalu	MSc	2009	Abstract	A Comparison Between Direct Monitoring of Vibrations in Mechanical Systems and the Measurement of Acoustical Noise
Hadar Raz	MSc	2009	Abstract	Numerical Modeling of a Squeeze Film Levitated Micro-Valve
Arie Elka	PhD	2007	Abstract	A Synthesis and Modeling Approach for Micro- Electromechanical Filters Using Structural Dynamics
Adi Minikes	PhD	2005	Abstract	Non-Contacting Levitation and Transportation Using Ultrasonic Vibrations-Analytical, Numerical and Experimental Study
Ofer Shomer	MSc	2005	Abstract	Active Diagnostics of Rotating Structures
Or Yogev	MSc	2005	Abstract	Experimental and Analytical Investigation of Dynamic Lateral Torsional Post-Buckling of an Elastic Beam-Mass System Using the Theory of a Cosserat Point
Arie Elka	MSc	2003	Abstract	On the Dynamics Simulation and Experiments of a Vibrating MEMS Device
Ran Gabai	MSc	2003	Abstract	Resonance Tracking Method – Application to a Squeeze-Film Object Levitation Device
Oded Wertheim	MSc	2002		Investigating the Effect of Induced Vibration Waves on the Relative Sliding Motion of Bodies