Alumni of the Biomaterials & Corrosion Laboratory

• Dr. T.M. Sridhar (Pikovski Valachi Postdoctoral Scholar).
  Research: (1) Electrodeposition of HAp; and (2) Electrodeposition of NiW.
  Employment: Professor and Head, Department of Biomedical Engineering, SMK FOMRA Institute of Technology, Thaiyur Village, Kelambakkam, India.
  
• Dr. Dror Lakstein (Basic Sciences research in Medicine).
  Research: The osteointegration in rabbits of electrochemically deposited HAp on Ti6Al4V implants.
  Employment: Department of Orthopedics, Wolfson Medical Center.
  
• Dr. A. Chitharanjan Hegde (Visiting Scientist).
  Research: Characterization of composition modulated multilayer binary and ternary Zn-based alloys produced by the single-bath technique.
  Employment: Professor and Head, Department of Chemistry, National Institute of Technology Karnataka (NITK), India.
  

• Dr. Ronen Verker (Ph.D. dissertation, advisory joint Dr. Eitan Grossman).
  Research: Synergistic effects of space environment on durability of hybrid nano-composites.
  Employment: Research Scientist, Materials Group, Space Environment Section, Soreq NRC.
• Mrs. Adi Naor-Pomerantz (Direct Track to Ph.D., advisory joint Prof. Eliezer Gileadi).
  Research: Electrodeposition of rhenium and its alloys.
  Employment: New CO2 Fuels Ltd.

• Mrs. Maayan Cohen-Sagiv (M.Sc. thesis, advisory joint Prof. Eliezer Gileadi).
  Research: Electroplating of Re-Ir-based alloys from aqueous solutions.
• Mr. Moshe Eliyahu (M.Sc. thesis).
  Research: The use of electrochemical scanning probe microscopy to study in situ the processes of nucleation and growth of HAp on titanium for biomedical applications.
  Current position: Freelance.
• Mrs. Ayelet Evron (M.Sc. thesis magna cum laude).
  Research: Bio-Ferrography and failure analysis of artificial hip and knee joints.
  Employment: Technologist, Caesar Stone Sdot-Yam Ltd.
• Mrs. Keren Hakshur (M.Sc. thesis magna cum laude).
  Research: The application of bio-ferrography to evaluate the effect of hyaluronan injections into human knees.
  Current position: PhD student in the Faculty of Engineering.
• Mr. Vadim Kalmanovich (M.Sc. thesis magna cum laude, advisory joint Dr. Dana Ashkenazi). Research: Modeling the diffusion of hydrogen in amorphous alloys with varying short range order and hopping paths.
  Employment: Head of the Structure Branch at Ramat David Air Force Base Maintenance Squadron.
• Mr. William Kopelovitch (M.Sc. thesis magna cum laude, advisory joint Dr. Shachar Richter). Research: Electrochemical quartz crystal microbalance and in vivo studies of electrodeposited hydroxyapatite.
  Current position: Vice Director of the Materials Branch, MOD Research & Development Labs.
• Mr. Ofer Levi (M.Sc. thesis magna cum laude).
  Research: Failure analysis and preventative maintenance of open engine systems by ferrography and other analytical techniques.
  Employment: Head of the Failure Analysis Section, Israel Air Force.
• Ms. Kalia Mendel (M.Sc. thesis magna cum laude).
  Research: Application of bio-ferrography to the study of osteoarthritis and other human joint diseases.
  Current position: Product Marketing Manager, HP Scitex.
• Mr. Oded Nissan (M.Sc. thesis).
  Research: Development of a novel process for electrochemical polishing of heart valves and other implants made of 316LVM stainless steel.
  Employment: General Manager, Optonol Ltd., Neve Ilan.
• Mrs. Oshrit Ritman (M.Sc. thesis summa cum laude).
  Research: The effect of surface treatments on the interaction of HAp-coated titanium with cells and bacteria.
  Employment: Project Manager, Optonol Ltd., Neve Ilan.
  
• Mrs. Sharon Shmueli (M.Sc. thesis).
  Research: The effect of surface morphology and chemistry on electrodeposition of hydroxyapatite and its interaction with bone-forming cells.
  Employment: Process and Development Engineer, XLoom Communications, Tel-Aviv.
• Mr. Ronen Verker (M.Sc. thesis magna cum laude, advisory joint Dr. Eitan Grossman).
  Research: The effect of hypervelocity debris on space durability of polymers.
  Employment: Research Scientist, Materials Group, Space Environment Section, Soreq NRC.
• Mr. Yigal Weinberger (M.Sc. thesis, advisory joint Prof. Eliezer Gileadi).
  Research: Electrochemical deposition of black Ni-Cu coating.
  Employment: Lab Engineer at Tel-Aviv University.
  

• Mr. Lior Budic (B.Sc. project, advisory joint Dr. Evgeny Glickman).
  Research: Spreading and penetration of liquid Ga in thin Ag films.
  Current position: Freelance, electronic commerce.
• Ms. Noa Metoki and Ms. Limor Leifenberg (B.Sc. project, advisory joint Dr. Michael Gozin and Mr. William Kopelovitch).
  Research: Electrodeposition of hydroxyapatite in near-physiological conditions for drug release.