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Registration and Poster guidelines

Please RSVP to confirm your participation. Graduate students and postdocs are encouraged to present a poster 

Your registration is completed!

Posters will be hung on 150cm Height X 90cm Width stands. Presenters are welcome to prepare their posters as they wish within these constraints.

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About ISTAM 2023(5) BGU

The Israel Society for Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (ISTAM) is proud to host the 2023(5) conference at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. This one-day event will bring together researchers and students of to share their research and insights on topics spanning soft matter and biophysics, fluid mechanics, solid and fracture mechanics, among others. We look forward to seeing you there!

About

Speakers and Titles

  • Mor Mega,  Ariel University
    Multi-Directional Laminate: Assessing Mixed Mode Fracture Behavior

  • Shmuel Rubinstein, Hebrew University    
    Predicting Catastrophic Failure in Defect Sensitive Shells

  • Omri Ram, Technion
    Using refractive index matching to study transient flow phenomena near highly curved or sharp surfaces.

  • Evgeniy Boyko, Technion
    Longstanding contradiction in non-Newtonian fluid mechanics: Flow rate–pressure drop relation of viscoelastic fluid flows in non-uniform geometries

  • Ilana Nisky, Ben Gurion University
    Kinematic invariances in human movement as signatures of surgical skill

  • Gil Marom, Tel Aviv University
    Optimizing the functionality and durability of left ventricular expanders for heart failure

  • Mark Schvartzman,Ben Gurion University
    2D and 3D microstructures for mechanical cell guidance – from basic mechanobiology to advances in immunotherapy.

  • Eyal Karzbrun, Weizmann Institute
    Tubular morphogenesis in a dish

  • Leeya Engel, Technion
    Microfabricated cell culture substrates for cryo-electron tomography

  • Tomer Markovich, Tel Aviv University
    Chiral active fluids are both `odd’ and non-reciprocal

  • Victor Yashunsky, Ben Gurion University
    Investigating Topological Defects in Active Nematic Multicellular Systems

  • Ilya Svetlizky, Technion
    Work hardening in colloidal crystals

  • Yaniv Edery, Technion, TBD

  • Haim Diamant, Tel Aviv University, TBD

  • Aslan Miriyev, Ben Gurion University, TBD

Getting to ISTAM2023(5)

The conference will be held at the Ilse Katz Institute for Nanoscale Science & Technology (Building 51 at BGU main campus), Ground Floor 0, Auditorium 015. 

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Arriving to BGU is easiest by train which departs to and from Beer Sheva North/University station 2-3 times an hour.

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Arival map:

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  • Dr. Lior Atia, BGU
     

  • Prof. Amir Gat, Technion
     

  • Prof. Ayelet Lesman, TAU
     

  • Prof. Michael Moshe, HUJI
     

  • Dr. Oz Oshri, BGU
     

  • Prof. Reuven Segev, BGU
     

  • Dr. Ron Shnapp, BGU
     

  • Dr. Oriel Shoshani, BGU
     

  • Prof. David Zarrouk, BGU

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Contact:
For any question, please email: istam2023@bgu.ac.il

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