Principal Investigator
Research Assistants
Yoni Vail
Research assistant
Research assistant
Dana Melamed
Research assistant
Research assistant
Maya Rabinovitch
Research assistant
Research assistant
Post-docs
PhD Students
Amir Sarig
PhD. student
Flight biomechanics of miniature insects
I aim to study and compare the flight of four species of miniature insects (read more)
PhD. student
Flight biomechanics of miniature insects
I aim to study and compare the flight of four species of miniature insects (read more)
Hagar Csillag
Waterfowl swimming hydrodynamics
Waterfowl swimming hydrodynamics
Ori Stearns
Forward flight aerodynamics in B. rufomaculata
Forward flight aerodynamics in B. rufomaculata
MSc. Students
May Hershkovich-Reshef
Effect of larval growth conditions on the adult flight preformance
Effect of larval growth conditions on the adult flight preformance
Undergraduates
Doron Lambrey De Souza
visual flight control in Ischnura elegans
visual flight control in Ischnura elegans
Tom Apelbaum
Forward flight in Protaetia cuprea
Alumni
Barak Scoop
Lab Engineer
Moved to:
Lab Engineer
Moved to:
Shir Kreizman
Research Assistant
Moved to: MSc studies in Medical & Health Sciences
Research Assistant
Moved to: MSc studies in Medical & Health Sciences
Tomer Urca
PhD. student
Long-distance flight endurance in insects
Moved on to: A Post-doc at the Lehmann lab in the University of Rostock
PhD. student
Long-distance flight endurance in insects
Moved on to: A Post-doc at the Lehmann lab in the University of Rostock
Yulia-Peleg Kushnarev
MSc. student
Visual flight-control of miniature insects
MSc. student
Visual flight-control of miniature insects
Ziv Kassner
PhD. student
Strategies and biomechanics of aerial target persuit in two- and four-winged insect predators
PhD. student
Strategies and biomechanics of aerial target persuit in two- and four-winged insect predators
Yonatan Meresman
(the one on the left)
PhD student and Post-doc
Evolution of wing elasticity
Phylogenetic GM analysis of insect wings.
Moved on to: Academic Staff at Oranim Collage
(the one on the left)
PhD student and Post-doc
Evolution of wing elasticity
Phylogenetic GM analysis of insect wings.
Moved on to: Academic Staff at Oranim Collage
Hilla Davidovich
MSc. student
Tandem insect flight
MSc. student
Tandem insect flight
Eyal Dafni
Research assistant
Worked on: Aerial stability of insects
Moved on to: MSc degree at the School of Plant Sciences, TAU
Research assistant
Worked on: Aerial stability of insects
Moved on to: MSc degree at the School of Plant Sciences, TAU
Omri Lapidot
Research assistant
Worked on: Physics of whitefly pest control
Moved on to: MSD animal health intelligence technology labs.
Elad Polak
Worked on: Target versus background discrimination during visual pursuits
Moved to: Med School
Worked on: Target versus background discrimination during visual pursuits
Moved to: Med School
Adi Marziano
Worked on: Effect of wing size and Rossby number in insect flight aerodynamics.
Moved to: Med School
Roey Nir
Hydrodynamics of waterfowl foot propulsion
Adi Gubbay
Fecundity as a function of body mass in the mango stem borer beetle
Or Filc
Direct MSc. track student
Aerodynamics and mechanical properties of flapping wings
(co-supervised with Dr. Bat-El Pinchasik)
Direct MSc. track student
Aerodynamics and mechanical properties of flapping wings
(co-supervised with Dr. Bat-El Pinchasik)
Romi Shapira
MSc. student
Contribution and coupling of butterfly hindwings
MSc. student
Contribution and coupling of butterfly hindwings
Yoav Bar-David
research assistant
Natural interception algorithms
moved on to: Aerodan Systems LTD
research assistant
Natural interception algorithms
moved on to: Aerodan Systems LTD
Or Greber
MSc. student
Biomechanics and Neurophysiology of righting strategies in locust
(Co-supervised with Prof. Amir Ayali)
MSc. student
Biomechanics and Neurophysiology of righting strategies in locust
(Co-supervised with Prof. Amir Ayali)
Stav Brown
MSc. student
Scaling of insect dispersal flight
Moved on to: PhD studies at Ofir Levy's lab.
MSc. student
Scaling of insect dispersal flight
Moved on to: PhD studies at Ofir Levy's lab.
Gal Gilor
Undergraduate student
Worked on: Free-flight maneuvers of Protetia cuprea
Moved on to: Graduate studies in the US
Undergraduate student
Worked on: Free-flight maneuvers of Protetia cuprea
Moved on to: Graduate studies in the US
Revital Rotem
Research Assistant
Worked on: Miniature insects biology
Moved on to: Nature School, Eilat
Research Assistant
Worked on: Miniature insects biology
Moved on to: Nature School, Eilat
Gaya Savyon
Undergraduate student
Worked on: Effect of host type on imago allometry in fig borers
Moved on to: MSc studies at the School of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, TAU
Undergraduate student
Worked on: Effect of host type on imago allometry in fig borers
Moved on to: MSc studies at the School of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, TAU
Omer Eyal
Undergraduate student
Maneuvering mechanics of tandem flight
Move on to : Med studies
Undergraduate student
Maneuvering mechanics of tandem flight
Move on to : Med studies
Evyatar Sar-Shalom
Research assistant
Various projects
Moved on to: Graduate studies, Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, Rhovot
Elinor Nadir
Research assistant
Various projects
Moved on to: Direct PhD in the Benayhu lab.
Research assistant
Various projects
Moved on to: Graduate studies, Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, Rhovot
Elinor Nadir
Research assistant
Various projects
Moved on to: Direct PhD in the Benayhu lab.