People
The lab was founded in 2021 and has grown into a group of engineers and students who build and run experiments together. Interested in joining? See how to apply.
Principal investigator
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Omri Ram
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
- Postdoctoral fellow (Fulbright), Johns Hopkins University, 2018–2021
- Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, Ben-Gurion University, 2017
- M.Sc. Mechanical Engineering, Ben-Gurion University, 2013, magna cum laude
- B.Sc. Mechanical Engineering, Ben-Gurion University, 2011, cum laude
Zuckerman Faculty Scholar and Career Advancement Chair, Technion (2021)
Lab staff
Postdoctoral fellows
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Jibu Tom Jose
Postdoctoral fellow, since 2022
- Ph.D. and MSE, Mechanical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University
- M.Tech Aerospace Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
- B.Tech Aerospace Engineering, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore
Project: Turbulent pipe flows and buoyancy-driven particle dynamics
Ph.D. candidates
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Yoav Gichon
Ph.D. candidate, since 2023
- M.Sc. Mechanical Engineering, Technion, 2023
- B.Sc. Mechanical Engineering, Ben-Gurion University
Project: Evolution of the flow field and reflection patterns forming when a shock wave propagates downstream of an abrupt area change
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Avital Reizman
Ph.D. candidate, since 2024
- M.Sc. Chemical Engineering, Technion
- B.Sc. Chemical Engineering, Technion
Project: Spontaneously assembled networks through interfacial forces
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Shahar Zuckerman
Ph.D. candidate, since 2025
- M.Sc. Mechanical Engineering, Technion, 2025
- B.Sc. Mechanical Engineering, ORT Braude College
Project: Separated flow over surface irregularities and its role in cavitation inception
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Raz Heppner
Ph.D. candidate, since 2026
- M.Sc. Mechanical Engineering, Technion, 2026
- B.Sc. Earth Sciences and Physics, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Project: Micro-bubble transport in rough-wall boundary layers and its role in cavitation inception
M.Sc. students
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Omri Ben-Haim
M.Sc. student, since 2025
- B.Sc. Mechanical Engineering, Technion
Project: The influence of the internal structure of porous media on the propagation and attenuation of shock waves
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Gal Afota
M.Sc. student, since 2025
Project: Effects of heater geometry on micro-bubble boiling emission
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Neta Kahane
M.Sc. student, since 2026
Project: Natural-convection-driven mixing in a cell
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Omri Gurfinkel
M.Sc. student, since 2026
- B.Sc. Mechanical Engineering, Technion
Project: Boiling in regions of separated flow in a water tunnel
Undergraduate research assistants
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Ori Levi
Undergraduate research assistant
- B.Sc. Mechanical Engineering, Technion
Alumni
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Dvir Feld
M.Sc., 2026
M.Sc. thesis: The dynamics of solid particles transported in a flow, the developing flow field in their vicinity, and their interaction
Now at Rafael
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Gal Friedmann
M.Sc., 2025
M.Sc. thesis: An experimental investigation of solids transport through a local pipe contraction in a horizontal pipeline
Now at PTC Israel
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Aviel Ben-Harosh
M.Sc., 2025
M.Sc. thesis: Tomographic imaging of the transient flow field around bodies rising in water
Now at Rafael
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Tal Marder
Undergraduate research assistant
- B.Sc. Mechanical Engineering, Technion