{"id":114,"date":"2013-07-17T06:07:32","date_gmt":"2013-07-17T03:07:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/phsites.technion.ac.il\/eric\/?page_id=114"},"modified":"2025-03-25T14:47:05","modified_gmt":"2025-03-25T12:47:05","slug":"people","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/phsites.technion.ac.il\/eric\/people\/","title":{"rendered":"Group Members"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>(<em>Click on a person&#8217;s name or image to enter their CV or personal site<\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a title=\"Prof. Eric Akkermans \u2013 Curriculum Vitae\" href=\"https:\/\/phsites.technion.ac.il\/eric\/people\/cv\/\">Prof. Eric Akkermans<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/phsites.technion.ac.il\/eric\/people\/cv\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/phsites.technion.ac.il\/eric\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2013\/08\/Eric09-2013-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Prof. Eric Akkermans\" class=\"wp-image-178\" title=\"Prof. Eric Akkermans \u2013 Curriculum Vitae\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"496\" src=\"https:\/\/phsites.technion.ac.il\/eric\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/03\/group_pic-1024x496.jpeg\" alt=\"Group pic cropped\" class=\"wp-image-1838\" title=\"Prof. Eric Akkermans \u2013 Curriculum Vitae\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phsites.technion.ac.il\/eric\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/03\/group_pic-1024x496.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/phsites.technion.ac.il\/eric\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/03\/group_pic-300x145.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/phsites.technion.ac.il\/eric\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/03\/group_pic-768x372.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/phsites.technion.ac.il\/eric\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/03\/group_pic-1536x744.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/phsites.technion.ac.il\/eric\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/03\/group_pic-2048x992.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u00a0<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Current PhD Students<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background-color:#f2f2f2;color:#32373c\" class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-profile-box square gb-has-avatar gb-font-size-18 gb-block-profile gb-profile-columns\"><div class=\"gb-profile-column gb-profile-avatar-wrap\"><div class=\"gb-profile-image-wrap\"><figure class=\"gb-profile-image-square\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"184\" height=\"245\" class=\"gb-profile-avatar wp-image-901\" src=\"https:\/\/phsites.technion.ac.il\/eric\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/04\/Students_Amit_Goft.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"gb-profile-column gb-profile-content-wrap\"><h2 class=\"gb-profile-name\" style=\"color:#32373c\"><strong><strong><strong>Amit Goft<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h2><p class=\"gb-profile-title\" style=\"color:#32373c\">PhD student (Technion)<\/p><div class=\"gb-profile-text\"><p><\/p><\/div><ul class=\"gb-social-links\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/amit-goft-ab0703199\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"background-color:#392f43\" aria-label=\"LinkedIn\"><title id=\"gb-link-linkedin-50003917-ebe0-4fb0-9fb4-3e8f8daebec2\">Visit LinkedIn account (opens in a new tab)<\/title><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"mailto:amitgoft@campus.technion.ac.il\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"background-color:#392f43\" aria-label=\"Email\"><title id=\"gb-link-email-50003917-ebe0-4fb0-9fb4-3e8f8daebec2\">Email<\/title><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background-color:#f2f2f2;color:#32373c\" class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-profile-box square gb-has-avatar gb-font-size-18 gb-block-profile gb-profile-columns\"><div class=\"gb-profile-column gb-profile-avatar-wrap\"><div class=\"gb-profile-image-wrap\"><figure class=\"gb-profile-image-square\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"774\" height=\"964\" class=\"gb-profile-avatar wp-image-1048\" src=\"https:\/\/phsites.technion.ac.il\/eric\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/03\/Students_Yuval_Abulafia_small.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phsites.technion.ac.il\/eric\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/03\/Students_Yuval_Abulafia_small.jpg 774w, https:\/\/phsites.technion.ac.il\/eric\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/03\/Students_Yuval_Abulafia_small-241x300.jpg 241w, https:\/\/phsites.technion.ac.il\/eric\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/03\/Students_Yuval_Abulafia_small-768x957.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 774px) 100vw, 774px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"gb-profile-column gb-profile-content-wrap\"><h2 class=\"gb-profile-name\" style=\"color:#32373c\"><strong><strong><strong>Yuval Abulafia<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h2><p class=\"gb-profile-title\" style=\"color:#32373c\">PhD student (Technion)<\/p><div class=\"gb-profile-text\"><p>yuval.ab [at] campus.technion.ac.il <\/p><\/div><ul class=\"gb-social-links\"><li><a href=\"mailto:yuval.ab@campus.technion.ac.il\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"background-color:#392f43\" aria-label=\"Email\"><title id=\"gb-link-email-d64944cc-98b6-4b3f-8af7-69bd1d5b8468\">Email<\/title><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background-color:#f2f2f2;color:#32373c\" class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-profile-box square gb-has-avatar gb-font-size-18 gb-block-profile gb-profile-columns\"><div class=\"gb-profile-column gb-profile-avatar-wrap\"><div class=\"gb-profile-image-wrap\"><figure class=\"gb-profile-image-square\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1428\" class=\"gb-profile-avatar wp-image-1330\" src=\"https:\/\/phsites.technion.ac.il\/eric\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2021-04-04-at-16.58.38-e1685955156671.jpeg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phsites.technion.ac.il\/eric\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2021-04-04-at-16.58.38-e1685955156671.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/phsites.technion.ac.il\/eric\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2021-04-04-at-16.58.38-e1685955156671-252x300.jpeg 252w, https:\/\/phsites.technion.ac.il\/eric\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2021-04-04-at-16.58.38-e1685955156671-861x1024.jpeg 861w, https:\/\/phsites.technion.ac.il\/eric\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2021-04-04-at-16.58.38-e1685955156671-768x914.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"gb-profile-column gb-profile-content-wrap\"><h2 class=\"gb-profile-name\" style=\"color:#32373c\"><strong><strong>Nadav Orion<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2><p class=\"gb-profile-title\" style=\"color:#32373c\">PhD student (Technion)<\/p><div class=\"gb-profile-text\"><p><\/p><\/div><ul class=\"gb-social-links\"><li><a href=\"mailto:nadavorion@campus.technion.ac.il\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"background-color:#392f43\" aria-label=\"Email\"><title id=\"gb-link-email-525333e7-6ec1-4db7-b6c2-fbf2badd88c0\">Email<\/title><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#\">(back to top)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a id=\"current-msc\"><\/a>Current Master Students<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background-color:#f2f2f2;color:#32373c\" class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-profile-box square gb-has-avatar gb-font-size-18 gb-block-profile gb-profile-columns\"><div class=\"gb-profile-column gb-profile-avatar-wrap\"><div class=\"gb-profile-image-wrap\"><figure class=\"gb-profile-image-square\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"1280\" class=\"gb-profile-avatar wp-image-1307\" src=\"https:\/\/phsites.technion.ac.il\/eric\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2021-03-18-at-10.51.14.jpeg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phsites.technion.ac.il\/eric\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2021-03-18-at-10.51.14.jpeg 960w, https:\/\/phsites.technion.ac.il\/eric\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2021-03-18-at-10.51.14-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/phsites.technion.ac.il\/eric\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2021-03-18-at-10.51.14-768x1024.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"gb-profile-column gb-profile-content-wrap\"><h2 class=\"gb-profile-name\" style=\"color:#32373c\"><strong><strong>Sean Faktor<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2><p class=\"gb-profile-title\" style=\"color:#32373c\">MSc student (Technion)<\/p><div class=\"gb-profile-text\"><p><\/p><\/div><ul class=\"gb-social-links\"><li><a href=\"mailto:seanfa@campus.technion.ac.il\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"background-color:#392f43\" aria-label=\"Email\"><title id=\"gb-link-email-b1acf292-2e4c-4afc-a6b3-f4637409d2b4\">Email<\/title><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background-color:#f2f2f2;color:#32373c\" class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-profile-box square gb-has-avatar gb-font-size-18 gb-block-profile gb-profile-columns\"><div class=\"gb-profile-column gb-profile-avatar-wrap\"><div class=\"gb-profile-image-wrap\"><figure class=\"gb-profile-image-square\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"958\" height=\"1280\" class=\"gb-profile-avatar wp-image-1416\" src=\"https:\/\/phsites.technion.ac.il\/eric\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/Anna-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phsites.technion.ac.il\/eric\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/Anna-2.jpg 958w, https:\/\/phsites.technion.ac.il\/eric\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/Anna-2-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/phsites.technion.ac.il\/eric\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/Anna-2-766x1024.jpg 766w, https:\/\/phsites.technion.ac.il\/eric\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/Anna-2-768x1026.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 958px) 100vw, 958px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"gb-profile-column gb-profile-content-wrap\"><h2 class=\"gb-profile-name\" style=\"color:#32373c\"><strong>Anna Hassine<\/strong><\/h2><p class=\"gb-profile-title\" style=\"color:#32373c\">MSc student (Technion)<\/p><div class=\"gb-profile-text\"><p><\/p><\/div><ul class=\"gb-social-links\"><li><a href=\"mailto:anna.hassine@campus.technion.ac.il\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"background-color:#392f43\" aria-label=\"Email\"><title id=\"gb-link-email-9b1a8c1c-a8ae-4380-a56d-cf7be21dee8e\">Email<\/title><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background-color:#f2f2f2;color:#32373c\" class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-profile-box square gb-has-avatar gb-font-size-18 gb-block-profile gb-profile-columns\"><div class=\"gb-profile-column gb-profile-avatar-wrap\"><div class=\"gb-profile-image-wrap\"><figure class=\"gb-profile-image-square\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"184\" height=\"245\" class=\"gb-profile-avatar wp-image-1822\" src=\"https:\/\/phsites.technion.ac.il\/eric\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/03\/Vishesh_Makwana.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"gb-profile-column gb-profile-content-wrap\"><h2 class=\"gb-profile-name\" style=\"color:#32373c\"><strong><strong>Vishesh Makwana<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2><p class=\"gb-profile-title\" style=\"color:#32373c\">MSc student (Technion)<\/p><div class=\"gb-profile-text\"><p><\/p><\/div><ul class=\"gb-social-links\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/il.linkedin.com\/in\/vishesh-makwana-2825b49a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"background-color:#392f43\" aria-label=\"LinkedIn\"><title id=\"gb-link-linkedin-c831f6c6-9e2a-4e80-979b-5422cb5a3de5\">Visit LinkedIn account (opens in a new tab)<\/title><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"mailto:visheshmakwana@gmail.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"background-color:#392f43\" aria-label=\"Email\"><title id=\"gb-link-email-c831f6c6-9e2a-4e80-979b-5422cb5a3de5\">Email<\/title><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#\">(back to top)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Research Associates<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background-color:#f2f2f2;color:#32373c\" class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-profile-box square gb-has-avatar gb-font-size-18 gb-block-profile gb-profile-columns\"><div class=\"gb-profile-column gb-profile-avatar-wrap\"><div class=\"gb-profile-image-wrap\"><figure class=\"gb-profile-image-square\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"210\" height=\"280\" class=\"gb-profile-avatar wp-image-1227\" src=\"https:\/\/phsites.technion.ac.il\/eric\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/08\/boris_wedding_small.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"gb-profile-column gb-profile-content-wrap\"><h2 class=\"gb-profile-name\" style=\"color:#32373c\"><strong><strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/boris-rotstein-48338ab2\/\"><strong>Boris Rotstein (Timchenko)<\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h2><p class=\"gb-profile-title\" style=\"color:#32373c\"><\/p><div class=\"gb-profile-text\"><p><\/p><\/div><ul class=\"gb-social-links\"><li><a href=\"mailto:borist13@campus.technion.ac.il\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"background-color:#392f43\" aria-label=\"Email\"><title id=\"gb-link-email-6740d407-e822-47c6-9763-239a2c87eb4f\">Email<\/title><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#\">(back to top)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a id=\"former-msc\"><\/a>Former Master Students<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol reversed class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Alon Strugatsky<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Master thesis (Technion, 2024).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/phsites.technion.ac.il\/eric\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/03\/Corrected_Thesis_Alon.pdf\">Coherent Transport in Topological Mesoscopic Materials<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Tom Shindelman<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Master thesis (Technion, 2020).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/phsites.technion.ac.il\/publications\/akkermans\/student-thesis\/Tom-Shindelman.pdf\">Spacetime near the Planck scale as an aperiodic tiling<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Yuval Abulafia<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Master thesis (Technion, 2020).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/phsites.technion.ac.il\/publications\/akkermans\/student-thesis\/Yuval-Abulafia.pdf\">Influence of STM measurements on vacancies in graphene<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/amit-goft-ab0703199\/\"><strong>Amit Goft<\/strong><\/a>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Master thesis (Technion, 2020).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/phsites.technion.ac.il\/eric\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/07\/Amit_Goft-MSc_Thesis-compressed.pdf\">Hubbard model on bipartite lattices: zero modes and entangled spin states<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/ariane-soret-506a6478\/\"><strong>Ariane Soret<\/strong><\/a>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Master thesis (\u00c9cole Normale Sup\u00e9rieure &amp; Technion, 2015).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/phsites.technion.ac.il\/eric\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/02\/Ariane_Soret_MSc_Thesis.pdf\">Quantum dynamics for a fractal spectrum \u2013 Applications to simple processes in electrodynamics and quantum optics<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Moshe Diamant<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Master thesis (Technion, 2010).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/phsites.technion.ac.il\/publications\/akkermans\/student-thesis\/Moshe-Diamant.pdf\">Effect of Polarization on Coherent Back Scattering<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/amos-schtalheim-91a96511\/\">Amos Schtalheim<\/a> <\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Master thesis (Technion, 2006).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/phsites.technion.ac.il\/publications\/akkermans\/student-thesis\/Amos-Schtalheim.pdf\">Topological defects in the Cholesteric-Nematic transition in liquid crystals<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/maria-kushnir-4aa12a20\/\"><strong>Maria Kouchnir<\/strong><\/a>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Master thesis (Technion, 2005).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.graduate.technion.ac.il\/Theses\/Abstracts.asp?Id=14375\">Mesoscopic transport of spins particles<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.birmingham.ac.uk\/staff\/profiles\/physics\/gangardt-dimitri.aspx\"><strong>Dimitri Gangardt<\/strong><\/a>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Master thesis (Technion, 1995).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Semiclassical description of the excitations of a Fermi liquid within the random phase approximation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#\">(back to top)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a id=\"former-phd\"><\/a>Former PhD Students<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol reversed class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/yaroslav-don-a5231160\/\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/boris-rotstein-48338ab2\/\"><strong>Boris Rotstein (Timchenko)<\/strong><\/a><\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>PhD thesis (Technion, 2022).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/phsites.technion.ac.il\/publications\/akkermans\/student-thesis\/Yaroslav-Don-PhDThesis.pdf\">Out of equilibrium heat transfer in atomic systems.<\/a>.  <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/yaroslav-don-a5231160\/\">Yaroslav Don<\/a><\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>PhD thesis (Technion, 2021).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/phsites.technion.ac.il\/publications\/akkermans\/student-thesis\/Yaroslav-Don-PhDThesis.pdf\">Topological Properties of Aperiodic Tilings and Fractals<\/a>. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/ariane-soret-506a6478\/\"><strong>Ariane Soret<\/strong><\/a>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>PhD thesis (\u00c9cole Polytechnique &amp; Technion, 2019).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theses.fr\/2019SACLX045\/abes\">Destabilizing coherence and induced forces<\/a>. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Omrie Ovdat<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>PhD thesis (Technion, 2019).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/phsites.technion.ac.il\/publications\/akkermans\/student-thesis\/Omrie-Ovdat.pdf\">Scale and Parity Symmetry Breaking in Graphene: Universality, Discrete Scale Invariance and Vacuum charge<\/a>. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/dor-gitelman-327076111\/\"><strong>Dor Gitelman<\/strong><\/a>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>PhD thesis (Technion, 2017).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/phsites.technion.ac.il\/publications\/akkermans\/student-thesis\/Dor-Gitelman.pdf\">Physical Properties of Self-similar Systems \u2013 Applications to Fractals and Quasiperiodic Tilings<\/a>. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Eli Levy<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>PhD thesis (Technion, 2016).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/phsites.technion.ac.il\/publications\/akkermans\/student-thesis\/Eli-Levy.pdf\">Topological Properties of Quasiperiodic Chains: Structural and Spectral Analysis<\/a>. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/ohad-shpielberg-263b0a93\/\"><strong>Ohad Shpielberg<\/strong><\/a>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>PhD thesis (Technion, 2016).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/phsites.technion.ac.il\/publications\/akkermans\/student-thesis\/Ohad-Shpielberg.pdf\">Non Equilibrium Statistical Mechanics: Electric Networks, Energy Forms and the Additivity Principle<\/a>. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/tal-goren-61761a170\/\"><strong>Tal Goren<\/strong><\/a>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>PhD thesis (Technion, 2016).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/phsites.technion.ac.il\/publications\/akkermans\/student-thesis\/Tal-Goren.pdf\">Study of the Dynamics of Quantum Vacuum Using Ramsey Interference<\/a>. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/edu.faculty-ms.technion.ac.il\/members\/engero\/?lang=en\"><strong>Aharon Gero<\/strong><\/a>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>PhD thesis (Technion, 2008).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a title=\"Aharon Gero: PhD thesis (Technion, 2008); Cooperative effects in the multiple scattering of photons by atomic gases.\" href=\"http:\/\/phsites.technion.ac.il\/publications\/akkermans\/student-thesis\/Aharon-Gero.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cooperative effects in the multiple scattering of photons by atomic gases<\/a>. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Ohad Assaf<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>PhD thesis (Technion, 2007).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a title=\"Ohad Assaf: PhD thesis (Technion, 2007); Intensity Correlations in the Multiple Scattering of Light by Cold Atomic Gases\" href=\"http:\/\/phsites.technion.ac.il\/eric\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2013\/07\/dissertation_Assaf.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Intensity Correlations in the Multiple Scattering of Light by Cold Atomic Gases<\/a>. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.birmingham.ac.uk\/staff\/profiles\/physics\/gangardt-dimitri.aspx\"><strong>Dimitri Gangardt<\/strong><\/a>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>PhD thesis (Technion, 2001).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a title=\"Dimitri Gangardt: PhD thesis (Technion, 2001); Effects of interactions in mesoscopic systems\" href=\"http:\/\/phsites.technion.ac.il\/eric\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2013\/07\/dissertation_Gangardt.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Effects of interactions in mesoscopic systems<\/a>. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www-fourier.ujf-grenoble.fr\/~spehner\/\"><strong>Dominique Spehner<\/strong><\/a>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>(french cooperation).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Distribution function of Chern numbers on fractal structures. Semiclassical description of edge states in quantum Hall systems. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.weizmann.ac.il\/chemphys\/gov\/\"><strong>Nir Gov<\/strong><\/a>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>PhD thesis (Technion, 1998).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/phsites.technion.ac.il\/publications\/akkermans\/student-thesis\/Nir-Gov.pdf\">Characterization of Superfluidity of <sup>4<\/sup>He<\/a>. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/romanas-narevich-45a9895\/\"><strong>Romanas Narevich<\/strong><\/a>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>PhD thesis (Technion, 1997).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/phsites.technion.ac.il\/publications\/akkermans\/student-thesis\/Romanas-Narevich.pdf\">Some properties of the magnetic response of mesoscopic quantum systems<\/a>. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.oranim.ac.il\/personal\/yehuda%20_r\/default.aspx\"><strong>Yehuda Roth<\/strong><\/a>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>PhD thesis (Technion, 1995).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/phsites.technion.ac.il\/publications\/akkermans\/student-thesis\/Yehuda-Roth.pdf\">Induced currents in thin samples in the quantum Hall regime<\/a>. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#\">(back to top)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a id=\"former-postdoc\"><\/a>Former Post Doctorate Assistants<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol reversed class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/evgeni-gurevich-43512549\/\"><strong>Evgeni Gurevich<\/strong><\/a>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>KLA-Tencor, Israel.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Quantum mechanics in fractal systems (2011\u20132013).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hri.res.in\/~venkat\/index.html\"><strong>Venketeswara Pai<\/strong><\/a>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Harish-Chandra Research Institute, India.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Zeno effect and Coulomb interactions in low dimensional mesoscopic metallic systems.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/physics.iitd.ac.in\/content\/dr-sankalpa-ghosh\"><strong>Sankalpa Gosh<\/strong><\/a>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Indian Institute of Technology, India.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Vortices in Bose-Einstein condensates and localization of matter waves (2002\u20132005).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Kirone Mallick<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Institut de Physique Th\u00e9orique, Saclay, France.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mesoscopic superconductors (1997\u201399).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#\">(back to top)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Click on a person&#8217;s name or image to enter their CV or personal site) Prof. Eric Akkermans \u00a0 Current PhD Students (back to top) Current Master Students (back to top) Research Associates (back to top) Former Master Students (back to top) Former PhD Students (back to top) Former Post Doctorate Assistants (back to top)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":178,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"content-sidebar","footnotes":""},"class_list":{"0":"post-114","1":"page","2":"type-page","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"entry"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Group Members &#8211; 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