Prof.
Yoram Zimmels
Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
Department
of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Phone:
+ 972 4 8292580, 8293143
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For
more than seven decades the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology has been
Israel’s primary technological university and the largest centre of applied
research. It is ranked among the leading technological universities in the
world. Many innovations in all fields of science, technology, engineering and
life sciences have their origins in research conducted at the Technion.
Technion’s
contributions to the growth of Israel’s agricultural industry, building and
architecture, chemical and electronic industries, aerospace, energy, medicine
and medical technology and biotechnology have been most significant.
Technion’s
achievements have brought Israel to the forefront of high-level technology, and
have knowledge and innovations worldwide.
The
Technion University offers degrees in science and engineering, and related
fields such as Architecture, Medicine, Industrial Management and Environmental
studies. Great emphasis is also placed on its humanities and social science
programs, the incorporation of which take on ever-increasing importance in
today’s multi-faceted workplace. But Technion’s goals go beyond providing a
well-rounded technical education. At the institute, scientific instruction is
interwoven with professional ethics, producing leaders sensitive to social and
environmental issues.
The
Technion occupies about 1,325,000 square meters and includes 100 buildings.
There are about 40 research centres, 11 research institutes and 10 Centres of
Excellence. At present there are about 9,690 undergraduate students, 3,498
Graduate Students, 2,814 M.Sc. students and 684 Ph.D., M.D. and D.Sc. students -
a total of 13,188 students.
Since
1929 68,250 students have graduated. There are over 700 faculty members and 58
spin-off companies.
Research
The
Technion successfully joined over 80 consortia within the 5th Framework Program
receiving over 13 Million Euros in funding. Under the current 6th Framework
Program the Technion has been successful in 35 submissions with potential
funding of over 6 Million Euros. The Technion also participates in many of the
EU specific programs, such as BRITE-EURAM, JOULE, LIFE, ESPRIT FAIR, INCO,
INNOVATION, COST, and INTAS.
Industry
Links
The
Technion enjoys good relationships with many of Europe’s premier Research
Institutes and Industry leaders such as CNRS, Daimlerchrysler, EADS Deutschland,
France Telecom, INSERM, Israel Aircraft Industry, Siemens, Max Plank Inst.
Vodafone, IBM, Telefónica, Fiat, Hewlett Packard and Thales Communications, we
also maintain links with hundreds of specialist SME’s in Israel and Europe.
Prof.
Zimmels - Civil and Environmental Engineering
The
principal investigator for the project will be Prof. Zimmels from the of Civil
and Environmental Engineering, with a time share of 10% devoted to Computer
Aided early warning system in Earth Management
project activities.
Prof.
Zimmels Dean of Students since 2002; Since 1995 Professor, Dept. of Civil and
Environmental Engineering, 2000/2001 - Senior Deputy Dean of Civil Engineering;
1998/99 - Visiting Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, MIT, Cambridge
MA, on Sabbatical leave from the Technion (six month appointment); 1991/1994
Deputy Dean of Civil Engineering for Undergraduate Affairs: In charge of
undergraduate studies as well as the departmental curriculum and study programs;
Chairman of the Committee for undergraduate studies and member of the Committee
for discontinuation of studies.
The
aim of this part is to develop a system using the framework of Galileo and
Geographical Information Systems (GIS) that would allow the development GIS
driven tsunami hazard model. The proposed system for estimation and control of
earth and water vibrations facilitates a more efficient way for analysis of
potential hazard. Based on various factors such seismic vibrations frequency,
seismic magnitude, surface elevation, earth and water movements the mapping and
prediction of hazardous water movements will be performed.
The
mathematical model of coupled motion of the rock and ambient water will be
developed and elaborated. This model will be applied to simulate a water motion
under specific perturbation of the sea-bottom. On this basis the dangerous types
of rocks perturbation (rock faults and slips) will be estimated. The resulting
combined model will be included in the GIS database.
The graphic and mapping capabilities of GIS are strong
tools for conveying information to the public and government officials. GIS will
help in analysis of hydrologic processes and how spatial patterns affect water
movements. Introduction of this technology to earthquake activities provides
opportunities for forecasting seismic events. Data relevant to
hydrologic/hydraulic modelling will be extracted from the GIS databases.
IIT1:
Y. Zimmels, Accelerated and steady particle flows in Newtonian fluids.
Encyclopedia of Fluid Mechanics, Vol.
5, Gulf Pub. Co.,
invited chapter (1985).
IIT2: Y.
Zimmels, "Sedimentation",
Ullman's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry, Vol. B2, 12-1 to 12-61,
International English edition, VCH Weinheim, Federal Republic of Germany,
invited chapter, (1988).
IIT3:
Y. Zimmels, "Elutriation", Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial
Chemistry, Vol. B2, 16-1 to 16-26, International
English Edition, VCH, Weinheim, Federal Republic of Germany, invited chapter
(1988).
IIT4:
Y. Zimmels, Generalized Buoyancy Forces in Dispersions.
J. Appl. Physics, 68, 2007,
(1990).
IIT5:
Y. Zimmels, Theory and System Analysis of Field Dependent Thermodynamic
Variables and Maxwell Relations, Physical Review E, 53, 4, 3173-3191 (1996).
IIT6:
L. G. Fel, "Electrohydrodynamic Oscillations in Nematic with, Permittivity
Anisotropy", Sov. Phys. JETP, {\bf 75}, 666 -- 675 (1992).
IIT7:
kirzhner
F., and Rosenhouse G., “Numerical Analysis of Tunnel Dynamics
Response to Earth Motions”, Tunneling and Underground Space Technology, 2000,
Vol. 15 No. 3, 249- 258.
IIT8:
S. Sadik and Y. Zimmels, On the Mechanism of Spray Formation from Liquid Jets,
J. Colloid Interface Science, 259 (2), 261-274, 2003.
IIT9:
S. Sadik and Y. Zimmels, Polar Instabilities of Superimposed Disturbances in
Spray Formation from Liquid Jets, Atomization and Sprays, 14(6), 563-587, 2004.
IIT10:
L. Fel and Y. Zimmels, "Rayleigh Instability in Liquid Crystalline
Jet", JETP, {\bf 98}, (5), 960-973, 2004.
IIT11:
Y. Zimmels and L. Fel, Energy and Hydrodynamic Approaches to Magnetocapillary
Instability
of Nonconducting Jets, J.
Colloid Interface Science, 281, 1, 209-217, 2005.
IIT12:
F. Kizhner, G. Rosenhouse ,and Y. Zimmels, Attenuation of noise and vibration
caused by underground trains, using soil replacement, Tunneling and underground
space technology, No 4. 2006.