There's Plenty of Light-on-a-Chip
Academics
Prof. Alina Karabchevsky
Prof. Karabcehvsky is the Group leader of the Light-on-a-Chip at the Department of Electrooptics and Photonics Engineering at the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at BGU. She is leading the Integrated Photonics track at School of ECE.
Email: alinak at bgu dot ac dot il
Post-docs
Dr. Eran Falek
Eran Falek graduated his B.Sc (cum laude), M.Sc and Ph.D in Electrical Engineering from Ben-Gurion University in the Negev in 2010. In 2012 and 2017. His main research interests are Electromagnetic theory, Metamaterials synthesis, sub-wavelength periodic structures and antenna arrays. Eran joined the Light-on-a-Chip group of School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Ben-Gurion University as a post-doc student in 2019.
Email: faleke at gmail dot ac dot com
PhD Students
Mrs. Maya Shor Peled
Maya obtained her BSc in Material Science Engineering in 2017 from the BGU and MSc from Sde Boqer Campus at BGU under the supervision of Dr Avi Niv. In 2020 Maya joined the Light-on-a-Chip group of Photonics and Electro-Optics Engineering at the School of ECE at Ben-Gurion University as a Ph.D. student supervised by Dr. Alina Karabcehvsky. Her thesis entitled: 'Thermo-Optomechanically driven ‘nano-torches' as a new technique for investigating fundamental biological mechanisms via optical tracking'.
Email: shormaya at post dot bgu dot il
Roza Navitskaya obtained her BSc and MSc degrees in Physics from the Belarusian State University in 2018 and 2019 respectively. Her research interests are in laser physics and nonlinear optics. In 2020 Roza joined the Light-on-a-Chip group of Photonics and Electro-Optics Engineering Department at Ben-Gurion University as a Ph.D. student jointly supervised by Ihar Stashkevitch (BSU) and Stanislav Derevyanko (BGU). Her PhD thesis is entitled: "Rogue waves in laser dissipative systems".
Anastasia Novikova received BSc degree in Environmental protection at the Tomsk Polytechnic University in 2014, a master's degree in Biotechnological Engineering at the Tomsk Polytechnic University in 2016. She was awarded with Tomsk University student's award to visit the Light-on-a-Chip group at 2019. at 2020, Anastasia was accepted as a PhD student at School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at BGU. Her research interests are in nanoparticles, sorbents, composite sorbents, water purification, heavy metals, radionuclides. Her thesis is entitled "Optical waveguides for applications in label-free chemical and biological sensors "
Email: furia dot 08 at mail dot ru
Aviad Katiyi obtained his BSc in Electrooptical Engineering from the Lev Institute of Jerusalem in 2013. In 2017 Aviad obtained his MSc in Photonics and Electro-Optics Engineering Unit at Ben-Gurion University at Light-on-a-Chip group. His main interests lie in the areas of molecular vibrations with guided-wave optics. His thesis is entitled: 'Optical waveguides for sensing applications'.
Email: akatiyi at gmail dot com
Uzziel Sheintop obtained his MSc from Hebrew University of Jerusalem on high-power lasers. Since then, Uzziel worked as Electrooptics engineer in Emmerson company. He joined Light-on-a-Chip group at Ben-Gurion University at 2021 to pursue his PhD studies. His PhD thesis is entitled: 'Development evanescent sensors for detection in gas states'.
Email: Uzziel dot Sheintop at Emmerson dot com
Mr. Fyodor Morozko
Fyodor Morozko obtained his BSc and MSc degrees in Physics from the Belarusian State University in 2018 and 2019 respectively. His research interests are in non-Hermitian and Parity-Time symmetric systems and optics in complex media. In 2020 Fyodor joined the Light-on-a-Chip group of Photonics and Electro-Optics Engineering Department at Ben-Gurion University as a Ph.D. student jointly supervised by Andrey Novitsky (BSU). His PhD thesis is entitled: "Modeling of the spontaneous emission rate and energy transfer in photonic parity-time-symmetric systems".
Email: fyodormorozko95 at gmail dot com
Mr. Lev Tsapovsky
Lev obtained his BSc in Biotechnology Engineering in 2010 and his MSc In Environmental Engineering in 2012, both from BGU. In 2021 Lev joined the Light-on-a-Chip group of Photonics and Electro-Optics Engineering.
Email: Lev dot Tsapovsky at landa-corp dot com
MSc Students
Adir graduated from Electrical and Computer Engineering, Shamoon College of Engineering at 2019. During his BSc he performed his engineering project entitled: ‘SPR sensors in wavelength interrogation’ at Light-on-a-Chip group. Adir pursued his studies at Light-on-a-Chip group. Currently he is a MSc student working on light-matter interaction in weak and strong coupling regimes.His working on a project entitled: 'Controling light with waveguides for All-optical computing applications'.
Email: adirrhazan at gmail dot com
Tal Elbaz obtained her BSc in Chemical Engineering from the Ben-Gurion University in Beer-Sheva in 2016. In 2019 Tal joined the Electrooptics and Photonics Engineering Department at Ben-Gurion University as an MSc student. Her main interests lie in the areas of optomechanical forces.
Email: talelb at post dot bgu dot ac dot il
BSc Project Students
Lior Salmona and Muhamad Hamdan
Lior and Muhamad are performing the BSc Engineering project at Light-on-a-Chip group at ECE School starting from June 2021.
Uri Haimov
Uri is performing the BSc Engineering project at Light-on-a-Chip group at ECE School starting from June 2021.
Emails: haimovu@post.bgu.ac.il