Our Team

Principal Investigator

David Gelbwaser-Klimovsky

• CV

• e-mail: dgelbi[at]technion.ac.il

• Room: 420, Schulich Faculty of Chemistry

Postdoctoral Associates

Kevin Benattar

• Research interests:  Casimir Thermodynamics
• Ph.D. in Physics, HUJI, Israel.

• e-mail: kevin.benattar[at]outlook.com

• Room: 217, Schulich Faculty of Chemistry

Ankit Kumar

• Research interests:  Casimir Thermodynamics
• Ph.D. in Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, India

• e-mail: kumar.ankit.vyas[at]gmail.com

• Room: 221, Schulich Faculty of Chemistry

PhD Students

Zamir Beleño

• Research interests:  Open quantum systems and non-equilibrium
• Master in Physics, Universidad de Chile, Chile

• e-mail: zamir.beleo[at]campus.technion.ac.il

• Room: 221, Schulich Faculty of Chemistry

Master Students

Ido Avitan

• Research interests: Mpemba effect
• B.Sc. in Physics – Technion

• e-mail: ido.avitan[at]campus.technion.ac.il

• Room: 221, Schulich Faculty of Chemistry

Undergraduate Students

Noa Ludwin

• Research interests: Open quantum systems and non-equilibrium
• B.Sc. in Physics – Technion

• e-mail: noa.ludwin[at]campus.technion.ac.il

• Room: 218, Schulich Faculty of Chemistry

Yoel Barrie

• Research interests: T Mpemba effect and detailed balance violation
• B.Sc. in Physics – Technion

• e-mail: yoel.barrie[at]campus.technion.ac.il

• Room: 223, Schulich Faculty of Chemistry

Alumni

Thales Augusto Barbosa Pinto Silva

• Research interests: Quantum Thermodynamics and Quantum Information
• Ph.D. in Physics, Federal University of Paraná, Brazil.
• Group Role: Postdoc 2022-2025.
• Post-group Role: KLA

• e-mail: thales.augusto29[at]gmail.com

Roee Factor

• Research interests: Mpemba effect
• B.Sc. in Physics – Technion
• Group Role: B.Sc. student, 2025
• Post-group Role: Physics Master student, Weizmann Institute, Israel

• e-mail: roee.factor[at]weizmann.ac.il

Shay Blum

• Research interests: Systems that break detailed balance at equilibrium
• B.Sc. in Physics and Mathematics – Technion
• Group Role: Master student, 2023-2025
• Post-group Role: quantum engineer, quantum transistors

• e-mail: blumshay[at]gmail.com

Ohad Cremerman

• Research interests: Non equilibrium and Strong Coupling
• B.Sc. in Physics and Mathematics – Technion
• Group Role: Master student 2023-2025

• e-mail: cremerman[at]campus.technion.ac.il

Natan Granit

• Worked on: Detailed Balance and Quantum Thermodynamics
• B.Sc. in Physics and Mathematics – Technion
• Group Role: Master student 2022-2023
• Post-group Role: Product Manager,  StarkWare Industries

• e-mail: Nathanglz7[at]gmail.com

Collaborations

Prof. Mehran Kardar

Casimir Engines

Prof. Matthias Kruger

Casimir Engines

Prof. Noah Graham

Casimir Engines

Prof. Elizabeth von Hauff Fraunhofer

Thermal Cycles for Solar Cells

Prof. Robert Alicki

Thermal Cycles for Solar Cells

Prof. Alejandro Jenkins

Thermal Cycles for Solar Cells

Prof. Uri Peskin

Passive States and Chemical Potential