7|Former group members

Changlai Wang received his Ph.D. in Materials Physics and Chemistry from the University of Science and Technology of China in 2019. After graduation, he pursued postdoctoral research at City University of Hong Kong and Nagoya University. In October 2024, he will join Prof. Dario Dekel’s group in the Wolfson Department of Chemical Engineering at the Technion as a postdoctoral researcher, where he will focus on designing efficient catalysts for Anion Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells (AEMFCs).

Manman Zhang received her BSc in Chemical Engineering from Xinyang Normal University in 2018 (2014-2018). In November 2018, she joined Prof. Baozeng Ren’s group as a master student in Zhengzhou University, majoring in Chemical Engineering. Since July 2019, Manman joined her co-supervisor’s (Prof. Yi Nie) group and conducted her master’s research topic “Preparation of poly(ionic liquid) based bio-scaffolds using 3D printing technology”in Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Zhengzhou. After receiving her master’s degree from Zhengzhou university in 2021, she joined Prof Xuezhong He’s group as a PhD student in Guangdong Technion – Israel Institute of Technology and

Yuval Grosskopf is an undergraduate student in the Biochemical Engineering program at the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology. In January 2024, Yuval joined the TEEM lab, headed by Prof. Dario R. Dekel, and integrated into the research on anion exchange membrane optimization as part of his senior thesis project.  

Daniel Borodynskyi is an undergraduate student at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology. During his studies he is interning in the oil and gas industry, enriching his industry knowledge and skills. In August 2023, Daniel joined Prof. Dario Dekel's group in The Wolfson Department of Chemical Engineering at the Technion as a part of his research project.

Zhicong Liang received his BSc in Chemical Engineering from Guangdong Technion – Israel Institute of Technology (GTIIT) in 2021 (2017-2021). From 2021, He joined Prof. Dario Dekel’s group as a MSc student. Currently, under the co-supervision of Prof. Xuezhong He (from GTIIT), he is mainly engaged in the field of gas membrane separation.

Luba is the lab manager of the TEEM group since March 1, 2022. Luba received her BSc degree in Chemistry from Bar-Ilan university, Israel, in 2008. Then she continued her studies at the Environmental Engineering faculty at the Technion, where she received her MSc degree. Following a short period as an R&D fertilizers chemist at Haifa Group, she joined Dganit Danino’s lab at the faculty of Biotechnology and Food Engineering at the Technion as a PhD student. Her research focused on the ‘1D self-assembly of lipids into nano and microtubes’. After completing her PhD, Luba worked as a Regulation Affairs project

Maisa received her B.Sc. in Biochemical Engineering from the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology in 2021. Immediately after, she joined Prof. Dario Dekel's group to pursue her M.Sc. in Chemical Engineering

Lab manager since September 2019 until February 2022. Kalanit received her BSc in Biotechnology Engineering from Ort Braude College, Israel, in 2011. In 2012 she joined Dganit Danino lab at the faculty of Biotechnology and Food Engineering at the Technion as MSc student. Later, in 2014 she transferred to the direct PhD track. Kalanit research focused on the characterization of the interactions between proteins and biological membranes. Current role:  R&D scientist at Dexcel Ltd.

Dr. Uri Ash is a process engineer with Polygreen Group LTD since October 2019, developing renewable, super absorbant polymers. He has been the lab manager and senior researcher with TEEM, 2016-2019. Dr. Ash has graduated (2008) from the Department of Chemical Engineering at the Technion as a Biochemical Engineer, and continued to a PhD in the direct (Special) course of study (2013). He has been an associated researcher as a postdoc at the Professorship of Renewable Energy Carriers at ETH Zurich prior to joining TEEM. Current role: Senior Process Development scientist at TAT

Was member of Dario's team from October 2017 to January 2020. A Research Associate with a strong background  in materials characterizing, experiments planning, research and development with a Ph.D focused in porous ceramics materials for elevated temperatures from the Technion. Current role: Senior researcher at the Grader research group, Chemical engineering, Technion.