The Department of Polymer Materials Engineering (B.Sc. and M.Sc.) held its end-of-year event to round off the 2022-2023 academic year – a year rich in academic and research achievements.

The event took place as part of Shenkar’s 2022-2023 Graduate Exhibition at which a unique installment was constructed, titled “Polymers and Sustainable Technologies,” and included research papers of both undergraduate and graduate students of the department.

Prof. Amos Ophir — head of the Department of Polymer Materials Engineering (B.Sc.)

The numerous guests enjoyed a friendly atmosphere and light refreshments, and also heard brief explanations about the projects presented in the exhibition and a general overview of the research conducted over the years by the department on sustainability and polymer-based sustainable technologies.

Later in the evening, the Etty and Gad Propper Auditorium hosted an award ceremony for the department's outstanding bachelor's degree students for the 2022-23 academic year. During the ceremony, guests heard from speakers about the contribution of ‘polymer materials to the preservation of the planet and the global ecological environment,’ as well as ‘the difference between excellence and excelling. Professor Anna Dotan gave a short, impressive and particularly fascinating lecture on the research conducted by the Department of Polymer Materials Engineering on issues of sustainability.

Visitors to Shenkar’s graduate exhibition walk through an installation by the Department of Polymer Materials Engineering

Excellence awards were presented to the following undergraduate students at the Department of Polymer Materials Engineering:

• Shoham Oz (2nd year)
• Uri Luzon (2nd year)
• Tair Sasson (3rd year)
• Erez Alon (3rd year)
• Yarin Gindi (3rd year)
• Noy Ben Asuli (4th year)

Students whose projects were part of the unique installment at the exhibition:

• Gilad Rimon (B.Sc.)
• Natali Horoshynov (B.Sc.)
• Eden Abu Seif (B.Sc.)
• Rimi Tannous (M.Sc.)
• Orel Shem Tov and Doron Nir (M.Sc.)
• Lihi Ablevitz (M.Sc.)
• Gadi Efrati (M.Sc.)

At the top of the page (right to left): professors Shmuel Kenig, Naum Naveh, Hanna Dodiuk and Amos Ophir, and student Yarin Gindi
Photo: Ahikam Ben Yosef