Associate professor Anna Dotan

Specializes in composite materials with nanocomposite matrices, surface treatment of polymers and biodegradable polymers, and conducts research at the Israel Plastics and Rubber Center at Shenkar. She has been a senior member of faculty and lecturer in the Department of Plastics Engineering for the past 15 years.

Assoc. Prof. Dotan graduated from the Department of Textile Chemistry at Shenkar and from the Instituto Tecnologico de Aeronautica (ITA) in Brazil, where she completed her Master's and doctoral degrees in Engineering. After earning her doctorate, she held served as a Professor at the Institute in the Department of Mechanical Engineering. Upon her return to Israel she joined the Department of Plastics Engineering at Shenkar. Between 2012 and 2013 she served as President of the Israel Polymer and Plastics Society, which brings together the leading researchers in the field.

In 2013 Assoc. Prof. Dotan was awarded the Yaakov Rozen Special Excellence Award for her innovative research, which enabled utilization of agricultural waste for the production of ecological consumer products in the plastics industry. In 2012 she won the Irit Rappaport Award for Innovation and Creativity in Teaching. 

As part of her academic role at Shenkar, Assoc. Prof. Dotan teaches courses on materials, polymer characterization, materials for industrial design, thermoplastic and thermoset materials, composite materials and the chemistry of polymers.
 

A selection of Assoc. Prof. Dotan's recent publications

• O. Weizman, A. Dotan, Y. Nir, and A. Ophir, "Modified Whey protein coatings for improved gas barrier properties of biodegradable films", submitted to publication.
• I. Kellerstein, A. Dotan, "Chemical Surface Modification of Wheat Straw Fibers for Polypropylene Reinforcement", submitted to publication.
• T. Nahum, H. Dodiuk, A. Dotan, S. Kenig, and J.P. Lellouche, "Superhydrophobic durable coating based on UV-photoreactive silica nanoparticles", Journal of Applied Polymer Science, Volume 131, Issue 23,  2014.
• T. Nahum, H. Dodiuk, A. Dotan, S. Kenig, and J.P. Lellouche, "Durable bonding of silica nanoparticles to polymers by photoradiation for control of surface properties", Polymers for Advanced Technologies, Volume 25, Issue 7, pages 723-731,  2014. 
• R. Efrati, M. Natan, A. Pelah, A. Haberer, E. Banin, A. Dotan, and A. Ophir, "The effect of polyethylene crystallinity and polarity on thermal stability and controlled release of essential oils in antimicrobial films", Journal of Applied Polymer Science, Volume 131, Issue 11,  2014.
• R. Efrati, M. Natan, A. Pelah, A. Haberer, E. Banin, A. Dotan, and A. Ophir, "The combined effect of additives and processing on the thermal stability and controlled release of essential oils in antimicrobial films", Journal of Applied Polymer Science, Volume 131, Issue 15, 2014.
• S. Simcha, A. Dotan, S. Kenig and H. Dodiuk, "Characterization of Hybrid Epoxy Nanocomposite", Nanomaterials, 2, 348-365, (2012).
• H. Dodiuk, S. Kenig and A. Dotan, "Do Self-cleaning Surfaces Repel Ice?", Journal of Adhesion Science and Technology 26 (2012) 701-714.
•  E. Cohen, O. Binshtok, A. Dotan and H. Dodiuk, "Prospective Materials for Biodegradable and/or Bio-based Pressure-Sensitive Adhesives: A Review", submitted for publication in JAST, (2011).
•  A.Ophir, A.Dotan, I.Belinsky, S.Kenig, "Barrier and Mechanical properties of Nanocomposites Based on Polymer Blends and Organoclays", Journal of Applied Polymer Science, Vol. 116, 72–83 (2010).
•  A. Buchman, H. Dodiuk-Kenig, A. Dotan , R. Tenne  and S. Kenig, "Toughening of Epoxy Adhesives by Nanoparticles" Journal of Adhesion Science and Technology, 23, 753–768, (2009).
•   A.Dotan, H.Dodiuk, S.Kenig, C.Lafforte," The relationship between water wetting and ice-adhesion", J.Adhesion Sci, Technol., 23, 1907-1915,(2009).
• H. Dodiuk, S. Kenig and A. Dotan, "The Effects of Nanostructure and Composition of Solid Surfaces on Ice Adhesion", Recent Advances in Adhesion Science and Technology (in Honor of Dr. Kash Mittal), CRC Press, 2014.
• A. Dotan, "Thermosets from Renewable Sources", Handbook of Thermoset Plastics, 3rd Edition, Elsevier, 2013.