Tel Aviv University Center for Nanoscience & Nanotechnology SCIENTIFIC REPORT 2018 Tel Aviv University Center for Nanoscience & Nanotechnology Tel Aviv University Center for Nanoscience & Nanotechnology Powering Innovation Tel Aviv University Center for Nanoscience & Nanotechnology Center for Nanoscience & Nanotechnology SCIENTIFIC REPORT December 2018 Tel Aviv University Center for Nanoscience & Nanotechnology Powering Innovation Contents Overview Hubs of Innovation ...........................................................................................................................................................................................7 The Chaoul Center for Nanoscale Systems ....................................................................................................................................7 International Collaborations .......................................................................................................................................................................8 XIN Center......................................................................................................................................................................................................8 Germany-Israel Academia-Industry Nanotechnology Grants.................................................................................................8 Beijing Institute of Technology (BIT) ..................................................................................................................................................9 Tel Aviv University-Northwestern University Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Initiative .....................................9 Educational Activities ..................................................................................................................................................................................10 UK-Israel Summer School on Nanoscale Crystallography for Bio and Materials Research .....................................10 Northwestern University–Tel Aviv University International Winter School on Nano Materials for Energy Conversion and Storage .......................................................................................................................................................................10 The Fred Chaoul 12th Annual Workshop on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology .....................................................10 Nano-MBA Seminars ..............................................................................................................................................................................11 Intersecting Pathways ..........................................................................................................................................................................11 Roman Abramovich Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Building ......................................................................................12 Research Collaborations with Industry in Israel and Abroad ................................................................................................13 New Ventures ...........................................................................................................................................................................................13 Agreements with Industry .................................................................................................................................................................13 Recruiting Affiliates and Post Docs .......................................................................................................................................................13 Researchers Biomedical Engineering .............................................................................................................................................................................17 Chemistry ...........................................................................................................................................................................................................17 Electrical Engineering ..................................................................................................................................................................................19 Environmental Studies ................................................................................................................................................................................20 Life Sciences ......................................................................................................................................................................................................20 Materials Engineering ..................................................................................................................................................................................21 Mechanical Engineering .............................................................................................................................................................................22 Medicine .............................................................................................................................................................................................................22 Physics ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................23 Publications Publications (sorted by journal) .............................................................................................................................................................27 Collaborations (sorted by country).......................................................................................................................................................47 Special Awards .................................................................................................................................................................................................50 Spinoffs ................................................................................................................................................................................................................51 SCIENTIFIC REPORT 2018 Startups .......................................................................................................................................................................................................51 License Agreements ...............................................................................................................................................................................51 Staff ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................53 Core Staff .....................................................................................................................................................................................................53 Core Members ..........................................................................................................................................................................................53 Scientific Committee .............................................................................................................................................................................53 Acknowledgments ........................................................................................................................................................................................54 4 TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY CENTER FOR NANOSCIENCE & NANOTECHNOLOGY OVERVIEW Tel Aviv University’s Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology was established in 2000, as the first Israeli institute of its kind. Today, with over 100 affiliated research groups, it is one of the largest and most influential centers on campus. Employing its own professional staff of researchers and scientists, it runs a state-of-the-art central facility, and organizes international schools with leading researchers, as well as student exchange events and seminars. Pioneering a novel multidisciplinary approach, the Center houses a variety of laboratories from entirely different domains, all working side by side under one roof. In addition, it has established strong, longstanding ties with industry, providing extensive services to a growing number of companies – from small startups to large corporations. 18 years of constant growth have thus positioned the Center as an important asset to both the TAU research community and the Israeli industry. We hope you will find the information in this Report useful for identifying new partnerships, resources and ideas. Comprehensive and constantly updated information about the Nano Center is available on our website at https://nano.tau.ac.il. OVERVIEW Hubs of Innovation The Chaoul Center for Nanoscale prototype development services, from small-scale predefined runs Systems to large R&D projects and full-process development, conducted jointly with the customer. Services – including characterization, device design, mask preparation, sample fabrication and backend – are continually improved and expanded, as we add standard operating procedures for more systems,