41 Dr. Vova Ricter serves as a scientific advisor in the Ion Acceleration Lab, specializing in the study of atomic collision effects. His specific focus lies in generating implantation defects in materials using a homemade small implanter. Dr. Eti Teblum is AFM operator who specializes in materials science. Her experience includes synthesizing 1D materials (CNT and CNF) and 2D materials (graphene and TMDs) by CVD and wet chemistry. Dr. Yaakov Langzam brings over 45 years of expertise in biochemistry utilizing electron microscopy. His professional scope includes preparing biological samples for scanning electron microscopy and employing diverse and effective methods in this field. Dr. Anat Itzhak, specializes in SEM imaging and elemental analysis (EDS, HR-SEM), Photoluminescence (PL), X-ray diffraction (XRD), surface photovoltage spectroscopy, chemical and physical vapor deposition methods. Dr. Yulia Vestfrid has experience in SEM imaging and elemental analysis (HRSEM, E-SEM, EDS), battery management systems and Raman spectroscopy. Dr. Sasha Domantovsky is material scientist with 25 years of experience in various microscopic techniques, EDS microanalysis, FTIR spectroscopy, micro- and nanofabrication, and thin film deposition. He is responsible for the dual-beam system (Helios 5UC DualBeam, Thermo Fisher Scientific). Nahum Shabi is an expert in Ion Beam Analysis (IBA), Raman Spectroscopy, and the study of 2D materials, with a specific focus on crystallographic defects. Additionally, he possesses proficiency in 3D EM analysis using CST MICROWAVE STUDIO, along with hands-on experience in operating high vacuum systems and highly precise optics. Dr. Gal Radovsky has a strong background in a materials sciences and their physics. Gal specializes in a characterization of the nanomaterials by the electron microscopy techniques. Halena Sabanay is an expert with extensive experience in the field of sample preparation for transmission electron microscopy includes fixation and embedding of various tissue and cell types, ultrathin sectioning of resin-embedded materials, cryo-ultrathin sectioning immunogold labeling, and negative staining. Rotem Lichtenstein M.Sc works at BINA center with the cryo TEM microscope for biological samples, as well as preparing samples using several advanced techniques (Embedding in EPON and Negative Staining). Dr. Olga Girshevitz is the Head of the Characterization Unit in the Scientific Equipment Center of BINA since 2023. For the past 15 years, she has served as the Head of the Surface Analysis Facility & Ion Beam Analysis lab, which has now become an integral part of the Characterization Unit. With extensive expertise, she specializes in characterizing advanced materials and thin films using both solid and solution state analytical instrumentation. Her primary research focus is on the development and implementation of new applications of AFM and IBA techniques as routine analytical tools. Dr. Gili Cohen-Taguri oversees the Rigaku SmartLab XRD system. She graduated with honors, earning a B.Sc. in Chemistry in 2001, followed by an M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from Tel Aviv University’s Faculty of Engineering. Her expertise spans surface science, nanostructure growth and characterization, microscopy (STM, AFM), electron diffraction (LEED, RHEED), spectroscopy (AES, MS), and nanofabrication (MBE, sputtering) in UHV environments. She joined the Bar-Ilan Institute of Nanotechnology & Advanced Materials (BINA) in 2011 and has extensive experience in advanced versatile X-ray diffraction applications through collaborations with both industry and academia, focusing on understanding the connection between macroscopic and microscopic behaviors.
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