Group Members

We are looking for new PhD students, Postdocs, and Master students to join the team (see openings) !

Jump to staff, students, collaborators, alumni.

Staff

Dr David Furman

Assistant Professor (adjunct), started Oct 2025

BSc, Chemistry @ Ben-Gurion University
PhD, Theoretical Chemistry @ Hebrew University of Jerusalem, with Ronnie Kosloff and Yehuda Zeiri
Postdoc, Theoretical Chemistry @ University of Cambridge, with David J. Wales
Herchel-Smith Research Fellow @ University of Cambridge
Darwin Research Fellow (JRF) @ Darwin College, University of Cambridge

Dr Roy Ceder

Senior Research Fellow, started Oct 2025

BSc, Physics @ Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
MSc, Physics @ Hebrew University of Jerusalem
PhD, Physics @ Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Dr Dror Cohen

Senior Research Fellow, started Oct 2025

BSc, Nuclear Engineering @ Ben-Gurion University
MSc, Nuclear Engineering @ Ben-Gurion University
PhD, Mechanical Engineering @ Ben-Gurion University
Postdoc, Mechanical Engineering @ Ben-Gurion University

Dr Or Shafir

Postdoc (jointly with Prof. Ilya Grinberg), started Oct 2025

BSc, Chemistry @ Bar-Ilan University
MSc, Chemistry @ Bar-Ilan University
PhD, Chemistry @ Bar-Ilan University

MSc and PhD Students

Collaborators

Prof. Ilya Grinberg (BIU)

Project: Molecular Dynamics of Reactive Materials Under High Strain-Rate Conditions

Dr Yoram Kozak (TAU)

Project: Interactions Between Reactive Metal Nanoparticles and Detoantion Waves

Alumni