Noam Eliaz

Biography

Professor Noam Eliaz is a full professor, Director of the Biomaterials and Corrosion Laboratory, and the founder of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering (DMSE) at Tel Aviv University (TAU). He earned a B.Sc. degree in Materials Engineering, an M.B.A degree, and a Ph.D. degree (direct track) in Materials Engineering, all cum laude from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU). Being in the Academic Reserve, he served for three years as a Metallurgical Laboratory officer at the Israel Air Force (IAF, currently holds the rank Major in reserve). While serving in the IAF, Eliaz was involved in two projects that were selected in 2010 as having the 2nd and 3rd highest impact on the IAF among all engineering projects carried out in the materials area over the past 60 years. Prior to joining TAU, he was a Fulbright and Rothschild Fellow at MIT.Eliaz has advised 8 Ph.D. students, 5 postdoctoral scholars (3 of whom currently hold faculty positions in Israel, India and China), 4 visiting scientists, 24 M.Sc. students and 13 B.Sc. students. His group members have garnered prestigious accolades including the Israel Defense Prize, the Chief of Staff Medal of Appreciation (Israeli military decoration), the Israel Atomic Energy Commission best poster award, the Israel Ministry of Science and Technology scholarship for the promotion of excellent female graduate students in science, a Fulbright post-doctoral scholarship, BSF’s Prof. Rahamimoff travel grant, participation at the Global Young Scientists Summit (GYSS), best oral and poster presentations at international conferences, and many more.

Research Interest

The development of novel electrochemically-deposited hydroxyapatite (and other calcium phosphate) coatings for orthopedic and dental implants. Coatings prepared in our lab have already demonstrated better performance than commercial plasma-sprayed coatings and are currently being scaled-up in industry, The use of Bio-Ferrography for diagnosing osteoarthritis or cancer, determining the efficacy of drug treatments, and monitoring the wear of artificial joints. Our lab is the leader in this area worldwide, Electrochemical printing, Corrosion and mechanical behavior of additive manufactured (3D-printed) alloys, Hydrogen behavior in a martensitic PH stainless steel, with or without stress, Shape memory materials for Space applications, Improving the adhesion properties of UHMWPE fabric to the matrices of polymer resigns by oxide layer deposition, The effect of vibratory arc-welding process on the microstructure and mechanical properties of welded structural steels.