The core of the ShenTech research team is made up of Professors and Senior Lecturers from the faculty of Shenkar. In addition to their academic experience, each has vast
R & D and industrial experience in Israel and abroad.

Whenever appropriate, the research team incorporates scientists and researchers from other universities, industry and business.

Professor Amotz Weinberg
President of the Shenkar College of Engineering and Design Ph.D in Polymer Physics from UMIST, University of Manchester, UK Visiting Professor Material Science, Cornell University, USA Former Head of the Department of Material Science of the Israel Aircraft Industries Areas of expertise:
Material Science, Polymer Science
Email: amotz@mail.shenkar.ac.il

Professor Samuel Kenig
Head of the Department of Plastics Engineering at the Shenkar College of Engineering and Design
Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from McGill University, Montreal, Canada.
Managing Director of the Israel Plastics & Rubber Centre
Former Director of the Material and Processes Department at the Armament Development Authority, Ministry of Defence, Israel
Areas of expertise:
Polymer Science, Plastics Engineering

Professor Hanna Dodiuk-Kenig
Professor in the Department of Plastics Engineering at the Shenkar College of Engineering and Design
Ph.D. in Physical Organic Chemistry, Tel Aviv University, Israel
Visiting Scientist at Bayer AG, Germany
Former Head of the Materials and Processes Department, the Armament Development Authority, Ministry of Defence, Israel
Areas of expertise:
Polymers, Adhesives and Polymer Composites, Surfaces and Interfaces

Professor Zvi Koren
Head of the Department of Chemical Technologies at the Shenkar College of Engineering and Design and Head of the Edelstein Centre for the Analysis of Ancient Textiles at Shenkar College
Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry, City University of New York, USA.
Former Chairman of the Department of Industrial Chemistry, School of Engineering, The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, New York
Areas of expertise:
Physical Chemistry, Instrumental Analysis, Analytical Chemistry

Professor Herzel Bar
Head of the Department of Industrial Technologies at the Shenkar College of Engineering and Design. Ph.D in Textile Technology from the Moscow Textile Institute.
Areas of expertise:
Advanced Textile Materials and Processing, Technical Textiles, Non-Wovens

Professor Arkady Cherkassky
Professor at the Department of Industrial Engineering and Management at the Shenkar College of Engineering and Design
Ph.D. in Automatic Control, Moscow Textile Institute
D.Sc in Modern Technology, Moscow Textile Institute
Former Associate Professor at the Department of Automation and Electronics, Moscow Textile Institute
Areas of expertise:
Mathematical Modelling, Computer-Aided Simulation, Image Processing, Artificial Intelligence System, Neural Networks, Surface Quality Analysis

Professor Emanuel Gruengard
Head of the Department of Industrial Computing at the Shenkar College of Engineering and Design.
Degree in Mathematics, Physics and Meteorology, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel.
The academic coordinator of the M.Sc. in Information Technology, Distance Learning Program of the University of Liverpool, UK
Former Manager of the Scientific Centre and of the Advanced Solutions Centre, Science & Technology Division, I.B.M., Israel
Areas of expertise:
Operating Systems, Neural Networks, Artificial Life, Internet Applications, Distributed Education

Dr. Amos Ofir
Senior Lecturer in the Department of Plastics Engineering at the Shenkar College of Engineering and Design.
Ph.D. in Polymer Engineering and Science, Loughborough University, UK
Senior R & D Director and Consultant at the Israel Plastics & Rubber Centre
Areas of expertise:
Plastics and Polymer Science, Advanced Materials and Processes

Dr. Ziad Kizil
Senior Lecturer in the Department of Chemical Technology at the Shenkar College of Engineering and Design.
Ph.D. in Applied Chemistry, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel.
Areas of expertise:
Bio-Medical Materials, Textile Chemistry, Instrumental Chemistry

Dr. Cecilia Rozinskaya
Senior Researcher in the Department of Chemical Technology at the Shenkar College of Engineering and Design.
Ph.D. in Textile Chemistry, Moscow Textile Institute
Areas of expertise:
Medical Textiles, Chemistry

Dr. Eyal Sheffer
Senior Lecturer in the Department of Industrial Technologies at the Shenkar College of Engineering and Design. Ph.D in Textiles from UMIST, University of Manchester, UK.
Areas of expertise:
Computer Graphics, CAD, Advanced Materials for Engineering, Knitting Technology.

Dr. Alon Sternheim
Senior Lecturer in the Department of Industrial Technologies at the Shenkar College of Engineering and Design. Ph.D in Textiles from University of Leeds, UK.
Areas of expertise:
Textile technologies, 3D orthogonal weaving, automation and control of weaving machines.