Avraham Shitzer
Professor Emeritus
Email: mersasa@technion.ac.il
Phone: +972-77-887 2841
Education
1965 - B.Sc., Mechanical Engineering, Technion - I.I.T.
1968 - M.Sc., Mechanical Engineering, Technion - I.I.T.
1971 - Ph.D., Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, U.S.A.
Research Interests:
Thermal modeling and behavior of biological media
Estimation of blood perfusion in biological tissues.
Applications of heat transfer in medicine (cryosurgery, electro coagulation, hyperthermia, etc.)
Regulation of temperature in mammals.
Human thermal comfort and protective garments.
Air conditioning and refrigeration.
Computer aided design and optimization of energy and solar energy systems.
Technical and vocational education and curriculum design.
