1996 – B.Sc., Materials Engineering, Technion – I.I.T., Israel
1999 – M.Sc., Materials Engineering, Technion – I.I.T., Israel
2003 – Ph.D., Materials Engineering, Technion – I.I.T., Israel
Research Interests
Nano and micro mechanics of materials.
Mechanical behavior of smart materials.
Mechanics and kinetics of phase transforming materials, such as ferroelectrics, ferromagnetics, shape memory alloys, and liquid crystal elastomers.
Innovative experimental instruments and methods.
Guest Appointments
Visiting Academic scientist, General Motors R&D Center, Warren, MI, USA (2013).
Fellow, Lester Deutsch Post-Doctoral, Graduate Aeronautical Laboratories, Caltech – California Institute of Technology (2003-2004).
Honors and Awards
Henry Taub Prize for Academic Excellence (2016).
Ray and Miriam Klein Research Prize (2015).
Selected Publications
D. Shilo, E. Faran, B. Karki and P. Müllner, “Twin boundary structure and mobility“, Acta Materialia 220, 117316 (2021) Invited Feature Article.
E. Bronstein, L. Z. Tóth, L. Daróczi, D. L. Beke, R. Talmon, and D. Shilo, “Tracking twin boundary jerky motion at nanometer and microsecond scales”, Advanced Functional Materials, 2106573 (2021).
H. Drezner, D. Shilo, A. Dorogoy and E. Zolotoyabko, "Nano-scale mapping of elastic modules in biogenic composites: the nacre of mollusk shells", Advanced Functional Materials 20, 2723-2728 (2010).
E. Faran and D. Shilo, "Twin Motion Faster than the Speed of Sound", Phys. Rev. Lett. 104, 155501 (2010).
D. Shilo, H. Drezner and A. Dorogoy “Investigation of interface properties by nanoscale elastic modulus mapping”, Phys. Rev. Lett. 100, 035505 (2008).
D. Shilo, G. Ravichandran, and K. Bhattacharya, “Investigation of twin wall structure at the nanometer scale using atomic force microscopy”, Nature Mater. 3, 453-457 (2004).
תחומי מחקר
מכניקת חומרים בסקאלות הננו והמיקרו.
התנהגות מכנית של חומרים חכמים ליישומי אקטואציה וחישה.
דינמיקה של מעברי פאזה בחומרים פרואלקטריים, פרומגנטיים, סגסוגות זוכרות צורה, ואלסטומרים של גבישים נוזליים.