Dan
Mordehai
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DK, 225
Education
- 1997 – B.Sc., Physics and Mathematics, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (Talpiot).
- 2006 – Physics (direct track), Tel-Aviv University.
Research Interests
- Multiscale materials modelling – Molecular Dynamics (MD) simulations, Discrete Dislocation Dynamics (DDD) simulations and Finite elements modeling (FEM)
- Physics-based constitutive modeling of metals
- Structure–mechanical property relationships in porous metals
- Design of lightweight 3D-printed structures
- Mechanical behavior under extreme conditions
Guest Appointments
- Visiting professor, School of Engineering, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA (2021).
- Visiting professor, IMDEA-Materials, Madrid, Spain (2021).
- Post-doctoral research associate, Service de Recherches de Métallurgie Physique (SRMP), CEA/Saclay, France (2006-2008).
- Post-doctoral research associate, Materials Engineering Department, Technion (2008-2011).
Honors and Awards
- Fine Fellowship (for 2 years, 10/2009-10/2011).
- Milton and Lilian Edwards Academic Lectureship Fund (2012)
- Excellence in Teaching (four times since 2013)
- Henry Taub prize for Academic Excellence (2019)
- Yanai prize of Excellence in Academic Educations (2020)
Selected Publications
Full list of publications on Google scholar
- S. Zorkaltsev, R. Topolnicki, T. Carmon, S. Mathesan, P. Dlotko, D. Mordehai, “Transferable 3D Convolutional Neural Networks for Elastic Constants Prediction in Nanoporous Metals”, Mater. Design. 260, 114896 (2025).
- Z. Chen, S. Sahoo, M.T. Pérez-Prado, D. Mordehai, “The extended scaling laws of the mechanical properties of additively manufactured body-centered cubic lattice structures under large compressive strains”, Mech. Mater.196, 105075 (2024).
- S. Mathesan, D. Mordehai, “Size-dependent elastic modulus of nanoporous Au nanopillars”, Acta Mater. 185, 441-452 (2020).
- R. Kositski, D. Mordehai, “Employing Molecular Dynamics to Shed Light on the Microstructural Origins of the Taylor-Quinney Coefficient”, Acta Mater. 205, 116511 (2021).
- D. Mordehai, O. David, R. Kositski, “Nucleation-controlled plasticity of metallic nanowires and nanoparticles“, Adv. Mater. 30, 1706710 (2018).
- D. Mordehai, S.-W. Lee, B. Backes, D. J. Srolovitz, W. D. Nix and E. Rabkin, “Size Effect in Compression of Single-Crystal Gold Microparticles“, Acta Mater. 59, 5202-5215 (2011).
- D. Mordehai, E. Clouet, M. Fivel, M. Verdier, “Introducing Dislocation Climb by Bulk Diffusion in Discrete Dislocation Dynamics“, Philos. Mag., 88, 899-925 (2008).
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