Alex Liberzon

Head of the School of Mechanical Engineering Developing novel experimental methods in turbulent flows: MEMS sensors, open source software, PIV/3D-PTV/PLIF

Tel Aviv-Yafo, Tel Aviv District, Israel

About

My area of expertise is the experimental fluid mechanics and heat transfer, focusing on turbulence and complex flows. I specialize in Particle Image Velocimetry, 3D Particle Tracking Velocimetry, Infrared Imaging, Background Oriented Schlieren, Real-time image processing Research interests are: multiphase flows with additives: particles, bubbles, droplets, bio-organisms, dispersion, separation, aggregation and breakage. Applications in biomedical fields and biology - pulsating flows, reverse flows, aneurysms, branched pipe networks, as well as in motion and behavior studies of bio-organisms in turbulent flows. #experimental #fluidmechanics #fluid #mechanics #heattransfer #heat #transfer #piv #velocimetry #particleimagevelocimetry #particletrackingvelocimetry #particle #tracking #openptv #openpiv #3dptv #lagrangian #turbulent #turbulence #biomedical #flow

Experience

  • School of Mechanical Engineering, Tel Aviv University (19 yrs 10 mos)
    • Head of the School of Mechanical Engineering
      Oct 2023 - Present · 2 yrs 10 mos

    • Full Professor
      Jul 2017 - Present · 9 yrs 1 mo

    • Vice Chair
      Oct 2019 - Sep 2023 · 4 yrs

  • OpenPTV - open source particle tracking velocimetry software at OpenPTV consortium
    May 2006 - Present · 20 yrs 3 mos

    Following the kick-off meeting at Tel Aviv, the Open Source Particle Tracking Velocimetry (OpenPTV) software consortium has been founded. We hope to develop the next generation of the particle tracking velocimetry software and hope that all interested groups will join this initiative.

  • Leading developer at OpenPIV - open source particle image velocimetry
    1998 - Present · 28 yrs 7 mos

    Matlab, Python, C++ open source software package management

  • Head of the Undergraduate Program at School of Mechanical Engineering
    Jan 2015 - Sep 2023 · 8 yrs 9 mos

    Responsible for the curriculum and teaching programs of 600+ undergrads at the School of Mechanical Engineering.

  • Visiting Professor at St. Anthony Falls Laboratory
    Aug 2012 - Oct 2012 · 3 mos

    Short sabbatical visit to the infamous St. Anthony Falls Laboratory, University of Minnesota, thanks to Prof. Michele Guala and Prof. Fotis Sotiropoulos. Working together with Michele on the temperature stratified turbulent flow under an oscillating grid, installing the four-view single-camera 3D PTV system, installing OpenPTV software (www.openptv.net).