Daniel WEIHS
Distinguished Professor
Louis and Lyra Richmond Chair in Life Sciences
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BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
b. China, 1942. B.Sc. Technion, 1964. M.Sc., Technion, 1968. D.Sc., Technion,
1971. University of Cambridge, England, 1971-73. NMFS and University of
California, San Diego, 1978-79. University of Michigan, 1982. NASA and
Stanford University, 1984-85. UCLA 1985. Southwest Research Inst. 1989-90.
At Technion since 1967. Professor since 1983. Louis and Lyra Richmond Chair
of Life Sciences. Dean 1987-1988. Director, S. Neaman Institute for Advanced
Studies in Science and Technology, 1990-1995. Foreign Member, US National
Academy of Engineering, 1996. Dean of Graduate Studies 1996-1998. Provost
1998-2000.
MAIN INTERESTS
Aerodynamics, biological fluid mechanics, hydrodynamics, space research.
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
D. Weihs, "The Hydrodynamics of Dolphin Drafting", J. of Biology, 3, 801-816, 2004.
G. Ribak, D. Weihs and Z. Arad, "How do Cormorants Counter Buoyancy During Submerged Swimming",
J. of Experimental Biology, 207, 2101-2114, 2004.
E. Zussman, A. Yarin and D. Weihs,
"A Micro-Aerodynamic Decelerator Based on Permeable Surfaces of Nanofiber Mats",
Experiments in Fluids, 33, 315-320, 2002.
M. Shusser and D. Weihs, "Stability of Explosive Boiling",
International J. of Multiphase Flow, 27, (2), 299-345, 2001.
J.R. Hove, L. O'Brien, M.S. Gordon, P.W. Webb and D. Weihs, "Boxfishes as a Model System for Fishes Swimming with Many Fins", J. of Experimental Biology, 204, (8), 1459-1471, 2001.
D. Weihs, "A Simple Loitering Flight Path for High Altitude Unmanned Aerial Vehicles", J. of Aircraft, 38, (2), 388-389, 2001.
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E-mail: dweihs@tx.technion.ac.il