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​The BGU Shock Tube Laboratory was founded in the early 1970's by Professor Ozer Igra who joined the Department of Mechanical Engineering in 1971 after completing his Ph.D. degree at the Institute of Aerospace Studies (UTIAS) of the University of Toronto under the supervision of Professor Irvine Israel Glass. Professor Gabi Ben-Dor, who completed his M.Sc. degree at the Department of Mechanical Engineering of the Ben-Gurion University (BGU), under the supervision of Professor Ozer Igra, and his Ph.D. degree at the Institute of Aerospace Studies (UTIAS) of the University of Toronto also under the supervision of Professor Irvine Israel Glass, joined the Shock Tube Laboratory in 1979 when he joined the Department of Mechanical Engineerin

Research Topics

​Steady, pseudo-steady and unsteady shock wave reflections.
Hysteresis processes in the reflection of shock waves.
Shock wave interaction with and propagation in flexible and solid porous media.
Shock wave interaction with and propagation in granular media.
Shock wave interaction with and propagation in liquid foams.
Shock wave interaction with screens and perforated plates.
Shock wave interaction with structure components and materials.
Shock wave propagation in dust-gas suspensions.
Shock wave induced Richtmyer-Meshkov instability (turbulent mixing).
Shock wave induced Kelvine-Helmholtz instability.
Shock wave attenuation techniques.