Supporting Staff
Gal Ben-Basat
Gal supports the Vogt group as administrative coordinator and executive assistant.
Senior Researchers
Dr. Denis Leybo
Dr. Denis Leybo has a background in heterogeneous catalysis and materials synthesis. Denis is working on metal-support interactions, mechanocatalysis, and photocatalysis.
Dr. Gennadiy Itov
Dr. Gennadiy Itov has decades of experience in electrochemistry and process chemistry. Gene works on projects related to seawater electrolysis.
PhD Students
Daniel Sinausia
Originally from Spain, and completed a ASC Erasmus Mundus degree at the Universities of Helsinki and Lille in Advanced Spectroscopy in Chemistry. After a stent at the University of Geneva, Daniel joined in October 2021. Dani is working on carbon dioxide electroreduction.
Rutvija Dange
An exploratory research student from India. After having three years of research experience I decided to involve myself in sustainable chemistry research to execute new solutions. Rutvija's PhD focuses on operando spectroscopy of plasma catalysis.
Tal Rosner
Tal received his M.Sc. in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology from the Technion. He joined the Vogt Group in 2022 as PhD candidate. His research focuses on elucidating the Haber-Bosch Process.
Noam Zyser
Noam has a degree in Biotechnology and Food Engineering, spent a year at MIT as an international exchange student, and has her masters from the Grand Technion Energy Program at the Technion. Noam's PhD focuses on fundamental aspects of solvation in relation to catalysis.
Deepraj Verma
Deepraj obtained his Bachelor's and Masters in chemistry from the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research in Mohali, India. He pursued his Master's Thesis in materials chemistry and is working on electrocatalytic nitrogen reduction.
Zoe Yagil
Zoe obtained her BSc in Chemistry from the Technion, and then moved to Tel Aviv University for her MSc degree focusing on Physical Chemistry in the lab of Prof. Yael Roichman. During her PhD, Zoe focuses on CO2 electroreduction.
Artiom Nesterenko
25 Years old, lives in Netanya. Finished his BSc degree at the Technion in 2017, focusing on organic and inorganic chemistry. For the MSc degree he chose to specialize in electrochemistry in the Vogt group, with the goal to make a difference in the energy transition. Continuing to his PhD, Artiom is working on electrocatalysis over Pt.
Master Students
Yara Hijaze
Yara Hijaze joined the Technion and Vogt group after finishing her undergraduate studies at Ben Gurion University of the Negev. Her research focuses on plasma catalytic urea synthesis.
Asaf Licht
Bachelor's degree in medicine and biomedical engineering from the Technion. Inventor and the first to produce cultured honey (without bees). Has experience in several POC projects. Partner in the establishment of several companies. Assaf focuses on seawater electrolysis.
Noam Karo
Environmental engineering student focusing on electrochemistry and catalysis for environmental applications. Has a passion to explore, learn and make a positive impact on the world. He is a team leader in "Engineers Without Borders" - working on a groundwater treatment project in Kenya and was on exchange program at KAIST university.
Or Mayraz
Or has his undergraduate degree in Chemical Engineering from the Technion, and currently focuses on process development of several electrocatalytic precipitation techniques.
Zhaohuai Chen
Zhaohuai Chen joined the group after his undergraduate studies in the Guangdong Technion - Israel Institute of Technology. His research focuses on operando spectroscopy of electrocatalytic carbon dioxide reduction.