Daniel Rittel

Professor

Deputy Senior Vice President

The Zandman Chair in Experimental Mechanics

Education

1979 - B.Sc., Materials Engineering, Ben Gurion University, Beer-Sheba.
1983 - M.Sc., Materials Science, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
1988 - Ph.D., Materials Science, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

Research Interests

Mechanics & Materials.
Fracture mechanics (static and dynamic, damage).
Mechanical properties of materials.
Impact physics.
Failure analysis of materials & mechanical systems.

Teaching

Failure of Materials (035034)
Mechanical properties of engineering materials (038746)
Experimental methods (035027)
Dynamic behavior of materials (AE215, Caltech)
Plasticity (AE223, Caltech)
Mechanics and materials aspects of fracture (AE213, Caltech)

Guest Appointments

Clark B. Millikan Visiting Professor in Aeronautics, GALCIT-Caltech, Pasadena (2007)
Visiting Research Associate, GALCIT-Caltech, Pasadena (2001-2006)
Visiting Research Scientist, Centre des Materiaux - Ecole des Mines de Paris (2001)
Visiting Professor,Graduate Aeronautical Laboratories, California Institute of Technology (GALCIT-Caltech), Pasadena (2000)
Research Scientist, LMS Ecole Polytechnique, Palaiseau (1991-1994)
Postdoctoral Associate, Yale University, New Haven (1989-1990)
Lecturer, Betzalel Academy of Arts, Jerusalem (1983-1988)

Public Professional Activities

Head, Materials Mechanics Center (2004-present)
Head, Danciger Teaching Laboratories (2001-2006)

Membership in Professional Societies

ASME
EUROMECH
ESIS
ISTAM
SEM

Honors and Awards

Clark B. Millikan Visiting Professor in Aeronautics, GALCIT-Caltech, Pasadena, 2007.
Lt. Gen. A. Peled Research Fund for armor related subjects, 2005.
A.Goldberg Research Prize, 2002.
A.S. Tetelman Fellowship, 1983.