Ms. Naama Agassi
Naama Agassi is an Associate Lecturer in the Mechanical Engineering Department at SCE - Sami Shamoon College of Engineering, where she coordinates the Product Planning and Design program. She is also a Ph.D. student at the Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Her research focuses on compressed wood composites for dynamic impact resistance, with an emphasis on bioinspired structures, in-situ impregnation, and performance under extreme conditions
Agassi holds an M.A. in Contextual Design from Design Academy Eindhoven in the Netherlands and a B.A. in Industrial Design from Holon Institute of Technology. Her projects have been exhibited internationally, including at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London and the Design Museum Holon. She has received awards recognizing her contributions to teaching and design innovation.
Education
Since 2024 PhD Student, The Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
2016 M.A. in Contextual Design, Design Academy Eindhoven, Netherlands.
2011 B.A. in Industrial Design, Holon Institute of Technology (HIT), Holon, Israel.
Courses
Systematic Creative Thinking.
Computerized Graphics.
Introduction to Creative Design.
Introduction to Design Engineering I & II.
Design Engineering and Product Development I & II.
