Prof. Herzberg’s research comprises studies of bacterial biofilms and biofouling of membranes. Both the physico-chemical characteristics and the physiology of the biofouling layer in the membrane environments are of major interests. In Herzberg’s laboratory research interests are focused in the following areas: (i) conditions promoting biofilm formation on membranes in water and wastewater treatment facilities; (ii) mode of action of agents that interfere with biofilm formation; (iii) mechanisms by which biofilms affect membrane performance; (iv) conditions promoting initial bacterial attachment; and (v) The inhibition of biofilm growth mechanisms on "anti-biofouling" modified-surface membranes.

Scientific Publications 2015-2020
1. Hadeel MajeedS, Lusine GhazaryanS, Moshe HerzbergC, Osnat GillorPI* (2015) Bacteriocin expression in sessile and planktonic populations of Escherichia coli. Journal of Antibiotics. 68: 52–55 (6 citations; IF 2.45; 82/162; Q3)
2. Robert HaasS, Jenia GutmanPD, Nathaniel C. WardripS, Kazuyoshi KawaharaC, Wolfgang UhlC, Moshe HerzbergPI, and Christopher J. ArnuschPI* (2015) Glycosphingolipids Enhance Bacterial Attachment and Fouling of Nanofiltration Membranes. Environmental Science and Technology Letters, 2 (2): 43–47 (15 citations; IF 6.9; 16/251; Q1)
3. Amer SweityS, Tesfalem Rezene ZereS, Inbal DavidC, Sarit BasonC, Zeev RonenC, Yoram OrenC, and Moshe HerzbergPI* (2015) Side Effects of Antiscalants: Biofouling of Reverse Osmosis Membranes in Brackish Water Desalination. Journal of Membrane Science. 481: 172–187 (41 citations; IF 7.02; 8/138; Q1)
4. Wang YingS, Rajender KumarPD, Moshe Herzberg^PI* and Roni Kasher^PI* (2015) Diminished swelling of cross-linked aromatic oligoamide surfaces revealed a new fouling mechanism of reverse-osmosis membranes. Environmental Science and Technology, 49 (11): 6815–6822 (17 citations; IF 7.15; 14/251; Q1)
5. Burcu BeykalS, Moshe HerzbergPI, Yoram OrenCI, Meagan S. MauterPI* (2015) Influence of surface charge on the rate, extent, and structure of adsorbed Bovine Serum Albumin to gold electrodes, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 460 (15): 321–328 (15 citations; IF 6.36; 29/148; Q1)
6. Eitan Ben-DovPI, Eyal Ben-DavidS, Rami MessalemC, Moshe HerzbergC, Ariel KushmaroPI* (2016) Biofilm formation on RO membranes: the impact of seawater pretreatment. Desalination and Water Treatment, 57 (11), 4741-4748 (13 citations; IF 1.23; 93/138; Q3)
7. Liron FriedmanS, Tali HarifC, Moshe HerzbergC, and Hadas MamanePI (2016) Mitigation of biofilm colonization on various surfaces in a model water flow system by use of UV treatment, Water Air and Soil Pollution 227 (2): 1-16‏ (6 citations; IF 1.77; 161/251; Q3)
8. Yara N. DahdalPD, Yoram OrenC, Dietmar SchwahnC, Vitaliy PipichS, Moshe HerzbergC, Wang YingS, Roni KasherPI*, and Hanna RapaportPI* (2016) Biopolymer-Induced Calcium Phosphate Scaling in Membrane-Based Water Treatment Systems: Langmuir Model Films Studies, Colloids and Surfaces B-Biointerfaces 143: 233-242 (5 citations; IF 3.97; 15/73; Q1)
9. Diana L. Ferrando-ChavezS, Ali NejidatC and Moshe HerzbergPI* (2016) Viscoelastic Properties of Extracellular Polymeric Substances Can Strongly Affect Their Washing Efficiency from Reverse Osmosis Membranes.‏ Environmental Science and Technology 50 (17): 9206-9213 (13 citations; IF 7.15; 14/251; Q1)
10. Chris ZiembaPD, Yael ShabtaiS, Maria PiatkovskyS and Moshe HerzbergPI* (2016) Cellulose effects on morphology and elasticity of Vibrio fischeri biofilms. npj, Biofilms and Microbiomes, 2, Article number: 1 (2016), doi:10.1038/s41522-016-0001-2. (7 citations; IF 6.33; 15/162; Q1)
11. Miguel Levi Marré TiradoS, Maria BassPD, Maria PiatkovskyS, Mathias UlbrichtC, Moshe HerzbergPI* and Viatcheslav FregerPI* (2016) Assessing biofouling resistance of a polyamide reverse osmosis membrane surface-modified with a zwitterionic polymer. Journal of Membrane Science, 520: 490-498 (32 citations; IF 7.02; 8/138; Q1)
12. Fei YangS, Ying WangS, Leonid GillermanC, Jack GilronC, Asher BrennerC, Moshe HerzbergC, Gideon OronPI, Amos BickPI* (2017) Analysis of membrane bioreactor performance for wastewater treatment using ranking methods. Toxicological & Environmental Chemistry 99(7-8): 1152-1169 (0 citations; IF 0.97; 226/251; Q4)
13. Diana FerrandoS, Chris ZiembaPD and Moshe HerzbergPI* (2017) Revisiting interrelated effects of extracellular polysaccharides during biofouling of reverse osmosis membranes: Viscoelastic properties and biofilm enhanced osmotic pressure. Journal of Membrane Science 523: 394-401 (8 citations; IF 7.02; 8/138; Q1)
14. Giora J. KidronPI*, Wang YingS, Abraham StarinskyC, and Moshe HerzbergC (2017) Drought effect on biocrust resilience: High-speed winds result in crust burial and crust rupture and flaking. Science of the Total Environment 579 (1): 848-859 (16 citations; IF 5.59; 27/251; Q1)
15. Ashraf Al AshhabS, Amer SweityS, Bihter BayramogluS, Moshe HerzbergPI*, Osnat GillorPI* (2017) Biofouling of reverse osmosis membranes: effects of cleaning on biofilm microbial communities, membrane performance, and adherence of extracellular polymeric substances. Biofouling 33 (5): 397–409 (15 citations; IF 2.85; 16/108; Q1)
16. Ruiqing LuS, Chang ZhangS, Maria PiatkovskyS, Mathias UlbrichtC, Moshe HerzbergPI*, Thanh H NguyenPI* (2017) Improvement of virus removal using ultrafiltration membranes modified with grafted zwitterionic polymer hydrogels. Water Research 116: 86-94 (19 citations; IF 7.91; 1/91; Q1)
17. Soumya PanditPD, Sneha ShanbhagS, Meagan MauterC, Yoram OrenC, Moshe HerzbergPI* (2017) The influence of electric fields on biofouling of carbonaceous electrodes. Environmental Science and Technology 51(17): 10022-10030 (11 citations; IF 7.15; 14/251; Q1)
18. Elad NagarS, Shaul ZilbermanC, Eleonora SenderskyC, Ryan SimkovskyS, Eyal ShimoniS, Diana GershteinC, Moshe HerzbergC, Susan S. GoldenC, Rakefet SchwarzPI* (2017) Type 4 pili are dispensable for biofilm development in the cyanobacterium Synechococcus elongates. Environmental Microbiology 19(7): 2862–2872 (6 citations; IF 5.15; 21/133; Q1)
19. Steven T. WeinmanS, Maria BassPD, Soumya PanditPD, Moshe HerzbergC, Viatcheslav FregerC, Scott M. HussonPI* (2018) Switchable zwitterionic membrane surface chemistry for biofouling control Journal of Membrane Science 548: 490–501 (6 citations; IF 7.02; 8/138; Q1)
20. Diana FerrandoS, David ToubianaPD, Nitzan Shtreimer KandiyotePD, Thanh H. NguyenC, Ali NejidatC, Moshe HerzbergPI* (2018) Ambivalent role of calcium in the viscoelastic properties of extracellular polymeric substances and the consequent fouling of reverse osmosis membranes. Desalination Volume 429: 12–19 (8 citations; IF 6.03; 10/138; Q1)
21. Maria PiatkovskyS, Handan AcarPD, Amanda B. MarcielPD, Matthew TirrellC, Moshe HerzbergPI* (2018) A zwitterionic block-copolymer, based on glutamic acid and lysine, reduces the biofouling of UF and RO membranes. Journal of Membrane Science 549: 507-514 (10 citations; IF 7.02; 8/138; Q1)
22. Caroline Y. KimS, Xiaobo ZhuS, Moshe HerzbergC, Sharon WalkerC, David JassbyPI*‏ (2018) Impact of Physical and Chemical Cleaning Agents on Specific Biofilm Components and the Implications for Membrane Biofouling Management‏. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 57 (9): 3359-3370‏ (5 citations; IF 3.38; 33/138; Q1)
23. Anat LakretzS, Hadas MamaneC*, Eli AsaS, Tali HarifC, Moshe HerzbergPI* (2018) Biofouling control by UV/H2O2 pretreatment for brackish water reverse osmosis process. Environmental Science-Water Research & Technology 4: 1331–1344 (2 citations; IF 4.20; 7/91; Q1)
24. Christopher ZiembaPD, Maria KhavkinS, Dimitris PriftisS, Handan AcarPD, Jun MaoPD, Maya BenamiPD, Moshe GottliebC, Matthew V TirrellC, Yair KaufmanC*, Moshe HerzbergPI* (2019) Antifouling Properties of a Self-Assembling Glutamic Acid-Lysine Zwitterionic Polymer Surface Coating. Langmuir 35 (5): 1699–1713 (4 citations; IF 3.68; 76/293; Q2)
25. Inbar LeviRamS, Amit GrossC, David McCarthyC, Moshe HerzbergPI* (2019) Real-time analysis of atrazine biodegradation and sessile bacterial growth: A quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation monitoring study. Chemosphere 225: 871-879 (1 citation; IF 5.1; 32/251; Q1)
26. Noam HarlevS, Anne BoglerS, Ori LahavC, Moshe HerzbergPI‏* (2019) Acidification and decarbonization in seawater: Potential pretreatment steps for biofouling control in SWRO membranes.‏ Desalination 467: 86-94 (0 citations; IF 6.03; 10/138; Q1)
27. Noya RanS, Jack GilronC, Revital Sharon-GojmanC, Moshe HerzbergPI* (2019) Powdered Activated Carbon Exacerbates Fouling in MBR Treating Olive Mill Wastewater Water 11(12): 2498 (0 citations; IF 2.52; 29/91; Q2)
28. Anthony P StraubC, Eli AsaS, Wei ZhangS, Thanh H NguyenC, Moshe HerzbergPI* (2020) In-situ graft-polymerization modification of commercial ultrafiltration membranes for long-term fouling resistance in a pilot-scale membrane bioreactor. Chemical Engineering Journal 382: 122865 (2 citations; IF 8.35; 6/138; Q1)
29. Moshe HerzbergPI*, Soumya PanditPD, Meagan S MauterC, Yoram OrenC (2020) Bacterial biofilm formation on ion exchange membranes. Journal of Membrane Science 596: 117564 (0 citations; IF 7.02; 8/138; Q1)
30. Yang YangS, Anne BoglerS, Zeev RonenC, Gideon OronC, Moshe HerzbergC, Roy BernsteinPI* (2020) Initial Deposition and Pioneering Colonization on Polymeric Membranes of Anaerobes Isolated from an Anaerobic Membrane Bioreactor (AnMBR)‏, Environmental Science & Technology 54 (9): 5832-5842 (0 citations; IF 7.15; 14/251; Q1)
31. Giora J KidronPI, Ying WangPD, Moshe HerzbergPI (2020) Exopolysaccharides may increase biocrust rigidity and induce runoff generation, Journal of Hydrology 588: 125081 (0 citations; IF 4.4; 6/132; Q1)

Ph.D. Feb. 2003 Agricultural Engineering
Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, ISRAEL
Dissertation: Biological degradation of atrazine in FB denitrification reactor with activated carbon as the carrier for the biofilm.
Advisors: Prof. Michal Green and Prof. Carlos Dosoretz, Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Technion.

B.Sc. August 1995

(cum laude)
Chemical Engineering

Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, ISRAEL