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Prof. Amit Gross

Director

e-mail: amgross@bgu.ac.il​

Areas of interest:

Efficient use of marginal water, remediation techniques, and the environmental risks associated with contaminated water resources (i.e. agriculture effluents, wastewater, contaminated groundwater). 
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Prof. Osnat Gillor                                 

Department Head

e-mail: gilloro@bgu.ac.il
 
Areas of interest: 

Investigating bacterial produced antibacterial peptides (bacteriocins) which are produced by all major lineages of Bacteria and Archaea. These potent toxins are highly diverse, but they are all ribosomally synthesized, and are active against bacteria closely related to the producing bacteria. Explore the role bacteriocin play in microbial communities. 
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Prof. Noam ​Weisbrod                   

e-mail: weisbrod@bgu.ac.il

​Areas of interest: 

Contaminant transport in the subsurface; vadose zone processes; groundwater salinization in arid environments; colloidal transport and fracture flow.

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Prof. Eilon Adar, Emeritus                     ​e-mail: eilon@bgu.ac.il

​Areas of interest: 

Groundwater hydrology of arid basins. Deals particularly with Israel's "international" aquifers, their quality and division with Palestinians and other neighboring countries. 
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Prof. Shai Arnon                      ​e-mail: sarnon@bgu.ac.il

​Areas of interest:

Biogeochemical processes in streams; stream restoration; Hydroecology; fate and transport of contaminants in the environment
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Prof. Edo Bar-Zeev                            

e-mail: barzeeve@bgu.ac.il

Areas of interest:

Hydrogel dynamics in marine and freshwater environments; The role of planktonic bio-aggregates in biochemical cycles; The nexus of desalination and the aquatic environment; Biofouling in membrane module designs, from biofilm formation to innovative cleaning approaches.

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Dr. Anat Bernstein                         

e-mail: anatbern@bgu.ac.il

Areas of interest: 

Biodegradation of organic pollutants in the subsurface; stable isotope methods
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Prof. Ofer Dahan                                  

e-mail: odahan@bgu.ac.il

Areas of interest: 

Vadose zone and groundwater hydrology, emphasizing quantitative assessment of water infiltration and groundwater recharge. 
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Prof. Menachem Elimelech

e-mail: menachem.elimelech@yale.edu

Adjunct Professor ​

Areas of interest:​

Membrane-based processes for energy-efficient desalination and wastewater reuse; sustainable production of water and energy generation with engineered osmosis; environmental applications and implications of nanomaterials; water and sanitation in developing countries.​

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​Dr. Scott K. Hansen​​
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e-mail: skh@bgu.ac.il​

Areas of interest:
Mathematical and computational modelling of subsurface solute transport, in particular on how this is impacted by unresolved heterogeneity; development of closure models to average away unresolved heterogeneity, to calibrate predictive models using macroscopic observables, and to develop error envelopes for hydrogeological predictions. Transport behavior of reacting solutes in heterogeneous flow fields, analysis of the effect of model (as opposed to measurement) error on predictive accuracy, stochastic (especially random walk) methods, multiphase systems, and scientific computing.
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​Dr. Elad Levintal​

e-mail:​ levintal@bgu.ac.il​​
Areas of interest: 

​My research focuses on the interface between the vadose zone and the atmosphere by combining fieldwork, laboratory analysis, and theoretical concepts using various sensing systems. I believe a holistic approach is needed to understand further the temporal and spatial distributions of water quality and quantity. My research integrates fundamental hydrological studies at multiple spatial and temporal scales by developing “easy to use” sensor arrays. The goal is to advance scientific knowledge of hydrological and biogeochemical processes at various scales and utilize creative and straightforward instrumentation.

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Prof. Ali Nejidat                                  

e-mail: alineji@bgu.ac.il

Areas of interest: 

Biochemistry and molecular genetics of microorganisms capable of degrading individual or groups of toxic compounds, in particular the ecophysiology and molecular genetics of chemolithotrophic nitrifying bacteria. 
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Prof. Zeev Ronen                            

e-mail: zeevrone@bgu.ac.il

Areas of interest:

Bio-remediation of wastewater and bio-degradation of organic pollutants in aquifer water. Includes research at Ramat- Hovav. 
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Dr. Hagar Siebner                                    

e-mail: siebner@bgu.ac.il

​Areas of interest:

Speciation and behavior of contaminants and nutrients in the unsaturated zone; change of speciation at specific interfaces, due to surface reactivity and/or biological activity.

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Dr. Tuvia Turkeltaub​ 


E-mail: tuviat@bgu.ac.il

Areas of interest: 

My research interests encompass subsurface hydrology processes at various scales, and I aim to apply diverse methods to quantify them. By utilizing big datasets and combining mechanistic-based models with data-driven machine learning, I seek to gain deeper insights into the physical, chemical, and biological aspects of hydrological processes.


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Prof. Arie S. Issar, Emeritus   

e-mail: issar@exchange.bgu.ac.il

Areas of interest: 

Prof. Issar’s current research focuses on the impact of climate change on the hydrological cycle and socio-economic systems to enable the development of conceptual models in order to mitigate the negative impact of global change. 
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Prof. Alex Yakirevitch, Emeritus                          


e-mail: Alexy@bgu.ac.il


Areas of interest: 

  • Experimental and theoretical investigation of water flow, solute and

heat transfer in porous and fractured media;

  • Development of mathematical models for multiphase and

    multicomponent flow and transport in the vadose zone and

    groundwater system;
  • Simulation of overland flow, solutes transport in runoff and streams;
  • Estimating mass-transfer parameters from laboratory- or field-

measured water and solute distribution data. 

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Prof. Gideon Oron, Emeritus                  

e-mail: gidi@bgu.ac.il

Areas of interest: 

Low quality water treatment and reclamation, membrane technology for wastewater treatment, membrane bioreactors for waste treatment and reuse, management modeling and optimization of water resources and environmental systems, irrigation, sustainable development, aquaculture for wastewater treatment and reuse, reliability of treatment and reuse of low-quality water systems. 
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Dr. Ines Soares, Researcher, Retired                                   

e-mail: soares@bgu.ac.il

Areas of interest: 

Denitrification of groundwater and of desalination brines; wastewater treatment; constructed wetlands; diversity of soil Bacteria and Archaea. 
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Prof. Shaul Sorek, Emeritus                 

e-mail: sorek@bgu.ac.il​

Areas of interest: 


Theoretical and numerical models of mechanics and transport phenomena for porous/fractured media; Decision Support Systems for modeling water management.
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