Prof. Oron’s research includes several linked topics. However, the main focus is optimal treatment and reclamation of low quality waters in arid and semi-arid regions. Consequently, his research focuses on two parallel complementary streams:
1) Field work on various treatment and reclamation systems. The fieldwork is based on treatment of wastewater by conventional methods (activated sludge, stabilization pond systems; aquaculture) and advanced treatment systems (membrane technology). Reuse is based on storage and drip irrigation, including subsurface drip systems, as well as storage holds for runoff reuse in urban and open areas.
2) Management modeling towards optimal treatment and reuse of the reclaimed low quality waters. Generally the management models are based on defining an objective (cost) function that is optimized subject to a series of constraints. The management models strongly take into account economic considerations, and incorporate water simulations in industrial plants. Management modeling includes the optimal selection of treatment methods and related components. These are based on DEA (Data Envelopment Analysis) and AHP (Analytic Hierarchy Process) methods

B.Sc.:

1962-1967
Agricultural Engineering Department
Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa (Cum Laude)
M.Sc.:

1967-1969
Soil Science, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa
Thesis: Distribution of water in soil under drip irrigation.
Advisors: Prof. D. Karmeli and Prof. D. Zaslavsky
D.Sc.:

1972-1975
Agricultural Engineering Department, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa
Thesis: Optimizing irrigation system design parameters.
Advisors: Prof. D. Karmeli, Prof. M. Avriel, and Prof. A. Ben-Israel