Prof. Gross' research involves issues related to water, effluent, and soil qualities as well as their impact on the environment, and the search for practices to improve water and environmental quality related to contamination by different sources (i.e. aquaculture, wastewater, and saline water).

In the last few years I have extended my research interests from aquaculture alone to similar issues in a wider context of marginal waters. A new field of research, currently called Ecological Sanitation (ECOSAN), is aimed at developing and improving means for efficient use and reuse of natural resources, by researching subjects such as:
Recycling of water and nutrients through the reuse of marginal waters (i.e. saline water, treated agricultural effluents, graywater and domestic wastewater for irrigation) by green” solutions (i.e. wetlands and biofilters)

Reuse of biosolids (i.e. manures and composts) for prevention of environmental and water bodies contamination and for fertilizatio

Use of microbial amendments for enhancing water and soil quality and for bioremediation

Management of aquatic systems. A significant part of my current research is devoted to these goals

B.Sc. 1993 The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel, Faculty of Agriculture.
Major in Animal Sciences; Minor in Ecology and Environmental Studies

M.Sc. 1996 Auburn University, USA, Department of Fisheries and Allied Aquacultures.
Advisor: Prof. Claude E. Boyd. Thesis: Effect of five phosphorus levels in 'all plant' channel catfish diets on water quality variables in earthen ponds

Ph.D. 1999 Auburn University, USA, Department of Fisheries and Allied Aquacultures.
Advisor: Prof. Claude E. Boyd. Dissertation: Nitrogen cycling in aquaculture ponds