Faculty

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shahal_abbo

Prof. Shahal Abbo

Plant Sciences and Genetics in Agriculture
Dryland farming; Grain legumes
amotz_agnon

Prof. Amotz Agnon

Institute of Earth Sciences
Renewable energy; Energy security; Earthquake preparedness
alon angert

Prof. Alon Angert

Exact Sciences, Institute of Earth Sciences
Biogeochemistry; Carbon cycle; Soil Respiration; Plant productivity; Oxygen; Stable isotopes
micha-asscher

Prof. Micha Asscher

Institute of Chemistry
Global warming; Carbon dioxide recycling/hydrogenation; Heterogeneous catalytic reactions; Bimetallic and trimetallic nanoparticles catalysts
Nufar Avni

Dr. Nufar Avni

Dept. of Geography
Environmental policies; Urban autonomy; C40; ICLEI
banin_uri

Dr. Uri Banin

Faculty of Science, Institute of Chemistry
Alternative energy; Solar fuels; Green hydrogen; Photocatalysis; Air and water purification
rotem bar or

Prof. Rotem Bar-Or

Faculty of Social Sciences, Dept. of Geography
Urban climate change and mitigation; Smart Sustainable Cities; Technology and Urban Well-being
EKMD_yaelb

Dr. Yael Bar-Zeev

Braun School of Public Health and Community Medicine
Health Promotion; Healthy Cities; Tobacco Control
reut_image_2

Dr. Reut Barak Weekes

Glocal International Development Program
Sustainable agriculture; Technological adoption; Community Development
baruch-rubin_01

Prof. Rubin Baruch

Institute of Plant Sciences and Genetics in Agriculture
Integrated Weed Management (IWM); Environmental fate of pesticides in plants, Soil and water; Environmentally friendly and novel herbicide formulations
belkinshimon

Prof. Shimshon Belkin

Institute of Life Sciences, Faculty of Natural Sciences
Biosensors; Pollution; Water quality
asher_ben-arieh

Prof. Asher Ben-Arieh

Social Work
Children's definitions and interactions with their environment; Impact on children's subjective well-being
ekmd_ofrab

Prof. Ofra Benny

School of Pharmacy, Medicine
Biodegradable materials and nanomaterials; Polymers and organic materials
guy_bloch

Prof. Guy Bloch

Natural Sciences; Ecology, Evolution and Behavior
Honey bees, Bumble bees, Pollination, Insect physiology
braslavsky

Prof. Ido Braslavsky

Biochemistry, Food Science and Nutrition
Food preservation; Cryopreservation and ice binding proteins; Food printing for alternative meat
tomer broude

Prof. Tomer Broude

Law and International Relations
Trade; Investment; Human rights; Fossil fuels; Corporate Social Responsibility
saul_burdman

Prof. Saul Burdman

Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology
Phytobacteriology; Basic and applied aspects of plant-microbe interactions; Novel environmentally-friendly approaches to promote plant health
benny_chefetz

Prof. Benny Chefetz

Soil and Water Sciences
Physico-chemical processes of organic pollutants occurring in water, reclaimed wastewater, soils and sediments
yona_1

Prof. Yona Chen

Department of Soil and Water, The Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment
Waste water recycling; Solid waste recycling; Developmen of novel fertilizers
moshe_coll_01

Dr. Moshe Coll

Agriculture, Entomology
Biological Control; Ecosystem Services; Integrated Pest management; Species diversity, sustainable pest control
guy_dagan

Dr. Guy Dagan

Institute of Earth Sciences
Climate change; Cloud feedback; Aerosol-cloud interaction
uridavidovich

Dr. Uri Davidovich

Archaeology, Humanities
Landscape Archaeology; Ancient subsistence strategies; Human-environment interactions; Agricultural systems; Past/present faunal diversity
yehudaenzel

Dr. Yehouda Enzel

Institute of Earth Sciences
Geomorphology; Fluvial change; Dead Sea; Dust and loess; Landform evolution
amir-erez

Prof. Amir Erez

Racah Institute of Physics
Theoretical ecology; Biodiversity; Ecosystem collapse; Population dynamics; Evolutionary dynamics; Host-microbiome interactions; Environmental microbial communities; Consumer-resource models
eyal_ert

Prof. Eyal Ert

Department of Environmental Economics and Management
Household food waste; ESG (Environmental Social, Governance) investments; Social Dilemmas; Risk taking; Trust;
daniel felsenstein

Prof. Daniel Felsenstein

Geography
Agent based modeling for public health; Pandemic containment; Spatio-temporal modeling of pandemic contagion; Evaluation of natural amenities in spatial hedonic house pricing
גלי

Dr. Gali Fichman

Faculty of Agriculture, Food, and Environment/The Institute of Biochemistry, Food Science and Nutrition
bioinspired materials, biomaterials, peptides, self-assembly, hydrogels, scaffolds, drug-delivery
finkel

Dr. Omri Finkel

Institute of Life Science
Plant-microbe interactions; Microbial ecology; Microbiome; Crop resilience
shahal_abbo

Prof. Shahal Abbo

Plant Sciences and Genetics in Agriculture
Dryland farming; Grain legumes
baruch-rubin_01

Prof. Rubin Baruch

Institute of Plant Sciences and Genetics in Agriculture
Integrated Weed Management (IWM); Environmental fate of pesticides in plants, Soil and water; Environmentally friendly and novel herbicide formulations
asher_ben-arieh

Prof. Asher Ben-Arieh

Social Work
Children's definitions and interactions with their environment; Impact on children's subjective well-being
braslavsky

Prof. Ido Braslavsky

Biochemistry, Food Science and Nutrition
Food preservation; Cryopreservation and ice binding proteins; Food printing for alternative meat
saul_burdman

Prof. Saul Burdman

Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology
Phytobacteriology; Basic and applied aspects of plant-microbe interactions; Novel environmentally-friendly approaches to promote plant health
benny_chefetz

Prof. Benny Chefetz

Soil and Water Sciences
Physico-chemical processes of organic pollutants occurring in water, reclaimed wastewater, soils and sediments
yona_1

Prof. Yona Chen

Department of Soil and Water, The Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment
Waste water recycling; Solid waste recycling; Developmen of novel fertilizers
moshe_coll_01

Dr. Moshe Coll

Agriculture, Entomology
Biological Control; Ecosystem Services; Integrated Pest management; Species diversity, sustainable pest control
eyal_ert

Prof. Eyal Ert

Department of Environmental Economics and Management
Household food waste; ESG (Environmental Social, Governance) investments; Social Dilemmas; Risk taking; Trust;
גלי

Dr. Gali Fichman

Faculty of Agriculture, Food, and Environment/The Institute of Biochemistry, Food Science and Nutrition
bioinspired materials, biomaterials, peptides, self-assembly, hydrogels, scaffolds, drug-delivery
tamar_friedlander

Dr. Tamar Friedlander

Plant Sciences and Genetics in Agriculture
Climate change; Flowering regulation; Population genetics; Self-incompatibility; Mathematical modeling
jose_gruenzweig

Dr. José Grünzweig

Institute of Plant Sciences and Genetics in Agriculture, The Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment
Applied ecology, Biogeochemistry, Climate change ecology, Land management, Carbon sequestration, Forest ecology
yitzhak-hadar.jpeg

Prof. Yitzhak Hadar

Plant pathology and microbiology
Biomass; Lignin; Mushroom, White rot fungi, Bioremediation
zvi_hayouka

Prof. Zvi Hayouka

Institute of Biochemistry Food Science and Nutrition
Antibiotic resistance, non antibiotic antimicrobial agents, bioactive packaging
david_helman_0

Dr. David Helman

Soil and Water Sciences, The Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment
Remote sensing; Crop modeling; Urban farming; Environmental impact assessment; Climate-conflict links;
ittai_herrmann1

Dr. Ittai Herrmann

Plant Sciences and Genetics in Agriculture,
Precision agriculture; Plant phenotyping; Carbon long term fixation
abigail_hurwitz_0

Prof. Abigail Hurwitz

Department of Environmental Economics and Management, The Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment
Impact investments; ESG
edouard-jurkevitch

Prof. Edouard Jurkevitch

Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, The Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment
Predation between bacteria; Insect-bacteria symbiosis; Soil microbiology
iddo_kan

Prof. Iddo Kan

Department of Environmental Economics and Management, The Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment
Wastewater irrigation; Solid-waste management; Renewable energy
zohar_kerem

Prof. Zohar Kerem

The Institute of Biochemistry, Food and Nutrition
Plant protein; Drought resistant plants; Valorization waste; Food
kigel

Dr. Jaime Kigel

The Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment
Mediterranean terrestrial ecosystems; Biodiversity; Plant Ecology; Grazing; Productivity-diversity relationships;Desertification
adamphoto

Prof. Adam Lampert

Institute of Environmental Sciences, The Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment
Environmental Management; Environmental Economics; Bioeconomics
yael_mandelik

Prof. Yael Mandelik

Entomology, The Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment
Biodiversity conservation; Ecosystem services; Ecological monitoring; Ecological restoration
yair mau

Dr. Yair Mau

Soil and Water Sciences
Soil degradation; Sustainable irrigation; Desertification; Plant water management
efrat_mo

Prof. Efrat Monsonego-Ornan

The School of Nutrition, The Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment
Alternative protein; Ultra-processed food
shai-morin

Prof. Shai Morin

Entomology, The Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment
Developing Novel methods for pest control to improve food security; Reduce chemical control spaying in agriculture for enhancing biodiversity and ecological services
menachem_moshelion

Prof. Menachem Moshelion

Institute of Plant Sciences and Genetics in Agriculture
Plant-environment interactions, Plant nutrient and water use, Precise irrigation
masha_niv_01

Prof. Masha Niv

The Institute of Biochemistry, Food and Nutrition, The Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment
Food production in changing climate; Evolution of taste perception under changing conditions; Sensory attributes of alternative proteins
zvi peleg

Prof. Zvi Peleg

Plant Sciences and Genetics in Agriculture
Climate-resilient crops; Water-use efficiency; Wheat wild relatives; Root biology; Food security
Guy

Dr. Guy Polturak

Institute of Plant Sciences and Genetics in Agriculture.
Agriculture biotic stress plant defense plant metabolism
ohad_raveh

Dr. Ohad Raveh

Department of Environmental Economics and Management, The Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment
Natural resource economics
zvi_roth_0

Prof. Zvi Roth

Department of Animal Sciences, The Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment
Environmental contamination; Fertility
baruch-rubin

Dr. Baruch Rubin

Institute of Plant Sciences and Genetics in Agriculture, The Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment
Integrated Weed Management (IWM); Environmental fate of pesticides in plants, soil and water; Environmentally friendly and novel herbicide formulations
nimrod_schwartz

Prof. Nimrod Schwartz

Soil and Water Sciences, The Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment
Soil water; Root water uptake; Monitoring soil processes; Hydrogeophysics; Soil physics
dalit_seladon_01

Prof. Dalit Sela-Donenfeld

School of Veterinary Medicine, The Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment
Environmental pollution; Pharmaceutical residues; Wastewater, human and animal embryonic health
EKMD_yaelb

Dr. Yael Bar-Zeev

Braun School of Public Health and Community Medicine
Health Promotion; Healthy Cities; Tobacco Control
ekmd_ofrab

Prof. Ofra Benny

School of Pharmacy, Medicine
Biodegradable materials and nanomaterials; Polymers and organic materials
klutstein_michael_

Dr. Michael Klutstein

Dental Medicine, Institute of Biomedical and Oral Research
Effect of foodborne toxins on human fertility; Effect of rising temp on fertility
EKMD_hagaile

Dr. Hagai Levine

Medicine
Environmental Health Policy; Environmental Epidemiology
tomer broude

Prof. Tomer Broude

Law and International Relations
Trade; Investment; Human rights; Fossil fuels; Corporate Social Responsibility
Cloudia

Prof. Claudia V. Goldman

Data Science, Business School
Explainable AI, AI for Social Good, Decision Making under Uncertainty, Human-AI Interactions
orly-sade

Prof. Orly Sade

Business School
Crowdfunding and gender; financial inclusion
uridavidovich

Dr. Uri Davidovich

Archaeology, Humanities
Landscape Archaeology; Ancient subsistence strategies; Human-environment interactions; Agricultural systems; Past/present faunal diversity
erela

Dr. Erella Hovers

Institute of Archaeology
Paleo-environment; Pleistocene; Resistor archaeology
gideon-shelach

Prof. Gideon Shelach-Lavi

Asian Studies
Archaeology; climatic changes and their affect on ancient populations; China; Mongolia; Migration
naomi-yuval-naeh

Dr. Naomi Yuval-Naeh

History Department (Humanities) and Natural History Collections (Science)
British History; Environmental History; Natural History; Anthropocene; Industrial Revolution
amotz_agnon

Prof. Amotz Agnon

Institute of Earth Sciences
Renewable energy; Energy security; Earthquake preparedness
alon angert

Prof. Alon Angert

Exact Sciences, Institute of Earth Sciences
Biogeochemistry; Carbon cycle; Soil Respiration; Plant productivity; Oxygen; Stable isotopes
micha-asscher

Prof. Micha Asscher

Institute of Chemistry
Global warming; Carbon dioxide recycling/hydrogenation; Heterogeneous catalytic reactions; Bimetallic and trimetallic nanoparticles catalysts
banin_uri

Dr. Uri Banin

Faculty of Science, Institute of Chemistry
Alternative energy; Solar fuels; Green hydrogen; Photocatalysis; Air and water purification
belkinshimon

Prof. Shimshon Belkin

Institute of Life Sciences, Faculty of Natural Sciences
Biosensors; Pollution; Water quality
guy_bloch

Prof. Guy Bloch

Natural Sciences; Ecology, Evolution and Behavior
Honey bees, Bumble bees, Pollination, Insect physiology
guy_dagan

Dr. Guy Dagan

Institute of Earth Sciences
Climate change; Cloud feedback; Aerosol-cloud interaction
yehudaenzel

Dr. Yehouda Enzel

Institute of Earth Sciences
Geomorphology; Fluvial change; Dead Sea; Dust and loess; Landform evolution
amir-erez

Prof. Amir Erez

Racah Institute of Physics
Theoretical ecology; Biodiversity; Ecosystem collapse; Population dynamics; Evolutionary dynamics; Host-microbiome interactions; Environmental microbial communities; Consumer-resource models
finkel

Dr. Omri Finkel

Institute of Life Science
Plant-microbe interactions; Microbial ecology; Microbiome; Crop resilience
gildor

Dr. Hezi Gildor

The Institute of Earth Sciences, Faculty of Mathematics & Sciences
Climate research; Oceanography
giligreenbaum

Dr. Gili Greenbaum

Natural Sciences, Department of Ecology, Evolution and Behavior
Conservation biology; Conservation genetics; Landscape fragmentation; Gene drive biocontrols; Ethics of conservation
Dror Hawlena

Dr. Dror Hawlena

Ecology, Evolution and Behavior
Desert ecosystem function; Restoration ecology; Endangered species; Species recovery plans; Animal-agriculture conflicts; Invasive species management
assaf hochman

Dr. Assaf Hochman

Institute of Earth Sciences
Climate change projections; Extreme weather forecast; Climate change impacts
ronen-kadmon_0

Prof. Ronen Kadmon

Department of Ecology, Evolution and Behavior
Biodiversity; Conservation; Grazing; Plant Ecology; Nature Reserve Design; Fragmentation; Habitat loss; Community Ecology
eli-kraisler.jpeg

Prof. Eli Kraisler

Fritz Haber Research Center and Institute of Chemistry
Computational description of photovoltaic materials; Simulation of exciton dynamics; Electronic structure of energy materials
OvadiaLev

Prof. Ovadia Lev

The Institute of Chemistry
Energy storage; Environmental Chemistry
profshlomomagdassi

Dr. Shlomo Magdassi

Chemistry
Energy harvesting- thermosolar; photovoltaics; piezoelectrics; Energy savings- smart windows; Sustainable materials- wood and related materials;Additive Manufacturing-3D printing
oded_navon

Prof. Oded Navon

Faculty of Science, Institute of Earth Sciences
The deep carbon cycle. Diamonds and carbon-bearing fluids in the Earth's mantle
Rachel-nechushtai_0

Prof. Rachel Nechushtai

Alexander Silberman Life Science Institute
Photosynthesis; Artificial photosynthesis; photocurrent generation
dorita

Prof. Dorita Rostkier-Edelstein

The Institute of Earth Sciences
Air pollution meteorology; Climate change, health related meteorology; Extreme events; Precipitation; Temperature
Boaz Shacham-Picture Square_0

Dr. Boaz Shacham

National Natural History Collections (NNHC)
Herpetology; ecology; zoology; nature conservation; biodiversity; science communication
yael-shaked

Dr. Yeala Shaked

Institute of Earth Sciences, Inter-University Institute for Marine Sciences in Eilat
Iron; bioavailability; biogeochemistry; oceanography; primary productivity; microbe-mineral interactions; uptake; phytoplankton
daphna_shimon

Dr. Daphna Shimon

Chemistry
Carbon sequestration; weathering; magnetic resonance; NMR; DNP
Nufar Avni

Dr. Nufar Avni

Dept. of Geography
Environmental policies; Urban autonomy; C40; ICLEI
rotem bar or

Prof. Rotem Bar-Or

Faculty of Social Sciences, Dept. of Geography
Urban climate change and mitigation; Smart Sustainable Cities; Technology and Urban Well-being
reut_image_2

Dr. Reut Barak Weekes

Glocal International Development Program
Sustainable agriculture; Technological adoption; Community Development
tomer broude

Prof. Tomer Broude

Law and International Relations
Trade; Investment; Human rights; Fossil fuels; Corporate Social Responsibility
daniel felsenstein

Prof. Daniel Felsenstein

Geography
Agent based modeling for public health; Pandemic containment; Spatio-temporal modeling of pandemic contagion; Evaluation of natural amenities in spatial hedonic house pricing
orit_gazit

Dr. Orit Gazit

Department of International Relations & Program in International Development Studies (Glocal)
Climate Refugees; Environmental Migration; Environmental Mobilities
lichtman_

Prof. Tsfira Grebelsky-Lichtman

Communication and the Swiss Center for Conflict research, management and resolution
Persuasion; Effective communication; Negotiation; Conflict resolution; Conflict management
sigal_kaplan

Prof. Sigal Kaplan

Department of Geography
Traffic safety; Green technology adoption; Electric vehicles; Mobility-as-a-service; Knowledge-economy; Sustainable transport
eyal_peer

Prof. Eyal Pe'er

Public Policy and Government
Solar panels adoption; Multiuse products; Consumer behavior; Behavioral public policy
shira peles

Dr. Shira Peles

Geography, Glocal
Sustainable development; Food security; Agriculture; Education; Climate change
gllead-rosen

Prof. Gillad Rosen

Social Sciences, Geography and Institute of Urban and Regional Studies
Energy Policy; Urban Energy Transition; Renewables; Infrastructure Politics; Urban Renewal
shilo_rosenwaser

Dr. Shilo Rosenwasser

Social Sciences, Geography and Institute of Urban and Regional Studies
Energy Policy; Urban Energy Transition; Renewables; Infrastructure Politics; Urban Renewal
liron shani

Dr. Liron Shani

Faculty of Society, Sociology and Anthropology
Anthropology of Environment and Agriculture; Science and Technology; Rural areas; Alien species; Social impacts of the climate crisis
orna_shemer

Dr. Orna Shemer

School of Social Work
Public participation; Community; Climate crisis; Participatory practice
amit_tubi

Prof. Amit Tubi

Department of Geography, Faculty of Social Sciences
Human dimensions of climate change; vulnerability; adaptation; climate migration; climate-conflict nexus