Faculty

Hebrew University faculty members who have not yet joined the Sustainability Center are invited to register.
orit_gazit

Dr. Orit Gazit

Department of International Relations & Program in International Development Studies (Glocal)
Climate Refugees; Environmental Migration; Environmental Mobilities
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Dr. Hezi Gildor

The Institute of Earth Sciences, Faculty of Mathematics & Sciences
Climate research; Oceanography
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Prof. Tsfira Grebelsky-Lichtman

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

Dr. Gili Greenbaum

Natural Sciences, Department of Ecology, Evolution and Behavior
Conservation biology; Conservation genetics; Landscape fragmentation; Gene drive biocontrols; Ethics of conservation
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
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Prof. Yitzhak Hadar

Plant pathology and microbiology
Biomass; Lignin; Mushroom, White rot fungi, Bioremediation
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
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Prof. Zvi Hayouka

Institute of Biochemistry Food Science and Nutrition
Antibiotic resistance, non antibiotic antimicrobial agents, bioactive packaging
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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;
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Dr. Ittai Herrmann

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

Dr. Assaf Hochman

Institute of Earth Sciences
Climate change projections; Extreme weather forecast; Climate change impacts
erela

Dr. Erella Hovers

Institute of Archaeology
Paleo-environment; Pleistocene; Resistor archaeology
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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
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Prof. Ronen Kadmon

Department of Ecology, Evolution and Behavior
Biodiversity; Conservation; Grazing; Plant Ecology; Nature Reserve Design; Fragmentation; Habitat loss; Community Ecology
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Prof. Iddo Kan

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

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

Dental Medicine, Institute of Biomedical and Oral Research
Effect of foodborne toxins on human fertility; Effect of rising temp on fertility
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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
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Prof. Adam Lampert

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

Prof. Ovadia Lev

The Institute of Chemistry
Energy storage; Environmental Chemistry
EKMD_hagaile

Dr. Hagai Levine

Medicine
Environmental Health Policy; Environmental Epidemiology
ronishapira

Dr. Roni Shapira

Biochemistry, Food Science and Nutrition
Recycle cultured meat media
efrat-sheffer

Dr. Efrat Sheffer

Institute of Plant Science and Genetics in Agriculture, The Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment
Forest and woodland ecology; Climate change impacts on natural ecosystem; Ecosystem ecology and the biogeochmical nitrogen cycle; Anthropogenic effects on natural and managed ecosystems; Nitrogen fixation in legumes
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Dr. Moshe Shenker

Soil and Water Sciences, The Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment
Plant nutrition; Fertilizer efficiency; Precise fertilization; Treated wastewater
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Prof. Eran Tas

Environmental Sciences Institute, Soil & Water Dept., The Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment
Climate, global warming, air pollution, vegetation
Aron Troen

Prof. Aron Troen

The Institute of Biochemistry, Food and Nutrition
Food Security; Public Health; Nutrition; Nutrition Security; Food Systems; Policy
tomer broude

Prof. Tomer Broude

Law and International Relations
Trade; Investment; Human rights; Fossil fuels; Corporate Social Responsibility
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
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Dr. Naomi Yuval-Naeh

History Department (Humanities) and Natural History Collections (Science)
British History; Environmental History; Natural History; Anthropocene; Industrial Revolution
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Dr. Adi Torfstein

Institute of Earth Sciences and Inter-University Institute for Marine Science
Climate change, Oceans, Dust, Biogeochemistry, Anthropogenic Pollution, Heavy metals