team members:
Principal Investigator:
post doc
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Eyal wurgaftI am interested in the processes that govern the cycling of elements (mainly carbon and oxygen) in the ocean. My current research focuses at the processes that lead to the precipitation of calcium carbonate minerals in marine sediments.
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michal SELA adlerThe main goal of my research is to investigate the controlling parameters of the beginning and ending of methanogenesis in Lake Kinneret and the Yarqon estuarine sediments. During my research I found in-situ and experimental evidence for the ending of methanogenesis in the deep sediments of Lake Kinneret when substrate is still available. In addition I investigate the contribution of DMS to methanogenesis in these environments using sulfur isotopic measurements. selaad@gmail.com
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Current phd students
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efRAT eLIANI russakDissolved inorganic nitrogen (DIN) compounds are pollutants of water from environmental and human- health points of view. A large portion of the mostly anthropogenic DIN inputs is consumed by microorganisms before reaching the oceans. My current research interests deal with the consumption of DIN in different terrestrial environments facilitating stable isotopes. Another interest of mine is the potential use of stable isotopes as a tool for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy investigations (links to poster). elianief@bgu.ac.il
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Itay bar-orMy research explores the novel process of anaerobic oxidation of methane (AOM) via iron reduction in deep Lake Kinneret sediments. This research involves a geochemical approach for characterization of the AOM process and a molecular microbiology approach for identifying the communities that could be involved in it. Understanding AOM process has a global importance as it is the main barrier for methane emission to the atmosphere. bbaarroorr@gmail.com
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elan levyMy research involves investigating the geochemistry of porewater extracted from the deep Dead Sea International Continental Scientific Drilling Program (ICDP) cores. I am especially interested in using the porewater records to reconstruct paleolimnological and paleohydrological conditions of the Dead Sea over the last 220ky. elanlevy27@gmail.com
Link: http://www.icdp-online.org/projects/world/asia/dead-sea/details |
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shaked steinMy research is about desalination of saline ground water in the coastal aquifer of Israel. I examine the suitability of saline ground water as a raw material for desalination plants. I compare it with sea water through examination of chemical and physical properties of the water. shakedstein@gmail.com
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hanni leibowitzMy research deals with microbial iron reduction and its link to methane cycle in the Eastern Mediterranean continental shelf sediments. chani669@gmail.com
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current m.sc students:
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Nitai AmielMy research is on Authigenic magnetite in deep sediments. nitai.amiel@gmail.com
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GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN
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naama avrahamovPh.D. 2014
naamakaz@gmail.com |
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amos russak Ph.D. 2014
amos.russak@gmail.com |
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gilad antlerPh.D. 2015
giladantler@gmail.com |
