The Team

Principal Investigator

Orit Sivan

Lab Manager

Efrat Aliani Russak

In addition to working as the lab manager I am also undertaking research. Dissolved 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

Current Post Docs

Almog Gafni

As an environmental microbiologist I am interested in expending our knowledge on anaerobic oxidation of methane (AOM) processes in lake sediments. This is mainly by enhancing these processes in enrichment cultures and explore the microbial communities responsible for them.
almog.gafni@gmail.com

Alice Bosco

I am a biogeochemist focused on redox evolution in a range of spatio-temporal scales. My research focuses on feedbacks between the biosphere and physical Earth, including ocean and atmosphere evolution. My research is best informed by interdisciplinary data, including stable isotopes, microbiology, and mineralogy, reflecting my holistic approach to solving scientific questions. Currently, I am applying my expertise to understand microbial and geochemistry links in the Mediterranean Sea deep methanic sediments.
alicebosco@gmail.com

Current Ph.D Students

Hanni Vigderovich

I explore the novel process we recently found in Lake kinneret of iron coupled anaerobic oxidation of methane (Fe-AOM). The study uses mainly a geochemical isotope approach.
chani669@gmail.com

Zohar Tik

My research deals with how microbial chemical communication affects methane consumption in Lake Kinneret.
tikzo@post.bgu.ac.il

Hala Abu Ali

Quantify the impact of hydrocarbons on desalination and test potential mitigation solutions.
Abuali@post.BGU.ac.il

Current M.Sc Students

Eran Gal

I study redox processes in the fresh-saline interface of coastal aquifers.
eranq@post.bgu.ac.il

Yair Wolanski

I study the geochemical and hydrological effects of saline ground water pumping on the FSI in the coastal aquifer.
yairwo@post.bgu.ac.il

Yarden Gerera

My study focuses on biogeochemical processes in thermokarst lake sediments and understanding the main microbial reactions in thawing permafrost.
yardenge@post.bgu.ac.il