Lab Members
Our team is at the core of what makes the lab such a unique and fulfilling place to do science. Since we are a highly heterogeneous bunch, composed of members with various professional backgrounds, we strategically strengthen each other's weaknesses. We encourage interdisciplinary cooperation, and utilize its benefits for our field both through our team and through our collaborators.
Dr. Elad Levintal
Researcher (PI)
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Research interests: water and GHG transport between terrestrial/aquatic/atmosphere, development of open-source sensors-logger system, interdisciplinary science.
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Postdoc at the Department of Land, Air and Water Resources, University of California Davis, USA.
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MSc & PhD in Environmental Hydrology and Microbiology, Zuckerberg Institute for Water Research, Ben-Gurion University of The Negev, Israel.
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MBA, Ben-Gurion University of The Negev, Israel
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BSc in Environmental sciences and sociology & anthropology, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel.
Ariel Altman
Research Technician
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Research interests: environmental interactions of terrestrial-atmosphere, hydrology and transport processes, open-source electronic systems, data analysis and statistics.
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MSc in Desert studies, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel.
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BSc in Animal sciences, Tel-Hai Academic College, Israel.
Elyasaf Freiman
Research Technician
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Research interests: environmental interactions of aquatic settings, hydrology and transport processes, open-source electronic systems.
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MSc in Desert studies, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel.
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BSc in Life sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel.
Thi Thuc Nguyen
PhD Student
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Research interests: soil physics, desert soil GHG emissions, data analysis and statistics.
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MSc in Agriculture and biotechnology of drylands, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel.
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BSc in Biotechnology, Viet Nam National University of Agriculture
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Advisors:
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Dr. Elad Levintal - Zuckerberg Institute for Water Research, Ben-Gurion University of The Negev, Israel.
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​Prof. Nurit Agam - French Associates Institute for Agriculture and Biotechnology of Drylands, Ben-Gurion University of The Negev, Israel.
Ehud Lavner
MSc Student
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Research interests: GHG emissions from wells.
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BA in Geography, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel.
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Advisors:
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Dr. Elad Levintal - Zuckerberg Institute for Water Research, Ben-Gurion University of The Negev, Israel. ​
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Dr. Avner Gross - Department of Environmental, Geoinformatics and Urban Planning Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of The Negev, Israel. ​
Devi Orozco
MSc Student
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Research interests: Desalination and Water Treatment, Hydrology, Hydrometeorology, Air Quality and Environmental Modelling.
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BEng. in Environmental Engineering, Minor in Mathematics, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Quito, Ecuador.
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Advisors:
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Dr. Elad Levintal - Zuckerberg Institute for Water Research, Ben-Gurion University of The Negev, Israel.
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Dr. Thomas Cadenbach - Colegio de Ciencias e Ingenieras Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Quito, Ecuador
Tom Norman
PhD Student
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Research interests: AI modeling of decentralized wastewater systems.
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MSc in robust linear regression, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Israel.
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BSc in computer and software engineering, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Israel.
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Advisors:
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Dr. Elad Levintal - Zuckerberg Institute for Water Research, Ben-Gurion University of The Negev, Israel. ​
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Dr. Michael Fire, Department of Software and Information Systems Engineering, Ben-Gurion University of The Negev, Israel.
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Dr. Meirav Cohen, Dead Sea and Arava Science Center, Israel
Robel Kahsu
MSc Student
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Research Interest: Water quality sensors for RAS, AI-based open-source electronic system.
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BSc in Chemical Engineering - Mekelle University, Ethiopia.
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Advisors:
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Dr. Elad Levintal - Zuckerberg Institute for Water Research, Ben-Gurion University of The Negev, Israel. Prof. Amit Gross - Zuckerberg Institute for Water Research, Ben-Gurion University of The Negev, Israel.
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Prof. Amit Gross - Zuckerberg Institute for Water Research, Ben-Gurion University of The Negev, Israel.
Fatima-Zahra Kasmi
PhD Student
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Research Interest: GHG emission from soil aquifer treatment (SAT).
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BSc in Valorization of Local Products, Faculty of Sciences of Rabat UM5, Morocco.
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MSc in Water and Sustainable Horticulture, The Horticultural Complex of Agadir, Morocco.
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Advisors:
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Prof. Noam Weisbrod - Zuckerberg Institute for Water Research, Ben-Gurion University of The Negev, Israel.
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Dr. Elad Levintal - Zuckerberg Institute for Water Research, Ben-Gurion University of The Negev, Israel.
