Professional Activities
2023- Founding Editorial Board, Aerosol Research
2023- President, Israel Association for Aerosol Research (IAAR)
2023- Member, International Aerosol Research Assembly (IARA), representing IAAR
2021- Editorial board, Atmosphere
2009-2022 Editorial board, Ecology and Environment (Hebrew)
2011-2013 Chair, Aerosol and Health (AH) Working Group, European Aerosol Assembly
2007-2008 Secretary, European Aerosol Assembly (EAA)
2007- Member, European Aerosol Assembly (EAA), representing IAAR
2005-2022 Member, Board of the Israel Association for Aerosol Research (IAAR)
Graduate Students
> PhD students
1) A. Cohen, 2012, Development of a GIS-based decision supporting management tool for agricultural spraying for pest control
2) Y. Etzion, 2012, Remote sensing of pollutants in the near ground atmosphere by hyperspectral imaging
3) M. Sorek Hammer, 2015, Integration of satellite observations and ground monitoring data and its application for assessing exposure to PM in Israel
4) D. Tartakovsky, 2017, Development of methodology for risk assessment as a result of large-scale area development and open pit phosphate mining
5) S. Chen, 2019, Development and application of advanced methods for nationwide high-resolution air quality optimization-model
6) S. Falah, 2023, Daily PM2.5 estimation by fusion of multiple earth observation satellite products
7) I. Balachsan, 2024, Large-scale spatiotemporal characterization and modelling of factor-specific PM2.5 concentrations
8) T. Nacson, Continuous monitoring of CO2 using satellite remote sensing
> MSc students
1) M. Hadari, 2005, A 3D model for the light regime in an avocado orchard
2) A. Gilelach, 2006, Characterization of plant cell wall as filtration and sorption media for toxic gases and fine aerosols
3) N. Hirshel, 2006, The effects of vegetation on air quality parameters in an urban setting
4) O. Eitan, 2006, Testing for associations between cancer morbidity and exposure to PM10 and SO2 in the Haifa Bay area
5) Y. Alkalai, 2008, Qualitative and quantitative characterization of airborne pollutants in confined animal feeding operations (CAFOs) in Israel
6) N. Lati, 2009, The spatial variation of organic carbon and its soluble fraction in particulate matter in Haifa area
7) A. Zalel, 2011, Modeling PAH concentrations in the Czech Republic
8) M. Haim, 2011, Characterization of the temporal and spatial variability of air quality parameters in the Hadera region and their effect on local residents’ health
9) M. Landau, 2012, The effects of transportation policy on urban air pollution
10) J. Sheshnek, 2013, Utilization of distributed wireless sensor network for assessing exposure to air pollutants
11) G. Noy, 2014, Development of a quantitative model for environmental impact assessment of a desalination plat: Shavei Zion case study
12) M. Inibtawi, 2016, Car dust-bound concentrations of poly-brominated flame retardants and poly-aromatic compounds in Israel
13) S. Nusbaum, 2016, Improved estimations of the energy balance and the heat storage change in Lake Kinneret using the Penman-Brutsaer and the Kalman Filter algorithms
14) B. Gido, 2016, Harvesting atmospheric moisture by a liquid desiccant system and solar energy
15) G. Sapir, 2020, Air pollution reduction through the implementation of circular economy principles and integrated production of energy and fertilizers
16) Z. Caspi, Development of methods for estimating large-scale greenhouse gas removal from the atmosphere over marine environments
> ME students
1) J. Horani, 2023, In-situ methos for identification and quantification of VOC emissions from non-point emissions
Postdoctoral research fellows
1) Yuval, 2003-2005, Spatiotemporal analysis of air pollution data for assessing chronic exposure
2) T. Freiman, 2004-2005, The role of vegetation on air quality in urban surroundings – Sub-urban variability of air quality proxies
3) R. Rosenzweig, 2009, Deposition of fractal-like soot aggregates in the human respiratory tract
4) I. Levi, 2011-2013, Distributed wireless sensor network for assessing exposure to traffic-related air pollution
5) Y. Etzion, 2012-2014, Retrieval of fine multi-modal aerosol concentrations from ground remote sensing data
6) S. Molchanov, 2014, Interference of environmental variables and pollutant concentrations in air quality measurements by a distributed wireless sensor network
7) R. Shafran-Nathan, 2014-2017, Static and dynamic models of daily commute in Israel
8) F. Kizel, 2015, Interference of pollutant cross-sensitivity in air quality measurements by a distributed wireless sensor network
9) M. Sorek Hammer, 2015-2016, Satellite based estimation of PM2.5 and PM10 across Israel
10) O. Zivan, 2017-2018, Characterization, distribution and source apportionment of ambient ultrafine particles in Haifa Bay area.
11) S. Chen, 2019, Exposure to ambient volatile organic compounds in Haifa Bay Area
Research Grants
2002 – 2004 International Arid Lands Consortium (IALC), Optimizing Resource Management under Spatial Uncertainty
2002 – 2005 European Commission FP5, Integrated Exposure Management Tool for Characterizing Air Pollution Relevant Human Exposure in Urban Environment
2004 – 2007 BARD, Elimination of Emissions of Ammonia and Hydrogen Sulfide from Confined Animal and Feeding Operations (CAFO) Using an Adsorption/Liquid-Redox Process with Biological Regeneration
2005 – 2007 Israel Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST), Assessing Chronic Population Exposure at a Sub-Urban Scale and Its Possible Associations to Morbidity in The Haifa Bay Area
2007 – 2008 European Commission FP6, ENVIRISK – Assessing the risks of environmental stressors: contribution to development of integrating methodology
2008-2011 Israel Ministry of Environmental Protection (MoEP), Air Pollution Acute Health Effects in Ashdod Population – A Quantitative Analysis
2009-2012 Environmental and Health Fund (EHF), Chronic Exposure to Air Pollution and Long-Term Outcomes after First Acute Myocardial Infarction: A Population-Based Cohort Study
2012-2014 The Niedersachsen-Israel Research Cooperation Program, Inference of Aerosol and Land Use Interactions from Remote Sensing Data
2012-2016 European Commission FP7, CITI-SENSE – Development of sensor-based Citizens’ Observatory Community for improving quality of life in cities
2015-2018 EURONANOMED II, The Airspace Dimension Test for Improved Diagnosis of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease – ADT-COPD
2015-2017 Israel Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure (MoEI), Short-term health effects of air pollutant emissions from limestone and dolomite quarries in Israel
2016-2019 Israel Ministry of Science & Technology (MoST), Improving Satellite Based PM2.5 and PM10 Estimation Across Israel
2017-2022 Israel Ministry of Environmental Protection (MoEP), Association between adolescent exposure to environmental pollution in Haifa Bay area, health status at age 17 and adult cancer incidence
2017-2021 The joint ISF-UGC research grants program, Daily PM2.5 Estimation by Fusion of Multiple Earth-Observation Satellite Products
2019-2022 Israel Ministry of Environmental Protection (MoEP), Characterization, distribution and source apportionment of ambient ultrafine particles in Haifa Bay area
2023-2027 Israel Science Foundation (ISF), Exploring causal associations between emissions, meteorology, and ambient pollutant concentrations using data science tools
2023-2027 Israel Ministry of Environmental Protection (MoEP), Apportionment of observed PM2.5 to distinct sources and/or origins based on auxiliary data using data science methods
2025-2028 The Israeli Council for Higher Education (MALAG/VATAT), Negative emissions testing center (NET-C): Standardized evaluation of emerging and available CO2 removal technologies
2025-2027 Israel Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST), Enhancing Greenhouse Gas Monitoring from Space Through Spectral Processing and AI-Based Data Fusion
