ערן פרידלר

ACADEMIC DEGREES

1994       DSc in Environmental Engineering. Department of Environmental and Water Resources Engineering, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Technion. (Direct Doctorate Studies Course)

1986       BSc in Agricultural Sciences. Specialised in Soil and Water studies. Faculty of Agriculture, Hebrew University. CUM LAUDE.

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS

2018- on       Professor, Faculty of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Technion

2010-18        Associate Professor, Faculty of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Technion

2016-17        Visiting Professor, Shantou Univ., Guangdong Province, China

3-9.2013       Visiting Professor (sabbatical), Centre of Water Systems. College of Engineering, Mathematics and Physical Sciences, University of Exeter, UK

2001-2010    Senior lecturer, Faculty of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Technion.

1998-2001    Adjunct lecturer, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Technion.

1999-2003    Adjunct lecturer, Department of Natural Resources & Environmental Management, Faculty of Social Sciences & Mathematics, Haifa University.

1998             Adjunct lecturer, The Centre for Environmental Studies, Western Galilee College.

1995-1996    Postdoctoral fellow (part time), Faculty of Agricultural Engineering, Technion.

1993-1995    Postdoctoral fellow – Department of Civil Engineering, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, London, UK.

1988‑1993    Teaching assistant, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Technion.

TECHNION ACTIVITIES

2003-10        Member of the judges’ panel in the academic staff court for discipline.

2008-12        Academic Coordinator – Environmental Eng. course of studies (undergraduate)

2008-12        Head – Departmental teaching committee (undergraduate), Dept. of Env., Wat. & Agr. Eng.

2012-16        Senior Research Fellow – Samuel Neaman Inst. for Advanced Studies in Science & Technology. Coordinator of the Water Forum

2014-9.17     Associate Dean for Teaching and Undergraduate Studies, Fac. of Civ. & Env. Eng.

10.17- 3.18   Acting Head, Dept. of Env., Water & Agr. Eng., Fac. of Civ. & Env. Eng.

2017-18        Member, the judges’ panel in the students` court for discipline.

1.19-12.20    Member, the judges’ panel in the students` court of appeal

12.18-2.21    Head, Dept. of Env., Water & Agr. Eng., Fac. of Civ. & Env. Eng.

1.18-on         Member, the standing committee for academic studies

PUBLIC PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

(International)

2008-2010    Member – International Water Quality Expert Group (protecting water quality) within the framework of IHP-VII – UNESCO IHP (International Hydrological Programme)

2000-2013    Member, Editorial Board of Environmental Technology.

2005-2014    Member, Editorial Board of Urban Water Journal.

2005- on       Member, Steering Committee of the WSUD (Water Sensitive Urban Design) working group, of the JCUD (Joint Committee of Urban Drainage) of IWA & IAHR.

2014- on       Associate Editor, Urban Water Journal.

2016- on       Member, Urban Storm Water Harvesting (USWH) group, JCUD (Joint Committee of Urban Drainage) of IWA & IAHR.

2017- on       Member, Editorial Board of Water.

2017             Special Issue Editor, "Development of Alternative Water Sources in the Urban Sector", Water

2018-19        Special Collection Co-Editor “Onsite and Decentralized Wastewater Management Systems”, ASCE J. of Sustainable Water in the Built Environment

Chapters in books

(Copies available upon request)

1. Friedler, 1999. Modelling. In: Reservoirs for wastewater storage and reuse: Ecology, performance & engineering design. Juanico M. and Dor I. [Eds.], Springer-Verlag, pp. 105-144.
2. Juanico M. and Friedler, 1999. Experiences outside Israel. In: Reservoirs for wastewater storage and reuse: Ecology, performance & engineering design. Juanico M. and Dor I. [Eds.], Springer-Verlag, pp. 283-301.
3. Juanico M. and Friedler E., 1999. Hydraulic age distribution. In: Reservoirs for wastewater storage and reuse: Ecology, performance & engineering design. Juanico M. and Dor [Eds.], Springer-Verlag, pp. 85-104.
4. Friedler E. and Galil N. I., 2003. Domestic greywater characterization and its implication on treatment and reuse potential. In Chapter 7: Effectiveness of water conservation options, In: Advances in Water Supply Management. Maksimovich C., Butler D. and Memon F. A. [Eds.], A. A. Balkema Publishers, pp.535-544.
5. Friedler E., Butler D., Alfiya Y., 2013. Wastewater composition. Chapter 17 in: Wastewater Treatment: Source Separation and Decentralization. Larsen T., Udert K., Lienert J. [Eds.], IWA Publishing, pp. 241-257.
6. Friedler E., Gross A., 2015. Greywater reuse: risk identification, quantification and management. Chapter 10 in: Alternative Water Supply Systems. Memon F. A., Ward S. [Eds.], IWA publishing, pp. 193-216.

Monographs

1. [1]Opher T., Friedler E., 2009. Development of a data driven model for estimating pollutant levels in highway stormwater runoff. VDM Verlag Dr. Muller Aktiengesellschaft & Co. KG, Germany, 144 p.
2. Friedler E., Shaviv A., Zaide M., Gilboa Y., 2013. Water for nature and river restoration – Summary and recommendations of the 3^rd Water Forum. Shmuel Neaman Inst. for Advanced Studies in Sci. & Tech., The GWRI and Israel Wat. Authority. 61 p. (Hebrew)

Book

1. Gross A., Maimon A., Alfiya Y., Friedler E., 2015. Greywater reuse. CRC Press & IWA publishing. 301 p.

Patent

1. TRDF, Gido B., Broday D., Friedler E., 2017. Liquid desiccant vapor separation system. PCT/IL2017/050708 request.

[1] Based on the MSc Research Thesis of T. Opher

GRADUATE STUDENTS

1994
R. Wang (MSc). Computational modelling of sewer flow quantity and quality. Department of Civil Engineering. Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, UK. Primary supervisor: D. Butler (Imperial College), Co-supervisor: E. Friedler.

1995
Y. Yaxas (MSc). Pollutant concentration of domestic wastewater inflows. Department of Civil Engineering. Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, UK. Primary supervisor: D. Butler (Imperial College), Co-supervisor: E. Friedler.

2003
Pisanty E. (MSc). Analysis of the relationship between construction or upgrade costs of wastewater treatment plants and their design capacity (Final Project).

2004
Latman S. (MSc). Comparison between local and regional solution for wastewater treatment and reuse: Eclolgical and economical aspects (Final Project, Haifa Univ.) Primary Supervisor: E. Friedler, Consultant: N. Greenboum (Haifa Univ.)

2005
Sagiv A. (MSc). Modelling H₂S emission in gravity sewers. Primary Supervisor: O. Lahav, Co-supervisor: E. Friedler.

2005
Segal E. (MSc). Study of engineering, economical and environmental aspects of various alternatives for treatment and disposal of excess sludge from the grater Tel-Aviv wastewater treatment plant (Haifa Univ.). Primary Supervisor: E. Friedler, Co-supervisor: N. Becker (Haifa Univ.).

2005
Kovalio R. (MSc). Study of three systems for treatment and reuse of greywater for toilet flushing.

2006
Firer D. (MSc). Investigation of the Use of Iron Salts to Control Odour and Corrosion in Urban Sewer Systems. Primary supervisor: E. Friedler., Co-supervisor: O. Lahav.

2006
Shwatzman (Sofair) Z. (MSc). Reliability assessment of in-house greywater reuse. Primary supervisor: E. Friedler, Co-supervisor: A. Ostfeld.

2007
Gilboa Y. (MSc). Study of the effects of disinfection with UV irradiation on the microbial quality of greywater. Primary supervisor: E. Friedler. Advisor: R. Armon.

2008
Goldwasser K. (MSc). Development of management model for Lake Kinneret using AVGWLF. Primary supervisor: A. Ostfeld, Co-supervisor: E. Friedler.

2008
Opher T. (MSc). Development of a data driven model for estimating pollutant levels in highway stormwater runoff. Primary supervisor: E. Friedler, Advisor: A. Ostfeld.

2008
Dinerman E. (MSc). Modelling MTBE and BTEX in Lake Kinneret as a tool for the assessment of the risk to the water quality in the lake. Primary supervisor: E. Friedler. Advisor: D. Markel (Water Commission).

2008
Aizenchtadt E. (PhD). Reliability approaches to bio-environmental systems on the base of wastewater treatment plants. Primary supervisor: D. Ingman (Quality Assurance and Reliability Unit), Co-supervisor: E. Friedler.

2009
Meir A. (MSc). Comparative study of the effect of disinfection by UV irradiation and chlorination on clogging of drip irrigation system fed with tertiary effluent (Final Project). 2009  Asheri T. (MSc). The effect of low intensity ultrasonic irradiation on algae population and biological diversity in different water bodies. Primary supervisor: E. Friedler; Co-supervisor: R. Porat (Mekorot, Nat. Water Company).

2009
Eid K. (MSc). Quantification calibration and verification of QUEST method as a tool for the assessment of exfiltration from gravity sewers. Primary supervisor: E. Friedler. Advisor: O. Lahav.

2009
Yapman I. (MSc). Electrocoagulation as a part of greywater treatment and reuse.

2010
Pesach N. (MSc). Determination of surfactants concentrations in estuaries and seawater and assessment of their effects on corals. Primary supervisor: E. Friedler; Co-supervisor: N. Kress (IOLR).

2011
Yardeni A. (MSc). On-line biomonitoring for pollution detection in potable water network with the FishToximeter – A Video based early warning system. Primary supervisor: E. Friedler; Co-supervisor: R. Porat (Mekorot, Nat. Water Company).

2011
Khodorkovsky M. (MSc). Investigation of the spatial and seasonal distribution of selected pesticides (chlorpyrifos, methidathion and endosulfan) and their degradation products in the streams of the Hula watershed. Primary supervisor: Y. Dubowski; Co-supervisor: E. Friedler.

2011
Muklada H. (MSc). On-site rainwater harvesting as an alternative water source for urban areas. (Final Project).

2011
Dekel A. (MSc). Study of microorganisms community structure by molecular methods as a tool for developing an attached growth treatment process for greywater. Primary supervisor: E. Friedler; Co-supervisor: M. Halpern (Haifa Univ.)

2011
Zarchi E. (MSc). Polyaluminum Chloride as an Alternative to Alum for Direct Filtration of Drinking Water. Primary supervisor: E. Friedler; Co-supervisor: M. Rebhun.

2011
Penn R. (MSc). Investigation and quantification of the influence of on-site urban greywater reuse on sewer systems and wastewater treatment plants.

2012
Gilboa Y. (PhD). The effects of anthropogenic activities on water quality in Lake Kinneret. Primary supervisor: E. Friedler; Co-supervisor: G. Gal (Kinneret Limnological Laboratory, IOLR)

2012
Kovaliov M. (MSc). Infrared rays embedded fish instrument as a tool for on–line detection of pollution intrusion into potable water systems. Primary supervisor: E. Friedle;r Co-supervisor: R. Porat (Mekorot, Nat. Water Company).

2013
Dinerman E. (PhD). Fate of Chlorpyrifos under semiarid conditions and the impact on its loss from orchard soil surface Primary supervisor: E. Friedler; Co-supervisor: Y. Dubowski.

2013
Barkai-Arbel Y. (MSc) Precursors removal and reduction of disinfection by-products formation by enhanced coagulation and sedimentation in the NWC system. Primary supervisor: E. Friedler; Co-supervisor: M. Rebhun; Advisor: L. Heller-Grosmann

2014
Blanky M. (MSc). Legionella pneumophila in greywater – Quantification, removal during treatment and assessment of human exposure via aerosols. Primary supervisor: E. Friedler; Co-supervisor: M. Halpren (Haifa Univ.)

2015
Shalev A. (MSc). Removal of Triclosan from greywater by innovative V-UV/UV-C process. Primary supervisor: E. Friedler; Co-supervisor: Y. Dubowski

2015
Busgang A. (MSc; BGU). Risk assessment of greywater reuse Primary supervisor: A. Gross (Ben-Gurion Univ.); Co-supervisor: E. Friedler

2015
Steynberg D. (MSc). Simulating the diurnal pattern of domestic water demand on a micro-component scale – based on smart metering and data driven modeling. Supervisor: E. Friedler; Advisor: A. Ostfeld

2015
Penn R. (PhD). Impacts of on-site greywater reuse and water saving on urban wastewater systems – an integrated simulation approach. Supervisor: E. Friedler; Advisor: M. Schuetze (ifak, Magdeburg, Germany)

2016
Gido B. (MSc). Harvesting atmospheric moisture by a liquid desiccant system and solar energy. Primary supervisor: D. Broday; Co-supervisor: E. Friedler

2017
Opher T. (PhD). An integrated multi-criteria, LCA-based model for sustainability assessment of varying centralization scales of water reuse systems in the urban sector. Primary supervisor: E. Friedler; Co-supervisor: A. Shapira.

2017
Campagnano M. (MSc) Comparative Study of Anaerobic Digestion and Combined Biochemical-Hydrothermal Treatment for Treatment of Poultry Litter for Biofuel Production, Nutrient Recycling and Removal of Environmental Pollutants.

2018
Haft A. (MSc). Characterising Stormwater in Israeli Cities – Kfar-Saba as a case study. Primary supervisor: E. Friedler; Co-supervisor: R. Wallach (Hebrew Univ.)

2018
Alfiya Y. (PhD). Personal care products (PCPs) as source for micropollutants in Greywater – Identification, quantification and on-site treatment. Primary supervisor: Y. Dubowski; Co-supervisor: E. Friedler

2019
Shlomo-Bendory I. (MSc) Novel Oscillatory System for Removal of Colloid Particles by Flocculation.

2020
Tomita M. (MSc). Greywater Treatment by Electrocoagulation through Oscillatory Mixing.

2023 White B. (MSc). Distributed UV LEds for combined control of fouling of drip emitters and disinfection during irrigation with reclaimed wastewater effluent

2023 Sussman A. (MSc). Green roof stormwater mitigation efficiency under Mediterranean climate conditions.

2024 Neta H. (PhD). Sustainability of Closing the urban water loop with emphasis on human health.

2024 Snir O. (PhD). Optimizing design and operation of urban rainwater harvesting systems: High-temporal resolution stochastic model

Primary supervisor: E. Friedler; Co-Supervisor[1]: L. Vezzaro – DTU (Denmark Technical Univ.) Environment

[1] Within the EuroTech alliance research project