people
Prof. Yechezkel Mualem
Education:
1967 - B.Sc. (Cum laude) in from Israel Institute of Technology, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Haifa, Israel.
1970 - M.Sc. (Cum laude) in from Israel Institute of Technology, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Haifa, Israel.
1974 - D.Sc. in from Israel Institute of Technology, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Haifa, Israel.
Prof. Yechezkel Mualem
Emeritus
Flow in porous media, hydrology, soil-water relations, hysteresis, theoretical modeling of soil properties.
Projects
Anion adsorption on soil organic matter: Boron in reclaimed wastewater and its effects on plant growth.
Composting of agricultural and municipal wastes: Transformations of organic matter and effects on heavy metals availability.
Microbial siderophores as carriers of iron to higher plants: Production mode of action and effectiveness.
Effects of irrigation with treated wastewater on soil properties.
Rhizosphere ecology of plant-beneficial microorganisms.
Irrigation and fertigation management of soilless culture.
Prof. Yona Chen
Education:
1975 - Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry of Soil from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
1970 - M.Sc. (with honors) in Soil Chemistry from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
1968 - B.Sc. (with honors) in Soil Science from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
Research Interests:
The physical chemistry of humic substances, minerals and their interactions.
Effects of organic matter on soil fertility and structure.
Prof. Yona Chen
Emeritus
Physical chemistry of humic substances, minerals and their interactions, Effects of organic matter on soil fertility and structure.
Publications
Recent Publications
Stucki, J.W., Wu, J., Gan, H., Komadel, P. and Banin A. 2000. Effects of iron oxidation state and organic cations on dioctahedral smectite hydration. Clays Clay Min. 48, 290-298.
Han, F.X. and Banin, A. 2000. Long-term transformations of Cd, Co, Cu, Ni, Zn, V, Mn and Fe in native arid-zone soils under saturated condition. Commun. Soil Sci. Plant Anal. 31, 943-957.
Projects
Geochemistry of wastewater recharge: Managing heavy metals sorption and controlling soil degradation processes in recharge basins of the SHAFDAN wastewater reclamation plant
Prof. Amos Banin
IN MEMORY OF
Prof. Amos Banin
Passed in 2021
Prof. Amos Banin
In Memoriam
Soil and Water Sciences
IN MEMORY OF
Prof. Amos Banin
Passed in 2021
Wastewater reclamation and reuse, effects on soil geochemistry, Soil pollution by heavy metals, Long-term soil deterioration processes.
Dr. Avigail Kaner
Lab technician
Physics teacher
Dr. Nimrod Schwartz
I am a soil hydrologist with a particular interest in flow and transport in agricultural and environmental systems and in using hydrogeophysics to study and map the subsurface. In my group, we combine experiments and models to understand how the interrelationships between various soil properties and processes influence movement of water, nutrients, and contaminants in the soil variably saturated zone
Personal Site
Dr. Nimrod Schwartz
Senior Lecturer (Assistant Professor)
Soil-root interactions and water and nutrient uptake, Spectral induced polarization for non-invasive detection of rhizosphere processes.