Pioneering Marine Research: Explore the Research Fields of the Faculty at the Charney School of Marine Sciences

The Leon H. Charney School of Marine Sciences stands as a leading center of knowledge in the marine sciences.
Our researchers are engaged in a wide array of fields, spearheading groundbreaking and innovative studies.
The following list highlights the research areas of our esteemed faculty members.
We invite you to discover the diverse expertise of our researchers and draw inspiration from the scientific endeavors at the Charney School of Marine Sciences.

Department of Marine Geosciences

Prof. Revital Bookman

Recent and past marine and lacustrine environments and modern anthropogenic processes.

Prof. Beverly Goodman-Tchernov
Marine geo-archeology and coastal environment

Prof. Nicolas Waldmann
Marine geology and limnogeology with applications to paleoclimate and paleotectonism

Prof. Regina Katsman
Methane bubbles in muddy aquatic sediment: migration and release, Induced earthquakes, numerical and analytical multiscale geophysical modelling

Prof. Michael Lazar
Tectonics of the Dead Sea, gas escape from the seafloor, submarine landslides, remote sensing, shallow geophysical methods in the marine environment

Prof. Yitzhaq Makovsky
Active seafloor processes – climate and conservation, potential geohazards and resources, Margin and basin studies, Multi-attribute 2D & 3D seismic methods in offshore research, exploration and development, Very High Resolution acoustic profiling, imaging & characterization

Dr. Yoav Lehahn
Physical Oceanography, Remote Sensing, Air-Sea Interface, Biophysical Processes

Dr. Mor Kanari
Marine Geology and Geophysics: seafloor morphology and structure and their effect on human activity and benthic habitats

Dr. Nadya Teutsch
Environmental Geochemistry

Prof. Barak Herut
Chemical Oceanography

Prof. (Emeritus) Boris Katznelson
Wave propagation theory, ocean acoustics and acoustical oceanography

Department of Marine Biology

Prof. Ilana Berman-Frank
The impact of aquatic ecosystems on the environment and society, ranging from the local to the global scales

Prof. Smadar Ben Tabou de Leon
Regulation and Evolution of Embryonic Developmental Processes

Prof. Tamar Lotan
Cnidarians Developmental Biology and Molecular Ecology. Developmental Marine Biology and Molecular Ecology.

Prof. Tali Mass
Coral ecology, physiology and biomineralization

Prof. Dan Tchernov
Marine photosynthesis, coral physiology, coral bleaching, and climate change biology

Prof. Laura Steindler

  1. Proteorhodopsin phototrophy including adaptations to starvation in marine heterotrophic bacteria, and
  2. Sponge-microbe interactions, and the isolation of sponge-bacterial-symbionts using high-throughput dilution to extinction techniques.

Prof. Daniel Sher
Chemical Ecology and Microbial Oceanography

Dr. Tal Luzzatto Knaan
Functional Metabolomics and Marine Natural Products

Prof. Michael Krom
Seawater analysis Lab. For extremely low concentration detection of nutrients

Dr. Igal Berenshtein
Larval Dispersal and Connectivity, Marine Pollution and Ecosystem Modeling


Prof. Gil Rilov
Marine Ecology and Conservation, Community Ecology

Dr. Maxim Rubin-Blum
Molecular ecophysiology and biogeochemistry in extreme aquatic habitats, focusing on deep-sea hydrocarbon seeps

Department of Marine Technologies

Prof. Yitzhaq Makovsky
Active seafloor processes – climate and conservation, potential geohazards and resources, Margin and basin studies, Multi-attribute 2D & 3D seismic methods in offshore research, exploration and development, Very High Resolution acoustic profiling, imaging & characterization

Prof. Diamant Roee
Underwater acoustic communication networks, underwater signal detection, object classification, underwater localization, and underwater navigation

Prof. Klein Itzik
Intersection of AI with the navigation and inertial sensors to create value and opportunities for ocean and environment protection, identifying illnesses and well-being in humans and animals, and developing tools for autonomous vehicles teamwork.

Dr. Derya Akkaynak
Computational Optics and Light in the Ocean Realm

Dr. Oren Gal
Use of swarm intelligence and artificial intelligence to address large-scale challenges, including cancer treatment with nanorobots, environmental monitoring and ocean conservation, disaster response, traffic management, and logistics.

Department of Blue biotechnologies and Sustainable mariculture

Dr. Danny Morick
Marine pathology, microbiology, immune system, epidemiology, and pollution effects on marine organisms

Dr. Lior Guttman
Microbial ecology; Host-microbe interactions; Sustainable aquaculture; Water quality; Seaweeds; Microbial-based biotechnology and applications

Program in Maritime Strategy

Prof. Ami Pedahzur
Modern Warfare, Terrorism, Political Extremism, Research Methods

Prof. Hassan Khalilieh
Islamic maritime history from the 7th-15th centuries; Islamic admiralty and commercial laws; Islamic international law; legal history; Cairo Geniza studies