Marine Geosciences Department student navigates the future of the world’s oceans

Benjamin Ankiri, a first-year Master’s degree student supervised by Prof. Barak Herut and Dr. Eyal Rahav, takes part in an international joint sailing in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, which both benefits his research and his hobby – Benjamin is a skipper in his free time. Follow the link below to dive deeper into his journey.

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Marine Geosciences Department student is measuring concentrations of heavy metals in Haifa Bay

Elias Mizrahi, a second-year Master’s degree student supervised by the Head of the Department Prof. Revital Bookman, Dr. Nadya Teutsch (Geological Survey of Israel), and Dr. Tamar Guy-Haim (Israel Oceanographic and Limnological Research), is working with zooplankton samples from Haifa Bay to measure concentrations of heavy metals. He is also busy with his hobbies – footvolley and soccer. Follow the link below to dive deeper into his journey.

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Ekaterina Fishman Explores Environmental Challenges in Haifa Bay

Ekaterina Fishman, a Master’s degree student at the Department of Marine Geosciences, is researching Haifa Bay and looking forward to unraveling the sources of its reservoirs and pools pollution. She is also a coauthor of two scientific articles in Earth and Planetary Science Letters and works at Prof. Alex Furman’s chemistry laboratory at Technion. Follow the link below to dive deeper into her journey.

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Marine Geosciences Department student participates in the IOC-UNESCO workshop in Chile

Styliani Sevastaki, an international Marine Geosciences Department student from Greece, uses her time before the official start of the semester to do a joint University of Haifa-GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research project in Germany and to participate in the IOC-UNESCO workshop in Chile. She also has a unique marine-related hobby.

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Marine Geosciences Students Shine at Israel Geological Society Conference: Sharing Research and Building Skills

Proud of our Marine Geosciences students who rocked the Israel Geological Society conference! Dr. Guy Lang, Mfoniso Otu, Svetlana Lintser, and Aleksei Nelaev presented their research and impressed everyone. Students from different universities were chosen to participate in a full week of lectures, lab analysis, snorkeling, diving and sailing on the institute research vessel all devoted to study the history of oceans. This year, six of our Israeli and international students participated in this highly intensive, but exciting course.

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When Fun and Science Intersect! An Immersive Paleoceanography Course at IUI-Eilat

The "Paleoceanography" course at IUI-Eilat ended last week. The course is headed by Prof. Revital Bookman from the Department of Marine Geosciences in collaboration with the IUI researchers. Students from different universities were chosen to participate in a full week of lectures, lab analysis, snorkeling, diving and sailing on the institute research vessel all devoted to study the history of oceans. This year, six of our Israeli and international students participated in this highly intensive, but exciting course.

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