Past Seminars

2021-22

2020-21

Dr. Naomi Porat, Geological Survey of Israel, ISRAEL Extended-range luminescence dating applied to Paleolithic sites in Israel.
Dr. Patricia Eichler, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, BRAZIL Environmental indicators unravel climate change consequences
Prof. Guillaume St. Onge, Université du Québec à Rimouski, CANADA The St. Lawrence Estuary and Saguenay Fjord in Eastern Canada: a natural laboratory to study marine geohazards and sedimentary processes.
Prof. Martin Frank, GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, GERMANY Reconstructing Past Ocean Circulation With Radiogenic Neodymium Isotopes: New Applications and Possible Limitations.
Dr. Elan Levy, Max-Planck Institute for Chemistry, GERMANY Reconstructing the late Quaternary geochemical history of the Dead Sea using pore-fluid from ICDP sediment cores.
Dr. Antje Voelker, Centre of Marine Sciences, University of Algarve, PORTUGAL Early to middle Pleistocene climate change at the western edge of the Mediterranean region – influences of subpolar surface waters, the Mediterranean Outflow water and the North African monsoon.
Dr. Juan Cruz Larrasoaña Gorosquieta, Instituto Geológico y Minero de España, SPAIN Chronostratigraphy and paleontology of Cenozoic continental strata from the Bardenas Reales area, western Ebro basin, Spain: a window into the Mid-Miocene Climate Optimum.
Dr. Gerald Auer, University of Graz, AUSTRIA Plio-Pleistocene Leeuwin Current Dynamics: Tracing Tectonic and Sea-Level Driven Changes in Indian Ocean Circulation and Climate.
Prof. Simon Emmanuel, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, ISRAEL Fracking under the microscope.
Dr. Mathew Schuster, University of Strasbourg, FRANCE The role of wind-driven hydrodynamics for the distribution of clastics in lakes.
Dr. Dominik Hennhoefer, Khalifa University, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES Mesozoic stratigraphy of Abu Dhabi (UAE) and paleoenvironmental controls on the deposition of organic matter.
Prof. Jay Silverstein, University of Tyumen , RUSSIA The great earthwork of Tikal: When is a wall not a wall?
Dr. Mimonitu Opuwari, University of the Western Cape, SOUTH AFRICA Delineation of Sandstone reservoirs into Flow Zones of the Central Bredasdorp Basin, South Africa
Dr. Nathalie Goodkin, American Museum of Natural History, USA Ocean Circulation on the Maritime Continent: Are we overlooking critical drivers?
2018-2109
# Webinar Name Info Date
5 The hitchhikes guide to bacterial transport: the role of viable dust-borne microbes deposition into marine environments Speaker: Dr. Eyal Rahav Israel Oceanographic and Limnological Research (IOLR) 19.11.2018
1 Major elements in seawater – a tool for quantifying large-scale processes in the ocean Speaker: Dr. Zvi Stiner Department of Earth Sciences University of Cambridge 22.10.2018

2017-2018
# Webinar Name Info Date
26 Geoarchaeology of the Maritime Maya Landscape of Vista Alegra, Yucatan, Mexico Speaker: Roi Jaijel Department of Marine Geosciences, University of Haifa 04.06.2018
25 Impact of seawater desalination on the marine environment. What do we know (and don’t)? Speaker: Dr. Nurit Kress Israel Oceanographic and Limnological Researc 28.05.2018
24 TBD Speaker: Prof. Christopher Jackson Department of Earth Science & Engineering, Imperial College, London 21.05.2018
23 Multiple equilibria and overturning variability of the Aegean-Adriatic Seas Speaker: Dr. Yael Amitay Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences Weizmann Institute of Science 14.05.2018
22 Microbial conversations in the ocean Speaker: Dr. Daniel Sher Department of Marine Biology, University of Haifa Title: 07.05.2018
21 Microbiology in the Earth System: The Impact on Environmental Processes Speaker: Dr. Naama Lang-Yona Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Weizmann Institute of Sciences 30.04.2018
20 Source-to-sink hierarchy Speaker: Dr. Uri Schatner Department of Marine Geosciences, University of Haifa 23.04.2018
19 Iron coupled anaerobic oxidation of methane Speaker: Prof. Orit Sivan Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences, Ben Gurion University 16.04.2018
18 The Wild World of (Big) Data Science – A guided tour Speaker: Dr. Tomer Sagi Department of Information Systems, University of Haifa 09.04.2018
17 Understand chemical sediments using metal stable isotopes Speaker: Prof. Weiqiang LI School of Earth Sciences and Engineering, Nanjing University 19.03.2018
16 Microbiology in the Earth System: The Impact on Environmental Processes Speaker: Dr. Naama Lang-Yona Multiphase Chemistry Department, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Mainz, Germany & Department of Earth and Planetary Science, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel 12.03.2018
15 Developing geoelectric methods for detecting sub-marine freshwater bodies within the inner Mediterranean continental shelf offshore Israel Speaker: Mr. Eldad Levy Charney School of Marine Sciences, University of Haifa & Geophysical Institute of Israel 05.03.2018
14 Late Quaternary climate in southern China from Sr-Nd isotopes compositions of Huguangyan Maar sediments Speaker: Dr. Shikma Zaaroor Institute of Earth Sciences, Hebrew University 26.02.2018
13 Subduction: Modeling the Geodynamic Process that Produces Crustal Lithological Variability Speaker: Prof. Yossi Mart Department of Maritime Civilizations, University of Haifa, Israel 15.01.2018
12 An Israeli Haboob: Sea Breeze Activating Local Anthropogenic Dust Sources in the Negev Loess Speaker: Dr. Onn Crouvi The Geological Survey of Israel 08.01.2018
11 Non-Monotonic Aerosol Effect on Warm Convective Clouds Speaker: Dr. Guy Dagan, Prof. Ilan Koren and Dr. Orit Altaratz Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Weizamann Institute of Science, Israel 01.012018
10 Beyond Geochronology: Two Unconventional Approaches for Detrital zircon Data Handling Speaker: Dr. Uri Shaanan The University of Queensland School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, The University of Queensland, Australia 18.12.2017
8 Advances in Marine Optical Imaging Speaker: Dr. Tali Treibitz The Hatter Department of Marine Technologies, University of Haifa, Israel 11.12.2017
7 First Insights into Millennial-Scale Climate Reconstruction of the Last 250.000 Years in Equatorial East Africa Speaker: Dr. Nicolas Waldman Dr. Moses Strauss Dept of Marine Geosciences, University of Haifa, Israel 04.12.2017
6 Enhanced Pore Space Characterization by µ-CT Imaging and Spectral Induced Polarization Speaker: Dr. Matthias Halisch Leibniz Institute for Applied Geophysics, Hannover, Germany 27.11.2017
5 Speaker: Dr. Ayah Lazar Israel Oceanographic and Limnological Research Institute (IOLR), Haifa, Israel 20.11.2017
4 Iron coupled anaerobic oxidation of methane Speaker: Prof. Orit Sivan Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel 13.11.2017 (canceled)
3 The Sea Surface Microlayer, a Water-Atmosphere Biochemical Ecosystem Speaker: Dr. Peleg Astrahan Israel Oceanographic and Limnological Research Institute (IOLR), Haifa, Israel 6.11.2017
2 Aerosol properties across the Atlantic and Pacific oceans: First year preliminary results from the Tara Pacific expedition Speaker: Dr. Michel Flores Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Weizamann Institute of Science, Israel 30.10.2017
1 Multi-scale flow and transport modelling in porous rocks: a pore-scale modelling approach Speaker: Dr. Kirill Gerke Dr. Moses Strauss Dept of Marine Geosciences, University of Haifa, Israel 23.10.2017

2016-2017

# Webinar Name Info Date
22 3D problems in Marine acoustics (Theory and Experiments) Speaker: Prof. Boris Katsnelson Dr. Moses Strauss Dept of Marine Geosciences, University of Haifa, Israel 29.05.2017
21 Sources and Transport of Fine Detritus to the Dead Sea: The Situation at Present and during the Quaternary Speaker: Dr. Daniel Palchan The Interuniversity Institute for Marine Sciences in Eilat, Israel 22.05.2017
20 Levant margins paleogeography and sedimentary response during the Early Cretaceous transgression Speaker: Dr. Or Bialik Dr. Moses Strauss Dept of Marine Geosciences, University of Haifa, Israel 15.05.2017
19 Tsunamis and tsunami deposits: With all memory and fate driven deep beneath the waves Speaker: Prof. Robert Weiss Department of Geosciences, Virginia Tech University, USA 08.05.2017
18 Intrannual variability of the Dead Sea thermohaline structure Speaker: Dr. Isaac Gertman Israel Oceanographic & Limnological Research (IOLR) 03.04.2017
17 Coastal aeolian sand incursions off the Nile littoral cell during the Holocene Speaker: Dr. Joel Roskin Department of Maritime Civilizations, University of Haifa, Israel 27.03.2017
16 Effect of atmospheric processes on the bioavailability of nutrients supplied by dust to the surface ocean Speaker: Prof. Michael D. Krom Dept. of Marine Biolgy, University of Haifa, Israel 20.03.2017
15 Magmatic intrusions in sedimentary basins: Implications for hydrocarbon exploration on the Norwegian North Sea Speaker: Dr. Kamaldeen Omosanya Department of Geoscience and Petroleum, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway 13.03.2017
14 A combined use of the nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and time domain electromagnetic (TDEM) methods for evaluating the amount of fresh groundwater within coastal aquifers of Israel Speaker: Dr. Mark Goldman Associate Editor of “Geophysical Prospecting” and “Near Surface Geophysics” 06.03.2017
13 Microplastics in beach sediments along southern Lake Michigan, USA Speaker: Prof. Zoran Kilibarda Indiana University Northwest, USA 23.01.2017
12 Buoyancy-driven flows: On the creeping of ice sheets and of drops over porous substrates Speaker: Dr. Roiy Sayag Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel 16.01.2017
11 Sediment and trace metals distribution in an urban winter pond (Netanya, Israel) – urbanization vs. regional effects Speaker: Dr. Iris Zohar Migal – Galilee Research Institute, Israel 09.01.2017
10 Historical and micromorphological journey: From pedogenic calcrete (nari) to anthropo-calcrete Speaker: Dr. Danny Itkin Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel 02.01.2016
9 Do physical factors affect the Microcystis bloom in Lake Kinneret? Speaker: Dr. Ilia Ostrovsky Israel Oceanographic and Limnological Research, The Yigal Allon Kinneret Limnological Laboratory, Israel 26.12.2016
8 Crustal structure and post-rift evolution of the Levant basin Speaker: Dr. Josh Steinberg Ratio Oil Exploration, Israel 19.12.2016
7 Screening technological methods for tunnel detection. “Why it’s so difficult to detect a tunnel?” (will be presented in Hebrew with explanations in English) Speaker: Mr. Yossi Tsaliah (retired) RAFAEL Advanced Defense Systems, Israel 12.12.2016
6 Stratification in Lake Kinneret Speaker: Dr. Ami Nishri Israel Oceanographic and Limnological Research, The Yigal Allon Kinneret Limnological Laboratory, Israel 05.12.2016
5 The role of sediment structure in gas bubble storage and release Speaker: Mr. Liu Liu Institute for Environmental Sciences, Univ. of Koblenz-Landau, Germany 28.11.2016
4 Using palynology to re-assess the Dead Sea laminated sediments – Indeed varves? Speakers: Prof. Suzanne Leroy* Dr. Revital Bookman** *CEREGE (Centre de Recherche et d’Enseignement de G?osciences de l’Environnement), France **Leon Charney School of Marine Sciences, University of Haifa, Israel 21.11.2016
3 Application of ADCP for exploration of hydrodynamic motion in the ocean Speaker: Prof. Andrey Serebryany Oceanographic Institute of Russian Academy of Science, Russia 14.11.2016
2 Longterm changes in the phosphorus cycle of Lake Kinneret due to man-made perturbations and climate change Speaker: Dr. Werner Eckert Israel Oceanographic and Limnological Research, The Yigal Allon Kinneret Limnological Laboratory, Israel 07.11.2016
1 Natural gas, where did you come from and where are you going to? Speaker: Dr. Regina Katsman Leon H. Charney School of Marine Sciences, University of Haifa, Israel 31.10.2016

2015-2016

# Webinar Name Info Date
28 Engineering Challenges on Developing offshore Gas Field Speaker: Mr. Hudi Bruker Noble Energy 13.06.2016
27 Paleoflood studies: results and implications Speaker: Prof. Noam Greenbaum Dept. of Geography & Environmental Studies and Dept. of Natural Resources & Environmental Management, University of Haifa 06.06.2016
26 Ra isotope applications in Ocean and Earth Sciences Speaker: Prof. Yishai Weinstein Department of Geography and Environment, Bar-Ilan Univ 30.05.2016
25 The natural control on the evolution of thousands of human-induced sinkholes along the Dead Sea coast Speaker: Dr. Meir Abelson The Geological Survey of Israel 23.05.2016
24 Jellyfish – the good, the bad, and are they really immortal? Speaker: Dr. Dror Angel Department of Maritime Civilizations & the Leon Recanati Institute for Maritime Studies, University of Haifa 16.05.2016
23 Local fault structures from directivity of small earthquakes at the San Jacinto fault zone Speaker: Dr. Ittai Kurzon The Geological Survey of Israel 09.05.2016
22 Submarine landslides and fault scarps along the eastern Mediterranean Israeli continental-slope Speaker: Dr. Oded Katz The Geological Survey of Israel 02.05.2016
21 Recent observations of Ancient Tsunami Deposits Speaker: Dr. Beverly Goodman Dr. Moses Strauss Dept of Marine Geosciences, University of Haifa 18.04.2016
20 On the provenance of Israeli sands and ancient continental erosion from the isotopic signal of detrital minerals Speaker: Dr. Yaron Be’eri Shlevin Yigal Alon Kinneret Limnological Laboratory, Israel Oceanographic & Limnological Research 11.04.2016
19 Desert flash floods form hyperpycnal flows in the Gulf of Eilat (Aqaba) Speaker: Dr. Timor Katz Department of Marine Geology, Israel Oceanographic and Limnological Research 04.04.2016
18 FRAM-2014/15: 50 Weeks of Arctic Science from Drifting Sea Ice Speaker: Dr. John K. Hall Geological Survey of Israel 28.03.2016
17 The fate of coral reefs in the 21st century Speaker: Dr. Jack Silverman Israel Oceanographic & Limnological Research 21.03.2016
16 Pitfalls and challenges of seismic inversion and imaging Speaker: Prof. Evgeny Landa Department of Geophysics & Planetary Sciences, Tel Aviv University 14.03.2016
15 The Flemish Pass Basin, Grand Banks, Newfoundland – from exploration to discovery Speaker: Dr. Annemone Haager Target GeoConsulting, Canada 07.03.2016
14 Carbonate depositional paradigms, monsoons and the dawn of the modern oceans – New insights from the Maldives (IODP Exp. 359) Speaker: Dr. Or Bialik Dr. Moses Strauss Dept of Marine Geosciences, University of Haifa 18.01.2016
13 Speleothems as a tool for reconstruction of paleoclimate in present-day cold or arid regions Speaker: Dr. Anton Vaks The Geological Survey of Israel 11.01.2016
12 Seismological studies of the Dead Sea basin using permanent and temporary networks Speaker: Dr. Rami Hofsteter Geophysical Institute of Israel 04.01.2016
11 Introducing the second phase of the Next Generation Attenuation (NGA) Relationships Speaker: Dr. Ronnie Kamai Department of Structural Engineering, Ben Gurion University of Negev 28.12.2015
10 Geomechanical aspects of hydrate-bearing sediments Speaker: Dr. Shmulik Pinkert Department of Structural Engineering and Construction Management, Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology 21.12.2015
9 Calcite U-Pb ages constrain Dead Sea Fault activity Speaker: Dr. Perach Nuriel The Geological Survey of Israel 14.12.2015
8 Sea level rise and deglaciation: lessons from the Gulf of Aqaba-Eilat Speaker: Prof. Amotz Agnon The Freddy and Nadine Herrmann Institute of Earth Science, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem 07.12.2015
7 Observations of water shock waves, seismic signals and unique blast phenomena for Large-Scale Underwater Explosions in the Dead Sea Speaker: Dr. Yefim Gitterman Seismology Division of the Geophysical Institute of Israel 30.11.2015
6 Air Quality, Health and Ecosystem Speaker: Prof. Charles T. Driscoll Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Syracuse University (seminar will take place in Rabin Observatory, Rabin Building, Floor 8) 23.11.2015
5 Fluvial fingerprints of tectonic activity Speaker: Dr. Liran Goren Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences, Ben Gurion University of Negev 16.11.2015
4 Recent trends in the CaCO3 cycle of the Red Sea and Gulf of Aqaba Speaker: Mr. Zvika Steiner The Fredy and Nadine Herrmann Institute of Earth Science, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem 09.11.2015
3 Sound fluctauations in the presence of moving intense (soliton-like) internal waves. Experiment ASIAEX 2001 (South China sea) Speaker: Prof. Boris Katsnelson Dr. Moses Strauss Dept of Marine Geosciences, University of Haifa 02.11.2015
2 The geodynamics of the Levant since the Oligocene Speaker: Prof. Yossi Mart Recanati Institute of Maritime studies, University of Haifa 26.10.2015
1 Clustering of particles in oceanic turbulence Speaker: Prof. Itzhak Fouxon Department of Computational Science and Engineering, Yonsei University, South Korea 19.10.2015

2014-2015

# Webinar Name Info Date
27 Palaeotsunami evidence from the southern Mediterreanean coast of Israel Speaker: Dr. Nadine Hoffmann Marine Geoarcheology & Micropalaenotology Lab (MGM), Dr. Moses Strauss Dept of Marine Geosciences, University of Haifa 15.06.2015
26 Extreme weathering rates at the Western Wall Speaker: Dr. Simon Emmanuel The Fredy and Nadine Herrmann Institute of Earth Science, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem 08.06.2015
25 Adventures with sulphur isotopes Speaker: Prof. Baruch Spiro Natural History Museum of London; Dr. Moses Strauss Dept of Marine Geosciences, University of Haifa 01.06.2015
* A special seminar, 12:00-13:00 Diagenesis, petrophysics and reservoir quality models of the Montney formation – a major siltstone reservoir in western Canada Speaker: Ms. Noga Vaisblat Dept of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alberta 01.06.2015
24 Lake Kinneret as a natural laboratory to study the carbonate system using 88Sr/86Sr fractionation in authigenic inorganic calcite Speaker: Dr. Noa Fruchter Geological Survey of Israel 25.05.2015
23 Lake Kinneret: An eye on the climate and tectonic history of the Neogene-Quaternary east Mediterranean –Levant (will be presented in Hebrew) Speaker: Prof. Motti Stein Geological Survey of Israel 18.05.2015
22 Sound propagation in shallow water with gassy sediment bottoms Speaker: Dr. Andrey Lunkov Wave Research Center, A.M. Prokhorov General Physics Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences 11.05.2015
21 Bend-Faulting, Serpentinization, Plate Subduction, and Mantle Recarbonation at Oceanic Trenches Speaker: Prof. Jason Morgan Department of Earth Sciences, Royall Holloway University of London 04.05.2015
20 Development of the lower Galilee from Oligocene truncation to Miocene-Pliocene deformation Speaker: Ms. Reli Wald Dr. Moses Strauss Dept of Marine Geosciences, University of Haifa, Shefa Yamim Ltd. 27.04.2015
19 Sound fluctuations in the presence of nonlinear internal waves in shelf zone and acoustic estimation of bottom parameters Speaker: Prof. Boris Katsnelson Dr. Moses Strauss Dept of Marine Geosciences, University of Haifa 20.04.2015
18 Seafloor gas in the Israeli offshore: evidences based physical characterization Speaker: Dr. Yizhaq Makovsky Dr. Moses Strauss Dept of Marine Geosciences, University of Haifa 13.04.2015
17 Dead Sea levels – high resolution measurements and related processes Speaker: Dr. Nadav Lensky Geological Survey of Israel 30.03.2015
16 Flow and transport within a coastal aquifer adjacent to a stratified water body Speaker: Mr. Imri Oz Department of Hydrology and Water Resourses, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem 23.03.2015
15 Modeling contemporary longitudinal profile changes in alluvial channels along the Dead Sea shore Speaker: Mr. Liran Ben-Moshe Dr. Moses Strauss Dept of Marine Geosciences, University of Haifa 16.03.2015
14 Ocean Transport and Population Connectivity in the Adriatic Sea from Lagrangian Observations and Simulations Speaker: Dr. Dan Carlson Italian National Research Council, Institute for Marine Research, Italy 26.01.2015
13 Sedimentological insights into depositional events in the Dead Sea basin Speaker: Ms. Elitsa Hadzhiivanova Dr. Moses Strauss Dept of Marine Geosciences, University of Haifa 19.01.2015
12 The sulfur-iron interplay and its role in the fate of carbon in anoxic environments Speaker: Mr. Gilad Antler Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge 12.01.2015
11 Mass movement deposits double the Lisan Fm. at the Dead Sea depocenter Speaker: Dr. Elisa Kagan Department of Geo-Sciences, Tel-Aviv University 5.01.2015
10 Last interglacial sea-levels and tectonic movements along the north-east Gulf of Aqaba Speaker: Ms. Neta Kohn The Fredy and Nadine Herrmann Institute of Earth Science, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem 29.12.2014
09 Novel marine electromagnetic methods for high resolution offshore geophysical exploration Speaker: Prof. Mark Goldman Dr. Moses Strauss Dept of Marine Geosciences, University of Haifa 22.12.2014
08 The fish community and fisheries in Lake Kinneret: the effect of anthropogenic factors and climate change Speaker: Dr. Ilia Ostrovsky Yigal Alon Kinneret Limnological Laboratory, Israel Oceanographic & Limnological Research 15.12.2014
07 Analytical-empirical model for seismic risk assessment and management – the case of Tiberias, Israel Speaker: Prof. Igal M. Shohet Department of Structural Engineering, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev 08.12.2014
06 Coupling between tropical convection and polar stratospheric variability Speaker: Dr. Chaim I. Garfinkel The Fredy and Nadine Herrmann Institute of Earth Science, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem 01.12.2014
05 Using seismic data for unconventional shale oil & gas exploration Speaker: Dr. Anat Canning R&D department, Paradigm, Israel 24.11.2014
04 Inorganic CaCO3 precipitation in the open-ocean – evidence from the Gulf of Aqaba and the Red Sea Speaker: Dr. Eyal Wurgaft The Fredy and Nadine Herrmann Institute of Earth Science, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem 17.11.2014
03 Passive seismic study of a magma-dominated rift: the Salton Trough, southern California Speaker: Dr. Shahar Barak Department of Geophysics, Stanford University(Pls pay attention that this seminar will take place on Sunday, Nov 9(16:00-17:00) instead of Monday, Nov 10) 09.11.2014
02 Statistical Approaches to Understanding Landslide Generation and Canyon Formation Speaker: Prof. Uri ten Brink Dr. Moses Strauss Dept of Marine Geosciences, University of Haifa 03.11.2014
01 Mechanisms of long-term variations of the thermal structure in a warm lake Speaker: Dr. Alon Rimmer Yigal Alon Kinneret Limnological Laboratory, Israel Oceanographic & Limnological Research 27.10.2014

2013-2014

# Webinar Name Info Date
27 High Resolution seismic characterization of shallow gas bearing sediments, North Western Sea of Galilee Speaker: Mr. Isaak Elhanaty The Dr. Moses Strauss Department of Marine Geosciences, the University of Haifa 09.06.2014
26 10Be dating of Neogene halite Speaker : Dr. Reuven Belmaker The Dr. Moses Strauss Department of Marine Geosciences, the University of Haifa 02.06.2014
25 Oil and gas shows in the SE Levant Basin, Israel: how many systems are there? Speaker : Prof. Shimon Feinstein Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of Negev 26.05.2014
24 Thoughts on the Eocene shelf-slope-basin system in the Levant Speaker: Prof. Haim Benjamini Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of Negev 19.05.2014
23 An assessment of mercury distribution and transport from a long term perspective in sediments offshore Haifa Bay, Israel Speaker: Ms. Merav Bareket The Dr. Moses Strauss Department of Marine Geosciences, the University of Haifa 12.05.2014
22 Boundary processes and their impact on ecology of Lake Kinneret Speaker: Dr. Ilia Ostrovsky Kinneret Limnological Laboratory, Israel Oceanography & Limnology Research 28.04.2014
21 Fluid flow in deformable porous media: Pore-scale processes and emergent behavior Speaker: Dr. Ran Holtzman The Department of Soil and Water Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem 07.04.2014
20 Offshore and on-land sedimentary evidence for tsunami events at Palaikastro, Crete Speaker: Nairooz Qupty Dr. Moses Straus Dept. of Marine Geosciences, the University of Haifa 31.03.2014
18 Using measures of sediment provenance to understand Paleoclimatic change in the Nile catchment since the LGM by studying recent sediments in the Eastern Mediterranean Speaker: Prof. Michael Krom Dr. Moses Straus Dept. of Marine Geosciences, the University of Haifa, School of Earth and Environment, Leeds University 24.03.2014
17 Mesoscale patches as natural laboratories for cross-disciplinary study of processes at the ocean-atmosphere interface Speaker : Dr. Yoav Lehahn Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Weizmann Institute of Science 17.03.2014
16 Passive acoustic tomography in shallow water (Theory and experiment) Speaker : Mr. Jixing Qin Institute of Acoustics, Chinese Academy of Sciences 10.03.2014
15 An integrated approach to tsunami and earthquake hazards assessment in the Caribbean Speaker : Prof. Uri ten Brink Dr. Moses Straus Dept. of Marine Geosciences, the University of Haifa, U.S. Geological Survey and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution 03.03.2014
14 Digging Out the Dirt of Underwater Localization and Tracking Speaker : Dr. Roee Diamant Rafael Ltd., Dept. of Marine Geosciences, the Univ. of Haifa 13.01.2014
13 Echolocation and activity detection in the ultra-shallow subsurface Speaker : Prof. Moshe Reshef Dept. of Geophysics, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, Tel-Aviv University 06.01.2014
12 Uncertainties and complexities in small-scale ocean surface mixing processes Speaker : Prof. Hezi Gildor Institute of Earth Sciences, the Hebrew University 30.12.2013
11 Active faulting and slip partitioning along the Dead Sea Basin Speaker: Dr. Amir Sagy Geological Survey of Israel 23.12.2013
10 Interannual variability in the Eastern Mediterranean thermohaline structure derived from cruises data Speaker : Dr. Isaak Gertman Department of Physical Oceanography, Israel Oceanographic & Limnological Research 16.12.2013
09 Nannofossil assemblages and palaeoceanography of the Eocene Levant margin of Israel Speaker : Menahem Weinbaum-Hefetz Dept. of Geological and Environmental Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev 09.12.2013
08 Scale dependent continuous – discontinuous stability analysis of underground openings: the Bet Guvrin case study Speaker : Dr. Michael Tsesarsky Dept. of Structural Engineering and Dept. of Geological and Environmental Sciences (joint appointment), Ben-Gurion University of Negev 02.12.2013
07 Relationship between physical properties and biogeochemical processes in Lake Kinneret Speaker : Dr. Ami Nishri Yigal Alon Kinneret Limnological Laboratory , Israel Oceanographic & Limnological Research 25.11.2013
06 Electrical signature of contaminated soil Speaker : Prof. Alex Furman Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology 18.11.2013
05 Dynamic deformation in rock slopes: the influence of seismic vibrations and thermal fluctuations Speaker : Dr. Dagan Bakun Mazor Dept. of Civil Engineering, Sami Shamoon College of Engineering, Israel 11.11.2013
04 Mixing processes in the Gulf of Eilat/Aqaba (Red Sea): From tidally driven internal waves to surface horizontal mixing Speaker : Daniel F. Carlson The Hebrew University in Jerusalem, Earth Science institute, Israel Consiglio Nazionale delle Richerche Istituto di Scienze Marine, Italy 28.10.2013
03 Cross-borders water resources in the Middle East: a trigger for a conflict or a catalyst for cooperation Speaker: Prof. Eilon Adar 14.10.2013
02

Quantitative analysis of current dust sources in the Sahara

Speaker : Dr. Onn Crouvi Geological Survey of Israel 21.10.2013
01 Thermo-hydro-mechanical and sand production models for hydrate-bearing sediments Speaker : Prof. Assaf Klar Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology 04.11.2013

2012-2013

# Webinar Name Info Recording Date
01 Gas and Oil Exploration Offshore Israel- Present Status and Future Challenges Speaker: Dr. Michael Gardosh Israel Ministry of Energy and Water Resources 22/10/2012
02 Paleoceanography proxies reveal biomineralization pathways in foraminifera and corals Speaker: Prof. Jonathan Erez The Hebrew University in Jerusalem, Earth Science institute 29/10/2012
03 Recent discoveries of gas systems across the eastern Mediterranean basin and margin Speaker: Dr. Uri Schattner University of Haifa, Department of Marine Geosciences 05/11/2012
04 Targeting and impacts of AgI cloud seeding based on rain chemical composition and cloud top phase characterization Speaker: Mr. Assaf Zipori The Hebrew University in Jerusalem, Earth Science institute 12/11/2012
05 Dust in Red Sea cores, tracer of atmospheric circulation and monsoonal activity Speaker: Mr. Daniel Palchan The Hebrew University in Jerusalem, Earth Science institute 26/11/2012
06 Dead Sea – aquifer interaction: geochemical and hydrological processes Speaker: Ms. Yael Kiro The Hebrew University in Jerusalem, Earth Science institute 03/12/2012
07 Variation of the sound field in sea shelf in the presence of nonlinear internal waves. Experimental data of SW06 and analysis Speaker: Dr. Tckhoidze Alexander University of Haifa, Department of Marine Geosciences 10/12/2012
08 Impact of dust on bio-geochemical processes in the East Mediterranean Sea, case studies and gaps of knowledge Speaker: Prof. Barak Herut Israel Oceanographic and Limnological Research (IOLR) 17/12/2012
09 Dynamics of reactive oxygen species in coral reefs – Sources, sinks and roles Speaker: Dr. Yeela Shaked The Interuniversity Institute for Marine Sciences in Eilat (IUI) 24/12/2012
10 Oil privileges allocation at sea Speaker: Dr. Nadia Mugilevsky Law Faculty, University of Haifa 31/12/2012
11 Hydrogeology of the Dead Sea area and its response to the drop in water level Speaker: Dr. Yoseph Yechieli Geological Survey of Israel 07/01/2013
12 The Late Pleistocene – Holocene sedimentary evolution of Zevulun Plain – focusing the wetlands Speaker: Ms. Hadar Elyashiv University of Haifa, Department of Marine Geosciences 14/01/2013
13 Open system U-Th dating of fossil reef corals recrystallized to calcite – timing the period of freshwater coastal aquifer activity in the northern Red Sea Speaker: Prof. Boaz Lazar The Hebrew University in Jerusalem, Earth Science institute 21/01/2013
14 The use of Synoptic Analysis of Chlorophyll-a from MERIS Satellite Images (2003-2011) as Proxy for Water Quality Assessment at the Vicinity of a Desalination Plant, Offshore Southern Israel Speaker: Mr. Tomer Keter University of Haifa, Department of Marine Geosciences 13/03/2013
15 Intrusion of coastal waters into the pelagic eastern Mediterranean: in situ and satellite-based characterization Speaker: Mr. Shai Efrati University of Haifa, Department of Marine Geosciences 18/03/2013
16 Applying Pb a Sr to marine sediments; natural and anthropogenic Speaker: Dr. Yehudit Harlavan Geological Survey of Israel 22/04/2013
17 Unconventional Oil in Israel – an overlooked resource Speaker: Dr. Yuval Bartov Genie Oil and Gas 06/05/2013
18 Late Quaternary climate change in the southern Levant and effects on early humans Speaker: Prof. Amos Frunkin 13/05/2013
19 Erosion and retreat of the Sharon coastal escarpment during the Late Holocene Speaker: Dr. Amit Muskin Geological survey of Israel 20/05/2013
20 Molecular evidence for Lessepsian invasion of soritids (larger symbiont bearing benthic foraminifera) Speaker: Mr. Gily Merkado Ben-Gurion University of the Negev 27/05/2013
21 DeadSeaNet: Challenges in local seismicity monitoring and in Earthquake Early Warning System (EEWS) design Speaker: Dr Hillel Gilles Wust-Bloch Department of Geophysics and Planetary Sciences,Tel Aviv University 03/06/2013
22 Pollution history of trace metals at the Coastal Plain of Israel reconstructed from sediments of the Dora winter pond (Netanya) Speaker: Dr. Iris Zohar Department of Marine Geosciences,University of Haifa 10/06/2013
23 Towards earthquake early warning in Israel Speaker: Dr. Alon Ziv Department of Geophysics and Planetary Sciences,Tel Aviv University 17/06/2013