About
My research is focused on development of advanced numerical models and theoretical solutions, in the field of Earth sciences.
Publications
- Determining bubble size in aquatic sediments using wideband acoustic resonance and a bubble size distribution model: testing and application in Lake Kinneret, Israel, Uzhansky, E., Katsman, R., Lunkov, A. & Katsnelson, B., Dec 2025, In: Geo-Marine Letters. 45, 4, 32.
- Modeling Reservoir-Induced Seismicity: A Dynamic Poro-Visco-Elasto-Plastic Earthquake Simulator With Spontaneous Dilatant Coseismic Rupture, Katsman, R. & Ben-Avraham, Z., Feb 2025, In: Earth and Space Science. 12, 2, e2024EA004029.
- Integrated methodology for gas content assessment and prediction in shallow muddy lake sediments: acoustic mapping and correlation analysis, Uzhansky, E., Katsman, R., Lunkov, A. & Katsnelson, B., Dec 2024, In: MethodsX. 13, 102799.
- Mechanics of methane bubbles in consolidated aquatic muds, Katsman, R., Oct 2024, In: Earth-Science Reviews. 257, 104908.
- Methane gas dynamics in sediments of Lake Kinneret, Israel, and their controls: Insights from a multiannual acoustic investigation and correlation analysis, Katsman, R., Uzhansky, E., Lunkov, A. & Katsnelson, B., 25 Mar 2024, In: Science of the Total Environment. 918, 170480.
- Competitive methane bubble growth in aquatic muds, Zhou, X. & Katsman, R., Nov 2023, In: Engineering Geology. 325, 107290.
- Estimating bubble size in Lake Kinneret through reflection of wideband sound signals from gas-rich sediment environment, Uzhansky, E., Katsnelson, B., Lunkov, A., Katsman, R. & Ivakin, A., 5 Dec 2022, In: Proceedings of Meetings on Acoustics. 50, 1, 005001.
- Evolution of sediment grain-size profiles on a sheltered, continental shelf in response to punctuated flood deposition, Katz, T., Katsman, R., Kalman, A. & Goodman-Tchernov, B., 1 Dec 2022, In: Continental Shelf Research. 251, 104868.
- Identifying plausible historical scenarios for coupled lake level and seismicity rate changes: The case for the Dead Sea during the last 2 millennia, Belferman, M., Agnon, A., Katsman, R. & Ben-Avraham, Z., 11 Aug 2022, In: Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences. 22, 8, p. 2553-2565 13 p.
- Editorial: The lifetime of methane bubbles through sediment and water column, Katsman, R., Römer, M. & Lorke, A., 10 Aug 2022, In: Frontiers in Earth Science. 10, 993293.
- Mechanical controls on methane bubble solute exchange within muddy aquatic sediments and its growth characteristics, Zhou, X. & Katsman, R., Aug 2022, In: Journal of Structural Geology. 161, 104642.
- Influence of anisotropy in mechanical properties of muddy aquatic sediment on CH4 bubble growth direction and migration pattern, Katsman, R. & Painuly, A., 20 Mar 2022, In: Engineering Geology. 299, 106565.
- Mechanism of Faster CH4 Bubble Growth Under Surface Waves in Muddy Aquatic Sediments: Effects of Wave Amplitude, Period, and Water Depth, Painuly, A. & Katsman, R., 17 Mar 2022, In: Frontiers in Earth Science. 10, 833918.
- Effective model of gassy sediments and acoustical approach for its verification, Katsman, R., Lunkov, A., Uzhansky, E. & Katsnelson, B., 20 Jun 2021, In: Proceedings of Meetings on Acoustics. 44, 1, 005001.
- Benchmark study using a multi-scale, multi-methodological approach for the petrophysical characterization of reservoir sandstones, Haruzi, P., Katsman, R., Halisch, M., Waldmann, N. & Spiro, B., 19 Mar 2021, In: Solid Earth. 12, 3, p. 665-689 25 p., 34.
- The control of sediment gas accumulation on spatial distribution of ebullition in Lake Kinneret, Liu, L., Sotiri, K., Dück, Y., Hilgert, S., Ostrovsky, I., Uzhansky, E., Katsman, R., Katsnelson, B., Bookman, R., Wilkinson, J. & Lorke, A., 1 Aug 2020, In: Geo-Marine Letters. 40, 4, p. 453-466 14 p.
- Gas in Marine Sediments (GIMS): past, current, and future (contributions from GIMS-14), Katsman, R. & Dickens, G., 1 Aug 2020, In: Geo-Marine Letters. 40, 4, p. 403-406 4 p.
- Calculation of tensorial flow properties on pore level: Exploring the influence of boundary conditions on the permeability of three-dimensional stochastic reconstructions, Gerke, K. M., Karsanina, M. V. & Katsman, R., 20 Nov 2019, In: Physical Review E. 100, 5, 053312.
- Methane Bubble Escape From Gas Horizon in Muddy Aquatic Sediment Under Periodic Wave Loading, Katsman, R., 28 Jun 2019, In: Geophysical Research Letters. 46, 12, p. 6507-6515 9 p.
- Methane Bubble Ascent within Fine-Grained Cohesive Aquatic Sediments: Dynamics and Controlling Factors, Sirhan, S. T., Katsman, R. & Lazar, M., 4 Jun 2019, In: Environmental Science and Technology. 53, 11, p. 6320-6329 10 p.
- A novel freeze corer for characterization of methane bubbles and assessment of coring disturbances, Dück, Y., Liu, L., Lorke, A., Ostrovsky, I., Katsman, R. & Jokiel, C., May 2019, In: Limnology and Oceanography: Methods. 17, 5, p. 305-319 15 p.
- Effect of large-scale surface water level fluctuations on earthquake recurrence interval under strike-slip faulting, Belferman, M., Katsman, R. & Agnon, A., 2 Oct 2018, In: Tectonophysics. 744, p. 390-402 13 p.
- Acoustical methodology for determination of gas content in aquatic sediments, with application to Lake Kinneret, Israel, as a case study, Katsnelson, B., Katsman, R., Lunkov, A. & Ostrovsky, I., Jun 2017, In: Limnology and Oceanography: Methods. 15, 6, p. 531-541 11 p.
- The role of transport processes of particulate mercury in modifying marine anthropogenic secondary sources, the case of Haifa bay, Israel, Bareket, M. M., Bookman, R., Katsman, R., de Stigter, H. & Herut, B., 15 Apr 2016, In: Marine Pollution Bulletin. 105, 1, p. 286-291 6 p.
- The formation of graben morphology in the Dead Sea Fault, and its implications, Ben-Avraham, Z. & Katsman, R., 16 Sep 2015, In: Geophysical Research Letters. 42, 17, p. 6989-6996 8 p.
- Correlation of shape and size of methane bubbles in fine-grained muddy aquatic sediments with sediment fracture toughness, Katsman, R., 1 Jan 2015, In: Journal of Structural Geology. 70, p. 56-64 9 p.
- Low-frequency sound propagation and sediment characterization in lake kinneret, Katsnelson, B., Katsman, R., Lunkov, A. & Ostrovsky, I., 2015, Seabed and Sediment Acoustics: Measurements and Modelling. Institute of Acoustics, p. 102-109 8 p. (Proceedings of the Institute of Acoustics; vol. 37).
- Methane bubble growth in fine-grained muddy aquatic sediment: Insight from modeling, Katsman, R., Ostrovsky, I. & Makovsky, Y., Sep 2013, In: Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 377-378, p. 336-346 11 p.
- Sediment undulations induced by free gas in muddy marine sediments: A modeling approach, Katsman, R., 16 Jul 2013, In: Geophysical Research Letters. 40, 13, p. 3379-3383 5 p.
- Finite element modeling of buoyancy-driven methane bubble growth in muddy aquatic sediment, Katsman, R., Ostrovsky, I., Makovsky , Y., Papadakis, J. S. (Editor) & Bjorno, L. (Editor), 2013, The 1st International Conference and Exhibition on Underwater Acoustics. p. 1558-1653
- Modelling partially-emptied compaction bands induced by borehole drilling, Katsman, R. & Haimson, B. C., Apr 2011, In: Journal of Structural Geology. 33, 4, p. 690-697 8 p.
- Extensional veins induced by self-similar dissolution at stylolites: Analytical modeling, Katsman, R., 15 Oct 2010, In: Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 299, 1-2, p. 33-41 9 p.
- Interaction between pressure solution and clays in stylolite development: insights from modeling, Aharonov, E. & Katsman, R., Sep 2009, In: American Journal of Science. 309, 7, p. 607-632 26 p.
- Compaction bands induced by borehole drilling, Katsman, R., Aharonov, E. & Haimson, B. C., 2009, In: Acta Geotechnica. 4, 3, p. 151-162 12 p.
- Localized compaction in rocks: Eshelby's inclusion and the Spring Network Model, Katsman, R., Aharonov, E. & Scher, H., 28 May 2006, In: Geophysical Research Letters. 33, 10, L10311.
- A numerical study on localized volume reduction in elastic media: Some insights on the mechanics of anticracks, Katsman, R., Aharonov, E. & Scher, H., 4 Mar 2006, In: Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth. 111, 3, B03204.
- A study of compaction bands originating from cracks, notches, and compacted defects, Katsman, R. & Aharonov, E., Mar 2006, In: Journal of Structural Geology. 28, 3, p. 508-518 11 p.
- Numerical simulation of compaction bands in high-porosity sedimentary rock, Katsman, R., Aharonov, E. & Scher, H., Jan 2005, In: Mechanics of Materials. 37, 1, p. 143-162 20 p.
- Investigation of thermally-induced loads in modified bituminous roofing membranes, Katsman, R., Baskaran, A., Sexton, M. & Lei, W., 2003, In: Construction and Building Materials. 17, 3, p. 153-164 12 p.
- A model for moisture-content evolution in porous building elements: treatment of irregular regions, Katsman, R. & Becker, R., 2001, eSim proceedings: The Canadian conference on building energy simulation. IBPSA Publications, p. 1-8
- Model for moisture-content evolution in porous building elements with hygro-thermal bridges and air-voids, Katsman, R. & Becker, R., Jul 2000, In: Journal of Thermal Envelope and Building Science. 24, 1, p. 10-40 31 p.
- Model for moisture content evolution in porous building elements with hygro-thermal bridges and air voids, Katsman, R. & Becker, R., 2000, In: Journal of Building Physics. 24, p. 10-32
Education
- M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Building Sciences from the Technion, Israel, faculty of Civil Engineering and Environmental Sciences
- Two post-docs at National Research Council of Canada, Institute for Research in Construction and at Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel, Environmental Sciences and Energy Research
Research Areas
- Methane bubbles dynamics in aquatic sediments
- Reservoir Induced earthquakes