Image acquired by the VENµS satellite, 2018, over the Zin Valley, Negev Desert, Israel
Personnel
Faculty
Prof. Arnon Karnieli
Head of Laboratory
Current students
Post-Docs
Dr. Timea Ignat
Post-Doc
Post-Doc research
Linking ecological and plant physiology applications with spectral methodologies
Dr. Noa Levi-Ohana
Post-Doc
MA Cum laude
Post-Doc research
Spatio-temporal
analysis of remote sensing data
PhD dissertation title (2017)
The
effects of climate change and land cover changes on rainfall-runoff relation in
coastal watersheds
Prizes
- Prize for outstanding PhD dissertation on environment and sustainability from Green Campus (2017)
- Ilan Ramon Scholarship (2013)
- Rieger Foundation Prize (2013)
- Water Authority Scholarship (2012)
- Daniel Falkner Prize for Excellence in Desert Studies (2012)
- Zin (Negev) Fellow (2012)
Dr. Shayli Dor-Haim
Post-Doc
Post-Doc research
The effect of
climate change on the structure and function of the critical zone in drylands
PhD STUDENTS
Christian Dost
PhD Student
PhD dissertation title
Water balance model and multispectral imaging for automated determination of the plant water status
Master students
Klil Noy
MA Student
Master thesis title
Spatio-temporal
analysis of albedo and biocrusts across the Israel - Egypt borderline
Prizes
- Excellence Award for the Master’s studies (2019)
Former Students
Post-Doc
Dr. Noa Hillel
Post-Doc
Post-Doc research
Remote sensing applications for ecological restoration
Dr. Jisung Chang
Post-Doc
Post-Doc research
Mapping canopy biodiversity along rainfall gradient of Israel, using imaging spectroscopy
PhD STUDENTS
Dr. Tal Rapaport
PhD
PhD dissertation title (2017)
Developing physiologically-based multi-spectral tools for the monitoring of wine vine water status
Prizes
- The Whole Organism Scholarship for Outstanding PhD Students (2015)
- The Negev (Zin) Scholarship for Outstanding PhD Students (2014)
- Daniel Falkner Prize for Excellence in Desert Studies (2013)
Dr. Tarin Paz-Kagan
PhD
PhD dissertation title (2015)
Effects of landuse on soil quality and plants productivity for assessing land degradation and ecosystem services in semi-arid regions of Israel
Prizes
- Postdoctorate scholarship for outstanding women from the Planning & Budgeting Committee (2015)
- Haim Molcho Foundation scholarship (2012)
- Ilan Ramon Scholarship (2015)
Dr. Offer Rozenstein
PhD
MA Cum laude
PhD dissertation title (2014)
Remote sensing and spectroscopy of biological soil crusts (2014)
Master thesis title (2010)
Comparison
of combined rs&gis land-use classification methods in the Northern Negev,
Israel
Prizes
- Mukadi Award for outstanding PhD dissertations, Israel Society of Soil Science (2015)
- Outstanding Student Paper Award, 2015 Joint Assembly AGU-GAC-MAC-CGU, Montreal, Canada (2015)
- Tim Casgrain Water Resource Research Award for student exchange, McGill University (2014-2015)
- Israeli Ministry of Science, Technology and Space, International Education Grant (2013)
- Best presentation award, KAMGI, Israeli Geomorphological Society Conference (2013)
- Pratt Foundation Scholarship (2012)
- Jewish National Fund (KKL) Prize for Ecological Studies (Roberto Valubra Fund) (2010)
Dr. Michael Sprintsin
PhD
Dr. Agustin Pimstein
PhD
PhD dissertation title (2008)
Characterization of canopy spectral responses of wheat and corn to water stress and nitrogen deficiencies under arid conditions
Prizes
- Laskov Scholarship, Agriculture Research Organization, Israel (2005, 2007)
- Haim Molcho Foundation scholarship (2003, 2006)
- The Frederick Siegmund Prize for Excellence in Desert Studies (2003)
Dr. Yevgeny Derimian
PhD
PhD dissertation title (2007)
Optical properties, chemical composition and transport features of atmospheric aerosols over the Negev desert
Prizes
- Minerva Short-Term Research Grant (2002)
- Rieger Foundation Prize (2003)
- Outstanding study award, Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research (2007)
