Alain Poher Chair in  Hydrogeology and Arid Zones

 Zuckerberg Institute for Water Research (2002-2015)

Academic education

B.Sc.      Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel. Geology, Physical Geography and

Climatology, 1974.

M.Sc.     Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel. Physical Geography and Hydrology, 1979.

              Title of thesis: Processes of Infiltration and Possible Recharge Along Ephemeral

Streams in the Negev Highlands.

Ph.D.     University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA. Major in Hydrology with a Minor in            Soil Water Engineering

              Title of thesis: Quantification of Aquifer Recharge Distribution Using Environmental

Isotopes and Regional Hydrochemistry.

Research interests and academic activities

Groundwater hydrology & soil-water engineering

Water management & water security in complex systems

Research activities are associated with complex groundwater systems, emphasizing the development of a novel Mixing Cell Model (MCMtr) approach for steady and transient flow systems utilizing hydrochemistry and environmental isotopes coupled with a non steady flow model. The MCM has been developed for quantitative assessment of groundwater flow systems and sources of recharge in complex basins with puzzling geology and scarce hydrological information.