Prof. Dror Avisar is Head of Hydrochemistry Research Group at Tel Aviv University. Prof. Avisar returned to Israel in 2004 after being a postdoc, lecturer and researcher at the University of California Santa Barbara (USCB). On October 2004 Dror was appointed to an academic position at Tel Aviv University. Prof. Avisar focuses his research interest on the understanding the physico-chemical processes and the occurrence and transport of micro and nano contaminants within the aquatic environment. Additionally, Dror’s research group is investing lots of efforts to develop and to optimize innovative technologies to break down and remove these contaminants from various water sources.
Education
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Institution |
Degree |
MM/YY |
Field of study |
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Tel Aviv University Tel Aviv University Tel Aviv University University of California, Santa- Barbara- UCSB |
B.Sc. M.Sc. Ph.D. Post Doc & lecturer |
07/93 07/96 06/01 10/04 |
Earth Sciences Hydrochemistry Hydrochemistry Hydrochemistry |
Positions and Employment
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1988 -1995 |
Private Sector, Trekking and nature guide: Climbing- Rappelling–Evacuation |
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1994 –2000 |
IUED - Israel Union for Environmental Defense Adam Teva V’din - NGO scientific department responsible for water pollution. Under my responsibility I conducted: ecological reports, legal files surveys, research and appeared in court as an environmental expert. |
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1999-2001 |
Tel Aviv University teaching semestrial courses in Geology and hydrogeology |
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2001-2005 |
University of California S.B. Appointment as a lecturer “Geochemistry and Tracer Hydrology” |
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2004 |
Tel-Aviv University, Lecturer, Tenure Track Position, Department of Geography and Human Environment –The head of the Hydrochemistry Laboratory |
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2006 |
Representative of Tel Aviv University, The commission for coordination and encouragement of water research, The Israeli Water Commission. |
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2006 |
Establishment and organization member of the Environmental Public Health Mineral Water Companies conference at Tel-Aviv 2006 and 2007 |
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2008 |
Senior Lecturer-Tel Aviv University. |
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2010 |
Active Member and Teacher of the multidisciplinary program for excellence students- TAU. |
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2010 |
Mentor and advisor for Drinking water quality- The Center for research and Knowledge- Israeli Parliament |
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2012-Up to date |
A chief mentor and Teacher at the Lautman TAU- Excellence Students Program |
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2014-Up to date |
Head of the Excellence Students Program at the Geography and the Environment Department. |
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2014 |
Associate Professor |
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2015-Up to date |
Director of the Water Research Center at |
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2017 -Up to date |
Head of the departmental and faculty instruction & teaching committee |
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2016-2017 |
Guest Editor “Nanomaterials Journal” (IF 4.1) |
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2017- |
Head of the departmental teaching committee |
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2017- |
Editor of Journal of Environment and Earth Science (Impact Factor - 5.56) |
Other Experience and Professional Memberships
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1998-2003 |
Israel Association for Water Resources
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2006- Up to date |
Israel Analytical Chemistry Society
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2007- Up to date |
IGWA- International Ground Water Association |
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2007- Up to date |
Committee Board member of the NGWA
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2008- Up to date |
Israel Society for Ecology and Environmental Sciences
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2008- Up to date |
IWA International Water Association
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2009- Up to date |
ACS- American Chemical Society |
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2014-Up to date |
Member of the IWA Water Reuse Specialist Group |
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2016- Up to date |
Executive committee member of the Israeli Analytical Chemistry Society |
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2017 - Up to date |
Executive committee member of the Israeli Standardization Division: International Water Standardization- -ISO TC 224 |
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2017 - Up to date |
AWRA Member |
Honors
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1998 |
Geophysics Dept. Tel Aviv University. |
Excellent doctoral student
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1999 |
Geophysics Dept. Tel Aviv University |
Excellent doctoral student
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1999 |
"Rieger" foundation U.S.A |
Outstanding environmental research |
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2001 |
Stockholm Junior Water Prize Israel |
First place as a supervisor |
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2001 |
The Israel Academy of Sciences |
Postdoc "Bikura” scholarship |
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2006 |
Beno Geter Foundation |
Excellent research activity
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2007 |
Tel Aviv University -Rector |
Excellent lecturer
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2012 |
Tel Aviv University -Rector |
Amongst 100 excellent lecturers |
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2014 |
Tel Aviv University -Rector |
Amongst 100 excellent lecturers |
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2014 |
Tel Aviv University -Dean |
Excellent lecturer |
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2015 |
Tel Aviv University -Rector |
Excellent lecturer |
Current teachnig (courses)
- Introduction to Hydrogeology
- Tracer Hydrology- Chemistry and Isotopes
- Water and the Environment
- Introduction to Earth Sciences
- Water Pollution- Mechanisms and Processes
- Water and Wastewater Treatment- Traditional and Innovative Advance Technologies
- 6. Selected Aspects in Environmental Quality Studies (multi-lecturers class)
- 7. TAU- Excellence Program, 4 hour per week (both semesters).
- Prof. Avisar has 47 peer review published papers
- Prof. Avisar has 3 Ph.D. students, 5 MSc. Students and 2 Postdocs
