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The Scientific Advisory Board and Executive Committee


Decisions regarding the academic development of the ZIWR are made by the Scientific Advisory Board (SAB), which meets once or twice a year, to receive a report on the past activities of the Institute and ratify future decisions. The Executive Committee - a subcommittee of the Scientific Advisory Board - meets more often to discuss immediate decisions, and carry out actions agreed by the Board.

The members of the Scientific Advisory Board are:


 

Mr. Roy Zuckerberg

Honorary Chairman of the Board

 

Chairman, Board of Governors
Ben-Gurion University of th Negev

 
Prof. Peter Fritz
Chairman of the Board

Past director of UFZ, Center for Environmental Research, Germany


Prof. Eilon Adar*

Director, Zuckerberg Institute for Water Research
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Prof. Uriel Safriel*

Professor of Biology
Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Prof. Avigad Vonshak*

Director, Jacob Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev


 

Dr. Shawki Barghouti

Director General of ICBA, International Center for Biosaline Agriculture

Retired Advisor, Agricultural Research and Portfolio Management for the World Bank,
USA

 

Prof. Menachem Elimelech

Roberto C. Goizueta Professor
Director, Environmental Engineering Program,
Yale University, USA

 


Prof. Moti Herskowitz

Vice-President and Dean For Research and Development

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Prof. Shlomo Neuman

Regents' Professor in Hydrology and Water Resources
University of Arizona, Tucson, USA

Mr. Shimon Tal

Tal Con.T.Net, Consulting & Enterprise LTD

Former, Israeli Water Commissioner