Awards > Rubanenko Prize

Dr. Gabriel Rubanenko Prize for Excellence in Water Research


   About the prize

A prize is awarded to two graduate students at the ZIWR for excellence in water research.

Friends of Dr. Rubanenko - Dr. Steven Brounman, Dr. Igor Furman, Dr. Peter Geyber and Dr. Eugene Glosman - together donated an additional prize for the year 2004/2005.

Dates of previous prize-giving ceremonies:

* 19 Nov. 2008
* 11 April 2007
* 17 Feb. 2005
* 28 Jan. 2004

Prizewinners


Mr.Ori Zvikelsky

Mr. Uri Nachson

(click on each name to read about the prize-winner and the research abstract)

Eva Gershkovich
2007-2008

For her research on: "Immobilization of multivalent antimicrobial peptides onto reverse osmosis polyamide membranes"

Shalom Fox
2007-2008

For his research on: "Development and optimization of a field- scale denitrification unit as part of a sustainable marine land base RAS"

Robert Gloukhovski
2005/2006

For his research on: "Preparation of Nanofiltration Membranes by Electropolymerization"

Uri Nachshon
2005/2006

For his research on: "Air Convection Flows in Rock Fractures; Patterns and Characteristics"

Vered Shapiro
2004/2005

For her research on: "Characterization of 'ordered' ion exchange membranes"

Lilach Iasur
2004/2005

For her research on: "Characterization of a bacterial consortium that debrominates tetrabromobisphenol A under anaerobic conditions"

Yuval Shani
2004/2005

For his research on: "Floodwater percolation and groundwater recharge in arid lands"

Ori Zvikelsky
2004/2005

For his research on: "Colloidal transport in natural discretely fractured rock"

Alit Weil-Shafran
2003/2004

For her research on: "Environmental effects of surfactants originating from reuse of graywater for irrigation"