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Gitai Yahel - Curriculum
Vitae
Updated: 26 Jaunary 2010
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Birth: 21 April 1964, Kibbutz Yad
Mordechai, Israel
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Family
status: Married, Three children (born 1998, 2002, 2006)
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Academic position
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2008-Present, Senior Lecturer
(Oceanography and Benthic Ecology)
The School of Marine Sciences and Marine Environment, Ruppin Academic
Center, Michmoret, Israel
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2007-2008, Lecturer
(Oceanography), The School of Marine Sciences and Marine Environment,
Ruppin Academic Center, Michmoret, Israel
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Academic education
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2003-Present, Rothschild Post-doctoral
fellowship at the University of Victoria (UVic), Biology Department.
Host: Prof. V. Tunnicliffe (verenat@uvic.ca,
http://web.uvic.ca/~verenat/tunnicliffe.html)
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1997-2003, Ph.D. Thesis at the
Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJI), Ecology, Systematics and
Evolution Dep. (E.S.E) and
the Interuniversity Institute for Marine Sciences in Eilat (IUI).
Supervisor: Prof. Amatzia Genin (amatzia@vms.huji.ac.il).
Title: "Feeding on
ultraplankton and dissolved organic carbon in coral reefs: from
individual-based rates to community processes”.
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1995-1997, Master of Science at
HUJI, E.S.E Dep. and the IUI.
Supervisor: Prof. Amatzia Genin.
Title: “Phytoplankton distribution and grazing at coral
reefs”.
Graduated with distinction, (95).
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1996, Attended an Advanced EC
course for numerical analysis of marine biology data (NAME) at the CNRS
institute of Villefranche Sur Mer, France.
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1990-1994, Bachelor of Science at
HUJI (Biology - major, Statistics - minor),
Graduated with distinction, (91).
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1990-1991, Pre-academic course, The Hebrew
University of Jerusalem (HUJI),
Completed with distinction,
(95).
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Awards
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1. 2003-2004, Rothschild
Post-Doctoral Fellowship (KEREN YAD-HANDIV).
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2. 2001, “IUI Scientific
Director Scholarship Award”. The Interuniversity Institute for
Marine Sciences in Eilat.
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3. 1999, “Avner Etzion
Award of Distinction” for achievements in Oceanographic studies.
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
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4. 1999, “The Riger
National Fund Fellow in Environmental Studies”.
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5. 1998,
“The Riger National Fund Fellow in Environmental Studies”.
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6.
1998,
“Alma Gal Award of Distinction”
Awarded by the Dean of the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences
of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
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| Current Academic Teaching Courses are available
online at
http://Moodle.Ruppin.ac.il (Hebrew Interface
but all materials are in English) |
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1. Chemical Oceanography (2ed
year)
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2. Biological
Oceanography (3ed year)
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3. Oceanographic Cruise (3ed year)
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4. Under Water Research Methods (3ed year)
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5. Applied Ecology (3ed Year, 2008 only)
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Past academic teaching (at
the Hebrew University, Instructor since 2001)
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Advance graduates
courses:
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1.
“Marine microbiology” 1997 - 2002
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2. “Quantitative
methods in marine ecology” 1997 - 2002
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Undergraduate
courses:
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3.
Guest lecturer in "Introduction to the Ocean" at University of
Victoria, BC
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4.
“Introduction
to the ecological system of the Gulf of Aqaba” 1997 - 2002
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5.
“Biology and systematic of marine invertebrates” 2001
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6.
“From organism to community- an introduction to ecology” 1996
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7.
“Introduction
to the reptiles of Israel” 1995
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Cruises
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11. 2007-2009
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R/V Mediterranean
Explorer
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Oceanography of the Israeli
Shelf
(Eastern Mediterranean) 23 daily
cruises
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10.
Oct. 2007
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CGSS
Vector + ROPOS |
Strait
of Georgia Glass sponge reef |
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9.
Feb. 2006
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CGSS
J.P. Tully + ROPOS |
VENUS
deployment, Saanich Inlet |
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8.
July 2005
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CGSS
J.P. Tully + ROPOS |
BETHOS05,
Fraser Ridge Glass sponge reefs |
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7.
Nov. 2004
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CGSS
Vector + ROPOS |
Fraser
Ridge Glass sponge reef |
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6.
Jul. 2004
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CGSS
J.P. Tully + ROPOS |
Glass
sponges at Barkley Sound |
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5.
Sep.2003
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R/V
T.G. Thompson + ROPOS |
NEMO
2003 to Axial Seamount hydrothermal Vents, www.pmel.noaa.gov/vents/nemo/ |
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4.
Sep. 2000
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R/V
King Snefro IV |
National
Geographic Society), Red Sea |
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3.
Nov. 1998
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R/V
Sea-Surveyor |
The
Seychelles, Indian Ocean |
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2.
Aug. 1997
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R/V
Sue-Allen |
Gulf
of Aqaba |
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1.
Aug. 1996
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R/V
University I |
Gulf
of Aqaba |
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Scientific collaboration
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I have co-authored papers with 24 researchers.
Some of the people with whom I worked are:
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o Dr.
Marta Ribes (mribes@icm.csic.es,
CMIMA, Barcelona, Spain)
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Prof.
J.R. Kossef (koseff@cive.stanford.edu,
Stanford U. CA, USA)
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Prof.
S.G. Monismith (monismith@cive.stanford.edu,
Stanford U. CA, USA)
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Prof.
J.H. Sharp (jsharp@udel.edu, CMS,
DE, USA)
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Dr.
S. Leys (sleys@ualberta.ca, U.
of Alberta, Alberta, Canada)
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Prof.
H.M. Reiswig (hmreiswig@shaw.ca,
U. of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada)
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o Dr. D. Marie (marie@sb-roscoff.fr, CNRS, Roscoof, France)
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Prof.
Y. Benayahu (denlit@post.tau.ac.il,
Tel Aviv U. Israel)
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Prof.
A. Post (post@pob.huji.ac.il,
Hebrew U., Israel)
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Prof.
S. Belkin (Shimshon@vms.huji.ac.il,
Hebrew U., Israel)
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Prof.
A. Oren (orena@cc.huji.ac.il,
Hebrew U., Israel)
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Reviewer for:
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Limnology
and Oceanography
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Marine
Ecology Progress Series
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FEMS
Microbiology Letters
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Bulletin
of Marin Science
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Diversity
and Distribution
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NSF
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Washington
Sea Grant
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Military service
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1982-1986,
Israeli Air Force Air-borne Rescue Squadron (Unit 669), last position
– Rescue
Team
commander.
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1986-2003, Captain at the
Rescue Squadron reserve forces (Unit 669), Rescue Team
commander.
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Civil occupations
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1990-1995,
Security – Israel President Residency (Jerusalem).
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1986-1995,
Bee-Keeper, Kibbutz Yad-Mordechai apiary.
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1987-1989,
Licensed guide (Hiking, Geography, Natural history, Geology) at Mount
Hermon field centre of the Israeli Society for the Protection of Nature.
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1986, Nature
guide course, Israeli Society for the Protection of Nature.
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