The Group
Dr. Gilad Antler
Principal investigator
Senior Lecturer at Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences, Ben Gurion University of the Negev.
Ph.D., University of Cambridge
Email: antlerg@bgu.ac.il
Website: http://antlerg.weebly.com/
Raoul Saar
Lab Manager
Gone But Not Forgotten
Sydney Riemer
MSc. Student
Sydney is a second year MSc student at BGU and the IUI. She is interested in studying ancient and modern ocean chemistry and how it affects the co-evolution of the oceans, climate, and life. She is currently working on performing bioturbation experiments and models in order to determine the effect of this biological innovation on sediment geochemistry and the marine carbon cycle through time. She also likes to sail, kayak, and hike in the desert.
Email: riemer@post.bgu.ac.il
Saurav Dutta
Post Doc.
Saurav is a post doctoral fellow at BGU and IUI. He is interested in studying the ecology of molluscan assemblages as a response to environmental and biological factors in different seagrass and non-seagrass habitats in the Red Sea.
In his free time Saurav enjoys cooking, photography, swimming, playing drums, volleyball, cricket, football and has extensive experience in snake handling and rescue.
Email: saurav.iiserk@gmail.com
Hadar Elyashiv
Post Doc.
Hadar is a post doctoral fellow at BGU and IUI. She is interested in sediments transport and deposition, in particular how these processes precondition sediment stability in processes such as submarine landslides. In the NEGEV lab, she is working on the influence of early diagenetic processes on the sediment microstructure and possible impact to the short-term and long-term stability of the sediments.
Email: hadarelyashiv@gmail.com
Yahel Eshed
MSc. Student
I'm a MSc student at BGU and the IUI. I'm interested in studying the relations between benthic foraminifera to Halophila stipulacea. Besides that, I'm interested to understand how the geochemical properties of a specific environment affect the foraminifera distribution.
I'm currently working on two sites, located in the Red Sea together with designing a lab experimental system in order to compare natural conditions to lab conditions. I have a bachelors degree in geology and environmental sciences from BGU.
Email: yaheles@post.bgu.ac.il
Neta Soto
MSc. Student
Neta is a MSc student in BGU and the IUI. She researches the effect of Red Sea native seagrass Halophila stipulancea’s rhizosphere on marine sediment biogeochemistry. Her work focuses on the disappearance of seagrass on the ecological system by looking at changes in biological and chemical processes. Neta has a bachelor’s degree in marine biology from BGU.
Email: sotonet@post.bgu.ac.il
Zach Lavie
MSc. Student
Zach is a MSc student at BGU and at IUI. He is interested in the dynamics between seagrass and sediment. Especially in studying the relations between organic matter burial and sedimentation rate. He is also interested in pore water chemistry and the impact of seagrass on it. His research will combine lab experiments along with diving sampling. He enjoys hiking and generally being in nature, especially at sea. Likes to dive and play the didgeridoo.
Email: zach1226@gmail.com
Avinesh Kumar
Phd Student
I am a doctoral research scholar at the Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU), Israel, working under the supervision of Dr Gilad Antler. Before joining BGU, I earned my MSc degree in Marine geosciences from the University of Haifa, Israel, in the year Oct 2021, with an MS dissertation under the supervision of Dr Nicolas D. Waldmann.
·I am a bound bohemian who believes in the doctrine of science being falsifiable.
·I love to observe rather than seek and have a bad habit of reading between the lines.
·I have no permanent goal to achieve; however, I strive to observe both sides of the coin simultaneously.
·Though my words might limit me, my silence will speak for what is left unspoken.
**I love to talk science, spirituality, and aspects of life**
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