Aldo Shemesh
Army Service: 1971 - 1975
EDUCATION
1979 B.Sc. Geology and Chemistry, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel (with distinction)
1981 M.Sc. Geology, Hebrew University of Jerusalem (with distinction)
1986 Ph.D. Geology, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Thesis: Carbon isotopes and the carbonate system in the Gulf of Elat
Advisers: B. Luz and J. Erez.
Dissertation: Stable isotopes and rare earth elements in phosphatic rocks.
Advisers: Y. Kolodny and A. Katz.
PROFESSIONAL HISTORY
1995 - Present Associate Professor, Department of Environmental Sciences and Energy Research, Weizmann Institute of Science.
Summer 2002 Visiting Scientist, University of Bordeaux, France.
1997 - 2002 Head, Department of Environmental Sciences and Energy Research, Weizmann Institute of Science.
Summer, 1997 Visiting Scientist, Stockholm University, Sweden. NFR fellowship.
Summer, 1995 Visiting Scientist, The Climate Center of Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University, NY, USA
1991 - 1995 Senior Scientist, Department of Environmental Sciences and Energy Research, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
1988 - 1991 Scientist, Isotope Department, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel.
1986 - 1988 Post-doctoral research scientist, Lamont-Doherty Geological Observatory of Columbia University, NY, USA.
1981 - 1986 Teaching assistant and instructor, Department of Geology, Hebrew University, Jerusalem.
1979 - 1981 Research and teaching assistant, Department of Geology and the Oceanographic Program, Hebrew University, Jerusalem. SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITY: Member of the Board, The Inter-University Marine Laboratory, Eilat, Israel. Member: American Geophysical Union