Program

EPScon 2019 Program

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Thursday, March 14

Time Session/Lecture info
08:30-09:00
Registration
 
09:00-09:10
Conference Opening Remarks
 
09:10-10:30
First Session
Keren Duer 
09:10-09:30
Einat Zahabian , Ben Gurion University
Relations between spiny tail lizard Uromastyx aegyptia and his environment as an ecosystem engineer
09:30-09:50
Ido Rog , Weizmann Institute of Science
Angiosperm and gymnosperm tree carbon allocation dynamics revealed by pulse labeling and a flux-coupled, three phase detection method
09:50-10:10
Nir Ben Eliahu , Ben Gurion University
The effects of heavy metals on the physiology of symbionts bearing benthic foraminifera
10:10-10:30
Shlomit Sharoni , Weizmann Institute of Science
Phytoplankton population structure governs the stoichiometry of marine particulate organic matter
10:30-10:50
Coffee Break
 
10:50-11:50
Second Session
Eshkol Eytan 
10:50-11:10
Tomer Malchi , The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Mixture effect on uptake of psychoactive pharmaceuticals by tomato and cucumber plants
11:10-11:30
Yaron Michael , Bar Ilan university
Using high resolution planet satellites constellation images to assess economic damage of a wildland urban interface fire
11:30-11:50
Debra Ramon , Haifa university
Micro – plastic ingestion by marine fishes and Bivalves living in Israeli waters: A systematic approach
11:50-12:30
Keynote speaker: Ron Milo, Weizmann Institute of Science
The biomass distribution on Earth  
12:30-13:20
Lunch
 
13:20-15:00
Third Session
Jonathan Gropp 
13:20-13:40
Eran Vos , Weizmann Institute of Sceince
Dynamic and isotopic evolution of Mars ice
13:40-14:00
Sydney Riemer , Ben Gurion University
Bioturbation and the Phanerozoic Sulfur Cycle: A Model Approach
14:00-14:20
Ernst Uzhansky , Haifa University
Spatial and temporal variability of gas content in sediment of lake Kinneret north of Israel
14:20-14:40
Shaked Stein , Ben Gurion University
The effect of pumping saline groundwater for desalination on the fresh saline water interface dynamics
14:40-15:00
Roi Ram , Ben Gurion University
Identifying recharge processes into the ‘fossil’ Nubian Sandstone Aquifer by 81Kr dating in the Negev Desert (Israel)
15:00-15:10
Guilhem Banc – Prandi – WeSea organization
How to preserve the gulf of Aqaba?  
15:10-16:10
Poster Session
 
16:10-17:10
Fourth Session
Yair Judkovsky 
16:10-16:30
Dana Raiter , Weizmann Institute Of Science
The longitudinally localized Hadley circulation and its connection to the atmospheric instantaneous air motion
16:30-16:50
Ori Katz , Weizmann Institute Of Science
The contribution of chaotic advection to the transport of Mediterranean outflow water in the North Atlantic.
16:50-17:10
Dror Malul , Technion Israel Institute of Technology
Dancing out of phase: Mechanical properties of coral tentacles contribute to mass transfer under wave induced flow
17:10-18:00
Guest lecture: Yohai Kaspi "Why does the wind blow?"
Best poster and oral lecture awards Pizza & Beer  

Deadline for Abstract Registration
February 1st, 2019

Organizing committee

The conference is organized by students from the Earth & planetary sciences department at Weizmann Institute of Science.

Eshkol Eytan eshkol.eytan@weizmann.ac.il

Keren Duer  keren.duer@weizmann.ac.il

Jonathan Gropp jonathan.gropp@weizmann.ac.il

Madi Amer madi.amer@weizmann.ac.il

Yair Judkovsky yair.judkovsky@weizmann.ac.il

Conference Coordinator

Talia Suissa- talias@weizmann.ac.il

Sponsors

The Helen Kimmel Center for Planetary Science

The de Botton center for marine science