יעל לאור Ph.D.

השכלה

• 1985 – 1988
  B.A. (cum laude) in Physical Geography at Bar-Ilan University (an interdisciplinary program in Soil Science, Geology, and Geomorphology).
• 1988 – 1992
  M.A. (cum laude) in Physical Geography at Bar-Ilan University. Title of thesis: Remnants of soil and karst deposits in the Negev highlands – Its characteristics and paleoclimatic implications. Supervision: Prof. Gdaliahu Gvirtsman, Dr. Moshe Wieder, and Prof. Arie Singer.
• 1990 – 1995
  Ph.D. in Environmental Science at Rutgers University. Title of thesis: Adsorption of phenanthrene to dissolved and to mineral associated humic acid and its effect on phenanthrene bioavailability. Supervision: Prof. Peter. F. Strom and Prof. Walter J. Farmer.
• 1996 – 1999
  Postdoctoral position at the Faculty of Civil Engineering, Technion, Haifa with Prof. Menahem Rebhun. Research subject: Binding interactions of organic contaminants with humic substances.
• 1999 – 2000
  Postdoctoral position at the Faculty of Agricultural Engineering, Technion, Haifa, with Prof. Yoram Avnimelech. Research subject: The use of composted waste material for enhanced Ca migration and exchange in sodic soils and acidic minespoils.