Shmuel Assouline Ph.D.
Biography
Professional Roles at the Agricultural Research Organization (ARO)
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2022–2024: Acting Director General of the Agricultural Research Organization (ARO) – Volcani Center.
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2017–2023: Director of International Relations, Agricultural Research Organization (ARO).
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2008–2010: Head of the Department of Environmental Physics and Irrigation, Institute of Soil, Water and Environmental Sciences.
Awards and Honors
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2021: Lifetime Achievement Award, Agricultural Research Organization (for the year 2020).
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2019: Fellow of the Soil Science Society of America (SSSA).
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2016: Don and Betty Kirkham Soil Physics Award, Soil Science Society of America (SSSA).
Research Interests
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Modeling of soil hydraulic properties.
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Soil water flow processes.
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Rainfall-Infiltration-Runoff-Erosion relationships.
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Soil compaction.
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Evaporation from soil surfaces and water bodies.
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Soil-Water-Plant-Atmosphere relationships.
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Advanced irrigation methods.
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Irrigation with treated wastewater (effluent) and desalinated water.
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Eco-hydrology of arid regions.
Academic Education
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1985–1989: Ph.D. in Soil and Water Sciences (Specializing in Soil Water Physics), The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Faculty of Agriculture, Rehovot.
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1982–1985: M.Sc. (with Distinction) in Soil and Water Sciences (Specializing in Soil Water Physics), The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Faculty of Agriculture, Rehovot.
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1974–1977: B.Sc. in Soil and Water Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Faculty of Agriculture, Rehovot.