Prof. Yosef Steinberger
CV
1. Personal Data
Place of Birth Seini, Rumania
Family Status Married to Lea Rotman (August 1971); 3 children: Hila
(July 25, 1972); Merav (August 10, 1975); Zvi (June 25, 1978)
Nationality Israeli
Work Address The Mina & Everard Goodman Faculty of Life Sciences
Bar-Ilan University,
Ramat-Gan 5290017
Israel
Permanent Address Hanegev 6, POB 3,
Kochav Yair 4486400, Israel
Work (: 972-3-5318571
Fax: 972-3-7384058
E-mail: Yosef. Steinberger@biu.ac.il
Home (: 972-9-7493108
2. Education, Certificates and Degrees
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From-To |
Institute |
Area of Specialty |
Degree |
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1970 |
Sede-Boker Teacher's College, Israel |
Biology |
Teacher's Certificate |
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1974 |
Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel |
Biology - Ecology |
B.Sc. |
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1976 |
Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel |
Terrestrial Ecology |
M.Sc. |
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1980 |
Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel |
Desert Ecology |
Ph.D. |
Doctoral Thesis: Some aspects of the ecology of the desert snail, Sphincterochila prophetarum
3. Positions Held
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From-To |
Institute |
Research Area |
Title |
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1995-present |
The Mina & Everard Goodman Faculty of Life Sciences, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel |
Terrestrial & Desert Ecology |
Full Professor |
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1990-1995 |
Department of Life Sciences, |
Terrestrial & Desert Ecology |
Associate Professor |
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1986-1990 |
Department of Life Sciences, |
Terrestrial & Desert Ecology |
Senior Lecturer and Researcher |
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Jan. 1983 |
Jacob Blaustein Institute for Desert Research, Sede-Boqer Campus, |
Terrestrial & Desert Ecology |
Research Associate |
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1982-1986 |
Department of Life Sciences, |
Terrestrial & Desert Ecology |
Lecturer and Researcher |
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Jan. 1981- Sept. 1982 |
New Mexico State University, |
Terrestrial & Desert Ecology |
Research Assistant |
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1980-1981 |
New Mexico State University, |
Terrestrial & Desert Ecology |
Post-Doctoral Fellow |
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1969-1979 |
Sede-Boker Field School |
Terrestrial & Desert Ecology |
Coordinator of |
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1968-1970 |
Avdat Agricultural Research Farm |
Terrestrial & Desert Ecology |
Research Assistant |
4. Academic Administrative Positions Held
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From-To |
Position |
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2009- |
Chairman of the Status Committee – Bar-Ilan University |
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2009-2010 |
Member of the Permanent Committee – Bar-Ilan University |
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2007-2010 |
Member of the Executive Council – Bar-Ilan University |
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2007-2008 |
Member of the Promotion Committee (Locum) |
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2005- 2007 |
Member of the Permanent Committee – Bar-Ilan University |
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2000-2002 |
Dean, Faculty of Life Sciences, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel |
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1997-2000 |
Chairman of the Faculty Union, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel |
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1998-2000 |
Department Head, Faculty of Life Sciences, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel |
5. Miscellaneous
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Date |
Honors and Achievements |
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1989 |
Quinney Visiting Scholar Award from the College of Natural Resources, Utah State University, Logan, Utah |
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1993 |
DAAD Scholarship Award – Germany |
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1993-1994 |
NRC Research Associateship Award |
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2011 |
Soil Ecology Society Professional Achievement Award |
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Membership in Societies |
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British Ecological Society |
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Israel Ecological Society |
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Ecological Society of America |
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Acarological Society of America |
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Society of Sigma XI |
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Society of Nematologists |
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European Society of Nematologists |
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Soil Ecology Society |
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American Society for Microbiology |
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Current Research Interests |
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Ecological Systems |
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Mass and Energy Flow through Trophic Levels |
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Physiological Ecology |
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Mineral Cycling and Decomposition Processes |
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Soil Ecology |
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Teaching Interests |
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Ecology |
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Physiological Ecology |
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Soil Ecology |
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Desert Ecology |
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Courses taken |
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1980 |
Acarology Summer Institute, Ohio State University |
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1989 |
Nematode-Identification Course, Clemston University, South Carolina |
Research
Terrestrial Ecology
Biological processes in natural and man-made ecosystems
Global climate change effect of biological processes in soil
Biological processes in soil across topoclimatic gradients
Organic matter accumulation and decomposition in terrestrial ecosystems.
Nutrient flow terrestrial systems.
Microbial population dynamics and its diversity in soil.
Soil fungal dynamics and composition.
Soil enzymes.
Dynamics of protozoa in soil.
Free-living soil nematode population diversity and dynamics.
Nematode population as bio-indicators.
Soil microarthropod community – composition, dynamics, and diversity
Soil biota functional diversity and trophic relations
Media
Public Scientific Activities Outside the University
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From-To |
Type of Activity or Appointment |
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2012-2017 |
Member of the International Expert Advisory Board of National Energy R&D Center for Non-food Biomass |
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2010-present |
Member of the Editorial Board - Pedosphere |
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2009-present |
Member of the Executive Council - 'Shaarei Mishpat" College |
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2010- 2012 |
Board Member, Israel Ecological Society |
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Dec 2010 – Jan 2011 |
Visiting Prof. in the Laboratory of Energy Crops Biomass Engineering Center, China Agricultural University, P.R. China |
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Oct-Nov 2010 |
Visiting Prof. in the Dept. of Life Sci. at National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan |
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2009 |
Visiting Prof. in the Laboratory of Energy Crops Biomass Engineering Center, China Agricultural University, P.R. China |
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2007-present |
Editorial Board Member, Arid Land Research and Management – Journal of Native and Agricultural Soil Environments |
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2007-present |
Associate Editor-in-Chief – Global Journal of Environmental Research |
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2007-2009 |
Chairman, Committee for Evaluation of Regional Scientific Proposals, Ministry of Science, Culture & Sport, Israel |
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2006-present |
COST Domain Committee – DC-ESSEM Earth System Science and Environmental Management (European Science Foundation) |
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2005-present |
Member of the Steering Committee for R&D Regional Development of Ministry of Science Culture & Sport |
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2005-2008 |
Member of the Inter-University Institute of Eilat Committee – nominated by PBC (Planning & Budgeting Committee) for examination academic activity of the Institute |
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2004-2007 |
Member of the Intersenate Committee (ISC) Israeli Universities |
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2004-2005 |
Member of the Israel-Germany BMBF/MOST Scientific Committee Marine and Geosciences |
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2004-2006 |
Member of the European Science Foundation COST Technical Committee on Environment |
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2003-2009 |
Member of the Soil Ecological Society (USA) SES Board of Directors as a member at-large |
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2003-2009 |
Israeli Representative “Sustainable development, global change and ecosystems“ in the frame of 6th and 7th EU |
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2003-2005 |
Member of Academic Committee, Shenyang Experimental Station of Ecology, the Chinese Academy of Sciences |
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2002-2005 |
Member of the Steering Committee for R&D Regional Development of Ministry of Science Culture & Sport |
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2001-2006 |
Honorary Chairman of Shengruilin Life Sciences Research Center, ShangZhou, China |
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2001-2005 |
Certified Senior Ecologist, Ecological Society of America |
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2000-2002 |
Board Member of the Editorial Board of the Journal Arid Land Research and Management |
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1999-2004 |
Honorary Prof., Faculty of Land and Environment Shenyang Agricultural University, China |
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2000-2002 |
Member, Integrative and Comparative Biology Society |
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2000 |
Member Antar XI 2000 - Peruvian Scientific Expedition to Antarctica |
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1999-2002 |
Member, Steering Committee for Research and Infrastructure Development – Environmental and Water Quality |
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1999-2002 |
Chairman of the R & D Hameshulash (Israeli Arab Research Center) |
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1998-2004 |
Member International Program “Large Scale Facility” |
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1990-2000 |
Board Member of the Editorial Board of the Journal Arid Soil Research and Rehabilitation |
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1998-2000 |
Member R & D Samaria and Jordan Valley Areas |
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1995-1997 |
Head, Academic College, Western Galilee College |
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1993-1995 |
Chairman of the Israeli Society for Ecology and Environmental Quality Sciences |
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1992-1996 |
Co-Chairman of the Organizing Committee of VIth International Conference on “Preservation of Our World in the Wake of Change” in 1996 |
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1987-1989 |
Board Member of the Organizing Committee of the IVth International Conference on Environmental Quality and Ecosystem Stability |
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1987-1989 |
Board Member, Subcommittee for the Lake Kinneret Research |
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1983-1988 |
Board Member, Israel Ecological Society |
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Invited Seminars and Lectures
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Location of Seminar/Lecture |
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Workshop – invited lecture on "Soil Sustainability" – on Progress and Prospects in Biomass Feedstock on Soil Sustainability, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China |
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Turpan Research Institute of XinJiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Turpan, Xinjiang, China |
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College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China |
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Xinjiang Agricultural University, Urumqi, Xinjiang, China |
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Workshop EU-China project workshop: feasibility of using cassava stems for bioenergy combine-Beijing, China |
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Workshop on INTAS Programmes supporting Young Scientists in the EECA countries and future perspectives, Tomsk, Russia |
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College of Resources and Environmental Science, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100094 China |
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Institute of Biodiversity Science, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, PR. China |
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GSF Natural Research Center, Munich, Germany |
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Universidad Nacional Autonoma deMexico Facultad de Estudios Superiores IZTACAL, Mexico |
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Faculty of Land and Environment, Shenyang Agricultural University, China |
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Shengruilin Life Sciences Research Center, Shang Zhou, Shaanxi Province, China |
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AERC Workshop Kiel, Germany |
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New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico |
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Arizona State University, Tucson, Arizona, USA |
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Bodenbiologie Institute, Braunschweig, Germany |
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Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
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Hebrew University, Jerusalem |
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Clemson University, S.C. College of Agricultural Sciences, USA |
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Utah State University, Department of Range Sci. Logan, USA |
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Ifrane University, Ifrane, Morocco |
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GIEFAS-INIBIOMA-CONICET y el Asentamiento Universitario de San Martin de los Andes, (AUSMA Universidad National del Comahue), Argentina |
Last Updated Date : 06/05/2021
