Prof. Giora Rytwo

• Thermodynamic and Physical Chemistry Processes.
• Water and Wastewater Treatment.
• Clays and Clay Minerals.
• Adsorption Processes.
• Chemical Kinetics.
• Photochemistry.
• Spectroscopic Techniques (UV-VIS, FTIR, XRF, etc).
• Educational Aspects of Environmental Sciences.
• Eddy correlation- latent and sensible heat fluxes, and CO2 and H2O fluxes.

Research Interests

•  Thermodynamic and kinetics in sorption and desorption processes.
•  Adsorption models to charged and/or neutral surfaces.
•  Removal of organic and inorganic pollutants from waters by means of organo-clays, nanocomposites or other sorbents: development of filtration techniques.
•  Educational applications of environmental physical chemistry processes
•  Use of tailor-made nanocomposites for the removal of suspended materials in food industry sewage (olive mills, dairy, wineries, etc.)
•  Additional applications of clays, organoclays and nanocomposites as slow-release platforms (herbicides, fragrance, fertilizers, proteins, medications, etc.).
•  Photostabilization and photocatalyzed degradation of chemicals on colloidal surfaces.

Research Grants

Attracted over 3$ million of funding over the last 20 years, among them (examples only):

• A grant from the Israel Science Foundation, on "Herbicide/ clay- organic complexes prepared in a mixed hydrophobic/ hydrophilic phase to reduce ecological hazard" (a total of about 200000$ 2005-2009).
• 2007-2009- Industrial support (by "ToxSorb" company) on the use of modified activated carbon for the efficient removal of inorganic pollutants from water and effluent (evaluated as 500000$)
• 2011-2014: A grant from the Ministry of Agriculture, on "Adaptation of a Gouy-Chapman-Stern adsorption model for the evaluation of wastewater pharmaceuticals in soils" (100000$)
• 2011-2014: European ECO-INNOVATION 2010 "Mobile Integrated Sustainable System for Treatment of Organic Wastewater" (MISSTOW), a joint project with industry and research institutes from Israel, Spain and Greece. The project had a budget of 1.8 million €.
• 2012-2013: A grant from the Israeli Ministry of Economics on the development of platforms for the removal of organic pollutants via adsorption and photodegradation (200000$).
• 2013-2015   Industrial support granted by ICL Ltd., on the test of coagoflocculation processes for the pretreatment of effluents. The total financial support is evaluated as 1000000$.
• 2015-2016: A grant from the Ministry of Economics on the use of clays and biocomposites for the alleviation of "Methabolic Syndrome" (200000$).
• 2017-2018: Three internal competitve MIGAL/ICA grants on "Application of clay polymer nanocomposites in potable water treatment", and "Ambient temperature moderation by combining monitoring of heat flux with changes in heat transfer properties of the walls", (a total of 60000$).
• 2018-2021: A grant from the Ministry of Agriculture, on "Clay mineral based formulations for slow release of essential oils, aiming thrips control", together with Dr. Shaaltiel, Prof. Dudai & Dr. Ben Yakir. (A total of 210000$ during three years, app. 40% to Prof. Rytwo's research group).
• 2020-   Industrial support granted by GES Ltd., on the use of patented nanocomposites for the pretreatment of water effluents.
• 2020-2021: Tel Hai College Internal Competitive Grant on COVID19: Hybrid matrices for adsorption and deactivation of pathogens in masks and air filters, 20000 NIS for preliminary results gathering.
• 2021-2024: AquaticPollutants Joint Transnational Call 2020- ERA-NET European proposal with the Israeli Ministry of Health "REWA- Reduction and assessment of antimicrobial resistance and emerging pollutants in natural-based water and wastewater treatment systems". 140000 € for three years to our research group.

Invited presentations in conferences and advanced schools:

Since 2006 I delivered more than 50 presentations in conferences. About 40 of them in International Conferences held outside my country, in six cases as "Invited" or "Keynote" lecturer (2008, 2010, 2013, 2014, two occasions during 2015, 2016, 2017, two occasions during 2018, 2020). Some of those meetings are among the most important conferences in my field of research (2010-Trilateral USA-Japan-Spain Meeting on Clays, 2014 Clay Mineral Society Workshop, and 2015 EUROCLAY15, European Conference in Clay Sciences, 16th International Clay Conference, Asian Conference in Clay Sciences ). I was also invited to deliver an M.Sc. Course in Environmental Remediation at the International Master in Clay Sciences Program (IMACS), supported by the International Association of Clay Minerals Research (AIPEA) during 2016. As a result of the success of the course I had been asked by IMACS to do it (as "Remote Learning") in 2017 and 2018.

Organization of conferences and congresses:

Since 2006 I participated in the organization of several international conferences: (a) Initiator and Organizer of the “Chemistry in Water Treatment and Purification Symposium”, held at the 243rd American Chemical Society National Meeting & Exposition, in San Diego, California, March, 2012; (b) Symposium Organizer of the "Water-Related Medical Geology Issues" held at MEDGEO 2013, 5th International Conference in Medical Geology, Arlington, VA Aug. 25-29, 2013, and (c), Initiator and convener of the symposium on "Environmental Applications of Modified and Natural Clays", held in the 16th International Clay Conference, Granada, Spain 2017. Symposium Organizer for the “Clays in the Environment”, 4th Asian Clay Meeting (online), Thailand, July 2020. In addition to that, member of the steering committee of several conferences in Israel, among them the Ann. Meeting Israel Society of Clay Research, Upper Galilee, October 2011, and 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 5th Annual National Water Conference in Tel Hai College (2012-2017).

Recognized leadership in industrial innovation and environmental aspects:

•  A technology I am its senior inventor, that uses modified activated carbon for the removal of heavy metals and oxyanions in industrial and potable is applied by ToxSorb Co., a water technology "Cleantech" company that works since 2008 (company website, additional details), with clients in Israel, Italy and USA (see above, patent #1).
•  A technology I am its sole inventor, based on the development of specifically designed clay-polymer nanocomposites for the clarification of water is the basis of several patents (see above, patents #2,3,6), part of them already at National Phase in US, Europe and other places. The license for the use of the technology in wastewater and effluents (patents #2,3) was assigned to ICL Haifa, a global manufacturer of products primarily in three markets: agriculture, food and engineered materials, and one of the largest chemicals companies in Israel. Since 2015 they are responsible for the introduction of the product known as "NC" to the industrial and domestic wastewater treatment in Israel and around the world (additional information in this press release, and at the following advertising movies: 1, 2). 
•  Negotiations about the funding of a clean-tech startup company based on the photocatalytic degradation technology developed in patents #12 and 16 is taking place (September, 2017). A Channel 10 television report on the technology (in Hebrew) was broadcasted on October, 3rd, 2017.
• 2000-2005 & 2016-2020: Secretary and Head, Israeli Society for Clay Research
•  2009-2013: Chair, Teaching Clay Minerals Committee, International Association for the Study of Clays, AIPEA
• 2017- Member of the Water Standartization Committee at The Standards Institution of Israel.
•  2017-2020:  Israel delegate in the Management Committee to COST Action CA16229, European Network for Environmental Citizenship European Network for Environmental Citizenship

1994-1995    Guest lecturer. Tel Hai Rodman Academic College.
1996-2001    Staff member, instructor and lecturer. Tel Hai Academic College.
2001-    Senior Lecturer, Tel Hai Academic College.
2003-2006     Dean, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, Tel Hai Academic College 
2005-2012    Associate Professor in Environmental Sciences, Tel Hai College.
2006-2009     Head, Environmental Sciences Department, Tel Hai Academic College.
2009-2012 The Cherie & Aaron Raznick Chair for The Study of a Sustainable Man-Environment Relationship in Upper Galilee
2012-   Full Professor in Environmental Sciences, Tel Hai College.
2012- Member at the "Biotechnology, Biology, Environmental Sciences and similar disciplines Sectional Committee" at the Israeli Council for Higher Education.
2012- Co-Founder, advisor and lecturer in "Academy in Town Square" - a community oriented project: academic-level courses accessible to general public in Kiryat Shemona. http://english.telhai.ac.il/content/academy-town-square , http://www.israelgives.org/project/1943

2016-2019               Head, Environmental Sciences Department, Tel Hai College

2019-2021               Head, Research Authority, Tel Hai College

Teaching Activities

2016       M.Sc. course in "Environmental Remediation" at IMACS- International Master Degree in Clay Sciences, University of Poitiers, France.

1994-present        Developed and teaches more than 15 courses on Physics, Chemistry, Thermodynamics and Meteorology at several departments at Faculty of Sciences and Technology, Tel Hai College, Israel. Actual courses: Undergraduate- Thermodynamics and Physical Chemistry, First Seminar in Environmental Sciences. Graduate courses: Advanced Chapters in Physical Chemistry, Physico-Chemical Methods in Water Treatment, Selected Chapters in Spectroscopy, Chapters in Modern Physics, International workshop starting in 2021- Spectroscopy Methods

2012-present        Courses at "Town-Square Academia" Community Project: "The Modern Physics' Revolution", "Understanding Weather Parameters", "Understanding Water Pollution", "Daily Thermodynamics". The project is an education initiative in The Upper Galilee offering academic-level courses accessible to general public at a symbolic fee of NIS 30 (less than $10) per course, used to support the organization costs. Additional details on the project at "The Guardian" website , and at this TEDx lecture.

Supervision of graduate students and postdoctoral fellows

2022-2023 Supervisor, Dr. Lior Levi Post-Doc fellowship at MIGAL institute.

2021-2023 Supervisor, Dr. Ilil Levakov Post-Doc fellowship at MIGAL institute.

2019-2020 Supervisor, Dr. Peter Rendel Post-Doc fellowship at MIGAL institute.

2016-     Supervisor of 11 M.Sc. theses at the Water Sciences M.Sc. program and 3 M.Sc. theses at the Biotechnology M.Sc. program Tel Hai College, Israel.

2015-2016            Supervisor, Dr. Yaniv Olshansky Post-Doc at MIGAL institute (with the support of CEREHA EU project).

2015-2016            Tutorial Committee, Ph.D. student, Instituto Politecnico Nacional, Durango, Mexico

2012-2016            Supervisor of 5 M.Sc. students at the Biotechnology Dept. of Tel Hai College, Israel.

2011-2014            Co-supervisor, Ph.D. student at the Marine Biology Dept. University of Haifa, Israel

2011-2013            Co-supervisor of a Ph.D. student at the Environmental Engineering Department, Technion Institute, Haifa, Israel (interrupted due to student's personal reasons).

2002-2011            Member at the Tutorial Committee for 2 Ph.D. students at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and 1 student at Tel Aviv University

1997-2012            Co-supervisor of 10 M.Sc. students and a Ph.D. student in the Faculty of Agriculture of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

Prizes and nominations

2009 – 2012, 2016-2020               Head of "“The Cherie and Aaron Raznick Chair for the Study of Sustainable Relations Between People and the Environment in the Upper Galilee.”

2012, 2015           Award for Excellence in Applicative Research, MIGAL Galilee Research Institute.

2000, 2005, 2010, 2014, 2020     Excellence in Teaching Award, Faculty of Sciences & Technology, Tel Hai College.

2011       Invited to present the use of nanocomposites for effluents purification at an event held by Israeli’s President (2011) Mr. Shimon Peres.

2011       At Nobel Prize Ceremony in Stockholm (2011) Mrs. Maya Samuels presented a project performed at my laboratory under my supervision and mentoring.

1999-2002 Sacta-Rashi Foundation Guastella Scholarship ($60000) for excellence in research in academic colleges

1991-1994            Several prizes during Ph.D. studies: Bona Terra Foundation Prize, Fishman-Nadel Foundation Prize, Upper Galilee Prize and Scholarship.

1982-1984            During B.Sc. studies: Dean List and Scholarship, Faculty of Agriculture, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel.

Chapters in Peer Reviewed Books:

• Rytwo, G.; S. Nir; M. Crespin, L. Margulies. (1998) Adsorption and interactions of methyl green with montmorillonite and sepiolite. Proceedings of the 2nd Mediterranean Clay Meeting, Aveiro, Portugal, 1998 2: 220-226.
• Rytwo, G. (2000) The use of clay-organic interactions to improve efficacy of contact herbicides: addition of monovalent organocations to divalent herbicides. Proceedings of the 1st Latin-American Clay Conference “Clays in Volcanic Environments”, Funchal, Madeira 1: 332-344.
• Nir, S.; Rytwo, G.; Undabeytia, T. and Pulobesova, T. (2002) Adsorption of organic cations to clays: Experimental results and modeling in: Organo-clay complexes and interactions. S. Yariv and H. Cross (eds), Marcel Dekker Publ. 193-222.
• Rytwo, G. (2003) Three simple experiments to demonstrate the impact of clay minerals on the behavior of organic pollutants in soils in: "2001. A clay odyssey", Proceedings of the 12th International Clay Conference, Bahia Blanca, Argentina, July 22-28, 2001. Dominguez, G.R, Mas and F. Cravero (eds), Elsevier Science B.V. 561-568.
• Vulkan R., Yermiyahu, U., Kinraide T.B., Mingelgrin , Rytwo G. (2003) Binding and electrostatic attraction of copper and zinc to plasma membrane of wheat root. 7th International Conference on the Biogeochemistry of Trace Elements. Uppsala, Sweden. 15-19, 2003. (eds. G.R. Gobran and N. Lepp), 2: 142-142.
• Rytwo, G. (2004) A worksheet adsorption/desorption model on clays, in Clay Surfaces: Fundamentals and Applications, Wypych F. and Satyanarayana, K.G. (Eds.) in the Series: "Interface Science and Technology book series", Series Editor: A Hubbard, Elsevier Academic Press, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, p. 153-183. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1573-4285(04)80040-1
• Undabeytia, T.; Nir, S.; Rytwo, G.; Serban, C.; Morillo, E.; Maqueda, C. (2005) Modeling adsorption-desorption processes of Cu on montmorillonite and the effect of competitive adsorption with a cationic pesticide, in Reactive Transport in Soil and Groundwater, Nützmann, G.; P. Viotti and P. Aagaard (Eds.) Springer-Verlag Press , Berlin, Germany, p. 79-92. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/3-540-26746-8_6
• Dultz, S. and Rytwo, G. (2005) Effects of different organic cations on the electrokinetic surface charge from organo-montmorillonites - consequences for the adsorption properties. "Clays of Geotechnical and Economical Interest." Swiss, Austrian and German Clay Group –DTTG Annual Meeting. Celle, Germany, October 5th-8th, 2005, DTTG Reports 11, 6-14.
• Nir, S.; El-Nahhal, Y.; Undabeytia, T.; Rytwo, G.; Polubesova, T.; Mishael, Y.; Rabinovitz, O.; and Rubin, B. Clays and pesticides (2006). Handbook of Clay Science. F. Bergaya, B.K.G. Theng, and G. Lagaly (Editors) pp. 685-699. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-08-098259-5.00022-6
• Shuali, U., S. Nir and Rytwo. 2011. Chapter 15: Adsorption of surfactants, dyes and cationic herbicides on sepiolite and palygorskite: Modifications, applications and modelling. p. 351-374. In Emilio Galàn and Arieh Singer (ed.) Developments in clay science, Vol. 3. Elsevier Academic Press, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-444-53607-5.00015-3
• Nir, S.; El-Nahhal, Y.; Undabeytia, T.; Rytwo, G.; Polubesova, T.; Mishael, Y.; Rabinovitz, O.; and Rubin, B. Chapter 5.2: Clays, clay minerals and pesticides (2013). In Bergaya and G. Lagaly (Editors) Developments in clay science, Vol 5B. Elsevier Academic Press, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-08-098259-5.00022-6
• Rytwo, G., Chorsheed, L., Avidan, L., Lavi, R (2016). Three unusual techniques for the analysis of surface modification of clays and nanocomposites, in CMS Workshop Lectures Series, Vol. 20, Surface modification of clays and nanocomposites, Chapter 6, p. 73-86, Beall, G. Ed. The Clay Mineral Society, Boulder CO https://doi.org/10.1346/CMS-WLS-20      
• Aranda, P., Darder, M., Wicklein, B., Rytwo, G., Ruiz-Hitzky, E. 2018. Clay-Organic Interfaces for Design of Functional Hybrid Materials, in Rational design of hybrid organic-inorganic interfaces, Delville, M.H. Ed., Wiley CH. https://application.wiley-vch.de/books/sample/3527342559_c01.pdf

Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals:

1. Mahrer, Y; Rytwo, G. (1991) Modelling and measuring evaporation in a daily drip irrigated cotton field. Irrig. Sci. 12, 13-20. Dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00190704
2. Rytwo, G.; Serban, C.; Nir, S.; Margulies, L. (1991) Use of methylene blue and crystal violet for determination of exchangeable cations in montmorillonite. Clays Clay Miner. 39, 551-555. DOI: 10.1346/CCMN.1991.0390510
3. Nir, S.; Rytwo, G.; Margulies, L.; Cohen, J. (1992) Applications of models for cation adsorption to charged surfaces. Romanian J. Biophys., 2, 47-58.
4. Rytwo, G.; Nir, S.; Margulies, L. (1993) Competitive adsorption of methylene blue and crystal violet to montmorillonite. Clay Minerals, 28, 139-143.
5. Margulies, L.; Rozen, H.; Stern, T.; Rytwo, G.; Rubin, B.; Ruzo, L.O.; Nir, S.; Cohen, E. (1993) Photostabilization of pesticides by clays and chromophores. Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology, 22, 467-486. 10.1002/arch.940220313
6. Nir, S.; Rytwo, G.; Yermiyahu, U.; Margulies, L. (1994) A model for cation adsorption to clays and membranes. Colloid Polym. Sci., 272: 619-632.
7. Rytwo, G.; Nir, S.; Margulies, L. (1995) Interactions of monovalent organic cations with montmorillonite: adsorption and model calculations. Soil. Sci. Soc. Am. J.59:554-564. 10.2136/sssaj1995.03615995005900020041x
8. Rytwo, G.; Nir, S.; Margulies, L. (1996) Adsorption and interactions of diquat and paraquat with montmorillonite. Soil. Sci. Soc. Am. J. 60: 601-610.
9. Rytwo, G.; Banin, A.; Nir, S. (1996) Ionic adsorption in the Ca-Mg -Na montmorillonite system. Clays Clay Miner. 44: 276-285.
10. Rytwo, G.; Nir, S.; Margulies, L. (1996) A model for adsorption of divalent organic cations to montmorillonite. J. Coll. Interface. Sci. 181.2: 551-560.
11. Yermiyahu, U.; Rytwo, G.; Brauer, D.; Kinraide, T. (1997) Binding and electrostatic attraction of trivalent cations to wheat root plasma membranes. J. Membrane Biology. 159: 239-252. https://doi.org/10.1007/s002329900287
12. Pulobesova, T.; Rytwo, G.; Nir, S.; Serban, C.; Margulies, L. (1997) Adsorption of benzyltrimethylammonium and benzyltriethylammonium on montmorillonite: experimental studies and and model calculations. Clays Clay Miner. 45: 834-841.
13. Rytwo, G.; S. Nir, L. Margulies, B. Casal, J. Merino, E. Ruiz-Hitzky, Serratosa, J.M. (1998) Adsorption of monovalent organic cations to sepiolite: experimental results and model calculations. Clays Clay Miner., 46: 340-348.
14. Undabeytia, T.; Nir, S.; Rytwo, G.; Morillo, E. and C. Maqueda (1998) Modeling adsorption-desorption processes of Cd to montmorillonite. Clays Clay Miner., 46: 423-428.
15. Kinraide, T.B.; Yermiyahu, U. and G. Rytwo (1998). Computation of membrane surface electrostatic potentials. Plant Physiology, 118: 505-512. https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.118.2.505
16. Mishael, Y.G.; Rytwo, G.; Nir, S.; Crespin, M.; Annabi- Bergaya, F. and H. Van Damme (1999) Interactions of monovalent organic cations with pillared clays. J. Coll. Interface. Sci., 209: 123-128.
17. Undabeytia, T.; Nir, S.; Polubesova, T.; Rytwo, G.; Morillo, E. and C. Maqueda (1999) Adsorption-desorption of chlordimeform on montmorillonite: effect of clay aggregation and competitive adsorption with cadmium. Environ. Sci. & Technol.33: 864-869.
18. Rytwo, G.; S. Nir; M. Crespin, L. Margulies (2000). Adsorption and interactions of methyl green with montmorillonite and sepiolite. J. Coll. Interface. Sci., 222: 12-19.
19. Nir, S.; Undabeytia, T.; Marcovich, D.; El-Nahhal, Y.; Polubesova, T; Serban, C.; Rytwo, G.; Lagaly, G.; and B. Rubin (2000). Optimization of sorption of hydrophobic herbicides on montmorillonite preadsorbed by monovalent organic cations: interaction between phenyl rings. Environ. Sci. & Technol., 34: 1269-1274
20. Brauer DK, Yermiyahu U, Rytwo G., Kinraide TB (2000) Characterisitics of the quenching of 9-aminoacridine fluorescence by liposomes made from plant lipids. Journal of Membrane Biology, 178, 43-48.
21. Rytwo G. and D. Tropp (2001) The use of clay-organic interactions to improve efficacy of contact herbicides: addition of monovalent organocations to diquat. Appl. Clay Sci., 18, 327-333
22. Rytwo G., Serban, C. and D. Tropp. (2002) Adsorption and interactions of diquat, paraquat and methyl green on sepiolite: experimental results and model calculations. Appl. Clay Sci., 20/6,  273-282.
23. Mishael Y.G., Undabeytia T., Rytwo G., Papahadjopoulos-Sternberg B., Rubin B. and S. Nir (2002). Adsorption of alkylammonium cations as monomers and micelles on montmorillonite. J. Agric. Food Chem. 50, 2856-2863.
24. Undabeytia, T.; Nir, S.; Rytwo, G.; Morillo, E. and C. Maqueda (2002). Modeling adsorption- desorption processes of Cu on edge and planar sites of montmorillonite. Environ. Sci. & Technol. 36: 2677-2683.
25. Rytwo G. and E. Ruiz Hitzky (2003). Enthalpies of adsorption of methylene blue and crystal violet to montmorillonite. J. Therm. Anal. Cal. 71: 751-759.
26. Rytwo G. and M. Tavasi. (2003) Addition of a monovalent cationic pesticide to improve efficacy of bipyridyl herbicides in Hulah valley soils. Pest Management Science, 59: 1265-1270.
27. Rytwo G. (2004). Testing the Gouy-Chapman-Stern adsorption model for adsorption of organic cations to soils. Applied Clay Sciences, 24: 137-147
28. Rytwo, G.; Tavasi, M.; Afuta, S. and S. Nir (2004). Adsorption of difenzoquat on montmorillonite and the influence on the hydrophobicity of the complex. Appl. Clay Sci., 24: 149-157.
29. Vulkan, R., U. Yermiyahu, U. Mingelgrin, G. Rytwo, T.B. Kinraide (2004). Sorption of Copper and Zinc to the Plasma Membrane of Wheat Root. J. Membrane Biology, 202/2: 97-104.
30. Rytwo, G.; Gonen, Y., Afuta, S. and S. Dultz (2005). Interactions of pendimethalin with an organo-montmorillonite complex. Appl. Clay Sci., 28: 67-77. Mineralogy 2.784; 4/27
31. Rytwo, G.; Gonen, Y., and students of Tel Hai College (2005). An Aquatic Environmental Chemistry Student's Experiment: Influence of Men Activity on Water Sources. J. of Natural Resources and Life Science Education, 34: 49-59 (paper introduced also as Press Release/Science in Action).
32. Rytwo, G.; Huterer-Harari, R.; Dultz, S.; Gonen, Y. (2006). Adsorption of fast green and erythrosin –B to montmorillonite modified with crystal violet. J. Therm. Anal. Cal. 84: 225-231. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10973-005-7187-5
33. Rytwo, G. and Gonen, Y. (2006). Very fast sorbent for organic dyes and pollutants. Colloid and Polymer Science, 284: 817-820. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00396-006-1467-x
34. Gonen, Y. and Rytwo, G. (2006). Assigning the dual mode model to describe adsorption of organic pollutants to an organoclay. J. Coll. Interface. Sci., 299: 95-101. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2006.01.055
35. Rytwo, G.; Kohavi, Y.; Botnick, I. and Gonen, Y. (2007): Use of CV- and TPP- montmorillonite for the removal of priority pollutants from water. Applied Clay Science, 36: 182-190. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clay.2006.04.016
36. Gonen, Y. and Rytwo, G. (2007). A full analytical solution for the sorption/desorption kinetic process related to Langmuir equilibrium conditions. Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 111: 1816-1819. http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/jp0657540
37. Rytwo, G., Y. Gonen and S. Afuta (2008). Preparation of berberine-montmorillonite-metolachlor formulation from hydrophobic/hydrophilic mixtures. Applied Clay Science, 41: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clay.2007.09.006
38. Rytwo, G. (2008). Clay minerals as an ancient technology: Historical uses of clay organic interactions, and future possible perspectives. Macla, 9: 15-17 http://www.ehu.es/sem/macla_pdf/macla9/macla9_15.pdf
39. Rytwo, G., Y. Gonen and R. Huterer-Shveky. (2009). Evidence of degradation of triarylmethine dyes on Texas Vermiculite, Clays Clay Miner., 57: 555-565. http://dx.doi.org/10.1346/CCMN.2009.0570504
40. Gonen, Y. and Rytwo, G. (2009). Using a Matlab implemented algorithm for UV-Vis spectral resolution for pKa determination and multicomponent analysis. Analytical Chemistry Insights, 4: 21-27. http://insights.sagepub.com/article.php?article_id=1778
41. Rytwo, G. and Gonen, Y. (2009). Functionalized activated carbons for the removal of inorganic pollutants, Desalination and Water Treatment, 11: 318-323. http://dx.doi.org/10.5004/dwt.2009.973
42. Ruiz-Hitzky, E.; Aranda, P.; Darder, M. and Rytwo G (2010). Hybrid Materials based on Clays for Environmental and Biomedical Applications. J. Mater. Chem., 2010, 20, 9306-9321. http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c0jm00432d (Q1 in Chemistry-Miscellaneous and in Materials Chemistry)
43. Ganigar, R; Rytwo, G.; Gonen, Y., Radian, A. and Mishael, Y.G. (2010) Polymer-clay mineral nanocomposites for the removal of trichlorophenol and trinitrophenol from water. Applied Clay Sciences, 49: 311-316. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clay.2010.06.015 (Q1 in Geology)
44. Rytwo, G.; Mendelovits, A.; Elihau, D.; Pitcovski J. and Aizenshtein, E. (2010) Adsoption of two vaccine-related proteins to montmorillonite and organo-montmorillonite. Applied Clay Sciences, 50: 569-575. (Q1 in Geology) http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clay.2010.10.015.
45. Rytwo. G.; Varman, H.; Bluvshtein, N.; König, T.N.; Mendelovits, A.; and Sandler A. (2011) Adsorption of berberine on commercial minerals. Applied Clay Sciences, 51: 43-50. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clay.2010.10.031  (Q1 in Geology)
46. Rytwo, G.; A. Rettig and Y. Gonen (2011). Organo-sepiolite particles for efficient pretreatment of organic wastewater: application to winery effluents. Applied Clay Sciences, 51: 390-394. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clay.2010.12.029 (Q1 in Geology)
47. Bluvshtein, N., Mahrer, Y., Sandler, A., Rytwo, G (2011). Evaluating the impact of anthropogenic activity on suspended and accumulated dust: a case study from a limestone quarry. Atmospheric Environment, 45: 1732-1739. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2010.12.055 (Q1 in Environmental Sciences-Miscellaneous and in Atmospheric Sciences)
48. Rytwo, G. (2012). The use of clay-polymer nanocomposites in wastewater pretreatment. The Scientific World Journal, vol. 2012, Article ID 498503, 7 pages. doi:10.1100/2012/498503. http://dx.doi.org/10.1100/2012/498503 (Q2 in Environmental Sciences-Miscellaneous)
49. König, T.N., Shulami, S., Rytwo, G. (2012) Brine wastewater pretreatment using clays and organoclays as flocculants. Applied Clay Sciences, 67-68: 119-124, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clay.2012.05.009  (Q1 in Geology)
50. Rytwo, G., Rabinowitz, O. (2012). Behavior of an organomontmorillonite-acetochlor formulation in Hula Valley soils. Mires and Peat, 9: A6 1-6. http://www.mires-and-peat.net/map09/map_09_06.pdf (Q2 in Ecology and in Soil Science)
51. Mendelovits, A., Prat, T., Gonen, Y., and Rytwo, G. (2012) Improved colorimetric determination of chitosan concentrations by dye binding. Appl. Spectrosc. 66: 979-982. https://doi.org/10.1366/12-06591a (Q2 in Instrumentation and in Spectroscopy)
52. Rytwo, G., Nir, S., Shuali, U. (2012). Preface: Applied Clay Sciences special issue: "Clay and Water Treatment". Applied Clay Science, 67-68: 117-118 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clay.2012.09.021 (Q1 in Geology)
53. Rytwo, G., Lavi, R., Rytwo, Y., Monchase, H., Dultz, S., Kӧnig, T.N. (2013) Clarification of olive mill and winery wastewater by means of clay polymer nanocomposites. Science of the Total Environment, 442, 134–142 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2012.10.031 (Q1 in Environmental Chemistry, Environmental Engineering, Pollution  and Waste Management and Disposal)
54. Samuels, M., Mor, O., Rytwo, G. (2013) Metachromasy as an indicator of photostabilization of methylene blue adsorbed to clays and minerals. J. Photochemistry and Photobiology –B 121, 23-26. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2013.02.004 (Q2 in Biophysics and in Radiation)
55. Calabrese, I., Gelardi, G., Merli, M., Rytwo, G., Sciascia, L., Turco Liveri, M.L., (2013) New tailor-made bio-organoclays for the remediation of olive mill waste water. IOP Conf. Ser.: Mater. Sci. Eng. 47 012040 (4pp) http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1757-899X/47/1/012040
56. Rytwo, G., Lavi, R., Kӧnig, T.N., and Avidan L. (2014) Direct relationship between electrokinetic surface charge measurements of effluents and coagulant type and dose. Colloid and Interface Science Communications pp. 27-30 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.colcom.2014.06.001 (Q2 in Materials Chemistry and in Surface, Coatings and Films)
57. Rytwo, G. and Margalit, S. (2014) A worksheet based model for adsorption of pollutants on sorbents with multiple sites and sorption mechanisms. International Journal of Science and Research, 3 (10) (6pp) http://www.ijsr.net/v3i10.php
58. Rytwo, G., Zakai, R. and Wicklein, B. (2015) The Use of ATR-FTIR Spectroscopy for Quantification of Adsorbed Compounds. Journal of Spectroscopy, vol. 2015, Article ID 727595, 8 pages. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/727595
59. Litaor, I., Meir-Dinar, N.; Castro, B.; Azaizeh, H.; Rytwo, G.; Levi, N.; Levi, M. (2015) Treatment of Winery Wastewater with Aerated Cells Mobile System. Environmental Nanotechnology, Monitoring and Management, 4: 19-26 doi:10.1016/j.enmm.2015.03.001 (Q2 in Material Science- Miscellaneous, Water Science and Technology, Pollution and Waste Management and Disposal)
60. Rytwo, G., Klein, T., Margalit, S., Mor, O., Naftaly, A., Daskal, G., (2015). A continuous-flow device for photocatalytic degradation and full mineralization of priority pollutants in water. Desalin. Water Treat. 57: 16424–16434. http://www.deswater.com/DWT_abstracts/vol_57_35/57_35_2016_16424.pdf (Q2 in Water Science and Technology and in Ocean Engineering)
61. Rytwo, G., Olshansky, Y. (2016). On the teaching of the different formulations of the Virial Equation. International Education and Research Journal, 5:81-82. http://ierj.in/journal/index.php/ierj/article/view/288
62. Rytwo, G., Ben Moshe, S. (2017). Evaporation of allyl isothiocyanate from clay minerals and organoclays. Applied Clay Science, 137: 30-32 , http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clay.2016.12.007 (Q1 in Geology)
63. Rytwo, G. (2017) Hybrid clay-polymer nanocomposites for the clarification of water and effluents, Recent Patents on Nanotechnology, 11: 181 - 193, http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1872210511666170125125928 (Q1 in Engineering- Miscellaneous, Q2 in Material Science- Miscellaneous)
64. Abdelhadi, S.; Dosoretz, C.; Rytwo, G.; Gerchman, Y., Azaizeh, H. (2017) Production of biochar from olive mill solid waste for heavy metal removal. Bioresource Technology, 244: 759-768. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2017.08.013 (Q1 in Engineering-Miscellaneous, Waste Management and Disposal, Bioengineering and in other classifications)
65. Benjamin, O.; Davidovich, M.; Spiegelman, A., Rytwo, G. (2018) Utilization of polysaccharides to modify salt release and texture of a fresh semi hard model cheese, Food Hydrocolloids, 75:95-106. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodhyd.2017.08.033 (Q1 in Food Science, Chemistry- Miscellaneous, and Chemical Engineering- Miscellaneous)
66. Olshansky, Y., Masaphy, S., Root, R.A., Rytwo, G. (2018) Immobilization of Rhus vernicifera Laccase on sepiolite; effect of chitosan and copper modification on laccase adsorption and activity, Applied Clay Sciences, 152: 143-147. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clay.2017.11.006 (Q1 in Geology)
67. Ben Moshe, S., Rytwo, G. (2018) Thiamine-based organoclay for phenol removal from water, Applied Clay Science 155 (2018) 50–56, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clay.2018.01.003 (Q1 in Geology)
68. Rytwo, G. (2018) Securing the future: Clay based solutions for a comprehensive and sustainable potable water supply system, Clays and Clay Minerals, Vol. 66, No. 4, 315-328, https://doi.org/10.1346/CCMN.2018.064114 (Q2 in Water Science and Technology and in Earth and Planetary Sciences- Miscellaneous)
69. Gutman, R., Rauch, M., Neuman, A., Khamaisi, H., Sharavi-Nov, A., Jonas-Levi, A., Konovalova, Y., Rytwo, G. (2019). Sepiolite Clay Attenuates the Development of Obesity and Prevents Hypercholesterolemia and Hyperlipidemia in Mice Fed a High-Fat High-Cholesterol Diet. Journal of Medicinal Food, https://doi.org/10.1089/jmf.2019.0030 (Q2 in Medicine- Miscellaneous)
70. Rendel, P. and Rytwo, G. (2020) Photodegradation Kinetics of Caffeine, Desalination and Water Treatment, Vol. 173, 231-242 https://doi.org/10.5004/dwt.2020.24693 (Q2 in Water Science and Technology and in Ocean Engineering)
71. Rendel, P.M., Rytwo, G. (2020). The Effect of Electrolytes on the Photodegradation Kinetics of Caffeine. Catal. 2020, Vol. 10, Page 644 10, 644. https://doi.org/10.3390/CATAL10060644 (Q2 in Physical and Theoretical Chemistry)
72. Rendel, P.M., Rytwo, G. (2020). The Effect of Electrolytes on the Photodegradation Kinetics of Caffeine. Catal. 2020, Vol. 10, Page 644 10, 644. https://doi.org/10.3390/CATAL10060644 (Q2 in Physical and Theoretical Chemistry)
73. Argaman, O., Ben-Barak Zelas, Z., Fishman, A., Rytwo, G. & Radian, A. (2021) Immobilization of aldehyde dehydrogenase on montmorillonite clay using polyethyleneimine as a stabilization and bridging agent. Applied Clay Sciences, Vol. 212 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clay.2021.106216 (Q1 in Geology)
74. Rytwo, G., Levy, S., Shahar, Y., Lotan, I., Zelkind, A.L., Klein, T., Barak, C., (2021). Health Protection Using Clay Minerals: A Case Study Based on the Removal of BPA and BPS from Water. Clays Clay Miner. 69, 641–653. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42860-021-00166-1 (Q2 in Earth and Planetary Sciences)
75. Haramati, R., Dor, S., Gurevich, D., Levy, D., Freund, D., Rytwo, G., Sharon, I., Afriat-Jurnou, L., (2022). Mining marine metagenomes revealed a quorum-quenching lactonase with improved biochemical properties that inhibits food spoilage bacterium Pseudomonas fluorescens. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 88. https://doi.org/10.1128/AEM.01680-21 (Q1 in Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, Biotechnology, Ecology & Food Science)
76. Cattan, Y., Patil, D., Vaknin, Y., Rytwo, G., Lakemond, C., Benjamin, O., (2022). Characterization of Moringa oleifera leaf and seed protein extract functionality in emulsion model system. Innov. Food Sci. Emerg. Technol. 75, 102903. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.IFSET.2021.102903 (Q1 in Chemistry (misc.), Food Science & Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering)
77. Rytwo, G., Zelkind, A.L., (2022). Evaluation of kinetic pseudo-order in the photocatalytic degradation of ofloxacin. Catalysts 12, 24. https://doi.org/10.3390/catal12010024, https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/12/1/24 (Q2 in Physical and Theoretical Chemistry & Catalysis)
78. Levakov, I., Shahar, Y., Rytwo, G., 2022. Carbamazepine Removal by Clay-Based Materials Using Adsorption and Photodegradation. Water 14, 2047. https://doi.org/10.3390/w14132047
79. Shaltiel-Harpaz, L., Kreimer, T., Dudai, N., Kaspi, R., Ben-Yakir, D., Rytwo, G., 2023. Sepiolite- rosemary oil combination as an environmentally oriented insecticide. Appl. Clay Sci. 234, 106838. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.CLAY.2023.106838
80. Kumar, A., Klumpp, K., Barak, C., Rytwo, G., Plötze, M., Peter, T., Marcolli, C., 2023. Ice nucleation by smectites: the role of the edges. Atmos. Chem. Phys. 23, 4881–4902. https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-4881-2023
81. Rytwo, G., Eliyahou, D., 2023. Eddy correlation measurements to visualize CO2 and water vapor concentrations and fluxes. J. Agrometeorol. 25, 239–246. https://doi.org/10.54386/jam.v25i2.2103
82. Levakov, I., Maor, I., Barak, C., Kirshenbaum, Y., Rytwo, G., 2023. Colorimetric Quantification for Residual Poly-DADMAC in Water Treatment. Water 15, 3352. https://doi.org/10.3390/w15193352
83. Shahar, Y., Rytwo, G., 2023. Elementary Steps in Steady State Kinetic Model Approximation for the Homo-Heterogeneous Photocatalysis of Carbamazepine. Clean Technol. 5, 866–880. https://doi.org/10.3390/cleantechnol5030043

Granted Patents

1. Rytwo, G. (2017) US954610B2, 13/967644 based on WO2012176190 No. PCT/IL2012/000245 on “Method for Pretreatment of Wastewater and Recreational Water with Nanocomposites”, granted 17/1/2017
2. Rytwo, G. (2017) IL230108 based on WO2012176190 No. PCT/IL2012/000245 on “Method for Pretreatment of Wastewater and Recreational Water with Nanocomposites”, granted 24/12/2017
3. Rytwo, G. (2019) AU2014307558 based on WIPO WO2015022695 PCT/IL2014/050738, "Method for Pretreatment of Wastewater and Recreational Water with Nanocomposites and Bridging Polymers", granted 21/3/2019
4. Rytwo, G. (2019) US10273169 based on WIPO WO2015022695 PCT/IL2014/050738, "Method for Pretreatment of Wastewater and Recreational Water with Nanocomposites and Bridging Polymers", granted 30/4/2019
5. Rytwo, G. (2020) IL244020 based on WIPO WO2015022695 PCT/IL2014/050738, "Method for Pretreatment of Wastewater and Recreational Water with Nanocomposites and Bridging Polymers", granted 1/5/2020
6. Rytwo, G., Daskal, G. (2020) EP15842324.4 EP3194342 based on PCT/IL2015/050944, WO2016042558A1 priority based on UK Application No.1416495.8, “A system for treatment of polluted effluents” granted 4/11/2020.
7. Rytwo, G. (2021) 12802734.9, EP 2723690 B1 based on WO2012176190 No. PCT/IL2012/000245 on “Method for Pretreatment of Wastewater and Recreational Water with Nanocomposites”, granted 24/2/2021
8. Rytwo, G. (2021) 14836529.9 EP3033305 based on WIPO WO2015022695 PCT/IL2014/050738, "Method for Pretreatment of Wastewater and Recreational Water with Nanocomposites and Bridging Polymers", granted 24/3/2021
9. Rytwo, G., Daskal, G. (2021) IL251146 based on PCT/IL2015/050944, WO2016042558A1 priority based on UK Application No.1416495.8, “A system for treatment of polluted effluents” granted 25/5/2021.
10. Rytwo, G., Daskal, G. (2021) US15/512,516 based on PCT/IL2015/050944, WO2016042558A1 priority based on UK Application No.1416495.8, “A system for treatment of polluted effluents” granted 15/6/2021.
11. Rytwo, G. (2021) IN201847034847, 369352 based on PCT/IL2016/050700 WO/2017/158581 "Methods for Production of Potable Water" granted 18/6/2021
12. Rytwo, G. (2021) US20190152813 Appl. No 16/085,085, based on PCT/IL2016/050700 WO/2017/158581 "Methods for Production of Potable Water", allowed 2/8/2021, granted 7/12/2021
13. Rytwo, G. (2021) NZ 717972 based on WIPO WO2015022695 PCT/IL2014/050738, "Method for Pretreatment of Wastewater and Recreational Water with Nanocomposites and Bridging Polymers", granted 4//11/2021
14. Rytwo, G., Daskal, G. (2021) IL284089 based on PCT/IL2015/050944, WO2016042558A1 priority based on UK Application No.1416495.8, “A System for Treatment of Polluted Effluents by Photocatalysis” granted 1/2/2022.
15. Rytwo, G. (2022) CA 2927610 based on WIPO WO2015022695 PCT/IL2014/050738, "Method for Pretreatment of Wastewater and Recreational Water with Nanocomposites and Bridging Polymers", allowed 3/6/2022
16. Rytwo, G. (2022) BR 11 2018 068812 6 based on PCT/IL2016/050700 WO/2017/158581 "Methods for Production of Potable Water" granted 5/4/2022

A list of presentations, presented by Prof. Rytwo in conferences and scientific meetings during the last years:

1. Mahrer, Y.; Naot, O; Rytwo, G. (1990) Using an Evapotranspiration Model to Schedule Irrigation. Agritech 90, 5th. International Conference of Irrigation.
2. Rytwo, G.; Serban, C.; Nir, S.; Margulies, L. (1990) Use of organic cations (dyes) for determination of exchangeable cations in montmorillonite. Ann. Meeting Israel Society of Clay Research, Jerusalem.
3. Rytwo, G.; Nir, S.; and Margulies, L. (1992) Interactions of methylene blue, crystal violet and acriflavine with montmorillonite: adsorption and model calculations. Ann. Meeting Israel Society of Clay Research, Jerusalem.
4. Rytwo, G.; Nir, S.; and Margulies, L. (1994) Interactions of diquat and paraquat with montmorillonite: adsorption and model calculations. Ann. Meeting Israel Society of Clay Research, Jerusalem.
5. Nir, S.; G. Rytwo, L. Margulies, E. Ruiz-Hitzky, B. Casal, J. Merino, C. de Castro and J.M. Serratosa (1995) Modeling the adsorption of organic cations to sepiolite. Israeli-Spanish Workshop on "Organo-Clays: Structure, Properties and Uses", Ein Gedi.
6. Rytwo, G.; Nir, S.; and Margulies, L. (1995) Adsorption of divalent organic cations to montmorillonite. Israeli-Spanish Workshop on "Organo-Clays: Structure, Properties and Uses", Ein Gedi.
7. Nir, S.; G. Rytwo, L. Margulies, E. Ruiz-Hitzky, B. Casal, J. Merino, C. de Castro and J.M. Serratosa (1995) Modeling the adsorption of organic cations to sepiolite (poster). Euroclay '95, Leuven, Belgium.
8. Pulobesova, T.; Nir, S.; Rytwo, G.; and Margulies, L. (1996) Adsorption of benzyltrialkylammonium by Na-montmorillonite: experimental studies and model calculations. Ann. Meeting Israel Society of Clay Research, Tel Aviv.
9. Rytwo, G.; Nir, S.; and Margulies, L. (1997) Adsorption of the divalent herbicides DQ and PQ to montmorillonite. The First Seagram-CRMD Meeting on Soil, Water and Environmental Sciences, dedicated to the memory of the late Prof. Leon Margulies, Rehovot, Israel.
10. Rytwo, G.; S. Nir, D. Tropp, L. Margulies, E. Ruiz-Hitzky, B. Casal, J. Merino, C. de Castro and J.M. Serratosa (1998) Adsorption of monovalent and divalent organic cations to sepiolite. Ann. Meeting Israel Society of Clay Research, Rehovot.
11. Undabeytia, T.; Nir, S.; Rytwo, G.; Morillo, E. and C. Maqueda (1998). Modeling adsorption-desorption processes of Cd to montmorillonite. Ann. Meeting Israel Society of Clay Research, Rehovot.
12. Mishael Y.; Rytwo, G.; Nir, S.; Van Damme, H.; Bergaya, F.A.; and M. Crespin (1998). Interactions between monovalent organic cations and pillared clays. Ann. Meeting Israel Society of Clay Research, Rehovot.
13. Rytwo, G.; S. Nir; M. Crespin, L. Margulies (1998). Adsorption and interactions of methyl green with montmorillonite and sepiolite. 2nd Mediterranean Groups Clays Conference, Aveiro, Portugal.
14. Rytwo, G.; T. Undabeytia and S. Nir (1999). A model of adsorption of Cu to edge and planar sites of montmorillonite. 36th Clay Mineral Society Meeting, Purdue University, W. Lafayette, Indiana.
15. Rytwo, G.; S. Nir , D. Tropp, C. Serban and L. Margulies (1999). Adsorption of divalent organic cations on sepiolite. Euroclay ‘99, Krakow, Poland.
16. Rytwo, G.; S. Nir , D. Tropp, C. Serban and L. Margulies (1999). Adsorption of divalent organic cations on sepiolite. Soil Science Society of America Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, Utah.
17. Nir, S., Undabeytia, T.; Yaron-Mercovich, D.; El-Nahal, Y.; Polubesova, T., Serban, C.; Rytwo, G.; Lagaly, G.; and B. Rubin (1999). Optimizing adsorption of hydrophobic herbicides on organo-clays, XIVth International Plant Protection Congress, Jerusalem, Israel.
18. Rytwo, G.; T. Undabeytia and S. Nir (2000). A model of adsorption of Cu to edge and planar sites of montmorillonite. Ann. Meeting Israel Society of Clay Research, Maalot.
19. Rytwo G., S. Nir and D. Tropp. (2000) The use of clay-organic interactions to improve efficacy of contact herbicides: addition of monovalent organocations to diquat. 37th Clay Mineral Society Meeting, Loyola University, Chicago, Illinois.
20. Rytwo, G. (2000) The use of clay-organic interactions to improve efficacy of contact herbicides: addition of monovalent organocations to divalent herbicides. Invited Lecture in the 1st Latin-American Clay Conference “Clays in Volcanic Environments”, Funchal, Madeira.
21. Rytwo, G. (2001) Three simple experiments to demonstrate the important role of clay minerals on the behavior of organic pollutants in soils. Ann. Meeting Israel Society of Clay Research, Rehovot.
22. Mishael Y.G., Undabeytia T., Rytwo G., Papahadjopoulos-Sternberg B., Rubin B. and S. Nir (2001).Adsorption of Alkylammonium Cations as Monomers and Micelles on Montmorillonite. 38th Clay Mineral Society Meeting, Monona Terrace, Madison, Wisconsin.
23. Rytwo G. (2001). Three simple experiments to visualize the important role of clay minerals on the behavior of organic pollutants in soils. 12th International Clay Conference, Bahia Blanca, Argentina.
24. Tavasi M., Nir S., and G. Rytwo (2002) Adsorption of difenzoquat to montmorillonite. 39th Clay Mineral Society Meeting, Boulder, Colorado.
25. Nir S., Y. Mishael, T. Undabeytia, G. Rytwo, B. Papahadjopoulos-Sternberg, O. Rabinovitz, T. Polubesova & B. Rubin (2002) Clay-Micelles as a System for Solving Environmental and Agricultural Problems. 3rd Mediterranean Clay Meeting, Jerusalem, Israel.
26. Rytwo G. (2002) Testing the Gouy-Chapman-Stern adsorption model for adsorption of organic cations to soils. 3rd Mediterranean Clay Meeting, Jerusalem, Israel
27. Vulkan R., U. Yermiyahu, T. B. Kinraide, U. Mingelgrin, G. Rytwo. (2003) Binding and electrostatic attraction of copper and zinc to plasma membranes of wheat root. 7th International Conference on the Biogeochemistry of Trace Elements (7th ICOBTE), Uppsala, Sweden.
28. Rytwo G., S. Afuta, Y. Gonen and S. Dultz (2003) Formulation of pendimetahlin based on organo-smectite. Euroclay 2003, Modena, Italy.
29. Rytwo, G. (2004) A worksheet version for a GCS model for adsorption of ions on clay surfaces. Ann. Meeting Israel Society of Clay Research, Tel Hai.
30. Gonen, Y.; S. Nir and G. Rytwo (2004) Optimized organo-clays as the active blocking ingredient for anionic pollutants. Ann. Meeting Israel Society of Clay Research, Tel Hai.
31. Yermiyahu, U., T. B. Kinraide, U. Mingelgrin, G. Rytwo, R. Vulkan and S. Nir (2004) Binding and electrostatic attraction of cations to the surface of biological membranes. Ann. Meeting Israel Society of Clay Research, Tel Hai.
32. Rytwo, G. (2004) The use of clay-organic interactions to minimize environmental hazards of widely used herbicides in Hulah Valley soils. 6th Conference on New Galilee Studies, Tel Hai.
33. Rytwo, G. (2004) A worksheet model for adsorption-desorption of ions on clay surfaces. 41th Clay Mineral Society Meeting, Richland, Washington.
34. Rytwo, G; Gonen, Y. and students from 2003 Aquatic Environmental Chemistry Course. (2005) Anthropogenic influence on several water quality parameters, as measured an analyzed in students' experiments. 7th Conference on New Galilee Studies, Tel Hai.
35. Rytwo, G. (2005) Exothermic and endothermic adsorption of dye molecules to clay minerals. Mediterranean Conference on Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, MEDICTA 2005, Thessaloniki, Greece.
36. Vulkan R., Yermiyahu, U., Kinraide T.B., Mingelgrin U., Rytwo G. (2005) Sorption of Copper and Zinc to Plasma Membrane of Wheat Root. 69th Soil Science Society of America Annual Meeting.
37. Gonen, Y. and G. Rytwo (2005) Assigning the dual mode model to adsorption of phenolic compounds on an Organoclay. Ann. Meeting Israel Society of Clay Research, Rehovot.
38. Rytwo, G. (2005) Thermodynamic processes on the adsorption of dye molecules to clays and organoclays. Ann. Meeting Israel Society of Clay Research, Rehovot.
39. Gonen, Y. and G. Rytwo (2006) Spectroni: A Matlab implemented algorithm for Spectrum deconvolution, ISRANALYTICA 2006, The 9th Annual Meeting of the Israel Analytical Chemistry Society, Tel Aviv.
40. Rytwo, G. and Y. Gonen (2006) The Use Of Organo- Smectite Nanoparticles For The Removal Of Phenolic Pollutants From Water. "Bridging Clays" combined 4th colloquium of the Groupe Francais des Argiles and 43rd Annual Meeting of the CMS.  June 3-7, 2006 Poitiers/ Oleron Island, France.
41. Ramírez-Valle, V.; G. Rytwo; R. Huterer-Harari and J.L. Pérez-Rodríguez (2006) Study of the Interaction of Methylene Blue with Sonicated Vermiculite, 4th Mediterranean Clay Meeting, Ankara, Turkey.
42. Gonen, Y. and G. Rytwo (2007) A full analytical solution for the sorption/desorption kinetic process related to Langmuir equilibrium conditions. Ann. Meeting Israel Society of Clay Research, ARO, Bet Dagan.
43. Afuta, S. and G. Rytwo (2007) Test of various organoclays as possible platforms for metolachlor slow release formulations. Ann. Meeting Israel Society of Clay Research, ARO, Bet Dagan
44. Rytwo, G. and N. Lang (2007) Test of several clays for the fining of white wines. Ann. Meeting Israel Society of Clay Research, ARO, Bet Dagan
45. Rytwo G. 2007. Clay minerals: Ancient "nanotechnology"- a review of clay- organic applications along the centuries. Invited Lecture at International Workshop on PROGRESS IN HYBRID & BIOHYBRID NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS BASED ON CLAY MINERALS, Madrid, Spain
46. Gonen Y. and G. Rytwo. 2007. A full analytical solution for the sorption/desorption kinetic process related to Langmuir equilibrium conditions. Euroclay 2007, Aveiro, Portugal.
47. Rytwo G., 2007. Some misconceptions on environmental issues, an "open to public" lecture during "Researchers Night" Events, a joint program by several academic institutes and Israel Ministry of Science, together with several European countries. Kyriat Shmona, Israel. http://ec.europa.eu/research/researchersineurope/documents/rn07/nr07_israel1_en.pdf
48. Rytwo G. 2007. Exploiting clay/organic-molecules interactions for the preparation of enhanced herbicide formulations. Novel and Sustainable Weed Management in Arid and Semi-Arid Agro-Ecosystems Congress, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 2007, Rehovot, Israel
49. Rytwo G., S. Afuta, Y. Gonen, A, Mendelovitch and R. Ganigar, 2007. Use of mixed phases for the preparation of high active ingredient content clay-herbicide formulations.  45rd Annual Meeting of the CMS.  April 5-10, 2008 New Orleans, LA, US.
50. Rytwo G. 2008. “Historical aspects of clay minerals usage in relation with nanotechnology". Invited Lecture at Annual Meeting of the Clay Society of Spain (Sociedad Española de Arcillas, SEA) and the Mineralogical Society of Spain (Sociedad Española de Mineralogía SEM) Zaragoza, Spain, September 2008
51. Rytwo, G., Gonen, Y. and R. Huterer-Shweky. 2008. Degradation of crystal violet on VTx-1 vermiculite. Ann. Meeting Israel Society of Clay Research, Sde Boker.
52. Rytwo G., 2008. Advanced techniques of water purification, an "open to public" lecture during "Researchers Night" Events, a joint program by several academic institutes and Israel Ministry of Science, together with several European countries. Kyriat Shmona, Israel. http://ec.europa.eu/research/researchersineurope/events/researchersnight08/events_en.htm
53. Rytwo, G., 2009. FTIR spectroscopy: Some Uses and Applications in Environmental Sciences. BARGAL Analytical Equipment INCUBATORS 2009 Meeting, September 2nd, Tel Aviv University.
54. Rytwo G. 2009. Explanatory experiments of the influence of thermodynamics parameters on sorption on clay minerals. 14th International Clay Conference, Italy.
55. Rytwo, G., 2010. "Lets talk about water" an open-to-public lecture on water pollution, amounts, desalination and other water related issues. Maayan Baruch, 1.2.2010.
56. Rytwo, G., 2010. FTIR spectroscopy: Principles and applications in clay-organic interactions. Invited lecture at 2010-Trilateral (USA-Japan-Spain) Meeting on Clays (2010TMC), Madrid-Seville, Spain.
57. Rytwo, G., 2010. Water pollution, amounts, desalination and other water related issues, delivered to Michigan State University Students, "Green Environment" Course, Coordinated by Prof. Eric Aronoff. Tel Hai, June 2010.
58. Rytwo, G. 2010. Use of nanoparticles for efficient TSS removal in organically loaded effluents. SWAM FP7 European Project, 2ND meeting, Patras, Greece www.swam-project.eu
59. Rytwo, G., 2010. "Misconceptions in Environmental Issues" an open-to-public lecture on Climate Change, Water, Energy, and other Environmental issues. Katzrin, 26.10.2010.
60. Rytwo, G.; Mendelovits, A.; Elihau, D.; Pitcovski J. and Aizenshtein, E. 2011. Adsoption of two vaccine-related proteins to montmorillonite and organo-montmorillonite. Hybrid Materials 2011, Strasbourg, France.
61. Rytwo, G., 2011. "Misconceptions in Environmental Issues" an open-to-public lecture on Water pollution, amounts, desalination and other water related issues. Kafe-Mada ("Science Coffee"), Kiryat Shmona, 26.2.2011.
62. Rytwo, G., 2011. "The use of nanocomposites for the pretreatment of industrial effluents" Water resources in the Galilee, Israel and the Middle East Conference, Tel Hai, 26.6.2011.
63. Rytwo, G.; Mendelovits, A.; Elihau, D.; Pitcovski J. and Aizenshtein, E. 2011. Adsoption of two vaccine-related proteins to montmorillonite and organo-montmorillonite. Clay Mineral Society Annual Meeting, Lake Tahoe, USA, September 2011.
64. Rytwo G. 2011. “Ancient nanotechnology applications: What connects between the Romans’ fullers and the Maya Blue?" "Researchers Night" Events, a joint program by several academic institutes and Israel Ministry of Science, together with several European countries. Kyriat Shmona, Israel. http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=269041886453231
65. Rytwo, G., 2011. "Aiming Water Reuse: Nanocomposites for the pretreatment of industrial effluents" at the Ann. Meeting Israel Society of Clay Research, Upper Galilee, October 2011.
66. Rytwo, G.; Mendelovits, A.; Elihau, D.; Pitcovski J. and Aizenshtein, E. 2011. Adsoption of two vaccine-related proteins to montmorillonite and organo-montmorillonite. 2nd Bio-medicine Galilee Conference, October 2011, Tel Hai, Israel.
67. Rytwo, G. 2012. The use of clay-polymer nanocomposites in wastewater pretreatment. American Chemical Society 243rd Meeting, March 2012, San Diego, US
68. Rytwo, G. 2012.Clay polymer nanocomposites in coagoflocculation processes. 49th Clay Mineral Society Annual Meeting, Golden, CO, USA, July 2012.
69. Rytwo G. 2012. “Nuclear energy, Black holes and the uncertainty of the cat. The conceptual revolution of Modern Physics" "Researchers Night" Events, a joint program by several academic institutes and Israel Ministry of Science, sponsored also by the European Community. Kyriat Shmona, Israel. http://most.gov.il/ScienceAndCommunity/researchersnight/Documents/Migal%20program.pdf
70. Rytwo, G., Lavi, R. and König: Influence of Freezing OMW on its pretreatment. Olive Oil Wastes and Environmental Protection Symposium, Chania Greece, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.14718.48968
71. Rytwo, G. and MISSTOW team: MISSTOW- a mobile plant for wastewater treatment: Olive oil and environmental protection, in "The First Olive Oil Harvest Event" organized by "Olive Division", Ginossar 15.1.2013
72. Rytwo, G., Prat, T., Margalit, S., König, T., Zakai, R., and Wicklein, B. (2013) ATR-FTIR use for quantification of adsorbed organic compounds. In ISRANALYTICA 16th Annual Meeting for Analytical Chemistry http://bioforumconf.com/analytica-abs/out_of_pdf/atr-ftirusefo_Giora_Rytwo.pdf, Tel Aviv, Israel http://dx.doi.org/10.13140/2.1.3033.7281
73. Rytwo, G. (2013) Invited lecture, Dispersion analysis in wastewater treatment, International Workshop on Dispersion Analysis, March 2013, Berlin.
74. Rytwo, G. and MISSTOW team: MISSTOW- a mobile plant for wastewater treatment: Application in wineries, in " 4th Israeli Wine Meeting", Rosh Pinna, 2.5.2013
75. Rytwo, G. and MISSTOW team: MISSTOW- a comprehensive possible solution to olive mill wastewater, in " Olive mill wastes – from nuisance to resource" Meeting, Bet Dagan, 12.6.2013
76. Rytwo, G., CLAYS, WATER AND ENVIRONMENT: AN INTERESTING TRIANGLE WITH MUTUAL INTERACTIONS, MEDGEO 2013, 5th International Conference in Medical Geology, Arlington, VA Aug. 25-29, 2013.
77. Rytwo, G. Clarification of olive mill, winery, dairy and cowshed wastewater by means of clay polymer nanocomposites, HINT Workshop The interface in hybrid and biohybrid materials : role and characterization, 2-3 September  2013, Madrid, SPAIN
78. Rytwo G., Yaish D., Samuels M. and Mor, O. Are metachromasy and photostabilization related? 50th Anniversary Annual Meeting of The Clay Minerals Society (CMS 2013), October 2013, Urbana, IL. http://dx.doi.org/10.13140/2.1.4665.4084
79. Rytwo, G., Lavi, R., Konovalova, Y., Gutman, R. 2013. Adsorption of olive oil on clay minerals and nanocomposites at the 2013 Ann. Meeting Israel Society of Clay Research, Rehovot.
80. Rytwo, G., Lavi, R., Konovalova, Y., Gutman, R. 2014. Adsorption of olive oil on clay minerals and nanocomposites. 51th Anniversary Annual Meeting of The Clay Minerals Society (CMS 2013), May 2014, College Station, TX. http://dx.doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.1.4926.0240
81. Rytwo, G., 2014. Three unusual techniques for the analysis of surface modification of clays and nanocomposites, Invited Lecture, at CMS Workshop on "Surface modification of clays and nanocomposites" May 2014, College Station, TX. http://dx.doi.org/10.13140/2.1.3485.7604
82. Rytwo, G. The use of hybrid organoclays and nanocomposites for slow release of high vapor pressure compounds, HINT Workshop: Role of interface in synthesis and applications, 16-18 June 2014, Turku, Finland
83. Rytwo, G; Malka, H., A pilot plant for the removal of suspended solids in cowshed wastewater, 26th Annual Israel Cattle Growers Meeting, Ashkelon, Israel, October 2014
84. Rytwo, G. Invited lecture, The use of an X-ray dispersion analyzer to study sedimentation patterns: clay minerals as an example, International Workshop on Dispersion Analysis January 2015, Berlin. http://doi.org/10.13140/2.1.3983.3920
85. Rytwo, G. 2015. Environmentally oriented formulations of pesticides. 17th Conference on New Galilee Studies, Tel Hai
86. Rytwo, G. 2015. KEYNOTE LECTURER: The “magic” in environmental applications of clay based materials, at EUROCLAY 2015, A joint meeting of the European Clay Groups Association and The Clay Minerals Society, joined by the International Natural Zeolites Association and the Geological Society: July 2015, Edinburgh, UK. http://www.euroclay2015.org/Programme
87. Rytwo, G., 2015, The use of an X-ray dispersion analyzer to study sedimentation patterns: clay minerals as an example, at the 250th American Chemical Society National Meeting & Exposition, in Boston, MA, August 2015. https://youtu.be/esL6Mpmup1w
88. Rytwo, G., 2015, A continuous-flow device for photocatalytic degradation and full mineralization of priority pollutants in water, at the 250th American Chemical Society National Meeting & Exposition, in Boston, MA, August 2015. https://youtu.be/hX9554YVrsg
89. Rytwo, G., Sitruk, A., Lavi, R., Khamaisi, H. and Gutman, R. 2015 De-emulsification of oil emulsions by clays and nanocomposites, 5th Galilee Biomedical Conference, Tel Hai, 7th October 2015
90. Rytwo, G., Sitruk, A., Lavi, R., Khamaisi, H. and Gutman, R. 2015 De-emulsification of oil emulsions by clays and nanocomposites, EU COST-HINT Scientific Workshop and Review Meeting, Milan 12-14 Oct 2015.
91. Rytwo, G. 2016. "The use of hybrid clay-polymer nanocomposites for the clarification of wastewater". Seminar at the Institut de Chimie de Clermont-Ferrand, UMR CNRS 6296, Université Blaise Pascal, February 2016.
92. Rytwo, G. 2016. "Confronting regional water scarcity". Seminar at the Department of Environmental Sciences Bioenvironmental Engineering Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, June 2016.
93. Rytwo, G., Sitruk, A., Lavi, R., Khamaisi, H. and Gutman, R. 2016 De-emulsification of oil emulsions by clays and nanocomposites, 8th Mid-European Clay Conference, 4-8 July 2016, Košice, Slovakia. http://dx.doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.15149.92645  
94. Rytwo, G. Suspended solids removal: demonstration of dose influence on wastewater effluents. Annual Israel Society of Ecology and Environmental Science (ISEES) Conference, July 2017, Tel Aviv, Israel.
95. Rytwo, G. Hybrid clay-polymer nanocomposites for the clarification of water and effluents. Keynote lecture, Clays, organoclays and nanocomposites in water treatment session at 16th International Clay Conference, July 2017, Granada, Spain. http://dx.doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.11992.19202
96. Rytwo, G. From the "Idea" stage toward the "Product" production. From scientific research to applied projects. Invited Lecture, 7th Entrepreneurship Conference, Tel Hai College, January 3rd, 2018 (in Hebrew).
97. Rytwo, G. FTIR based quantification of adsorbed organic compounds on clays. Invited Lecture, Applications of Infrared Spectroscopy to Clay Mineral Systems Session at the 55th Annual Meeting of The Clay Minerals Society (CMS), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), June 11-14, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.30447.12960
98. Rytwo, G. 2018. "Coping with Water Crises: New Cleantech Water Technologies" Invited lecture at "Israel at 70 mini-conference" to be held at Michigan State University for September 16-17, 2018.
99. Rytwo, G., Kramer, T., Azoulay, L., Shaltiel-Harpaz, L. 2020. Novel insecticides based on essential oils and clay. The 4th Asian Clay Conference (ACC-2020), June 2020, Online-conference, The Royal Cruise Hotel Pattaya, Thailand.
100. Rytwo, G. 2020. Use of clay-polymer nanocomposites in water and wastewater treatment. Internal lecture for GES (Global Environment Solutions LTD.) towards license agreement with MIGAL. August, 2020.
101. Rytwo, G., Kramer, T., Azoulay, L., Shaltiel-Harpaz, L. 2020. Novel insecticides based on essential oils and clay. Israel Society of Soil Science Online-conference, December 2020 Israel.
102. Shaltiel-Harpaz, L.; Kramer, T.; Dudai, N.; Rytwo, G. 2021. Novel Botanical Insecticides Based on Essential Oils and Clay. In Second International Congress of Biological Control (ICBC2); Davos, Switzerland, 2021.
103. Rytwo, G., Kramer, T., Azoulay, L., Shaltiel-Harpaz, L. Efficient insecticides based on essential oils and clay, American Chemical Society (ACS) Fall Meeting, 2021, Atlanta, GA, August 2021
104. Rytwo, G. Applying FTIR spectroscopy for characterizing clay-organic interactions. Invited lecture at Workshop on the Analysis of Clay and Oxide Surface Chemistry, Israel Society for Clay Mineral Research, August 2021.
105. Rytwo, G.*, Levy, S., Shahar, Y., Lotan, I., Zelkind, A.L, Klein, T & Barak C. 2021. Health protection using clay minerals: a case study based on the removal of BPA and BPS from water. Invited lecture at International Workshop on Clay Minerals in Healthcare Applications, 58th Annual CMS meeting (online), October 2021
106. Rytwo, G., Kramer, T., Azoulay, L., Shaltiel-Harpaz, L. 2022. Sepiolite- rosemary oil combination as an environmentally oriented insecticide. XVII International Clay Conference (ICC2022), İstanbul, Turkey, July 2022.
107. Rytwo, G. Photocatalytic degradation of priority pollutants. TREWAG2022 BARD Symposium, Hagoshrim, Israel, October 2022.

• Prof. Giora Rytwo website at MIGAL

http://www.migal.org.il/Giora-Rytwo

• Environmental Physical Chemistry Laboratory website

http://www.migal.org.il/Giora-Rytwo-Environmental-Physical-Chemistry-laboratory

ACS presentation on "A continuous-flow photocatalytic device for water treatment"

https://youtu.be/hX9554YVrsg

ACS presentation on "The use of an X-ray dispersion analyzer to study sedimentation patterns"

https://youtu.be/esL6Mpmup1w

• Maya Samuels to address Nobel winners (YNET)

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4154716,00.html

• Coagoflocculation with clay polymer nanocomposites: https://youtu.be/Gl8iOBo2mEQ
• Chromate removal with modified activated carbon https://youtu.be/hXPyGI8TVSg
• Photodegradation of pollutants (Channel 10) https://youtu.be/bE36_XGUJG0

Academic Education and Appointments

1985  B.Sc.Agr. Cum Laude, HUJI, Dept. of Soil and Water Sciences.
1989  M.Sc.Agr. Cum Laude, HUJI, Dept. of Soil and Water Sciences
1994  Ph.D. HUJI (Instructors: Prof. Shlomo Nir and Prof. Leon Margulies).
1995 -   Lecturer (till 2001), Senior Lecturer (till 2005), Associate Professor (till 2012) and Full Professor, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, Tel Hai College, Israel.
1996  Post-doctoral fellowship at ASWCRL –USDA, Beckley, WV (4 months)
1997/8   Post-doctoral fellowship CRMD- CNRS Orléans, France (4 months during two years).
2000-2005   Secretary of the Israeli Clay Society.
2001-   MIGAL staff member, in Environmental Physical Chemistry
2001-2005   Senior Lecturer, Tel Hai Academic College.
2003-2006   Dean, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, Tel Hai College
2006-2009   Head, Environmental Sciences Department, Tel Hai College.
2007-2009   Inventor, Co-Founder and R&D manager of "ToxSorb", an industrial enterprise aiming water treatment and purification https://wfi-water.com/group/toxsorb
2009-2013   Chair, Teaching Clay Minerals Committee, International Association for the Study of Clays
2012-2016   Member, Environmental Sciences Committee at the Israeli Council for Higher Education.
2012-   Co-Founder, advisor and lecturer in "Town Square Academia" - courses to general public in Kiryat Shemona. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAhK1PdV_Aw )
2013- 2016    Active participation in HINT- COST European Action
2016-2020     Head, Environmental Sciences Department, Tel Hai College
2016-2019     Head, Israel Society for Clay Research
2017-2019     Member of the Water Standardization Committee at The Standards Institution of Israel.
2017-2020   Israel delegate in COST Action CA16229, European Network for Environmental Citizenship European Network for Environmental Citizenship
2020-   Head, Research Authority, Tel Hai College
     
Invited Presentations in Conferences and Advanced Schools:

Since 2006, delivered more than 50 presentations in conferences. About 40 of them in International Conferences held outside my country, in six cases as "Invited" or "Keynote" lecturer. Some of those meetings are among the most important conferences in my field of research (2010-Trilateral USA-Japan-Spain Meeting on Clays, 2014 Clay Mineral Society Workshop, 2015 EUROCLAY15, European Conference in Clay Sciences; 2017 Clay Mineral Society Annual Meeting, 2020 4th Asian Clay Conference). I was also invited to deliver an M.Sc. Course in Environmental Remediation at the International Master in Clay Sciences Program (IMACS), supported by the International Association of Clay Minerals Research (AIPEA) during 2016. As a result of the success of the course I had been asked by IMACS to do it (as "Remote Learning") in 2017 and 2018.

Organization of Conferences and Congresses:

Since 2006 I participated in the organization of several international conferences: (a) Initiator and Organizer of the “Chemistry in Water Treatment and Purification Symposium”, held at the 243rd American Chemical Society National Meeting & Exposition, in San Diego, California, March, 2012; (b) Symposium Organizer of the "Water-Related Medical Geology Issues" held at MEDGEO 2013, 5th International Conference in Medical Geology, Arlington, VA Aug. 25-29, 2013, and (c), Initiator and convener of the symposium on "Environmental Applications of Modified and Natural Clays", held in the 16th International Clay Conference, Granada, Spain 2017, and “Clays and Environment” session at the 2020 4th Asian Clay Conference (on-line meeting) . In addition to that, member of the steering committee of several conferences in Israel, among them the Ann. Meeting Israel Society of Clay Research, Upper Galilee, October 2011, and 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 5th Annual National Water Conference in Tel Hai College (2012-2017).

Teaching Activities

2016-2018     M.Sc. course in "Environmental Remediation" at IMACS- International Master Degree in Clay Sciences, University of Poitiers, France.

1994-present       Developed and teaches more than 15 courses on Physics, Chemistry, Thermodynamics and Meteorology at several departments at Faculty of Sciences and Technology, Tel Hai College, Israel. Actual courses: Instrumental Analytical Chemistry, Environmental Aquatic Chemistry, Thermodynamics and Introduction to Meteorology and Climatology at the B.Sc. program, and Advanced Chapters in Physical Chemistry, Aquatic Environmental Chemistry Laboratory Methods and Physico-Chemical   Methods in Water Treatment at the M.Sc. program in Tel Hai College.

2012-present       Courses at "Town-Square Academia" Community Project: "The Modern Physics' Revolution", "Understanding Weather Parameters", "Understanding Water Pollution" and during the last year- "Machines, Heat Pumps and Daily Thermodynamics". The project is an education initiative in The Upper Galilee offering academic-level courses accessible to general public at a symbolic fee of NIS 20 (less than $5) per course, used to support the organization costs. Additional details on the project at "The Guardian" website , and at this TEDx lecture.

Fellowships and Awards

2009 – 2012, 2016-2019   Head of "“The Cherie and Aaron Raznick Chair for the Study of Sustainable Relations Between People and the Environment in the Upper Galilee.”
2012, 2015                        Award for Excellence in Applicative Research, MIGAL Galilee Research Institute.
2000, 2005, 2010, 2014    Excellence in Teaching Award, Faculty of Sciences & Technology, Tel Hai College.
2011                                   Invited to present the use of nanocomposites for effluents purification at an event held by Israeli’s President (2011) Mr. Shimon Peres.
2011                                  At Nobel Prize Ceremony in Stockholm (2011), Mrs. Maya Samuels presented a project performed at my laboratory under my supervision and mentoring (Additional information: English          version of an Israeli newspaper ,  Interlochen website).
1999-2002                        Sacta-Rashi Foundation Guastella Scholarship ($60000) for excellence in research in colleges
1991-1994                        Several prizes during Ph.D. studies: Bona Terra Foundation Prize, Fishman-Nadel Foundation Prize, Upper Galilee Prize and Scholarship.
1982-1984                        During B.Sc. studies: Dean List and Scholarship, Faculty of Agriculture, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel.

Recognized leadership in industrial innovation:

There are three major industrial contributions that can be ascribed directly to my research (a) A technology I am its senior inventor, that uses modified activated carbon for the removal of heavy metals and oxyanions in industrial and potable is applied by ToxSorb Co., a water technology "Cleantech" company that works since 2008 (company website, additional details), with clients in Israel, Italy and USA (WO/2009/053972 PCT/IL2008/001370). (b) A technology I am its sole inventor, based on the development of specifically designed clay-polymer nanocomposites for the clarification of water is the basis of several patents (PCT/IL2012/000245 WO2012176190, PCT/IL2014/050738 WO2015022695, PCT/IL2016/050700 WO/2017/158581), part of them already at National Phase in US, Europe and other places. The license for the use of the technology in wastewater and effluents was assigned in 2017 to ICL Haifa that introduced a product known as "NC" to the industrial and domestic wastewater treatment in Israel and around the world (additional information in this press release, and at the following advertising movies: 1, 2). Later the license was given to Safepack-Decco, and since 2020 to GES (c) Advanced negotiations about an Industrially supported proposal are being held with a large water treatment company based on the photocatalytic degradation technology developed in European granted patent based on PCT/IL2015/050944, WO2016042558 is taking place (July, 2020). A Channel 10 television report on the technology (in Hebrew) was broadcasted on October, 3rd, 2017.