Institute for Water Research- ZIWR

Academy

The Zuckerberg Institute for Water Research, part of the BIRD, focuses on leveraging new technologies to provide drinking water and water for agricultural and industrial use and to promote the sustainable use of water resources, particularly in drylands.

Facilities

Analytical Lab

Isotope lab

Fate Transport and Remediation laboratory

Stream Hydrology Research Group

Advanced Materials and Laser Lab

Physics of biological systems lab

Water and Soil Resources lab

Membrane surface modifications and membrane testing lab

Peptide synthesis and purification lab

NirWaterlab- novel physico-chemical processes for water/wastewater treatment, desalination and resource
recovery

Services

Joint/Sponsored Reaserch

Joint/Sponsored Pilot

Expertise

Desalination & Water Treatment: High-tech desalination technologies for providing drinking water, water for agricultural and industrial use Improvement and development of new membranes Pre-treatment of water Water management Development of methods to eliminate organic substances Environmental Hydrology & Microbiology: Developing a better understanding of hydrological systems Groundwater recharge Contaminant transport Wastewater treatment Bio-chemical remediation

Connect

Website

Sde Boker campus, Midreshet Ben-Gurion

22-33

9-16