Prof. Vitaly Gitis

Full Professor

חבר/ת סגל אקדמי בכיר

Faculty of Engineering Sciences, Department of Mechanical Engineering
63 - Harry & Abe Sherman (Nuclear Engineering) Building Room 11, Marcus Campus
- Thursday 11:00-13:00
08-646-1311

gitis@bgu.ac.il

About

Prof. Vitaly Gitis is a Full Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the Faculty of Engineering Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU), Israel, and serves as Head of the Energy Engineering Program. In 2025, he was appointed to the Sir Leon Bagrit Chair in Computer-Based Global Industry & Scientific Development.

Prof. Gitis research focuses on advanced separation processes, water and energy engineering, and membrane science, with particular emphasis on ceramic and polymeric membranes, zeolites, and porous materials. His work integrates experimental studies, physicochemical modeling, and engineering-scale applications, addressing challenges in water and wastewater treatment, desalination, the water?energy nexus, micro- and nanobubble technologies, photocatalysis, and additive manufacturing of ceramic membranes
He has authored more than 80 peer-reviewed journal articles in leading international journals and is the author and editor of several authoritative books published by major international publishers. Prof. Gitis is Co-Editor-in-Chief of the Energy & Climate book series (World Scientific) and serves on the editorial boards of multiple scientific journals in the fields of membranes, water treatment, and separation science.

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Courses

Graduate Courses
Alternative Energy Sources A
Ceramic Membranes: Fundamentals and Practical Applications
Chemistry and Energy
Water?Energy Nexus
Special Topics in Energy and Sustainability
Mass Transfer Phenomena in Liquid?Solid Systems
Selected Topics in Energy Engineering
Water Treatment Technology and Pollution Control
Water Technology Laboratory

Undergraduate Courses
Principles of Mass Transfer for Biotechnology
Introduction to Environmental Sciences
Laboratory: Introduction to Environmental Sciences
Water Quality Improvement and Reclamation
Processing of Hazardous Wastes
Courses Taught Abroad
Colloidal Transport in Porous Media (Graduate course, University of Adelaide, Australia)
Physical?Chemical Methods for Water Quality Control (University of Cincinnati, USA)

Publications

Prof. Gitis has published over 80 peer-reviewed journal articles in leading international journals in the fields of water treatment, membrane science, separation processes, and energy?environment systems. His publications have received thousands of citations, with an h-index reflecting sustained and high-impact research activity.

He is the author and editor of several authoritative books published by major international publishers, including:

Ceramic Membranes: New Opportunities and Practical Applications (Wiley-VCH)

Handbook of Porous Materials (World Scientific, 4 volumes)

Handbook of Energy, Environment, and the Circular Economy (World Scientific, Volumes 1?2)

Prof. Gitis work has appeared in top-tier journals such as Water Research, Journal of Membrane Science, Chemical Engineering Journal, Separation and Purification Technology, Journal of Water Process Engineering, and others. Several of his articles are among the most cited and most downloaded papers in their respective journals.

A complete and up-to-date list of publications is available through the following academic profiles:

Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=K8jwt0wAAAAJ

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2813-5666

ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Vitaly-Gitis