Dr. Ilai Guendelman
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Natural Sciences
My Life before BGU:
I was born in the United States and grew up in Beer-Sheva. I did my bachelor's degree in Geology at Ben-Gurion University, my master's and doctoral degrees at the Weizmann Institute of Science, and my postdoctoral research at Princeton University.
Why BGU?
I grew up in Beer-Sheva, so coming back feels natural, in other words, close to home.
My research:
I study climate on Earth and on other planets.
An insight from my research:
Breaking down and simplifying complex problems can make them much clearer.
When I grow up…
Throughout childhood, my answers changed as I got older. Today, the answer has evolved into: when I grow up, I’ll be retired!
If I wasn’t a researcher…
I would work with animals.
In brief:
- Planning or spontaneity? Meticulous planning
- Morning or night? Morning
- Summer or winter? Winter
- Steak or tofu? Tofu
- Berry Sakharof or Noa Kirel? Noa Kirel
- Instant coffee or espresso? Hot chocolate
- Trekking or the beach? Trekking, and then lounging on the beach
- Evening with friends or evening alone? Evening alone
- Car or train? Train
- Classical Europe or East Asia? Classical Europe
- Sea or pool? Sea
- City or country? Country
- A movie in the cinema or Netflix binge? Netflix
- Text message or phone call? Text
- Dog or cat? Cat
