BIDR
Events
09June
at 11:00
Physics seminar room
Demonstration of Water Energy Food Environment (WEFE) nexus via Assimilation based Sustainable inland Aquaculture
Prof. Amit Gross, The Zuckerberg Institute for Water Research, BIDR
10June
at 11:30
Building 9, Seminars room
Soil microbial diversity decline lowers plant productivity but does not affect seed nutrient content and associated microbes under heatwaves
Mr. Uttam Kumar, The Jacob Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research, FAAB (Max Kolton’s PhD student)
17June
at 11:30
Building 9, Seminars room
Redox-Driven Structural Adaptation of Photosynthetic Complexes
Dr. Hila Toporik, Institute of Plant Sciences and Genetics in Agriculture
Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
23June
at 12:00
Building 9, Seminars room
The Interplay of Age and Nutrition in Honey Bee Physiology
Ratko Pavlovic, Mitrani, BGU
24June
at 11:30
Building 9, Seminars room
Efficient Utilization of High CO2 Levels by Cyanobacteria
Ms. Myint Myint Khin The Jacob Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research, FAAB (Nina Kamennaya’s PhD student)
Facts & Figures
BIDR researchers and students investigate ways to meet global challenges related to food security, water scarcity and clean energy.
Albert Katz International School for Desert Studies: 300 students from 20 countries, 900 alumni from 45 countries.
By 2050, there will be 9 billion people in the world. The farmland needed to feed them lies in arid and semi-arid regions.
41% of Earth’s landmass is Drylands, and is home to more than 2 billion people.
Water is one of the earth’s most crucial resources, but it is finite.
900
Alumni
The Jacob Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Sede Boker Campus, 8499000ת Israel
Phone: +972-8-6596777 | Fax: +972-8-6596703
