PostDoc
1. E.V. Messinas, Research Grant, 1997, Greek Ministry of Education/Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Topic: Passive solar retrofit: energy conservation rehabilitation of existing residential buildings.
2. N. Huberman-Meraiot, Ph.D. Ministry of Energy Grant 2013-15. Topic: Life Cycle Energy Assessment (LCEA) of building materials in Israel (with D. Pearlmutter & E. Gal).
3. S. Saroglou, 2019-2022, Kreitman School of Advanced Graduate Studies, BGU. Topic: Design Strategies Towards more Energy Efficient High-rise Buildings.
1. E.V. Messinas, Research Grant, 1997, Greek Ministry of Education/Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Topic: Passive solar retrofit: energy conservation rehabilitation of existing residential buildings.
2. N. Huberman-Meraiot, Ph.D. Ministry of Energy Grant 2013-15. Topic: Life Cycle Energy Assessment (LCEA) of building materials in Israel (with D. Pearlmutter & E. Gal).
3. S. Saroglou, 2019-2022, Kreitman School of Advanced Graduate Studies, BGU. Topic: Design Strategies Towards more Energy Efficient High-rise Buildings.
PhD
- N. Huberman-Meraiot, Ph.D. 2012. Kreitman, BGU. Topic: Energy efficient structural form: Analysis and applications for desert and seismic areas (with D. Pearlmutter & E. Gal). 3rd prize, research category, Architecture of Israel (2014).
- A. Inbar, Ph.D. 2013. Kreitman, BGU. Topic: Transformative Technologies: Technological knowledge and the potential for impacting social change (with P. Motzafi-Haller).
- T. Chatziyiannopoulos, Ph.D. 2017. Dept. Architectural Engineering, Fac. Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. Topic: The role of contemporary environmental design as a defining element in the formation and realization of the architectonic construct (with E. Castro and P. Tzonos).
- T. Saroglou, Ph.D. 2020. Kreitman, BGU. Topic: Design strategies toward more energy efficient skyscrapers. (supervised with T. Theodosiou and B. Givoni z"l). Negev Scholarship, Rieger Foundation Fellowship, Green Campus / ORMAT Award.
- R. Haik, Ph.D. 2021. Kreitman, BGU. Topic: Development of innovative low energy building materials based on bio-aggregate (supervised with A. Peled). Negev Scholarship, Dean’s Award for Excellence / Green Campus Committee Award (2019).
- R. Bernstein, Ph.D. 2021. Kreitman, BGU. Topic: Byzantine Monasticism in the Negev: Physical, Architectonic, and Socio-Economic Context. (supervised with H. Goldfus) Ministry of Aliya and Immigration Absorption – Absorption in Science Scholarship; 2017 Koenen Fellowship for Training in Papyrology; 2019-2020 Albright Institute of Archaeological Research Fellowship; 2021 Wilkinson-McKenzie International Research Grant.
- H. Mamalya, Ph.D. 2021. Kreitman, BGU. Topic: Building stones and the quarries used for the construction of the Negev cities in the Roman Byzantine period – Nessana, Avdat and Rehovot in the Negev as case studies. (supervised with G. Avni) ISEF Scholarship; Amir Drori Scholarship (Israel Antiquities Authority).
- A. Klimasauskaite, Ph.D. 2021. Kreitman, BGU. Topic: Justice through Peace and Peace through Justice: The Case Study of the Red Sea Dead Sea Project. (supervised with A. Tal).
- G. Ore, Ph.D. 2021. Kreitman, BGU. Topic: Ancient water cisterns on the Negev Highlands along the Makhtesh Ramon – Mishor haRuhot axis: Geoarchaeology and spatial simulations. (supervised with H.J. Bruins).
- A. Tiwari, Ph.D. 2022. Kreitman, BGU. Topic: Developing object-based image procedures in conjunction with lidar and orthophoto data for classification and differentiation between structures. (supervised with A. Karnieli).
- A. Cicelsky, Ph.D. 2023. Kreitman, BGU. Topic: Development of sustainable - natural insulation materials for high performance buildings. (supervised with A. Peled).
- K. Shalev-Lavy, Ph.D. 2023. Kreitman, BGU. Topic: Evolution of settlement typologies in rural Israel (tentative) (supervised with Y. Rofe). Pratt Foundation Scholarship.
- F. Achwoka, Ph.D. 2023. Kreitman, BGU. Topic: Urban Transportation Infrastructure and Social Exclusion in Sub Saharan African Cities. (supervised with Y. Rofe). Volvo Research Education Foundation (VREF) Mobility & Access (MAC) Grant.
- Z. Zofnat, Ph.D. (est. 2023) Kreitman, BGU. Topic: Kyzylkum and Gobi Deserts. Mapping and research of the Central and Southeast Asia deserts (1850-1970) as a tool for the documentation of changes in flora and water bodies. (supervised with L. Orlovsky).
- A. Nadir, Ph.D. (est. 2023) Kreitman, BGU. Topic: The economic contribution of the Roman administration and church establishment to the prosperity of Palaestina Tertia settlement in the 4th century. (supervised with H. Goldfus, K. van der Beek).
- N. Manspeizer, Ph.D. (est.2024) Kreitman, BGU. Topic: From geoarchaeology to regional climate change: Remote sensing and spatial data analysis for studying vegetation dynamics as landuse or climate legacies. (supervised with A. Karnieli).
- I. Ram, Ph.D. (est.2022) Kreitman, BGU. Topic: Behavioral barriers impeding the efficient operation of green schools. Studies temporarily suspended.
MSc / MA
- Y. Steinwurzel, M.A. 2005. AKIS, BGU, BIDR. Topic: Learning from the ChaharBagh. An historical, morphological research of the traditional Persian garden and possible implementations in a contemporary urban desert environment.
- A. Meriot, M.A. 2005. AKIS, BGU, BIDR. Topic: The ancient city of Avdat: Spatial planning connections between the built up city and the surroundings (supervised with H.J. Bruins).
- I. Schwartz, M.A. 2006. AKIS, BGU, BIDR. Topic: Mass Emergencies in drylands: optimization of the relief aid supply process (supervised with H.J. Bruins).
- V. Sztankeler, M.Sc. 2006. AKIS, BGU, BIDR. Topic: Physical development in ecologically sensitive areas. Environmental awareness in the planning process of the Dead Sea region (supervised with Y. Etzion).
- B. Rock, M.A. 2007. AKIS, BGU, BIDR. Topic: Is there a Growth Machine in Beer Sheva? (supervised with M. Schwartz).
- A. Folkman Biller, M.Sc. 2007 AKIS, BGU, BIDR. Topic: The general performance of internal courtyards – Beer Sheva’s patio houses as a case study.
- O. Lerman, M.A. 2008 AKIS, BGU, BIDR. Topic: Kibbutz Neot Smadar – Between Autarky and Utopia.
- P. Palatnik, M.Sc. (studies temp. paused) AKIS, BGU, BIDR. Topic: Can 'barriers' in desert buildings compromise natural ventilation and human thermal comfort?
- B. Cohen, M.A. 2010. AKIS, BGU, BIDR. Topic: Desert Architecture – Midreshet Sde-Boker as a Case Study.
- J.Y. Golding, M.Sc. 2010. AKIS, BGU, BIDR. Topic: Assessing the thermal behaviour of straw bale and mud geodesic domes in the southern Arava: A hot-arid zone case study.
- H. Gabay, M.A. 2010. Porter School of Environmental Studies, Tel-Aviv University (TAU). Topic: Green construction of public buildings: Analysis of long term externalities versus savings in green public construction in Israel (with E. Wertzberger).
- A. Cicelsky, M.Sc. 2010. AKIS, BGU, BIDR. Topic: Parametric analysis of environmentally responsive (energy conserving) strategies for building envelopes specific for the Southern Arava Valley.
- A. Kessler, M.A. 2011. Dept. of Geography and Environmental Development, BGU. Topic: Could there be a green future for gray buildings?
- P.L. Alonso-Trejo, M.Sc. 2012. School of Science and Technology (SST), International Hellenic University (IHU). Topic: Are green building criteria achieving their goals? A critical comparative analysis of LEED and CASBEE.
- M. Brenta, M.Sc. 2012. SST, IHU. Topic: Basic principles, methods and techniques of bioclimatic design. Adjustments in the vernacular architecture.
- P. Glykou, M.Sc. 2012. SST, IHU. Topic: Post-Occupancy Evaluation of office buildings. Comparing energy consumption, user satisfaction and actual indoor environmental conditions.
- A. Seintou, M.Sc. 2012. SST, IHU. Topic: A comparison of LEED and BREEAM green building assessment tools and their relevance for Greece.
- A.N. McBride, M.A. 2013. AKIS, BIDR, BGU. Topic: Climatic instability, disasters and appropriate solutions for environmental refugees.
- Y. Davara, M.Sc. 2014. AKIS, BGU, BIDR. Topic: Post-Occupancy Evaluation (POE) of office buildings – The Beer-Sheva Courthouse as a test case (with M. Schwartz).
- R. Bernstein, M.A. 2014. AKIS, BIDR, BGU. Topic: Refugee camps in drylands: Standards, constraints, interactions.
- S. Ierodiakonou, M.Sc. 2014. SST, IHU. Topic: Indoor environment quality in offices. A Mediterranean case study.
- N. Meron, M.Sc. 2015. Porter School of Environmental Studies, TAU. Topic: Sustainable school construction in Israel: Are there added costs and what are its economic and behavioral benefits expressed through teacher satisfaction? (with Z. Neeman).
- K. Andreanidou, M.Sc. 2015. SST, IHU. Topic: Retrofitting the existing building stock – achieving thermal comfort, reducing energy consumption, assessing economic implications.
- K. Lavy, M.Sc. 2017. AKIS, BIDR, BGU. Topic: Evolution of settlement typologies in rural Israel – W. Negev as a case study. (with Y. Rofe).
- R. Reider, M.Sc. 2017. Energy Engineering Unit (EEU), Fac. Engineering Sciences, BGU. Topic: Energy implications of FRP vs. concrete use in the residential construction industry in Israel.
- P. Akrivopoulos, M.Sc. 2017. SST, IHU. Topic: Retrofitting the existing building stock – thermal comfort, energy conservation, economic implications.
- E. Zilberberg, M.Sc. 2020. SED, FES, BGU. Topic: Feasibility study of embodied and operative energy savings by envelope construction thermal mass elements analysis. (with S. Isaac).
- A. Penny, M.Sc. 2020. AKIS, BIDR, BGU. Topic: Post-Occupancy Evaluation of university facilities: The case of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.
- T.S. Masinde, M.Sc. 2020. AKIS, BIDR, BGU. Topic: Comparative sustainability analysis of communal sanitation facilities in Kibera, Nairobi: Performance, perception and funding. (with Y. Rofe). The Tamar Golan Africa Center Fellowship.
- E. Zana, M.Sc. 2021. SED, FES, BGU. Topic: Effects of the residents’ behavioral patterns on the performance of green buildings: Analytical empirical model. (with I. Shohet).
- Y. Yasterbov, M.Sc. 2021. EEU, FES, BGU. Topic: Energy in greenhouses – Using alternative tools for the energy assessment of a glass greenhouse envelope in Ein Zivan, Israel.
- G. Wekshtain M.Sc. 2022. SED, FES, BGU. Topic: Costs vs. benefits of green roofs. Green Campus Award.
Bachelor’s Thesis / Diploma
1. S. Davidi, Diploma, 1997. École d’Architecture Paris-Villemin. Topic: Extension and redesign of a desert settlement (with J. Bouillot).
2. I. Morvai, Bachelor Thesis, 2015. Technical University Kaiserslautern, Germany. Topic: The impact of green roofs in cities in arid areas to the urban climate using Beersheba as a model (with Kai Tobias).
1. S. Davidi, Diploma, 1997. École d’Architecture Paris-Villemin. Topic: Extension and redesign of a desert settlement (with J. Bouillot).
2. I. Morvai, Bachelor Thesis, 2015. Technical University Kaiserslautern, Germany. Topic: The impact of green roofs in cities in arid areas to the urban climate using Beersheba as a model (with Kai Tobias).
Final Project
- S. Vainer, Final project, 2005. Environmental Studies College, Sede Boqer. Topic: Design versus implementation of environmentally aware projects – POE of a solar neighborhood.
- C. Daphne, Final project, 2020. Environmental Studies College, Sede Boqer. Topic: Green roofs and their impact on the thermal performance of lightweight and heavyweight buildings in deserts.