Team | spaceweather

We are the team of professional physicists and devoted students.

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Principal investigators

Colin Price

Professor, Academic Head of Space Weather Center

Prof. Colin Price specializes in atmospheric physics and geophysics. His current area of interests covers

- the connection between global warming and future thunderstorm activity;

- propagation of ULF, ELF, VLF electromagnetic waves in the atmosphere;

- severe weather including hurricanes;

- sprites and other TLEs on Earth, and other planets;

- ULF precursors of earthquakes;

- measurements of infrasound in the atmosphere;

- space weather and the influence of solar storms on the Earth;

- the connections between biological systems and atmospheric electricity

Olga Khabarova

PhD, Senior researcher

Dr. Olga Khabarova is an observer working with data from numerous spacecraft, satellites, solar and geophysical data. She is a specialist in space physics with a background in geophysics and physics of the magnetosphere. Area of expertise:

• geomagnetic storm forecast and space weather analysis;

• solar data analysis and comparison with solar wind processes;

• turbulence and discontinuities in the solar wind;

• energetic particles and mechanisms of their acceleration and propagation;

• heliobiology and medicine;

• geophysical and archeological applications of remote sensing

Data providers and consultants

Lev Pustilnik

Emeritus professor

Yuval Reuveni

PhD, Head of Remote Sensing Division

Dr. Lev Pustilnik is a retired professor at TAU, a specialist in plasma astrophysics, space physics, cosmic rays and energetic particles, radiation safety, the impact of space weather on the terrestrial climate and agriculture efficiency. The Hermon Observatory of cosmic rays on Mount Hermon (a project of Prof. Yuval Neeman and Prof. Lev Dorman) has been maintained for more than 20 years owing to Lev's efforts.

Dr. Yuval Reuveni, with 15+ years in upper atmospheric electromagnetic wave propagation, leads the Ariel University's Remote Sensing Lab and the Department of Geophysics. His expertise spans Earth observation technologies, GPS, InSAR, and multispectral data integration. Leading geodynamic studies, he enhances Israel's GPS network, gamma ray detectors, and ULF magnetic sensors. Dr. Reuveni's research focuses on tectonic motions, crustal deformations, and earthquake studies. He also conducts gamma ray measurements, atmospheric electric field studies, and UAV balloon experiments.

Yoav Yair

Professor, Dean of Sustainability at Reichman University

Prof. Yoav Yair, Dean of Sustainability at Reichman University, holds the UNESCO chair in Sustainability. He managed the 2003 MEIDEX mission and the 2022 ILAN-ES experiment on the ISS. Prof. Yair is also a Learning Technologies expert, serving in leadership roles at the Open University of Israel and the national Inter-University Center for Learning Technologies. At Reichman University, he integrates VR and AR into courses through the Learning Innovation unit. His main research fields include atmospheric electricity, thunderstorms and lightning (on Earth and other planets), climate change, transient luminous events (sprites) and the effects of aerosols and pollution on clouds.

Roy Yaniv

PhD, scientist

Roy Yaniv is an atmospheric scientist and Lab manager at the Extreme Weather Predictability Laboratory, Institute of Earth Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He is also an Impact Climate Scientist at the Center for climate change and public Health, Gertner Institute for Epidemiology, Sheba Medical Center.

Supporting experts

Leon Ofman

Professor

Prof. Leon Ofman holds the position of Research Professor at Catholic University of America (CUA), a researcher at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, and a Visiting Professor at TAU, where he brings his extensive expertise to the forefront of solar physics. With a focus on solar plasma physics, Prof. Ofman delves into the intricacies of magnetohydrodynamics, exploring the behavior of waves and kinetic processes that play a crucial role in understanding coronal heating and the acceleration of solar wind. His multifaceted research contributes significantly to unraveling the complexities of the solar dynamic processes, enriching the field of solar physics at CUA, NASA, and TAU.

Lev Eppelbaum

PhD, Principal Research Associate

Principal Research Associate Lev Eppelbaum, Honorary Professor of the Azerbaijan State Oil & Industry University, is an expert in advanced geophysical data processing and interpretation, focusing on potential geophysical data analysis under complex physical-geological environments. His interests cover geodynamic and seismotectonic pattern studies and tectonic reconstructions, and his skills extend to archaeological geophysics, earthquake precursor investigations, and exploration of hydrocarbon deposits. Experienced in 3D gravity-magnetic modeling and analyzing past climate through borehole thermal data, he also excels in regional paleomagnetic reconstructions and marine geophysics.

Students

Nuran Samara

TAU BA student in Economics

Hadar Reshef

TAU BSc student in Geophysics

Noam Tishler

TAU BSc student in Geophysics

Michael Shubat

12-year student of the Shhakim High School

Participating TAU students

Asaf Ayalon

Shir Zvadia

Eayl Litsky

Lisa Zislin