| Expert Name | Mr. Avigad Vonshak |
| Title | Academic Position; Research and teaching |
| Division | Dryland Biotechnologies |
| Institution | Ben Gurion University of the Negev |
| City | Sede Boqer |
| Country | Israel |
| Telephone | 972 7 659 6799 |
| Email | avigad(at)bgumail.bgu.ac.il |
| Work Experience | Algae biomass production:
- Mass culturing of Spirulina in open ponds and enclosed photobioreactors
- Growth of Porphyridium as a source for valuable chemicals
- Establishing a culture collection of Spirulina strains
- Growth and production of lipids rich algal biomass in tubular reactors
Algae physiology:
- Algae growth and environmental limitations
- The response of cyanobacteria to environmental stress (light, temperature and salinity)
- Physiology and carotenogenesis in Haematocuccus
Organization and teaching in training programs |
| Qualifications | Ph.D., 1980 |
| Number of Publications | 65 |
| Awards | - Chaim Sheaba Price for Achievements in Desert Development, 1986
- National Academy Fund for Scientific Cooperation with the National Univ. of Singapore, 1987 |
| Other Activities | 1. Ballarpur Industries Limited, Bangalore Branch, India - Mass production of Spirulina
2. Special mission for UNESCO and the Ministry of Agriculture to Mauritius on 'Diversification of agricultural production via biotechnology'
3. Member of the UNEP teaching group in the training courses on 'Techniques in Bioproductivity and Photosynthesis'
4. Coordinator 'Advance course in photosynthesis and algal biotechnology'
5. Member in the Consultative Committee of the International Center for Clean Technologies and Sustainable Development (CITELDES, A.C.) Mexico |
| Publications | 1. Vonshak, A., 1992: Microalgal biotechnology: is it an economical success? In Biotechnology: Economic and Social Aspects. DaSilva, E.H.J., Ratledge, C. and Sasson, A., (Eds.) Cambridge University Press;
2. Vonshak, A., 1991: Microalgae: Laboratory growth techniques and the biotechnology of biomass production. In: Photosynthesis and Production in a Changing Environment: A field and Laboratory Manual. Hall, Scurlock, Bolhar, Leegood and Long (Eds.) Chapman and Hall Ltd. Scientific, Technical and Medical Publishers, London;
3. Vonshak, A. and Richmond, A: 1985: Problems in developing the biotechnology of algal biomass production. Plant and Soil, 89: 129-135;
4. Vonshak, A., 1990: Recent advances in microalgal biotechnology. Biotechnology Advances, 8: 709-727;
5. Vonshak, A. and Tomaselli 1999: Arthrospira (Spirulina): Systematics and Ecophysiology. In: The Ecology of Cyanobacteria. Whitton, B.A. and Potts, M., (Eds.). Kluwer Academic Publishers, Netherlands. |
| Discipline | Plant Science |
| Last updated | 09/05/2007 12:12:00 |
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