M.Sc. in Plant Sciences
DR. MEIR TEITEL
(up-dated January 2007)UNIVERSITY EDUCATION & ADDITIONAL TRAINING
1975-1979: B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Ben-Gurion University.
1980-1983: M.Sc. in Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer, Faculty of Engineering, Tel-Aviv University
1983-1988: Ph.D. in Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer, Faculty of Engineering, Tel-Aviv University
1988-1990: Postdoctoral position at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Newcastle University, Australia
POSITIONS HELD
1991-1993: Head of Department, Department of Mechanical Engineering,
Technical College of Tel-Aviv University
1992-1996: Researcher at the ARO (Rank C) - Volcani Center, Institute of Agricultural Engineering.
2002: Senior Scientist (Rank B), ARO - Volcani Center, Institute of Agricultural Engineering.
2002: Senior Scientist (Rank A), ARO - Volcani Center, Institute of Agricultural Engineering.
TEACHING & TRAINING EXPERIENCE (LAST FIVE YEARS)
2002 to date: Hebrew University, Faculty of Agriculture:
- Department of Soil and Water
"Greenhouse Management and Climate Control" undergraduate level. - International Graduate Program
"Current Greenhouse Crop Production" graduate level, M.Sc. Agri.
2004: Cukurova University, Adana Turkey:
"Greenhouse Microclimate Management",
condensed course for M.Sc. and Ph.D. students from several universities in Turkey.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Greenhouse management and control (ventilation, heating, CO2 enrichment, shading, structure)
Energy in agriculture
Computer controlled data acquisition and instrumentation
Fluid mechanics and heat transfer in agriculture.
