Member of  Educational Committee

Email: orithy@gsi.gov.il

Position at Geological Survey of Israel: Principal investigator.
Head of the Micropaleontology laboratory in the Stratigraphy and Subsurface Research Division

Research Areas:: Benthic and Planktic foraminifera; Marine biomonitoring; Paleoecology; Taphonomy; Alien foraminifera; Marine Geology

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Main projects:

Phylogenetic and ecological characteristics of Lessepsian symbiont bearing larger benthic foraminifera from the Gulf of Eilat and the Mediterranean coast of Israel.

Characteristics of benthic foraminifera inhabiting rocky reefs in northern Israeli Mediterranean shelf.

Developing a credible method for assessment of environmental recovery using benthic foraminifera as ecological sentinels.

Spatial distribution of brine discharges and its impacts on the shallow Israeli shelf.

Paleo-methane emissions recorded in foraminifera shells in the SE Mediterranean shelf, Israel.

Foraminifera as indicators for recent sediment transport in the Israeli Mediterranean upper slope, offshore Israel

Pre and post LGM mass transport in the Nahariya blind Submarine Canyon, offshore northern Israel, East Mediterranean Sea, from down core sedimentary records and foraminiferal analyses.

My vision for developing marine studies – Multidisciplinary investigations for assessing natural vs. anthropogenic influences on the SE Mediterranean. Environmental conservation.