PhD in Computational Geoscience
Current position: Research Associate in Geoscience at Tel Aviv University, Israel
Research focus: developing and using sensing technologies and systems
One of the main consequences of urbanisation has been pollution. Emily believes that an interdisciplinary approach is necessary in order to better address the current issues with regard to pollution monitoring.
Over the past years, she has been developing and using monitoring and detection systems from nanosystems to satellite remote sensing. Emily has applied those systems to address and further investigate water and air pollution as well as new aspects of molecule detection.
Her past experience includes several international awards, like the Stockholm Junior Water Prize in Sweden and the Research Science Institute Fellowship in the United States. She worked as a visiting researcher in leading institutions, including the California Institute of Technology.
2020 ACM SIGHPC Computational and Data Science Fellowship
2019 Audi Environmental Foundation Scholarship for the One Young World Summit
2017 Forbes 30Under30 Honoree
CV as submitted for the Green Talents award (2016):
Tel Aviv University, Israel
Research focus: developing and using sensing technologies and Systems
Living in the age of urbanisation, it is important for society to find solutions to the threats that are putting the whole global ecosystem in danger. One of the main consequences of urbanisation has been pollution, which affects different species and is not limited to a single medium. Instead, it negatively impacts the quality of air and water as well as the ability of living organisms to flourish. For that reason, pollution related issues require an interdisciplinary approach. One of the biggest challenges that must be addressed is the lack of real-time monitoring and sensing systems, which could prevent both pollution and environmental damage by identifying these things in their early stages.
Elhacham, a research associate from Tel Aviv University in Israel, believes that an interdisciplinary approach is necessary in order to better address the current issues with regard to pollution monitoring. Over the past ten years, she has been developing and using monitoring and detection systems from nanosystems to satellite remote sensing. Elhacham has applied those systems to address and further investigate water pollution and air pollution as well as new aspects of molecule detection.
Her past experience includes several international awards, like the Stockholm Junior Water Prize in Sweden and the Research Science Institute Fellowship in the USA. She worked as a research student at the California Institute of Technology and at Tel Aviv University. She also has an extensive list of scientific publications. In the future, Elhacham aims to collaborate with other scientists to develop and implement specific solutions to make our planet a greener and healthier place.
The jury was impressed by Elhacham’s work to find solutions to such a broad issue. Pollution affects all aspects of the environment, and her work is the key to finding ways to detect it early on.
