Omer Polak Email and Phone Number

Lecturer of two courses:1. Seasonality in nature.2. Introduction to Ecology.

Scientific adviser to the Chief Scientist of the Israeli Ministry of Transportation and Road Safety.Subjects I am working on include:- Sustainable Urban Mobility- Electric vehicles- Reduction of Green House Gases- The use of recycles tires in Rubber Asphalt

Lecturer of two courses:1. Urban Ecology2. Marine Ecology of the Mediterranean Sea

• Teaching graduate and postgraduate students• Supervising short term ecological projects• Organizing logistics of field trips• Responsible for diving activities• Preparing and maintaining scientific labs • Applying for permits for experiments• Working with microscopes, (UW) cameras, computer softwareI was involved with the development, implementation and practical teaching of 10 courses across three universities (as mentioned above) for the following courses:• Ecosystem of the Red Sea • Introduction to Ichthyology • Biology & Biotechnology of fish • Marine Sedimentology • Marine Animal Behavior • Introduction to Plankton • Marine Animal Behavior • Introduction to Plankton• Invertebrate Biology.

• Researching & assisting fellow researchers• Conducting & supervising underwater dives • Assisting students & scientists• Maintaining water systems & aquariums• Rearing & handling marine animals• Acquiring laboratory equipment• Handling microscopes & electronic devices• Designing & constructing simple underwater tools• Analyzing computer data• Photographing UW & microscopy scenes & computer analyzing pictures• Conducting independent research• Initiated, constructed, maintained and managed the IUI coral nursery