The Steinhardt Museum of Natural History at Tel Aviv University, Israel invites you to a Webinar on Oil Spill Pollution Challenges on March 17th at 10:00am AZ time. MEZCOPH's own Professor Frank von Hippel will be leading off a panel discussion on the history and environmental consequences of oil spills.
Oil spills like the one Israel recently experienced harm marine life, ruin the coastline, and make seafood unsafe for consumption. It takes a broad scientific perspective to address this threat and to help the marine ecosystem recover. In this webinar international scientists will share their expertise, local authorities will describe the current situation in Israel, and a final discussion will provide insight into the challenges ahead.
Webinar Schedule
All times shown are in Arizona (MST) time.
- 10:00am – Greetings and Opening Remarks
- MK Gila Gamliel, Minister of Environmental Protection
- Prof. Tamar Dayan, Chair, The Steinhardt Museum of Natural History
- 10:15am – First Session: International Experts
- Chair: Shaul Goldstein, CEO, Israel Nature and Parks Authority
- 10:15am, History and Environmental Consequences of Oil Spills:
Prof. Frank A. von Hippel, Environmental Health Sciences, Mel & Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health at the University of Arizona - 10:30am, Lessons from Iconic Oil Spills – Deepwater Horizon, Ixtoc-I and Exxon Valdez:
Prof. Steven Murawski, Downtown Partnership/Peter Betzer Endowed Chair of Biological Oceanography, College of Marine Science, University of South Florida - 11:00am, When Is an Oil Spill Just an Oil Spill?:
Dr. Lauren Alexander Augustine, Executive Director, Gulf Research Program, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine
- 11:30am – Second Session: Local Experts Panel
- Chair: David Yahalomi, Director General, Ministry of Environmental Protection
- Dr. Yehoshua Shkedy, Chief Scientist, Israel Nature and Parks Authority
- Rani Amir, Director of the Marine Environmental Protection Division, Ministry of Environmental Protection
- Prof. Yossi Loya, Tel Aviv University and the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities
- 12:00pm – Third Session: International Experts Respond to the Panel
- Chair: Prof. Noga Kronfeld-Schor, Chief Scientist, Ministry of Environmental Protection
Join webinar via Zoom here: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89183486163
