{"id":6419,"date":"2024-03-07T15:05:35","date_gmt":"2024-03-07T07:05:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.gtiit.edu.cn\/research\/?post_type=people&#038;p=6419"},"modified":"2025-10-29T10:32:57","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T02:32:57","slug":"alexander-furman","status":"publish","type":"people","link":"https:\/\/sites.gtiit.edu.cn\/research\/people\/alexander-furman\/","title":{"rendered":"Alexander Furman"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"6419\" class=\"elementor elementor-6419\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-aeace2a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"aeace2a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0c86fd6\" data-id=\"0c86fd6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47e7e64 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"47e7e64\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2fd67355 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2fd67355\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2319a7cc\" data-id=\"2319a7cc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2cfefa69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2cfefa69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"300\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.gtiit.edu.cn\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/Alex1-300400.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4313f615 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4313f615\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Alexander Furman<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-164d4721 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"164d4721\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Professor,&nbsp; Head of Environmental Science and Engineering Research Group<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0effc08 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0effc08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hgsp.net.technion.ac.il\/\">The Hydrogeophysics and Soil Physics Lab<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f7943a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4f7943a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><a id=\"researchEmail\" href=\"mailto:alex.furman@gtiit.edu.cn\">alex.furman@gtiit.edu.cn<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7c53a595\" data-id=\"7c53a595\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2441dcf7 elementor-tabs-view-horizontal elementor-widget elementor-widget-tabs\" data-id=\"2441dcf7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-6081\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-6081\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><a href=\"\">Overview<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-6082\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-6082\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><a href=\"\">Research Interests<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-6083\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-6083\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><a href=\"\">Representative Publications<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-content-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" aria-orientation=\"vertical\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-6081\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Overview<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-6081\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-6081\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"false\"><p>I obtained my B.Sc. and M.Sc. (both in Agricultural Engineering) from the Technion, and my Ph.D. in Hydrology and Water Resources from the University of Arizona. Before joining the Technion, I served as a researcher at the Agricultural Research Organization of Israel (ARO &#8211; Volcani Center). Between 2017 and 2022 I served as the head of the Grand water research institute (GWRI). My teaching at the Technion includes a gallery of undergraduate and graduate courses in soil physics, hydrology, energy and mass transfer, and more.\u00a0<\/p><p>My research is all around hydrology, with emphasis on the subsurface. We mostly look at basic science related to water flow and reactive transport in the vadose zone, in both agricultural and non-agricultural environments. In our research, we combine theoretical, computational, and experimental work. Our primary focus now is on soil aquifer treatment (SAT) and hydrogeophysics. Recent studies include the investigation and optimization of SAT through a mechanistic understanding of the related biogeochemical processes, reactive transport in dynamic (and oscillating) systems, and the use of spectral-induced polarization to detect and monitor soil contamination at various scales.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-6082\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Research Interests<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-6082\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-6082\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><ul><li>Hydrology;<\/li><li>Soil physics;<\/li><li>Groundwater;<\/li><li>Vadose zone;<\/li><li>Hydrogeophysics<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-6083\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Representative Publications<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-6083\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-6083\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><p>Schwartz, N. and A. Furman (2012). Spectral induced polarization signature of soil contaminated by organic pollutant: Experiment and modeling. Journal of Geophysical Research \u2013 Solid Earth, 117, B10203, <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1029\/2012JB009543\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1029\/2012JB009543<\/a>.<\/p><p>Winters, G. I. Ryvkin, T. Rudkov, Z. Moreno and A. Furman (2015). Mapping underground layers in the super arid Gidron Wadi using Electrical Resistivity Tomography (ERT). Journal of Arid Environments, 121: 79-83 <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.jaridenv.2015.05.008\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.jaridenv.2015.05.008<\/a><\/p><p>Moreno, Z., A. Arnon-Zur, and A. Furman (2015). Hydro-geophysical Monitoring of Orchard Root Zone Dynamics in Semi-Arid Region. Irrigation Science, 33(4): 303-318 <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s00271-015-0467-3\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s00271-015-0467-3<\/a><\/p><p>Volk, E., S.C. Iden, A. Furman, W. Durner and R. Rosenzweig (2016). Biofilm effect on soil hydraulic properties \u2013 experimental investigation using soil-grown real biofilm. Water Resources Research 52, 5813\u20135828, <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/2016WR018866\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/2016WR018866<\/a>.<\/p><p>Ben Moshe, S., Weisbrod, N., Barquero, F., Sallwey, J., Orgad, O., and Furman, A. (2020). On the role of operational dynamics in biogeochemical efficiency of a soil aquifer treatment system. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 24: 417\u2013426.\u200f <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.5194\/hess-24-417-2020\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.5194\/hess-24-417-2020<\/a><\/p><p>Zhang, Z. and A. Furman (2020). Soil redox dynamics under dynamic hydrologic regimes &#8211; A review. Science of the Total Environment, <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.scitotenv.2020.143026\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.scitotenv.2020.143026<\/a><\/p><p>Grinshpan, M., A. Furman, H. Dahlke, E. Raveh, and N. Weisbrod (2021). From managed aquifer recharge to soil aquifer treatment on agricultural soils: Concepts and challenges. Agricultural Water Management, 255 (106991). <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.agwat.2021.106991\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.agwat.2021.106991<\/a>.<\/p><p>Ben Moshe, S. and A. Furman (2022). Real-time monitoring of organic contaminant adsorption in activated carbon filters using spectral induces polarization. Water Research, 212: 118103. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.watres.2022.118103\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.watres.2022.118103<\/a><\/p><p>Arad, I., A. Ziner, S. Ben Moshe, N. Weisbrod, and A. Furman (2023). Improving soil aquifer treatment efficiency using air injection into the subsurface. Hydrology and Earth Surface Sciences, 27, 2509\u20132522. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.5194\/hess-27-2509-2023\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.5194\/hess-27-2509-2023<\/a>.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d43cc6a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d43cc6a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7bed107\" data-id=\"7bed107\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-246a36e elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"246a36e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alexander Furman Professor,&nbsp; Head of Environmental Science and Engineering Research Group The Hydrogeophysics and Soil Physics Lab alex.furman@gtiit.edu.cn Overview Research Interests Representative Publications Overview I obtained my B.Sc. and M.Sc. 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