Ph.D Yair Farber

• Detection of bacteria & viruses in water by Synchronous Fluorescence of aromatic amino acids
• Micropollutants removal in biological wastewater treatment
• Purification of water by household devices (Activated carbon, Zeolites, Silver release, UV)
• Data-driven decision-making in wastewater utilities

• Statistical tools in water systems
• Environmental engineering for quality engineers
• Industrial safety engineering
• Bio-applications of quality engineering

R&D manager, Grand Water Research Institute

1. Zur Leibovitz S., S. Bahat, R. Amara, Y. Farber (2025). Risk assessment of street trees failure by non-experts: A case study from the North of Israel. Natural Hazards, 121: 161-174. (Q1; IF 3.3) doi.org/10.1007/s11069-024-06835-3
2. Farber Y., O. Nir, S. Farber (2024). Medicalization without legalization: The European policy for medical and recreational cannabis use. Journal of Public Health. (Q2; IF 1.9). doi.org/10.1007/s10389-024-02368-y
3. Farber Y., Y. Shlosberg, I. Schechter, R. Armon (2023). Rapid detection of φX-174 virus based on synchronous fluorescence of Tryptophan. Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, 415(3): 509–515. (Q1; IF 4.4) doi.org/10.1007/s00216-022-04436-2
4. Shlosberg Y., Y. Farber, S. Hasson, V. Bulatov, I. Schechter (2022). Identification of bacteria by poly-aromatic hydrocarbons biosensors. Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, 414(9): 3153–3160. (Q1; IF 4.4) doi.org/10.1007/s00216-022-03947-2
5. Shlosberg Y.⁺, Y. Farber⁺, S. Hasson, V. Bulatov, I. Schechter (2021). Fast label-free identification of bacteria by synchronous fluorescence of amino acids. Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, 413(27): 6857–6866. (Q1; IF 4.1) doi.org/10.1007/s00216-021-03642-8
6. Shapira N., O. Ayalon, A. Ostfeld, Y. Farber, M. Housh (2021). Cybersecurity in Water Sector: Stakeholders Perspective. Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, 147(8): 05021008. (Q1; IF 3.4) doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)WR.1943-5452.0001400
7. Vardanian A., E. Kurzbaum, Y. Farber, M. Butnariu, R. Armon (2018). Facilitated enumeration of the silicate bacterium Paenibacillus mucilaginosus comb. nov. (formerly Bacillus mucilaginosus) via tetrazolium chloride incorporation into a double agar-based solid growth medium. Folia Microbiologica, 63(3): 401-404. (Q3; IF 1.31) doi.org/10.1007/s12223-017-0567-y
8. Kurzbaum E., Y. Raizner, O. Cohen, R.Y. Suckeveriene, A. Kulikov, B. Hakimi, L. Iasur-Kruh, R. Armon, Y. Farber, O. Menashe (2017). Encapsulated Pseudomonas putida for phenol biodegradation: Use of a structural membrane for construction of a well-organized confined particle. Water Research, 121: 37-45. (Q1; IF 7.05) doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2017.04.079
9. Starosvetsky J., R. Kamari, Y. Farber, D. Bilanović, R. Armon (2016). Rust dissolution and removal by iron-reducing bacteria: A potential rehabilitation of rusted equipment. Corrosion Science, 102: 446-454. (Q1; IF 4.86) doi.org/10.1016/j.corsci.2015.10.037