Israeli achievement: Kinneret scholar Dr. Tamar Zahari has won an international award
For the first time since the International Limnology Organization began awarding a medal 73 years ago, it will be awarded to an Israeli scholar from the Institute for Days and Lakes. The CEO of the Institute welcomed: "It is a great pride that Israel, with its one and only lake, is honored." Dr. Zahari: "Shares the achievement with all the young scientists"
Israeli achievement: Kinneret scholar Dr. Tamar Zahari has won an international award
Photo: MekorotDr. Tamar Zahari, a researcher from the Institute for the Study of Days and Lakes for Israel (HYYAL), has been awarded the prestigious Naumann-Thienemann Medal of the International Organization of Limnology (Lake Science) - SIL. This is the first time that the award, awarded once a year since 1930, has been awarded to an Israeli scientist. It is also a remarkable achievement for a woman in the field of research, of all 73 winners since the award began, only three women preceded Dr. Zahari. The award committee stated, among other things, that it was a role model for young women interested in pursuing a scientific career.
"It is a great pride that Israel, with its one lake, is internationally respected in lakes research," said Prof. Barak Herut, director of the Institute for Days and Lakes Research in Israel. The International Limnological Society, which decided to award the award, was founded nearly a century ago and includes thousands Representatives from more than 84 countries, the medal represents the highest level of respect the organization gives the world's best researchers in this field.
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Dr. Tamar Zahari, a researcher from the Israel Institute for Days and Lakes Research, who won the prestigious Naumann-Thienemann Medal of the International Organization of Limnology (Photo: official website)
Dr. Tamar Zahari, a senior researcher in the Sea of Galilee Research Laboratory of the Institute of Days and Lakes for Israel, has been researching the Sea of Galilee since 1989, and was the laboratory's director from 2007-2015. Throughout her scientific career she has strived to advance women in science.
Zahri said she was surprised because she didn't even know she was nominated for the award. "Out of 73 medal recipients since 1930, I will be the first Israeli to receive this award thanks to my favorite lake, Lake Kinneret, which has provided endless opportunities for exciting scientific work, and to the Kinneret Research Laboratory in the IAI where I have been working in research for the past three decades."
"I will also be the fourth woman to ever receive this award. I really want to share this achievement with all the young scientists: If I have been able to achieve such a feat, you can do it, too," Dr. Zahari said. . I always wanted to do the best I could, I was dedicated to work and invested a lot of time and hard work and that can guide more women on the path to similar achievements. "
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