Ph.D.2010, Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Technion- Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel. Supervisors: O. Lahav, Y. Dubowski
M.Sc.2005, Technion, Faculty of Agricultural Engineering, Technion- Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel. Supervisors: O. Lahav, N. Mozes
B.Sc.2003, Cum Laude, Faculty of Chemical Engineering, Technion- Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
1. Rom I., Peretz Y. Klas S. Cultivation of European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) in brackish water desalination concentrate. Submitted to Aquacultural Engineering
2. Rom I. and Klas S. Kinetics of CaCO3 precipitation in seeded aeration softening of brackish water desalination concentrate. Chemosphere, 260, 2020
3. Klas S, Peretz Y. Fish survival in groundwater desalination concentrate. Aquacultural Engineering, 88, 2020
4. Klas S, Beliavski M, Gluska D, Amara R, Katz I, Lehrer T, Nahir, R, Tarre Sh, Green M. Minimizing brine discharge in a combined biophysical system for nitrate removal from inland groundwater. Separation and Purification Technology, 156, 496-501, 2015
5. Klas S, Perlberg-Banet A, Smirnov Y, Zivan A, Ophek L, Friedlander Y, Lahav O. A procedure for adjusting grey mullet (Mugil Cephalus Lin.) fingerlings to low-salinity, low-hardness waters for economic and environmentally-friendly inland culture. Aquacultural Engineering 59, 55-63, 2014
6. Klas S, Kirk D.W. Understanding the positive effects of low pH and limited aeration on selenate removal from water by elemental iron. Separation and Purification Technology 116, 222-229, 2013
7. Klas S, Kirk D.W. Advantages of low pH and limited oxygenation in arsenite removal from water by zero-valent iron. Journal of Hazardous Materials 252-253, 77-82, 2013
8. Kirk D.W., Graydon J, Klas S. Temperature effects in Activated Carbon Supercapacitors. Electrochemical Society Transactions 50 (43), 45-51, 2013
9. Klas S, Dubowski Y, Lahav O. Chemical stability and extent of isomorphous substitution in ferrites precipitated under ambient temperatures. Journal of Hazardous Materials 193, 59-64, 2011
10. Klas S, Dubowski Y, Pritosiwi G, Gerth J, Calmano W, Lahav O. Extent and mechanism of metal ion incorporation into precipitated ferrites. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 358, 129-135, 2011
11. Petrick L, Dubowski Y, Klas S, Lahav O. Stable incorporation of Co2+ into ferrite structure at ambient temperature: effect of operational parameters. Water, Air and Soil Pollution 190, 245-257, 2008
12. Klas S, Mozes N, Lahav O. A conceptual, stoichiometry-based model for single-sludge denitrification in recirculating aquaculture systems. Aquaculture 259, 328-341, 2006
13. Klas S, Mozes N, Lahav O. Development of Single-sludge denitrification in recirculating aquaculture systems: comparison between lab-scale results and model prediction. Aquaculture 259, 342-353, 2006
1. Klas S., Peretz Y., Rom I. Desalination concentrate: A new water source for aquaculture in arid areas. 10th International Conference on Fisheries and Aquaculture, Toronto, Canada
2. Klas S. Chemical waste management. Photochemical Machining Institute International Spring conference, Tel Aviv, Israel
3. Klas S, Kirk D.W. The effect of aeration on selenate reduction by elemental iron. 2nd International Conference on Environmental Pollution and Remediation, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 2012
4. Klas S, Dubowski Y, Kirk D.W., Lahav O. AMD treatment by the ferrite process – opportunities and challenges. 5th Mining and the Environment International Conference, Sudbury, ON, Canada, 2011.
5. Lahav O, Klas S, Mozes N, Johnson B. Removal of nitrate from marine recirculating aquaculture systems, using solids hydrolysis and denitrification in a single reactor. 5th Recirculating Aquaculture Conference, Roanoke, VA, USA, 2004
Theses
Ph.D. Removal of heavy metals from industrial wastewater by their stable incorporation into ferrites at ambient temperature: process development and modeling. Technion, Faculty of Agricultural Engineering, October 2010
M.Sc. Development of a cost effective solution to nitrate discharge from intensive aquaculture systems by denitrification using intrinsic organic carbon source. Technion, Faculty of Agricultural Engineering, November 2005
Submitted for Publication
Academic Appointments
3/2015 – Present
Senior ecturer, Biotechnology Engineering, ORT Braude College, Karmiel, Israel
3/2014 – 2/2015
Adjunct Lecturer, Biotechnology Engineering, ORT Braude College, Karmiel, Israel
2/2013 – 8/2014
Post Doctoral Fellow, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Technion, Haifa, Israel. Host: M. Green
11/2010 – 10/2012
Post Doctoral Fellow, Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, University of Toronto, Canada. Host: D.W. Kirk
Undergraduate Courses
2014 – Present Lecturer, Thermodynamics and Kinetics
2014 – Present Lecturer, Fluid Mechanics
2014 – Present Lecturer, Environmental Engineering Lab
Graduate Courses
2008 Tutor, Environmental Chemistry
Undergraduate Courses
2014 Tutor, Water Chemistry (International School)
2007 Tutor, Environmental Micro-Meteorology
2005 Tutor, Water Chemistry
2005 Tutor, Introduction to Aquaculture
2004 Tutor, Drainage Engineering
Undergraduate Courses
2011 Teaching Assistant: Applied Chemistry III / Lab
2010-2012 Lyon Sachs Post-Doctoral Fellowship
2007-2010 ISEF Scholarship
2008 Rieger Foundation Scholarship
2004 Hertzfeld Scholarship
2004 Ministry of Agriculture Scholarship
2004 Rieger Foundation Scholarship
2004 Gutwirth Foundation Award
2003 Gal Weisberg Prize GIS Project
2000-2003 Dean's Honor List
2013 Partner, Algae-Art Saline Water Technologies Ltd
2013 Consultant, Biofishency Ltd