Mrs. Chen Zolkov – Resume
Address and communication
28 Hacarmel st., Kiryat Tivon 36081
Tel: 04-9533885. Fax: 04-9040668. Mobile: 050-7717555
E-mail: [email protected]
Personal
Born 14 January 1968, Israel.
Married + 3 children.
Military service (extended): 1986-1989, Lieutenant, The Chief Adjutancy Unit.
Education
2000 - 2005: PhD in Environmental Science. Thesis (to be submitted this
fall): “Development of sol-gel films for tissue culture
growth and their application for viral detection in
environmental samples”. Faculty of Civil Engineering,
Environmental and Water Resources Eng.,Technion, Israel.
1997-2000: M.Sc. in Environmental Science. Thesis: “Humic substances
entrapped in sol-gel matrix: A new tool for sorption
studies”. Faculty of Civil Engineering, Environmental and
Water Resources Eng., Technion, Israel.
1989 - 1993: B.Sc. in biology, Haifa University, Israel.
Scholarships and Awards
2001:
The Joshua Gruenspan Memorial Prize for excellence in the
humic substances study cited above.
2002:
The Prize of the 30th Israeli Conference on Ecology and Environmental
Quality Sciences, for excellence in the humic substances study.
2003: Salim & Rachel Banin memorial fellowship for excellence
in doctoral degree studies
2003: The Katzir-Katchalsky Student Travel Fellowship for participating in the
ΧΙΙth International Workshop on Sol-Gel Science and Technology
2003: The prize of the Rieger-National Fund for Environmental Studies for
excellence in doctoral degree studies
2004: The prize of the Rieger-National Fund for Environmental Studies for
excellence in doctoral degree studies
1998-2005: The Technion scholarship
Work experience
1993-1997: High school teaching of biology.
2001-2004: Teaching Assistant, The Technion.
Technical skills
Microbiological techniques and microbiological analytical methods
Publications
Armon, R., Zolkov, Ch., Laor, Y. (2000).
“Entrapment of humic acid in a sol-gel matrix- A new tool for sorption studies.”
J. Sol-Gel Sci. Tech. 19:95-100.
Laor, Y., Zolkov, Ch., Armon, R. (2002).
“Immobilizing humic acid in a sol-gel matrix: A new tool to study humiccontaminants sorption interaction”.
Environ. Sci. Technol. 36(5): 1054-1060.
Laor, Y., Rebhun, M., Meir, S., Armon, R., Zolkov, Ch. (2002).
“Non-Linear Binding of PAHs to Dissolved Humic-Acid: Evidence from Three
Different Methods”.
Proceedings of the 20th Anniversary Conference of the International Humic
Substances Society, Boston, USA. pp. 149-151
Chen Zolkov, David Avnir and Robert Armon (2004).
"Tissue-derived cell growth on hybrid sol-gel films"
J. Mater. Chem., 2004, 14, 2200-2205, (selected as a “Hot Paper” by the Royal Soc. Chem.)
Conference presentations
Armon, R., Zolkov, Ch., Laor, Y.
“Humic substances entrapped in sol- gel matrix: A new tool for sorption studies”.
10TH Int. workshop on Glass, Ceramics, Hybrids and Nanocomposites from Gels.
Sept. 19-24, 1999, Yokohama, Japan (Oral presentation).
Zolkov, Ch., Armon, R., Laor, Y.
“Immobilizing Humic Acids in a sol-gel matrix to study the interaction of Polycyclic
Aromatic Hydrocabons with Humic substances”.
Prof. Alberto Zaks Memorial Workshop on Novel Studies in Environmental Research,
Faculty of Civil Eng., Technion. Jan. 11, 2000 (oral presentation).
Zolkov, Ch.
“Humic substances entrapped in sol-gel.”
30th National Workshop on Ecology and Environmental Science. Jun. 19-20, 2000,
Haifa, Israel (Oral presentation).
Laor, Y., Zolkov, Ch., Avnimelech, Y.
“Fractionation of compost- derived dissolved organic matter by a flocculation
process”.
10th International Meeting of the Inter. Humic Substances Soc., July 24-28, 2000.
Toulouse, France (Poster)
Armon, R., Zolkov, Ch., Laor, Y.
“Immobilizing humic acids in a sol-gel matrix to study the interactions of polycyclic
aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) with humic substances”.
11th International Workshop on Glasses, Ceramics, Hybrids and Nanocomposites
from Gels. September 16-21, 2001. Abano Terme, Italy (Poster).
Zolkov, Ch., Armon, R., Avnir, D.
“Sol-gels films substrates for tissue-cell culture growth”
ΧΙΙth International Workshop on Sol-Gel Science and Technology. August 24-29,
2003. Sydney, Australia (Oral presentation).
Zolkov, Ch., Avnir, D., Armon, R.
“Hybrid sol-gel films for tissue-derived cell growth”
Euromat 2003. September 1-5, 2003. Lausanne, Switzerland (Oral presentation).