Adi Torfstein is an Associate Professor at the Institute of Earth Sciences in the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and a resident scientist at the Interuniversity Institute of Marine Sciences of Eilat who works in the fields of geochemistry, oceanography and paleoclimate. He is also head of the Oceanography program at HUJI.

Main interests: Isotope and trace element geochemistry of seawater and sediments, seawater biogeochemistry, marine export production, dust and sediment provenance, U-decay series, paleoclimate, paleoceanography, geochronology.

Our research focuses on the signal transfer between the modern atmosphere and oceans to the geological record, the impact of abrupt events on primary and export production in the oceans, trace element cycles, and reconstruction of Quaternary paleoclimate from lacustrine and marine archives. We combine between time series of modern marine and terrigenous particulate fluxes, coeval seawater compositions, and biogeochemical cycles in the oceans (see the REDMAST project).

Below is a list of current and recent research projects in our group, and you can find some more pictures from our field and lab work in the Gallery

Oceanography

Paleoceanography, paleoclimate

Geochemistry

Research opportunities

We have open research opportunities. Individuals interested in undergraduate, graduate or postdoctoral research are encouraged to contact: adi.torf@mail.huji.ac.il