Sydney doctoral student awarded JNF Victoria Finkel scholarship
4 August 2016
University of Technology Sydney’s doctoral candidate Gavin Bonsen, is the first-ever recipient of JNF Australia’s Arava-Finkel Scholarship.
The inaugural scholarship was established by Chief Scientist of Australia Alan Finkel and his wife Elizabeth Finkel, Editor of Cosmos magazine, to further scientific knowledge in the new discipline of Compassionate Conservation, for which Australia and Israel are playing a vital role.
Alan and Elizabeth Finkel, are major supporters of JNF Australia, with a particular leaning toward environmental science and research projects. They have made significant contributions to JNF projects in Israel dealing with rehabilitation of aquatic plants in the Hula Valley, development of new varieties of Eucalypts, and urban stormwater harvesting and bio-filtration for aquifer recharge. They have a passion for developing the future of science and recognise the benefits that accrue to both countries of Israel and Australia working together.
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