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Zev Levin
Born (1940-12-17) December 17, 1940 (age 85)
Haifa, Israel
Alma materCalifornia State University, Los Angeles; University of Washington
Known forMEIDEX, Cloud and precipitation physics
AwardsLandau Science Prize (2009), Scientific Merit Award, Israeli Meteorological Society (2011), Fellow AMS (2012), Helmholtz International Fellow Award (2013)
Scientific career
FieldsAtmospheric science, Cloud physics, Aerosols, Climate
InstitutionsTel Aviv University, NCAR, NASA Ames, NASA Goddard, Cyprus Institute

Zev Levin (born 17 December 1940) is an Israeli-American atmospheric scientist whose research focuses on cloud and precipitation physics, atmospheric electricity, aerosols, and climate processes. He held senior academic positions at Tel Aviv University and served as principal investigator of the Mediterranean Israeli Dust Experiment (MEIDEX), conducted aboard Space Shuttle Columbia. After retiring from Tel Aviv University, he served as a professor at the Cyprus Institute in Nicosia, Cyprus, where he coordinated interdisciplinary studies on climate change and rainfall variability in the Eastern Mediterranean.

Early life and education

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Levin received a B.Sc. in Physics from California State University, Los Angeles and a Ph.D. in Atmospheric Sciences from the University of Washington.[1] He conducted postdoctoral research at UCLA from 1970–1971.[2]

Academic career

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Levin joined Tel Aviv University in 1971, serving in positions including Head of the Department of Geophysics (1985–1987), Dean for Research / Vice President of Research (1987–1992), and Chair of the School of Environmental Studies (from 2000).[1]

He held visiting research appointments at the National Center for Atmospheric Research, NASA Ames Research Center, Goddard Space Flight Center, and Stanford University.

After retirement from Tel Aviv University, Levin joined the Cyprus Institute in Nicosia, Cyprus, where he served as a professor for nine years. He coordinated the Energy, Environment and Water Research Center (EEWRC) metastudy on climate change and rainfall in the Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East.[3]

Research

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Levin's research includes cloud microphysics, atmospheric aerosols, cloud and precipitation physics, ice nucleation, atmospheric electricity and lightning (including on other planets), weather modification, and the effects of aerosols on climate change. Levin served as a principal investigator of the Mediterranean Israeli Dust Experiment (MEIDEX), a space-based study of desert dust and cloud interactions conducted aboard Space Shuttle Columbia during mission STS-107.[4] Levin has advised the World Meteorological Organization and national governments on cloud seeding and other methods of rainfall enhancement.[3]

Selected works

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Books / Edited volumes

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  • Levin, Z. & Cotton, W.R. (Eds.), Aerosol Pollution Impact on Precipitation: A Scientific Review. Dordrecht: Springer, 2009.[5]

Chapters

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  • Ayers, G. & Levin, Z., "Air Pollution and Precipitation", in Clouds in the Perturbed Climate System, MIT Press, 2009. doi:10.7551/mitpress/9780262012874.003.0016

Selected journal articles

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  • Levin, Z., W.J. Borucki and O.B. Toon, Lightning generation in planetary atmospheres, Icarus, 56, 80-115, 1983
  • Tzivion, S., G. Feingold and Z. Levin, The evolution of raindrop spectra II: collisional collection/breakup and evaporation in a rain shaft. J. Atmos. Sci. 46, 1989.
  • Yan Yin, Sabine Wurzler, Z. Levin & Tamir G. Reisin, "Interactions of mineral dust particles and clouds: Effects on precipitation and cloud optical properties", Journal of Geophysical Research, 107(D23), 2002. doi:10.1029/2001JD001544
  • Levin, Z., A. Teller, E. Ganor and Y. Yin, On the interactions of mineral dust, sea salt particles and clouds – A Measurement and modelling study from the MEIDEX campaign, J. Geophys. Res. D20202, doi:10.1029/2005JD005810, 2005
  • Levin, Z., Halfon, N., & Alpert, P., "Reassessment of rain experiments and operations in Israel including synoptic considerations", Atmospheric Research, 97 (2010), 513–525. doi:10.1016/j.atmosres.2010.06.011

Honors and awards

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  • Landau Science Prize, Israel (2009).[6]
  • Scientific Merit Award, Israeli Meteorological Society (2011).[7]
  • Fellow of the American Meteorological Society (2012).[8]
  • Helmholtz International Fellow Award (2013).[3]

References

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  1. 1 2 "Zev Levin Profile". Tel Aviv University. Retrieved 2026-01-31.
  2. ↑ "Zev Levin CV". Tel Aviv University. Retrieved 2026-01-31.
  3. 1 2 3 "Professor Zev Levin awarded Helmholtz International Fellow Award". The Cyprus Institute. Retrieved 2026-01-31.
  4. ↑ Deciphering the Role of Desert Dust in the Climate Puzzle: The Mediterranean Israeli Dust Experiment (MEIDEX) (PDF) (Report). STS-107: Space Research and You. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). 2003. Retrieved 2026-01-31.
  5. ↑ Aerosol Pollution Impact on Precipitation. Springer. 2009. doi:10.1007/978-1-4020-8690-8. ISBN 978-1-4020-8689-2.
  6. ↑ "Landau Prize Recipients". Retrieved 2026-01-31.
  7. ↑ "IMS Awards". Retrieved 2026-01-31.
  8. ↑ "AMS Fellows". Retrieved 2026-01-31.

Category:1940 births Category:Living people Category:Israeli scientists Category:American scientists Category:Atmospheric scientists

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