Zeev Ronen received his B.Sc. in Agricultural Biochemistry and Food Technology from the Faculty of Agriculture, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel, in 1986, and a Ph.D. in Microbial Ecology from the Laboratory of Soil Biochemistry, Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA, in 1992. He is a Full Professor at the Institutes for Desert Research, Ben-Gurion University, Beer-Sheva, Israel. His research interests mainly focus on (1) bioremediation of contaminated groundwater and soil; (2) bio-treatment of industrial wastewater; (3) biodegradation of organic pollutants; and (4) safe reuse of treated effluents.