Background
Gitis, Vitaly was born on February 3, 1966 in Moscow, Russia. Son of Stanislav and Inna Gitis.
Gitis, Vitaly was born on February 3, 1966 in Moscow, Russia. Son of Stanislav and Inna Gitis.
Master of Science, Moscow State Mining University, 1988. Doctor of Philosophy, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 2000.
Post-doctorate United States Environmental Protection Agency, Cincinnati, 2000—2002. Visiting scientist IWW Rheinisch-Westfälisches Institut für Wasserforschung gGmbH, Mülheim/Ruhr, Germany, 2002—2003. Research associate The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, 2003—2003.
Lecturer Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel, since 2003. Acting lecturer The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Research engineer Moscow State Mining University, Moscow.
Board member Israeli Water Association (AGAM), Rehovot. Chair Water Treatment Forum, Tel Aviv. Board member The National Drinking Water Standards Revision Committee (Adin's Committee), Tel Aviv.
Co-chair the First Mid-East Conference on Ultraviolet Technologies, Tel Aviv, 2003—2005. Sergeant 1st class Armored Corps, 1993-1994, Israeli Defense Forces.
Chair Russian-speaking Jewish bureau, Israeli National Labor Party, Tel Aviv, 1996—1999. Judaism teacher Toldos Yeshurun, Jerusalem, 2002. Member of Grand Water Research Institute, The Israel Society for Ecology and Environmental Quality Sciences, International Water Association.
Married Diana Raikhlin, March 20, 1967. Children: Avigail Haya, Ariel Zvi, Avital Shira.