Andrey Ethan Rubin

Environmental Engineering

Dr. Andrey Ethan Rubin has recently finished his Ph.D. from Zucker Lab working on the “Transformation and Toxicity of Micro- and Nano-Plastic in Aquatic Environments, and joined Gilbertson Lab in April 2024. Andrey is currently focused on the application of organic-based photocatalytic nanomaterials, such as graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4), for disinfection and the conversion of greenhouse gases into valuable chemicals like ethanol and methanol through solar irradiation as a sustainable solution. Outside the lab, Andrey likes to spend his time gardening and making homemade pizza.

 

Membership/Activities in Academic and Scientific Societies:

[2024–currently]: Environmental Chemistry Division, American Chemical Society.

[2024–currently]: Catalysis Science & Technology, American Chemical Society.

[2024–currently]: Sustainable Energy and Environment Subdivision, American Chemical Society.

[2023–currently]: The Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC).

 

Reviewer:

ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 

Environmental Science: Nano 

ACS ES&T Water 

RSC Advances 

Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part A 

Appointments and Affiliations

  • Civil and Environmental Engineering

Contact Information

Education

  • M.Sc. (Cum laude, 2016-2018) and Ph.D. (2019-2024), Environmental Sciences, Porter School of Environmental Studies, Faculty of Exact Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Israel.

Awards, Honors, and Distinctions

  • Vaadia-BARD Postdoctoral Fellowship: United States - Israel Binational Agricultural Research and Development Fund (2025)
  • Civil and Environmental Engineers (CEE) Strategic Internal Investment (2025)
  • Green Talents Awardee: German Federal Ministry of Education and Research-BMBF (2022)

In the News

Representative Publications

  1. Carter, L. J., Adams, B., Berman, T., Cohen, N., Cytryn, E., Elder, F. C. T.,…Rubin, A. E., & Chefetz, B. (2025). Co-contaminant risks in water reuse and biosolids application for agriculture. Environmental Pollution, 126219.
  2. Saraceni, A.*, Rubin, A. E.*, Wexler, Y., Gothilf, Y., Bovolin, P., & Zucker, I. (2025). Simulated Environmental Nanoplastics Induce Zebrafish Developmental Toxicity and Stress Response. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. ASAP article.
  3. Dawas, A.*, Rubin, A. E.*, Sand, N., Mordechay, E. B., Chefetz, B., Mordehay, V., ... & Zucker, I. (2024). Negligible Adsorption and Toxicity of Microplastic Fibers in Disinfected Secondary Effluents. Environmental Pollution. Volume 356.
  4. Rubin, A. E, Gnaim R., S. Levi, Zucker, I. (2023) Risk assessment framework for microplastic in marine environments. Science of the Total Environment. Volume 901.
  5. Rubin, A. E., Omeysi, l., Zucker, I. (2022). Mediterranean microplastic contamination: Israel’s coastline contributions. Marine Pollution Bulletin. Volume 183.
  6. Gavriely, S., Gulakhmedova, T., Yecheskel, Y., Rubin, A. E., Xing, B., Richter, S., & Zucker, I. (2022). Slow release of copper from jellyfish-based hydrogels for soil enrichment. NanoImpact. Volume 27.
  7. Rubin, A. E., & Zucker, I. (2021). Interactions of microplastics and organic compounds in aquatic environments: A case study of augmented joint toxicity. Chemosphere. Volume 289.
  8. Sarkar, A. K.*, Rubin, A. E.*, & Zucker, I. (2021). Engineered Polystyrene-Based Microplastics of High Environmental Relevance. Environmental Science & Technology. Volume 55.
  9. Rubin, A. E., Sarkar, A. K., & Zucker, I. (2021). Questioning the suitability of available microplastics models for risk assessment–A critical review. Science of The Total Environment. Volume 788.
  10. Wu, M., Rubin, A. E., Dai, T., Schloss, R., Usta, O. B., Golberg, A., & Yarmush, M. (2021). High-Voltage, Pulsed Electric Fields Eliminate Pseudomonas aeruginosa Stable Infection in a Mouse Burn Model. Advances in Wound Care. Volume 10.
  11. Rubin, A. E., Levkov, K., Usta, O. B., Yarmush, M., & Golberg, A. (2019). IGBT-based pulsed electric fields generator for disinfection: Design and in vitro studies on Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Annals of biomedical engineering. Volume 47.
  12. Rubin, A. E., Usta, O. B., Schloss, R., Yarmush, M., & Golberg, A. (2019). Selective inactivation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus epidermidis with pulsed electric fields and antibiotics. Advances in Wound Care. Volume 8.