[Coral-List] Dr. Shimrit Perkol-Finkel - tragic death

[David Blakeway]

That's such terrible news. Her talent and vision were and are inspiring.
Wishing her family and colleagues well.

On Tue, Mar 9, 2021 at 8:36 PM Yehuda Benayahu via Coral-List <
coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov> wrote:

> Dear Coral-liters,
>
> It is with deep sorrow and pain that we report the death of my past
> graduate student, Dr. Shimrit Perkol-Finkel, in a fatal traffic accident in
> the heart of Tel Aviv.  Shimrit was only 45 years old. The mind cannot as
> yet absorb this heart-breaking and tragic event. Shimrit was an innovator,
> scientist and entrepreneur, and a wife and mother of three. She was an
> outstanding woman and a brilliant marine biologist with an enormous passion
> for the marine world and for coral reefs in particular. She was the
> co-founder of ECOncrete(r) -  a company whose innovative projects offer
> high-performance, environmentally-sensitive strong and durable concrete
> solutions that enhance the biological and ecological value of urban,
> coastal, and marine infrastructure.   Shimrit was involved in various reef
> restoration projects and published keystone studies on coral-reef
> rehabilitation. She won numerous prestigious international awards,  among
> which ECOncrete(r)  was one of TIME Magazine's 100 Best Invent
>  ions of 2019. This annual list recognizes 100 ground-breaking inventions
> that are making the world a better place; and this was Shimrit's mission.
> It is tragic that her infinite passion for coral reefs has come to so
> untimely an end; but we will all forever remember and respect her
> achievements.
>
> Sincerely,
> Hudi
>
> Yehuda Benayahu, Ph.D
> Professor (emeritus) of Marine Biology
> School of Zoology, George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences
> Tel Aviv University, Ramat Aviv, Tel Aviv 69978, ISRAEL
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