The Award this year  for Marine Biology and Biotechnology was awarded to three students from the Eilat campus of Ben - Gurion University of the Negev.The award, named after Knesset member Haim Ben-Asher, is given to outstanding students in the success of research and innovative as well as academic achievements.The three winners are: The Siporah Conti, who arrived from Pisa, Italy to study the unique program at Ben - Gurion University, and further her research on the hormonal system of sea anemones, Royi Janowski - for research on   aquaculture systems, and Itzik Gilad - to develop new approaches to design atificial coral reefs.Student winners

received the award at a ceremony held at the Eilat campus of Ben - Gurion University,which was attended by the Mayor of Eilat and university representatives.Chaim Ben who was one of the first Knesset members in Israel, and had a lot of love for the city of Eilat, created the "coral" law which became law in nature reserves.At the time this law was established, the  Eilat Coral Reserve  was the first marine nature reserve in the world.Source   http://www.eilat-news.com/index.php