Yoav Shechtman Explained

Yoav Shechtman
Native Name:יואב שכטמן
Birth Date:17 March 1980
Birth Place:Haifa, Israel
Nationality:Israeli
Field:Biomedical Engineering
Doctoral Advisors:Mordechai Segev
Yonina Eldar
Academic Advisors:William E. Moerner
Spouse:Tamar Navrotsky Shechtman

Prof. Yoav Shechtman (Hebrew: יואב שכטמן; born March 17, 1980) is an Israeli physicist. He is currently a Harrington Faculty Fellow at The University of Texas after previously heading the Nano-Bio-Optics lab at the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology. Yoav Shechtman is the son of Nobel Prize laureate Dan Shechtman.[1] [2]

Early life and education

Yoav Shechtman was born on March 17, 1980, to Tzipora and Dan Shechtman and spent his childhood growing up in Haifa.

From 1998 to 2001, Shechtman served in the Artillery Corps of the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF).

Shechtman holds a BSc in Physics and Electrical Engineering (2007) and a PhD in physics (2013) which he acquired from the Technion. He later completed a postdoc at Stanford University (2016), developing super-resolution microscopy methods with W.E. Moerner.[3]

Academic career

Since October 2016, Shechtman is a faculty member in the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology where he currently heads the Nano-Bio-Optics lab.[4] [5]

In 2018, Shechtman and his team at the Technion developed an efficient method for bio imaging in super resolution.[6]

In 2021, Shechtman, in collaboration with Reut Orange-Kedem, developed a cheap and more efficient method for the production of more precise optical components.[7]

In September 2023, Shechtman joined The University of Texas as a Harrington Faculty Fellow.[8]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: The first Edition of the IUPAB Young Investigator Medal and Prize has been awarded to Dr Yoav Shechtman. 4 April 2020. 16 April 2020.
  2. Web site: $100 million grant lets students study STEM for free in this country. Benyamin. Cohen. From The Grapevine. 8 April 2019. 16 April 2020.
  3. Web site: Yoav Shechtman - Technion Faculty of Biomedical Engineering. 16 April 2020.
  4. Web site: he. Foam for the Lungs and Self Diagnosis: The Faculty Which Diverted to Corona. Yael. Froind Avraham. Makor Rishon. 7 April 2020. 16 April 2020.
  5. Web site: Israel Society for Medical and Biological Engineering - Announcements. 16 April 2020.
  6. Web site: he. Life in Super Resolution. HaYadan. 2 June 2018. 16 April 2020.
  7. News: Research: The "Trick" That Helps to Develop Precise Optical Components . . 23 April 2022 . he . 15 June 2021.
  8. Web site: Faculty Directory . . 7 September 2023.