Yoav Shechtman
יואב שכטמן
Yoav Shechtman, 2018
Born (1980-03-17) 17 March 1980
Haifa, Israel
NationalityIsraeli
Alma mater
Known for
SpouseTamar Navrotsky Shechtman
Scientific career
FieldsBiomedical Engineering
Institutions
Doctoral advisorsMordechai Segev
Yonina Eldar
Other academic advisorsWilliam E. Moerner

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.[2]

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]

Awards

  • 2016 Technion Career Advancement Chair
  • 2017 Zuckerman Faculty Scholar
  • 2018 Early Career Award of the International Association for Medical and Biological Engineering (IAMBE)
  • 2018 European Research Council starting grant
  • 2019 Uzi and Michal Halevy Award for Innovative Applied Engineering
  • 2020 IUPAB Young Investigator Medal and Prize[1]
  • 2021 Krill Prize

Published works

See also

References

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