Yoav Shechtman

Prof. Yoav Shechtman (Hebrew: יואב שכטמן‎; born March 17, 1980) is an Israeli physicist. He currently heads 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]

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

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 which focuses on developing methods for molecular identification and optical imaging modalities in addition to developing machine learning tools for efficient imaging reconstruction in applications such as high spatio-temporal resolution tracking of biomolecules in three dimensions and in multiple colors inside live cells.[4][5]

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

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]

Published works

See also

References
  1. "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. 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.
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