Yoav Shechtman

Israeli physicist
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Yoav Shechtman

Summary

Yoav Shechtman is a human[1]. His place of birth was Haifa[2]. He was born on +1980-03-17T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a physicist[4] and university teacher[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Yoav Shechtman was born in Haifa[2].
  • Yoav Shechtman was born on +1980-03-17T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Yoav Shechtman's father was Dan Shechtman[7].
  • Yoav Shechtman's mother was Tzipora Shechtman[8].
  • Yoav Shechtman held citizenship in Israel[9].
  • Yoav Shechtman worked as a physicist[4].
  • Yoav Shechtman worked as a university teacher[5].
  • Yoav Shechtman's field of work was biomedical engineering[10].
  • Yoav Shechtman's field of work was super-resolution microscopy[11].
  • Yoav Shechtman's field of work was biotechnology[12].
  • Yoav Shechtman's field of work was deep learning[13].
  • Yoav Shechtman's field of work was medical imaging[14].
  • Yoav Shechtman was employed by Technion – Israel Institute of Technology[15].
  • Yoav Shechtman was employed by University of Texas at Austin[16].
  • Yoav Shechtman was educated at Technion – Israel Institute of Technology[17].
  • Yoav Shechtman's education included a stint at Stanford University[18].
  • Yoav Shechtman's doctoral advisor was Mordechai Segev[19].
  • Yoav Shechtman's doctoral advisor was Yonina Eldar[20].
  • Yoav Shechtman's image is recorded as Yoav Shechtman.jpg[21].
  • Yoav Shechtman is recorded as male[22].
  • Yoav Shechtman's instance of is recorded as human[23].
  • Yoav Shechtman's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 47156131057958312548[24].
  • Yoav Shechtman's Commons category is recorded as Yoav Shechtman[25].
  • Yoav Shechtman's ORCID iD is recorded as 0000-0001-8498-5203[26].
  • Yoav Shechtman earned the academic degree of doctorate[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Haifa[2], Yoav Shechtman… he was born on +1980-03-17T00:00:00Z[3]. His father was Dan Shechtman[7]. His mother was Tzipora Shechtman[8].

Education

Educated at Technion – Israel Institute of Technology[17], a university[28], in Israel[29], founded in 1924[30], headquartered in Haifa[31] and Stanford University[18], a private university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1885[34], headquartered in Stanford[35]. Doctoral advisors include Mordechai Segev[19], a physicist[36], b. 1958[37], of Israel[38], awarded the Max Born Award[39], specialised in physics[40] and Yonina Eldar[20], an engineer[41], b. 1973[42], of Israel[43], awarded the Krill Prize[44], specialised in engineering[45]. Yoav Shechtman earned the academic degree of doctorate[27].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include physicist[4] and university teacher[5]. Fields of work include biomedical engineering[10], an academic discipline[46]; super-resolution microscopy[11]; biotechnology[12], an interdisciplinary science[47]; deep learning[13]; and medical imaging[14], a medical test type[48]. Employers include Technion – Israel Institute of Technology[15], a university[49], in Israel[50], founded in 1924[51], headquartered in Haifa[52] and University of Texas at Austin[16], a public research university[53], in United States[54], founded in 1883[55], headquartered in Austin[56].

Why It Matters

Yoav Shechtman ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[6]

FAQs

Where was Yoav Shechtman born?

Yoav Shechtman's place of birth was Haifa[2].

Who were Yoav Shechtman's parents?

Yoav Shechtman's father was Dan Shechtman[7]. Yoav Shechtman's mother was Tzipora Shechtman[8].

What did Yoav Shechtman do for work?

Yoav Shechtman worked as physicist[4] and university teacher[5].

Where did Yoav Shechtman go to school?

Yoav Shechtman was educated at Technion – Israel Institute of Technology[17] and Stanford University[18].

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