Fredy Zypman

Fredy Zypman is a Professor of Physics and Chair of the Department of Physics at both Yeshiva College and the Katz Graduate School of Yeshiva University. Previously affiliated with the University of Puerto Rico, he has also consulted for industries in medical instrumentation and energy. His research focuses on image reconstruction with scanning probe microscopes, atomistic modeling of materials, quantum optics, and mathematical optimization. He holds three patents in probe microscopy and has received grants from NSF, NIH, NASA, and the U.S. Department of Energy.

Education:

• BS Engineering, Universidad de la República Oriental del Uruguay (1982)
• Licenciado in Physics, Universidad Simón Bolívar, Venezuela (1985)
• MS and PhD in Physics, Case Western Reserve University (1987–1988)
• Postdoc in Electrical Engineering, University of North Carolina (1990)

Awards & Recognition:

• 2018 Materials Today Embracing Challenge Award
• Best Paper in Journal of Physics
• NASA Faculty Research Fellowship
• Research Corporation Award

Labs & Office: Laboratory BH 1305 and Office Belfer Hall 1114 at the Wilf Campus, Yeshiva University.