Curriculum Vitae
Professor
Department of Physics
Yeshiva University
New York, NY, USA
EDUCATION:
- Postdoc Department of Electrical Engineering and Department of Physics, University of North Carolina, 1988-1991. Fields: Theory of Semiconductor Quantum Wells and Superlattices; Experimental Growth of Superlattices with Molecular Beam Epitaxy.
- PhD Physics, Case Western Reserve University (CWRU), Ohio, 1988. Field: Theoretical Electromagnetic Fields in Dielectric Materials at High Frequencies. Thesis: “High Frequency Electromagnetic Fields In Magnetic Resonance Imaging”.
- Licensed Physicist, Universidad Simón Bolívar, Venezuela, 1985. Field: Theoretical Particle Physics. Thesis: “Supersymmetric Coherent States”.
- Bachelor in Basic Engineering Sciences, Universidad de la República, Uruguay, 1982. Undergraduate Research Project on X-Ray Crystallography.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
2000-Today - Professor, Yeshiva University, Department of Physics
Current Research Areas: Image Reconstruction with Scanning Probe Microscopes, Atomistic Modeling of Materials, Electromagnetic Scattering Image Reconstruction, Transmission of Electromagnetic Fields through Disordered Systems.
Professional Activities: Currently co-organizer of Symposium on Nano-characterization for the Materials Research Society Fall meeting 2002. Reviewer for Applied Journal of Physics and Sensors and Actuators. Member of APS, MRS and AAPT. Advisor of Engineering and Physics students in research projects.
1991-2000, Assistant-Associate-Full Professor, University of Puerto Rico, Department of Physics and Electronics.
1988-1991, Post Doctoral Associate, Department of Electrical Engineering and Department of Physics, University of North Carolina.
1992,1988, Industrial Consultant, Picker International, Technicom. "Study of Viability of Resistive Magnet for Magnetic Resonance Imaging", “Improvement of blood analysis medical instrumentation by light scattering”
AWARDS:
2018 Materials Today Embracing Challenge Award https://www.materialstoday.com/amorphous/news/fredy-zypman-2018-embraci…
Faculty Research Fellowship, NASA, 2013
Cottrell Scholar Award, 2002-2008
“Best Papers, Journal of Physics” For “Evidence Of Self Organized Criticality In Dry
Sliding Friction”, Institute of Physics, March 2004
Faculty Research Fellowship, NASA, 2002
“For contribution to research in Puerto Rico” Office of the President, 1999
“For contribution to research in Puerto Rico” Office of the President, 1996
“For contribution to research in Puerto Rico” Office of the President, 1994
"For Contributions to NASA Research" NASA 1997
"For Excellence in NASA Research" NASA 1997
"For Contributions to NASA Research" NASA 1996
"For Excellence in NASA Research" NASA 1996
"For Contributions to NASA Research" NASA 1995
"For Excellence in NASA Research" NASA 1995
"For Excellence in NASA Research" NASA 1994
"For Contributions to NASA Research" NASA 1994
NSF Charge Measurement at the Nanoscale $450,000, 2015-current
NIST for student research support, 2013, $5,600
ANII Grant#PR_VCT_2008_30, "Research and seminars on Scanning Probe
Microscopy", $4,000
NIH. Grant # CA77796-01, "MRI Electromagnetic Fields In Human Tissue", 2000-
2003, $109,650
ARO. Grant # DDAAD19-02-1-0445, For Support Of “Symposium G: Spatially
Resolved Characterization Of Local Phenomena In Materials And Nanostructures”,
$5,000, 2002
Effect Of Interface Defects On Electronic Transport Through Quantum Multi-
Layered Systems, RESEARCH CORPORATION, 2002-2007, $40,000
Panamerican School Initiative, NSF, 2006-2007, $100,000
NASA. Grant # NAG8-1003, "Scanning Tunneling Spectroscopy and Solid
Energetics". Amount $117,714. 1993-1998.
NIH. Grant # CA60041-01, "Image Distortion in High Frequency MRI". Amount
$109,417. 1993-1997.
NSF. Grant # DMR-9872689, "Collaborative MRSEC Materials Center". Amount $1,358,579. 1999-2000.
DOE. Grant # DE-FG03-97ER76068, "Study of Supercapacitors for Electrical
Vehicle Applications", Amount $382,326. 2000-2001.