Physics Teacher
Resume:
Yitzhak Shnidman
CURRICULUM VITAE
Dr. Yitzhak Shnidman
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Englewood, NJ 07631
Email: ******@*****.***
Tel: 201-***-****
EDUCATION
HEBREW UNIVERSITY, JERUSALEM, ISRAEL B.S. (in Physics and Math, Cum Laude) 1978
Cumulative Undergraduate GPA: 3.80. Total Semester Credits: 141 (of which 79 in Physics and 41 in Math)
WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE, REHOVOT, ISRAEL M.Sc. in Physics 1980
WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE, REHOVOT, ISRAEL Ph.D. in Physics 1986
Cumulative Graduate GPA: 3.52. Total Graduate Semester Credits: 61 (all in Physics).
TEACHING CREDENTIALS
STANDARD CERTIFICATE - TEACHER OF PHYSICS July 2013
New Jersey Board of Education Certificate #908675
STANDARD CERTIFICATE - TEACHER OF M ATHEMATICS July 2013
New Jersey Board of Education Certificate #908676
POSITIONS HELD
FORT LEE HIGH SCHOOL– FORT LEE, NJ Sep 2014 to June 2015
Teacher of Physics
BARD HIGH SCHOOL EARLY COLLEGE – NEWARK, NJ Sep 2012 to June 2014
Teacher of Physics and Mathematics
BERGEN COMMUNITY COLLEGE Spring/Summer 2012, Summer 2013
Physics and Math Tutor, Cerullo Learning Assistance Center
SELF-EMPLOYED PRIVATE TUTOR Jan 2009 to Present
Physics and Math for High School and College Students
POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE OF NEW YORK UNIVERSITY, BROOKLYN, NY
Adjunct Professor, Bioinformatics MS Program Sep 2007 to Dec 2008
COLLEGE OF STATEN ISLAND, CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
Associate Professor of Physics, Department of Engineering Science and Physics Sep 2003 to Aug 2007
POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY, BROOKLYN, NY
Assistant Professor, Dept of Chemical Engineering, Chemistry & Materials Science 1998 to Aug 2003
UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER, ROCHESTER, NY
Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy 1997 to 1999
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy 1992, 1995
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY, ROCHESTER, NY
Senior Research Scientist, Computational Science Laboratory 1992 to 1998
Research Scientist, Computational Science Laboratory 1989 to 1991
UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME, SOUTH BEND, IN
Visiting Scientist, Department of Physics Fall 1988
VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY, BLACKSBURG, VA
Research Associate, Department of Physics 1987 to 1988
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT SANTA BARBARA
Research Associate, Department of Physics 1985 to 1986
WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE, REHOVOT, ISRAEL
Research and Teaching Assistant, Department of Physics 1979 to 1984
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HIGH SCHOOL TEACHING EXPERIENCE
FORT LEE HIGH SCHOOL – FORT LEE, NJ
IB Physics SL (Algebra-based course w/Lab covering Mechanics, EM, Modern Physics Fall 2014 – Spring 2015
Honors Physics (Algebra-based year-long course w/Lab covering Mechanics and EM) Fall 2014 – Spring 2015
Physics (Algebra-based year-long course w/Lab covering Mechanics and EM, 2 secs) Fall 2014 – Spring 2015
BARD HIGH SCHOOL EARLY COLLEGE – NEWARK, NJ
Fall 2012 – Spring 2014
Physics (Algebra-based 1-sem. course w/Lab, covering Mechanics)
Fall 2012 – Spring 2013
College Physics I and II (calculus-based 2-sem. Mechanics/EM sequence w/Lab)
College Precalculus Fall 2012, Spring 2014
College Statistics Fall 2014
College courses above earned credit toward A.A. degree awarded by Bard College at Simon’s Rock.
COLLEGE TEACHING EXPERIENCE
POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE OF NEW YORK UNIVERSITY, Bioinformatics MS Program
Graduate Courses
Molecular Modeling and Simulation Fall 2008
Introduction to Systems Biology Fall 2007, Spring 2008
COLLEGE OF STATEN ISLAND, CUNY, Department of Engineering Science and Physics
Fall 2003 – Spring 2007
Undergraduate Courses
General Physics (Calculus based) 1 (Mechanics/Thermal) and 2 (Electromagnetism/Optics)
General Physics 1 Laboratory
Physics (Algebra based with Lab) 1 (Mechanics/Thermal) and 2 (Electromagnetism/Optics)
POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY, Department of Chemical Engineering, Chemistry & Materials Science
Undergraduate Courses
Physical Chemistry I (Chemical Thermodynamics) Spring 2003
Molecular Modeling and Simulation (including Lab Section) Fall 2000, Fall 2001
Graduate Courses
Transport Phenomena I & II Fall 1999 -.Spring 2003
Chemical Physics I (Quantum Chemistry) Fall 2002
The Theory of Polymer Dynamics Fall 1999
Departmental Colloquium Organizer Fall 1999 - Fall 2000
Graduate Seminar in Chemistry Fall 2001 - Fall 2002
Polymer Rheology Spring2002
POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATES SUPERVISED:
Dr. Tak Shing Lo (Ph.D. in Physics, Northeastern University, 1999)
STUDENTS ADVISED FOR PH.D. THESIS
Maja Mihajlovic, Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, 2003).
UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER, Department of Physics and Astronomy
Graduate Courses
Structure and Dynamics of Liquids Spring 1992
Theories of Interfaces and Complex Fluids Spring 1995
STUDENTS ADVISED FOR PH.D. THESIS (WITH PROF. Y. SHAPIR)
Donald J. Olbris, Ph.D. in Physics, 1995; Adil A. Khan, Ph.D. in Physics, 1999.
VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY, Department of Physics
GRADUATE COURSES
"Statistical Mechanics" 1987 to 1988
STUDENT ADVISED FOR PH.D. THESIS (WITH PROF. R.K.P ZIA):
Nina C. Pesheva, Ph.D. in Mathematical Physics, 1989.THESIS:
INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY: Computational modeling of photographic materials and processing
MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION OF JAPAN: Contract research and consulting.
PUBLICATIONS: Full list available upon request
Author/Coauthor of 24 articles in refereed journals, 2 articles in refereed proceedings, and 7 book chapters.
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