Background
Seidman, David Nathaniel Son of Charles and Jeanette (Cohen) Seidman.
educator engineer materials scientist
Seidman, David Nathaniel Son of Charles and Jeanette (Cohen) Seidman.
Bachelor of Science, New York University, 1960. Master of Science, New York University, 1962. Doctor of Philosophy, University Illinois, Urbana, 1965.
Postdoctoral associate Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, 1964-1966, assistant professor materials science and engineering, 1966-1970, associate professor materials science and engineering, 1970-1976, professor materials science and engineering, 1976-1985, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, 1985-1996, Walter P. Murphy professor materials science and engineering, since 1996. Founding director Northwestern University Center for Atom-Probe Tomography, since 2004. Visiting professor Technion, Haifa, 1969-1970, Tel-Aviv University, Ramat-Aviv, 1972, 2009-2010.
Sackler lecturer, Mortimer & Raymond Sackler Institute Advanced Studies Tel Aviv University, since 2011, Lady Davis visiting professor Hebrew University, Jerusalem, 1978, 80-81, professor materials science, 1983-1985. Visiting scientist C.E. de Grenoble, 1981, C.N.E.T.-Meylan, 1981, C.E. de Scalay, 1989, University Goettingen, 1989, 92. Science consultant Argonne National laboratories, Illinois, 1985-1994, principal board member, NanoLife, since 2009, advisory editor materials today, since 2011.
Fellow American Physical Society, the Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (member fellows award committee 2002-2005, chair, 2006, Hardy Gold medal 1966), American Society Materials International (Grossman and Howe awards committee 2005-2007, Albert Sauveur Achievement award, 2006, Sauveur award Committee, since 2009), Materials Research Society, American Academy Arts & Sciences, Materials Research Society (editorial board Materials Research Bulletin, since 2007, David Turnbull Lector award, 2008). Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, Microscopy Society America, A. von Humboldt Society of America, International Field-Emission Society (member steering committee 1997-2002, president 2000-2002), Böhmische Physical Society.
Married Shoshanah Cohen-Sabban, October 21, 1973. Children: Elie, Ariel, Eytan.