Michael Zinigrad<br>מיכאל זיניגרד<br>Михаи́л Ио́сифович Зинигра́д

Michael Zinigrad מיכאל זיניגרד Михаи́л Ио́сифович Зинигра́д
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Born	(1945-06-24) 24 June 1945 Bystry Istok, Altai Krai, USSR
🎓 Alma mater	National Metallurgical Academy of Ukraine
💼 Occupation

Michael Zinigrad, (Hebrew: מיכאל זיניגרד‬, Russian: Михаи́л Ио́сифович Зинигра́д; born 1945) is an Israeli physical chemist specializing in materials science, materials engineering and nanotechnology. He is a professor of physical chemistry at the Ariel University, and is mostly known for his works on modeling and simulation of metallurgical processes at high temperatures while being the first to develop this method. Zinigrad founded the Materials Research Center at the Ariel University, was the first dean of its Natural Science Faculty from 1995 to 2008, and since 2008 serves as the Rector of the University.

Biography

Michael Zinigrad was born 1945 in Altai Krai, Russia, where his parents escaped from Ukraine after the outbreak of the Second World War. He was only two months old when his family returned to Ukraine. The Zinigrad family has lost many of its members murdered during the Holocaust by the Nazis and their collaborators. Michael was named after his cousin that was one of the victims.

As a boy and a young man Michael lived and studied in Ukraine. He has recalled that his father was the director of a factory in the small town of Zvenyhorodka, Cherkasy region. Young Michael attended the school in Yerky, and was employed as a turner during the summer school holidays.

In 1963 Zinigrad enrolled in the Dnepropetrovsk Metallurgical Institute where he completed his M.Sc. in physical and chemical studies of metallurgical processes in 1968. His master's degree thesis was devoted to synthesis of some solid solutions. While still a student, he married. His wife Ella Zinigrad, being then a student, would later receive a Ph.D. in electrochemistry.

From Ukraine Michael Zinigrad moved to Sverdlovsk (now Yekaterinburg), Ural region, Russia, where he started postgraduate studies at the Ural Polytechnic Institute (now, Ural Federal University). He received his Ph.D. (Kandidat nauk) from the Institute of High Temperature Electrochemistry of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (UB RAS) in 1972, after the approval of his doctoral dissertation, entitled "Kinetic analysis of sulphide sulphur oxidation by slags" by the Higher Attestation Commission. In 1982 Zinigrad obtained the higher doctoral degree D.Sc. (Doktor nauk) in physical chemistry from the Institute of Metallurgy of UB RAS.

Zinigrad was appointed assistant professor at Ural Polytechnic Institute in 1972, promoted to associated professor in 1976, and full professor in 1983. He was Head of Department of Surface Coatings at the university between 1988 and 1991.

Professor Zinigrad (forth from right) with other recipients of the Outstanding Scientists Award 2014 and the Minister of Immigration

In 1992 Zinigrad repatriated to Israel. On arriving he wanted to promote a few projects, but quite soon he was invited to teach physical chemistry at the Ariel College. There were only about 200 students in the College at that time, but in a short time the small college evolved into a real university with six faculties that teach thousands of students.

Since 1994 Michael Zinigrad is a Full Professor at Ariel University (primarily Ariel College, later Ariel University Center of Samaria and now Ariel University). Professor Zinigrad took part in establishing the Faculty of Natural Sciences at the University and served as its first dean from 1995 to 2008. He has founded the Materials Research Center, which includes his Advanced Metal Materials Laboratory, and is the head of the Center since 1999. Professor Zinigrad serves as the Rector of Ariel University from October 2008.

Professor Zinigrad is initiator and chairman of the biennial conference on Mathematical Modeling and Computer Simulation of Metal Technologies (MMT) which is held since 2000, and of the annual Israeli-Russian Bi-National Workshop on nanomaterials, held since 2002. Zinigrad served as the chief editor of several issues of the annual "The Optimization of Composition, Structure and Properties of Metals, Oxides, Composites, Nano- and Amorphous Materials" published by the Russian Academy of Sciences.

Michael Zinigrad is the author of over 200 scientific publications (including a monograph, articles, and patents).

In the years 2007-2013, served as a member of Technological Incubators Committee administrated by the Chief Scientist under the Israel Ministry of Economy (former Ministry of Industry and Trade).

Overviews of the work of immigrant scientists from the former Soviet Union to the State of Israel (referenced in the Further reading section) present their significant contribution to the science and higher education of the country. One of the highest achievements of this group belongs to Michael Zinigrad who is appointed and holds the post of university rector (Ibid, Chemistry by Yulia Sister and Higher Education by Batia Valdman).

Michael and Ella Zinigrad live in Israel. They have two sons.

Editorial board member in scientific journals

• Melts (High-Temperature physical chemistry and electrochemistry of melts)
• Ferrous Metallurgy (Izvestiya VUZov)
• Nonferrous Metallurgy (Izvestiya VUZov)
• Automatic Welding
• Electrometallurgy Today
• Steel in Translation

Honorary degrees

• Russian Academy of Science (2017), Honorary Doctor (honoris causa)
• South Ukrainian National Pedagogical University (2017), Honorary Professor

Further reading

• Yulia Sister (2011). "About chemists and chemistry in a country flowing with milk and honey". In Parkhomovsky, Mikhail; Sister, Yulia. Израиль: русские корни [Israel: Russian roots] (in Russian). Research Centre for Russian Jewry Abroad. pp. 256–290. ISBN 978-965-90976-7-8.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link) Search this book on
• Batia Valdman (2011). "Higher education in Eretz Yisrael and the State of Israel: the contribution of immigrants from the Russian Empire and the former Soviet Union". In Parkhomovsky, Mikhail; Sister, Yulia. Израиль: русские корни [Israel: Russian roots] (in Russian). Research Centre for Russian Jewry Abroad. pp. 350–370. ISBN 978-965-90976-7-8.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link) Search this book on
• Konstantin Kikoin (2011). "Mathematicians and physicists in Aliyah during the 70s - 90s of the 20th century". In Parkhomovsky, Mikhail; Sister, Yulia. Израиль: русские корни [Israel: Russian roots] (in Russian). Research Centre for Russian Jewry Abroad. pp. 291–312. ISBN 978-965-90976-7-8.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link) Search this book on
• Efim Loevsky (2014). "Immigrant Scientists in Israel: Integration Policy Development and Contribution to the National Economy (English language introduction by Vladimir (Zeev) Khanin)". Ступени [Steps] (in Russian). Ministry of Immigrant Absorption of Israel. pp. 12–27.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link) Search this book on
• Kraft, Dina (9 October 2009). "Two decades later, FSU immigrants make their mark". Jerusalem Post.

External links

• Prof. Michael Zinigrad, The Faculty of Engineering
• Prof. Michael Zinigrad - Rector (short bio), Ariel University website (in Hebrew)
• Materials Research Center
• Advanced Metal Materials Research Laboratory

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