Yakov Ginzburg – Curriculum Vitae
Personal Details
Phone: 0527273850
Residence: Ramat Gan
Age: 33
Email: yasha0409@gmail.com
Education
2011-2015:
Ph.D. – Chemistry, under the supervision of prof. N. Gabriel Lemcoff, Ben
Gurion University of the Negev. Research in Development of novel catalysts
for olefin metathesis reaction.
2009-2011:
M.Sc. – Chemistry, under the supervision of prof. N. Gabriel Lemcoff, Ben
Gurion University of the Negev.
2006-2011:
B.Sc. – Chemistry, Ben Gurion University of the Negev.
1999-2001:
Practical Electricity Engineer, specialization in electronic systems, Israel Air
Force Technological College, Be'er Sheva.
Professional Experience
2009-2015:
Research assistant in Ben Gurion University of the Negev.
Vast experience in organic and organometallic synthesis, polymer chemisty
and characterization. Wide knowledge and experience with analytical
methods such as: NMR (1D, 2D), GC-MS, UV-Vis, IR, HPLC. Polymer
characterization with GPC, DSC, TGA methods. Work in glovebox, use of UV
reactors and microwave reactors.
2009-2015:
Teaching assistant in Ben Gurion University of the Negev.
Laboratory instructor of organic chemistry, advanced organic chemistry,
general and analytical chemistry.
Publications
Ginzburg, Y., Lemcoff, N.G (May 2014). Hoveyda-Type Olefin Metathesis Complexes. In K.
Grela (Ed.), Olefin Metathesis Theory and Practice (pp. 437-452). John Wiley & Sons.
Ginzburg, Y.; Anaby, A.; Vidavsky, Y.; Diesendruck, C.E.; Ben-Asuly, A.; Goldberg, I. and
Lemcoff, N.G. Widening the Latency Gap in Chelated Ruthenium Olefin Metathesis Catalysts,
Organometallics, 2011, 30, 3430-3437.
Scholarships and Awards
2011-2015:
Kreitman School of advanced graduate studies fellowship for excellent Ph.D.
students.
2015:
Best poster award in the 80th conference of the Israeli Chemical Society, Tel
Aviv.
2011:
Best poster award in the 76th conference of the Israeli Chemical Society, Tel
Aviv.
Languages
Hebrew, English, Russian (native tongue).
Military Service
2001-2006:
Full military and professional service as an avionics team leader on Apache
helicopters.