Shechtman studied material structure and was awarded the accolades for his research that discovered and defined a new natural crystalline structure. Shechtman heads the Wolfson Research Center, an also serves as a professor at Iowa State University, is a member of the Israel Academy of Sciences, a member of the National Academy of engineering of the United States and a member of the European Academy of Sciences. In 2011, he served as judge in Israel Prize Selection Committee, as per reports.
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