Zivan Zabar

Professor

Electrical and Computer Engineering

PHONE:646.997.3495
EMAIL:zzabar@nyu.edu
OFFICE:LC 203

Education

Sc.D.
Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
Haifa, Israel.

M.Sc.
Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
Haifa, Israel.

B.Sc.
Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
Haifa, Israel.

Biography 

Zivan Zabar was born in Hadera, Israel, in 1939. He received the B.Sc., M.Sc., and Sc.D. degrees from the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology in 1965, 1968, and 1972, respectively. He is currently Professor of Electrical Engineering at the Polytechnic Institute of NYU in Brooklyn, NY. His areas of interest are linear propulsion, electrical power conversion systems, and power electronics. He has six patents and more than 50 papers published in technical journals. He is a member of Sigma Xi. His research activities encompass a wide range of applications for power electronics, electric drives, and power systems in general.

Research Interests

Exploratory research on novel schemes for electromagnetic launchers
Analysis and development of an area substation load model to include the effect of harmonics
Study, design and construction of a battery charger.

Principal Activities

1987 to Date:  Professor of Electrical Engineering, Polytechnic University, Brooklyn, New York

1995 - 1998:  Head, Dept. of Electrical Engineering, Polytechnic University

1981 - 1987:  Assoc. Professor of Electrical Engineering, Polytechnic University

1978 - 1981:  Asst. Professor of Electrical Engineering, Polytechnic University

1975 - 1978:  Consulting Engineer (1975 to 1976); Research Associate (1976 to 1977);Research Assistant Professor (1977 to 1978); Polytechnic University

1973 - 1975:  Lecturer; Dept. of Electrical Engineering; School of Engineering; Tel-Aviv University

1965 - 1975:  Assistant (1965 - 1968); Instructor (1968 - 1972); Lecturer (1972 - 1975);Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa

1965 - 1975:  Lecturer; National School for Handassaim, College for Practical Engineers; Haifa