
Abraham (Avi) Ulman
Professor of Chemistry
NYU Tandon School of Engineering
Brooklyn, NY 11201
email: au323@nyu.edu
Aviulmanartist
Original, Bold, Creative, Metal and Ceramic Art
My story
Born in Israel in 1946, with B.Sc. and M.Sc. in chemistry from Bar-Ilan University, a PhD in Chemistry form the Weizmann Institute, and two years post doctorate at Northwestern University, I am a chemist, with longstanding interest in art. My research started from organic and physical organic chemistry, but morphed to organic thin films, surface science, surface engineering, and nanotechnology. Over the past 45 years, my research has demonstrated originality, expertise, leadership, training, and motivation, necessary to successfully carry out funded research projects. I have both academic and industrial experience, and had worked as a research director in an Israeli startup prior to my immigration to the US, where I worked from 1985 to 1994 as a Research Associate in Eastman Kodak. While in Rochester, I studied pottery at the Rochester Art Gallery, where I mainly worked on hand-built structures. There, my fascination with the unique creativity offered by glazing resulted is the blue pieces below.
In 1994 I was offered an endowed chair full professor position at the Polytechnic University (today NYU Tandon School of Engineering). After moving to Brooklyn I continued my education in pottery in a private studio, continuing to develop my hand building techniques.
During 2004-2006 I had spent two years as the founding director of the Nanotechnology Institute at Bar-Ilan University. In 2006 I had returned to my research laboratory in Brooklyn. From 2009 to 2011 I joined The Art Student League, and studied metal sculpturing, concentrating on building sculptures using welding techniques.
My scientific work has produced over 200 peer reviewed papers, 7 patents, one authored book, six edited books. My citation index in Google Scholar shows 35,800 citations, h-index 68, and i10-index 163.
Currently, I am a member of Choplet Studio in Williamsburg, Brooklyn
I will retire at the end of 2022 academic year.

A vase with a carved surface




Planter with no shiny glazing
Plate with diffusing cobalt under glaze
Vase with a pressed knitted doily
Planter with a tray

Brown porcelain vase

Japanese style single flower vase

A vase with a volcanic eruption

A vase with flowers

Container with a cover

Tea kattle

Bowl with torn edge

Vase with diffusing cobalt under glaze

Green plate with diffused brown underglaze

Fortress vase with planter

Triangle vase

Vase with dark brown spheres

Fortress vase

Large bowl with round legs

Clown vase

Kitchen utensiles' holder

Purple vase with a face

Clown vase

Bowl with leaf

Bowl with under glaze pattern

Bowl with leavs

Abstract on a ceramic plate

Bowl with blue motifs

Bowl with under glaze pattern

Candle holder

Vase with branches

Vase with a flower

Double vase with branches

Escher inspired window

An abandoned American Town. Manufacturing moved to China

Candelabra


Picasso's Guitar painting in three dimensions
Diversity - A view from a window on the Brooklyn downtown humanity

Miro inspired figure

Multi color waves

The state of the Union

Oil menorah for Chanukkah

van Gogh inspired window
