Irv was educated in Physics, Math and Astrophysics at City College of
New York and New York University. Considers himself more of an educator but
enjoys tinkering with research. Hence, he established the asteroid research
program at the observatory to help the greater community of humanity while
teaching research techniques to undergraduate students. Currently, is an
Associate Professor in the Engineering Science and Physics department at
CSI and A principle investigator in a NASA grant that has brought in 1.6 million
dollars to CUNY to improve it's Space Science offerings (B.S. in Space Science,
minor in Space Science and NASA research opportunities for CUNY faculty) over
the last 6 years. Enjoys teaching and learning a wide range of scientific
subjects. The latter has prompted him to teach over the years courses in
Physics, Astronomy, Geology, Chemistry, Engineering Science, Space Science and
Computer Science.