Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 1945. He received his PhD. in physics from Tel-Aviv University in 1984. He then became a Bantrell Post-doctoral Fellow at the California Institute of Technology, in Applied Physics (1984-1986). In 1986 he joined Bell Communication Research as a Member of Technical Staff, working in Photonic Research.
In 1987 he was appointed as staff member in the Department of Electrical Engineering, The Technion, Haifa, Israel and in 2003 became Full Professor.
In 1993-1994 he was a Visiting Professor in TeleDanmark Research, Copenhagen, Denmark.
In 1994-1995 he was a Visiting Research Fellow and Visiting Professor at Cornell University, Ithaca, NY.
In 2004-2005 he visited Melbourne University, Australia, and in 2012 Barcelona University, Spain.
At the Technion, he was the Head of the Laboratory for Novel Semiconductors for Photonic and Electronic Applications, in which epitaxial growth of thin semiconductor films was being performed by Organometallic Vapor Phase Epitaxy. Since 1999, the laboratory activities concentrate on the development of III-Nitride semiconductors, the study of the material properties, microfabrication of photonic and electronic devices, and device studies. During 2005-2010 he was the Head of the Microelectronic Research Center, and Director of the Zisapel Nano-electronics Center.Prof. Salzman is a member of the Solid State Institute.
In 2013 he retired as an Emeritus Professor.