Biography

I was born on 29 January 1947 in Tehran, Iran. I was married (widowed), with two daughters. I have been the deputy dean for research and the head of the petrochemical engineering group/ department, including many other positions. My academic achievements and positions are:

• PhD Chemical Engineering, University of Bradford (UK), December 1973
• MSc Chemical Engineering, University of Bradford (UK), 1970
• BSc and MSc Chemical Engineering, University of Tehran, Faculty of Engineering, 1968
• Assistant Professor, Tehran Polytechnic, 1973–77
• Associate Professor, Tehran Polytechnic, 1977–88
• Professor of Chemical Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology, 1988 onwards
• Invited Professor, University of Tehran, Faculty of Engineering
• Invited Professor, Petroleum University of Technology, Ahvaz
• Invited Professor, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman

I have been a member of the Academy of Sciences of Iran, the board of trustees of Amirkabir University of Technology, the higher board of the Ministry of Education and many scientific societies. I had the titles:

• Distinguished Professor of Amirkabir University, 1991 and 1992
• Distinguished Professor in Chemical Engineering Iran, 1993
• Outstanding Scientific Personality (Chehreh Mandegar), 2002