Education
B.Sc. in Physics, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran (1976)
M.A. in Physics, University of Southern California, USA (1978)
M.S. in Electrical Engineering, University of California at Santa Barbara, USA (1980)
Ph.D. in Electronics, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia (1987)
Professional Experiences
1980-1983 Research Associate: Iran Telecommunication Research Center (ITRC), Tehran, IR.
1987-Now Assistant/ Associate/ Full Professor, Tarbiat Modares University (TMU), Tehran, IR.
1987-1993 Adjunct Professor: Department Physics, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, IR.
1993-1994 Visiting Scholar: School of Electrical Engineering, University of Nottingham, UK.
2009-2010 Visiting Scholar: Dept of ElecEng, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, USA.
National Awards
Awarded the national prize for becoming one of the two most prominent Professors of Electrical Engineering for the year 2001-2002, in Iran.
Awarded the national prize for "the best translation" of the year 2004 in the field of Physical Sciences; for translating a book on "Laser Electronics,” from English to Farsi.
Professional Societies Membership
Member of Physical Society of Iran
Volunteer Activities
Member of the Editorial Boards of Three peer reviewed Scientific Journals published in Iran
Member of Steering Committees for Iranian Conference on Electrical Engineering (Since 1992)
Member of Steering Committees for Iranian Conference on Optics and Photonics (Since 2004)
Current Research Interests:
All-optical devices based on:
Photonic Bandgap Materials;
Nonlinar Optics;
Parity Time Symmetry (PTS);
Avalanche Photo Diodes;
Nanostructured Devices:
Nanophotonics;
Nanoelectronics;
Optoelectronic Devices
Courses Taught:
Applied Quantum Mechanics;
Electron Transport in Semiconductors;
III-V Compound Semiconductor Devices;
Quantum Transport;
Semiconductor Electron & Optoelectronic Devices
