Hassan Vafai
Research Professor, Civil and Architectural Engineering and Mechanics
Hassan A. Vafai has held the position of professorship in civil engineering at different universities including Sharif University of Technology, Washington State University, and University of Arizona. He was the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Scientia, a peer-reviewed international journal of science and technology. Throughout his professional career, he has received numerous awards and distinctions including emeritus distinguished engineer by the National Academy of Sciences, Iran; an honorary doctorate by the Senatus Academicus of Moscow Region State Institution of Higher Education; and the "Order of Palm Academiques," awarded by the Ministry of Education, Research and Technology of France.