<div></div> <div>The president of the Academy of Sciences of IR Iran has appointed Prof. Mansour Kabganian as the Director of the Center for Science and Technology Studies of the Academy.</div> <div></div> <div> </div> <div></div> <div>Born in 1952 in Tehran, Prof. Kabganian is a full professor at the Amir Kabir University of Science and Technology as well as a fellow of the Academy.</div> <div></div> <div> </div> <div></div> <div>Prof. Kabganian’s major academic achievements and administrative positions:</div> <div></div> <div>- Member, Supreme Council of the Cultural Revolution</div> <div>- Secretary, Management Headquarters for the Implementing a Practical Model of Iran’s Comprehensive Scientific Map</div> <div>- Research Deputy, Ministry of Science, Research and Technology</div> <div>- Acting Deputy of Technology, Ministry of Science, Research and Technology</div> <div>- Secretary, Supreme Council of Science, Research and Technology</div> <div>- Member, Board of Trustees, National Elite Foundation of the Country</div> <div>- Chairman, Permanent Commission of Research, Region One and Two</div> <div>- Chairman, Permanent Commission of the Board of Trustees,</div> <div>Energy Materials Research Institute and the Institute for Research of Fundamental Sciences</div> <div>- Chairman, Permanent Commission of the Board of Trustees of Zanjan Region</div> <div>- Member, Board of Trustees of the South Region</div> <div>- Member, Board of Trustees of the Iranian Welding Industry</div> <div>- President, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Amir Kabir University (1998-2000)</div> <div></div> <div> </div> <div></div> <div> </div>