Mechanical Engineering Department of Amirkabir University of Technology

Mechanical Engineering Department of Amirkabir University of Technology
دانشکده مهندسی مکانیک دانشگاه صنعتی امیرکبیر پلی تکنیک تهران
Established	1957
Type	Public, Co-ed
Admin. staff	48
Location	Tehran, Tehran, Iran
Website	[1]

History

Mechanical Engineering Department of Amirkabir University of Technology with more than fifty years leadership in Mechanical Engineering was founded in 1957 which has trained many distinguished scientists in Iran and all over the world. Mechanical engineering was one of the first academic programs established at Amirkabir University of Technology. The department delivers a graduate engineering program that is modern, comprehensive and practical. The department is recognized worldwide as a centre of excellence for engineering.

Former department chairs after Islamic Revolution

No.	Department chair		Took Office	Left Office
1	Dr.Mohammad Reza Khoyie		1979	1980
2	Mr.Javid Feyzollah Benam		1983	1986
3	Dr.S.Salman Nourazar Khoshknab		1986	1987
4	Dr.Hassan Rahimzadeh		1987	1988
5	Dr.Ebrahim Damangir		1988	1991
6	Prof.Firooz Bakhtiarinejad		1991	1994
7	Dr.Behrooz Arezoo		1994	1997
8	Dr.Mohammad Hassan Ghaffari Saadat		1997	1998
9	Dr.Mansour Kabganian		1998	2000
10	Prof.Majid Saffar Avval		2000	2002
11	Dr.Behrooz Arezoo		2002	2004
12	Prof.Hamid Reza Daghyani		2004	2005
13	Dr.Hassan Basirat Tabrizi		2005	2007
14	Dr.Hassan Rahimzadeh		2007	2010
15	Dr.mohammad mohammadi-aghdam		2010	Present

External links

• AUT Home Page
• Mechanical Engineering Department Home Page
• Amirkabir Scientific Association of Mechanical Engineering (ASAME)
• Mechanical Engineering Alumni Association at Amirkabir University of Technology