Reza Mansouri

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Reza Mansouri is an Iranian physicist and an influential figure in Iranian scientific movement during late 20th century.

Reza Mansouri received his Ph.D. from the University of Vienna in 1972 where he was also an Assistant Professor for five years. He is one of the leading figures of scientific policy-making in Iran and was Deputy Science Minister from 2001 to 2005. Iran’s participation in several international scientific collaborations such as SESAME (Middle-east Synchrotron) and Large Hadron Collider particle accelerator at CERN in Geneva would have been impossible without his efforts. Dr. Mansouri has a number of publications focusing on scientific development in Iran. He has also been awarded scientific prizes, among them the acclaimed Abdus Salam prize.

He is currently Professor of physics at Sharif University of Technology and a visiting professor at McGill University. Mansouri was also a president of The Physical Society of Iran.