HONORS AND AWARDS
• Selected as Editor’s Pick by Optics Express, Center for High Technology Materials, The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM. 2017
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• Nominated as a biographical candidate for Who’s Who in America, the well known biographical resource featuring America’s most accomplished individuals since 1899, Center for High Technology Materials, The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM. 2017
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• Selected paper for Advanced Science News, PSS Showcase 2017. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 2017
• Selected as Journal’s Cover Photo by Physica Status Solidi-Rapid Research Letter (PSS-RRL), Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 2016
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• Nominated for 2015 Outstanding Graduate Research Award (GRA), School of Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA. 2015
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• Honored member of Eta Kappa Nu (HKN) Honor Society branch of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA. 2015
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• Honored member of Golden Key International Honor Society, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA. 2014
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• Honored member of HonorSociety.org, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA. 2014
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• Ranked 57th out of above 400,000 students in Iran National Universities Entrance Examination. 2007
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• Ranked 1st out of around 100 high school seniors at Tohid High School for the Gifted and Talented, Shiraz, Iran. 2003-2007
