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.

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.

Prof. Kabganian’s major academic achievements and administrative positions:

- Member, Supreme Council of the Cultural Revolution
- Secretary, Management Headquarters for the Implementing a Practical Model of Iran’s Comprehensive Scientific Map
- Research Deputy, Ministry of Science, Research and Technology
- Acting Deputy of Technology, Ministry of Science, Research and Technology
- Secretary, Supreme Council of Science, Research and Technology
- Member, Board of Trustees, National Elite Foundation of the Country
- Chairman, Permanent Commission of Research, Region One and Two
- Chairman, Permanent Commission of the Board of Trustees,
Energy Materials Research Institute and the Institute for Research of Fundamental Sciences
- Chairman, Permanent Commission of the Board of Trustees of Zanjan Region
- Member, Board of Trustees of the South Region
- Member, Board of Trustees of the Iranian Welding Industry
- President, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Amir Kabir University (1998-2000)