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Curriculum Vitae


Full name: Alireza Saffarzadeh


Education:
Ph.D. (1996-2001), Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran,Iran
Thesis: Spin-polarized tunneling through a thin-film
M.Sc. (1992-1995), Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran
Thesis: Calculation of energy levels of F-center in NaCl
B.Sc. (1988-1992), Teacher Training University, Tehran, Iran


Employment history:
2011-now Research Associate, Simon Fraser University, Canada
2010-2011 Visiting Scientist, Simon Fraser University, Canada
2006-2010 Resident Researcher, Nano-Science Department (IPM), Iran
2008-now Associate Professor, Payame Noor university, Iran
2001-2007 Assistant Professor, Payame Noor University, Iran


Academic responsibility:
Chairman of Basic Sciences (Tehran Payame Noor University, 2002-2004)
Vice-President for Research and Academic Affairs (Region-10 Payame Noor University, June 2005-December 2006)


Research interests:
Spin electronics
Molecular electronics
Strongly correlated electron systems
Electronic, magnetic, photonic and thermal properties of low dimensional systems
Physical properties of disordered systems (effects of vacancy, impurity, and magnetic disorder)


Books:
Title: Statistical Mechanics (for B.Sc. and M.Sc. students) (In preparation)
Author: A. Saffarzadeh
Title: Solid State Physics (for B.Sc. students)
Authors: A. Ghaforian, M. Benam, M. Soudmand, A. Saffarzadeh
(Payame Noor University Press) 2009