Engineer Asghar HajSoghti, Assistant Professor (Emeritus)

Heating and cooling installations
Energy Management
Renewable Energy

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	Phone: 09121993895
	Fax: 98-21-77240488
	Zip Code: 16846-13114
	School of Mechanical Engineering, Iran University of Science & Technology, Narmak, Tehran, Iran

Education

	Assistant prof. : Change of rank from instructor to assistant professor with obtaining the necessary points with the approval of the Higher Education Council of the University, 1979
	MSc: School of Mechanical Engineering, University of Pretoria, South Africa, 1976
	BSc: School of Mechanical Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology, Iran

	Award and Certificate of Appreciation from the International Conference on Renewable Energy – University of Reading, UK, 1992
	Two awards and commendations from the Civil Engineering Festivals, 1996 and 1998
	Joint award and plaque of appreciation from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the University of Science and Technology for designing and implementing the first solar building in Iran
	Award and commendation from the International Conference on Electricity of the Ministry of Energy for translating, compiling and editing 4 volumes of optimization books
	Winner of the second prize of the Department of Mechanics, Treasure of Knowledge, for translating the book “Industrial Refrigeration Facilities: Design for Energy Efficiency”
	Winner of the third prize of the Mechanics Group for preparing the book “Energy Management Training”
	Award and two commendations from the National Conference on Village and Energy, 2000
	Certificates of appreciation from various conferences in the fields of solar energy, heating and refrigeration facilities and air conditioning, energy efficiency

Work Experiences:

Instructor and supervisor of the university’s thermal installation workshop – 15 years
Head of University Thermal Installations Department – 5 years
Director of the Department of Heat and Salad, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering – 5 years
Director of Education and Compilation of Texts in the Energy Efficiency Organization of Iran, Deputy Minister of Energy Affairs of the Ministry of Energy – 3 years
Faculty member of Universities of Science and Technology, Shahid Beheshti University, Yazd University – 40 years
Membership in the faculty of the Energy Department of the Scientific and Industrial Research Organization of the country and patents
Membership in the National Energy Committee of Iran
Participated in the International Conference on Renewable Energy, UK, University of Reading, since 1992
From the founders and board member of the Iranian Solar Energy Association – 16 years (from 1993 to 2009)
Membership in the building engineering system of Tehran province – branch of mechanical installations
One of the founders and a member of the board of directors of the Scientific Association of Thermal and Refrigeration Engineering of Iran, 2008

Scientific Experiences:

Compiled and translated 20 volumes of books in the fields of heating and cooling facilities and air conditioning, solar energy, energy management, refrigeration facilities and cold stores
Compilation of numerous articles in the above specialized fields in domestic and foreign journals, seminars and conferences
Research in the field of optimization of consumption and solar energy – with the design and implementation of the first solar building in Iran, which has been approved by domestic and foreign researchers and UNESCO.
Cooperation with the Cultural Revolution Headquarters, Mechanics Committee, Branch of Refrigeration Thermal Installations, Ministry of Culture and Higher Education in order to prepare training programs for associate and bachelor courses in thermal and refrigeration facilities
Cooperation with the planning and book writing committee of the Ministry of Education, technical and professional deputy in the field of facilities