Hassan Niknafs
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Hassan Niknafs | |
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.jpg) Niknafs in 2014 | |
| President of Khazar University | |
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| Alma mater | Pahlavi University Youngstown State University University of Akron |
Hassan Niknafs is an Iranian Azerbaijani mechanical engineer and academic administrator. He became president of Khazar University in 2015. Niknafs was dean of the school of engineering and applied sciences at Khazar University from 2013 to 2015.[1]
Education[edit]
Niknafs completed a BSc in chemical engineering at Pahlavi University in 1976. He earned a MSc in mechanical engineering at the Youngstown State University in 1979. Niknafs completed a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering at the University of Akron in 1994.[2]
Career[edit]
From 1979 to 1985, he was a project engineer for National Iranian Oil Company. In 1986–1988, he worked as a teaching assistant at Mechanical Engineering Department at the University of Akron. Then in 1988 he became a research and development engineer for Saint-Gobain NorPro Corporation, previously known as the Norton Chemical Process Products Corporation in Stow, OH. From 2001 to 2012, he taught applied math courses at the University of Akron.[3] Then he became dean of the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences at Khazar University. In 2015, he was appointed president of Khazar University.[2][1]
Personal life[edit]
Niknafs' native language is Persian and his mother tongue is Azerbaijani. He is fluent in English.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "New President Introduced to Faculty and Staff". khazar.org. Archived from the original on 2015-10-05. Retrieved 2015-10-05.
- ^ a b c "Curriculum Vitæ: Hassan Niknafs" (PDF). Khazar University. Retrieved 2022-02-01.
- ^ "Hassan Niknafs (University of Akron, Akron) on ResearchGate - Expertise: Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Higher Education". Retrieved 2015-10-05.
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- Heads of universities and colleges in Azerbaijan
- Academic staff of Khazar University
- Living people
- Shiraz University alumni
- Youngstown State University alumni
- University of Akron alumni
- Azerbaijani mechanical engineers
- Iranian mechanical engineers
- Iranian academic administrators
- 21st-century Iranian engineers