Kazem Abhary

Background

Abhary, Kazem was born on April 22, 1947 in Tehran, Iran. Son of Fazlollah and Shamsi (Soleimani-Moghaddam) Abhary.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Tehran University, 1969. Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Tehran University, 1970. Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, University Manchester Institute of Science and Technology, England, 1973.

Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering, University Manchester Institute of Science and Technology, England, 1975.

Career

Mechanical engineer Steel Mill of Iran, Tehran, Esfahan, 1970-1972. Assistant professor Tehran University, 1975—1986. Senior lecturer University of Technology, Lae, Papua New Guinea, 1987-1988, University South Australia, 1988-1998, associate professor, since 1999.

Visiting professor Machine Tool Manufacturing Company, Tabriz, Iran, 1980-1981, University New South Wales, Sydney, Australia, 1986-1987, Tehran University, 1990-1991. Member council chancellorship Tehran University, 1979-1980, supreme council Department Education, Iran, 1980-1982, directing board Iranian Aviation Industry, Tehran, 1981-1982. B program director University South Australia, Advanced School Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineering, 1992-1994, head school, 1998, M program director, since 2000.

Consulting engineer numerous industries, Iran and Australia, since 1975. Speaker Persian program, Business School radio, Australia, since 1993, radio Adelaide, since 2000. Member organising committee/advisory board numerous international engineering conferences.

Achievements

• Kazem Abhary has been listed as a noteworthy engineering educator, consultant, researcher by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member county South Australian Secondary School Langs., Adelaide, Australia, since 1992. Member of advisory committee Senior Secondary Assessment Board South Australia, Adelaide, since 1992. Deputy member Multicultural Education Coordinating Committee, South Australia, since 1994.

Member Studies-Australia/Std.-New Zealand Mech. Engineering Committee, since 1994. Member course assessment committee U. South Australia, since 1994.

Member American Society of Mechanical Engineers, International Institute Acoustics and Vibration, Australasian Association for Engineering Education, American Society for Engineering Education.

Interests

• Avocations: poetry, classical music, sports, philosophy of science.

Connections

Married Tahereh Ziaian, June 11, 1976. Children: Sabahat, Sotoodeh.

Father:

Fazlollah Abhary

Mother:

Shamsi (Soleimani-Moghaddam) Abhary

Spouse:

Tahereh Ziaian

child:

Sotoodeh Abhary

child:

Sabahat Abhary