Shapour Vossoughi

Background

Vossoughi, Shapour was born on June 25, 1945 in Siahkal, Gilan, Iran. Son of Mirza Aghasi and Ghamar Talat Vossoughi.

Education

Graduate diploma, McGill University, Montreal, Canada, 1971; Master of Science., U. Alberta, Edmonton, Canada, 1973; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Alberta, Edmonton, Canada, 1976.

Career

Instructor, Arya-Mehr U., Tehran, Iran, 1967-1970; research associate, U. Kansas, Lawrence, 1976-1977; assistant scientist, U. Kansas, Lawrence, 1977-1978; senior scientist, National Iranian Oil Corporation, Tehran, 1978-1979; assistant scientist, U. Kansas, Lawrence, 1979-1981; associate scientist, U. Kansas, Lawrence, 1981-1982; associate professor, U. Kansas, Lawrence, 1982-1994; professor, U. Kansas, Lawrence, since 1994. Researcher Shell Research Center, Rijswijk, the Netherlands, 1978-1979. Sabbatical researcher Elf Aquitaine, Pau, France, 1989-1990.

Technical presenter in field. Consultant for United Nations, National Iranian Oil Corporation and University of Petroleum Industry, Ahwaz, Iran.

Achievements

• Shapour Vossoughi has been listed as a noteworthy Chemical and petroleum engineering educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Society Petroleum Engineers, American Institute Chemical Engineers, North America Thermal Analysis Society, Society of Rheology, Sigma Xi.

Connections

Married Ziba Mani, November 6, 1973. Children: Anahita, Sarah, Nadia.

Father:

Mirza Aghasi Vossoughi

Mother:

Ghamar Talat Vossoughi

Spouse:

Ziba Mani

child:

Sarah Vossoughi

child:

Anahita Vossoughi

child:

Nadia Vossoughi