Institute for Advanced Studies in Basic Sciences (IASBS) (

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: دانشگاه تحصیلات تکمیلی علوم پایه زنجان, ''Daneshgah-e Tehesilât-e Tekimili-ye Olum-e Paih-e Zanjaan'') also known as Zanjan Graduate University of Basic Sciences is a public advanced research center and university in Zanjan,

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founded in 1991 by Prof.

Yousef Sobouti Yousef Sobouti ( fa, یوسف ثبوتی , born 23 August 1932 in Zanjan, Iran) is a contemporary Iranian astrophysicist, theoretical physicist. Biography He got his undergraduate degree from Tehran University. In 1960 he received his MSc d ...

. The goal of establishing IASBS was to provide a leading research-based institute in advanced science topics for both researchers and students in Iran.اولین بروشور مرکز تحصیلات تکمیلی در علوم پایه زنجان (1373) (فایل pdf)
، مهر ۱۳۷۳ The institute offers various M.Sc. and PhD degrees in Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, Geophysics, Biophysics, Biochemistry and Chemistry. Although IASBS was established as a graduate-level degree-granting institution, it also offers a B.Sc. program in Computer Engineering. Acceptance to the institute is competitive and entrance to its programs requires performing well in the

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, known as 'Konkour'.

The University Campus

Zanjan city in

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region, 298 km to the north-west of Tehran, was chosen for the Institute. The location was far enough from Tehran to not be affected by the distractions of the city but close enough to pursue the many ensuing official and budgetary problems in Tehran. The main campus of the university is located close to Zanjan University of Medical Sciences in Gavazang area, Zanjan, Iran. IASBS campus is widely credited to be a Green campus with plants and greeneries being part of the campus design, even in classes and buildings. Moreover, IASBS is one of the few universities in Iran benefiting from solar energy solutions. Buildings in main campus are: * Department of Physics * Department of Chemistry * Department of Mathematics * Department of Computer Science and Information Technology * Department of Earth Sciences * Department of Biological Sciences * Torkaman Library * House of Science * Science and Technology Park (Zanjan Techno-Center) * University Dining Hall * Gym (I and II) * Mosque * Dormitories Iasbs10

Departments and Research Centers

IASBS has 6 departments and 2 research centers.

Department of Physics

The Physics Department started its activity in 1992 as the first department of IASBS. The M.Sc. program was launched in 1992 with 3 faculty members and 7 students. In 1995, the first PhD students were admitted to work on theoretical condensed matter physics, astrophysics and mathematical physics. After a while, graduate programs in experimental optics were established. In 2000, a 7-year program leading to a PhD degree was established. In this program students directly proceed to their PhD thesis after completing their undergraduate and graduate courses, thereby skipping the M.Sc. dissertation. At present, IASBS is the only institute in the country offering such a program. Research in Department of Physics is focused in Astrophysics and Cosmology, Hard condensed matter, Soft condensed matter, Statistical mechanics, Optics and Photonics. Iasbs4

Department of Mathematics

Established in 1994, The Department of Mathematics offers M.Sc. and PhD programs. The active research groups of the Department are in the fields of Algebra, Analysis, Geometry, Graph theory, Computer Science and Financial Mathematics.

Department of Chemistry

The Department of Chemistry at the IASBS started its formal activities in fall 1999 with five Master’s students and five faculty members, seven years after the opening of the Institute. The courses initially focused in two areas, analytical chemistry, and organic chemistry. In the winter of 2005, first group of PhD students started their studies. Currently, there are more than 200 PhD and Master’s Students and 20 faculty members in the department. Research is focused in Organic Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry, Physical Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Nano Chemistry, and Polymer Chemistry.

Department of Computer Science and Information Technology

Department of Computer Science and Information Technology was established in 2003 with the B.Sc. program in Information Technology and, immediately after, the M.Sc. program in Computer Science. Now department runs an undergraduate program in computer engineering and M.Sc. and PhD programs in Computer Science. Research in this department is mainly focused on Algorithms and Theory of Computing, Artificial Intelligence, System Theory and Data Mining.

Department of Earth Sciences

Department of Earth Sciences was established in 1999 inside the Department of Physics. Now as an independent department, It offers M.Sc. and PhD programs in geophysics and M.Sc. programs in Structural Geology and Tectonics. Department of Earth Sciences is currently active in the fields of Geophysics, Tectonics, Petrology and Hydrology and Hydrogeology.

Department of Biological Sciences

Department of Biological Sciences was established in 2008 as the newest department of the Institute for Advanced Studies in Basic Sciences. At present, the department offers M.Sc. programs in biochemistry and biophysics and direct PhD programs in biochemistry and biophysics. The research laboratories in department of biological sciences are Biochemistry, Biophysics, Bacterial Culture, Cell Culture and Bio-informatics.

Advanced Research Centers

* Center for Research in Climate Change and Global Warming * Research Center for Basic Sciences and Modern Technologies (RBST)

Programs

IASBS was established as a graduate-level degree-granting institution. Now it offers M.Sc. and PhD degrees in Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, Geophysics, Biophysics, Biochemistry and Chemistry. Since September 2000, however, it has started a program in physics for a group of distinguished high school graduates. The program, a first attempt at the national level, will train these selected groups of students over a period of seven years, granting them a PhD degree in physics. In this program students directly proceed to their PhD thesis after completing their undergraduate and graduate courses, thereby skipping the M.Sc. dissertation. IASBS also offers a bachelor of science degree in computer engineering which is the only undergraduate program in the institute. The institute also used to run a joint undergraduate program in

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of the United Kingdom.

Awards and Rankings

* Ranked 2nd in Iran by Iran Science Elites Federation (2016) * Ranked 8th in Iran by Islamic Science Citation Center in 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 * Announced as the centre of excellence in

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by Iran Ministry of Science, Research and Technology * Awarded by Islamic Development Bank in science and technology

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Members

Mohammad Abdus Salam Mohammad Abdus Salam Salam adopted the forename "Mohammad" in 1974 in response to the anti-Ahmadiyya decrees in Pakistan, similarly he grew his beard. (; ; 29 January 192621 November 1996) was a Punjabis, Punjabi Pakistani theoretical physici ...

, The Abdus Salam International Center for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), Italy (deceased) *Asim Orhan Barut, University of Colorado, USA *Nasser Peyghambarian, University of Arizona, USA *

Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar (; ) (19 October 1910 – 21 August 1995) was an Indian-American theoretical physicist who spent his professional life in the United States. He shared the 1983 Nobel Prize for Physics with William A. Fowler for "... ...

, University of Chicago, USA (deceased) *Govind Swarup, Inter-University Center for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA), India * Seifallah Randjbar-Daemi, The Abdus Salam ICTP, Italy *

Mehran Kardar Mehran Kardar ( fa, مهران کاردار; August 1957) is an Iranian born physicist and professor of physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and co-faculty at the New England Complex Systems Institute (USA). He received his ...

, MIT, USA *John Clark, Washington University, USA *Sang-Soo Lee, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, South Korea *

Bahram Mashhoon Bahram Mashhoon is an Iranian-American physicist known for his research in General Relativity. Mashhoon is a professor at the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri, where he deals with some foundational aspects of gravitational physics. Wi ...

, University of Missouri, USA * Mudumbai S. Narasimhan, The Abdus Salam ICTP, Italy *

Cumrun Vafa Cumrun Vafa ( fa, کامران وفا ; born 1 August 1960) is an Iranian-American theoretical physicist and the Hollis Professor of Mathematics and Natural Philosophy at Harvard University. Early life and education Cumrun Vafa was born in Tehran ...

, Harvard University, USA *E. Van den Heuvel, University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands

Notable alumni

List of notable alumni from the institute include: *

(

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): First place of the

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(1999). Medal Lecture, in

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, The

Third World Academy of Sciences The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) is a merit-based science academy established for developing countries, uniting 1,000 scientists in some 70 countries. Its principal aim is to promote scientific capacity and excellence for sustainable devel ...

, TWAS (2000). Selected member of

Iranian Science and Culture Hall of Fame Iranian Science and Culture Hall of Fame or Ever-lasting Names / People ( fa, چهره‌های ماندگار; read as "Čehre-hā-ye Māndegār") is a formal ceremony to honor influential contemporary scientific and cultural Eminents. The title ...

, Unforgettable Faces (2001)
Babak Karimi
(

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): First place of the Khwarizmi Young Award in basic sciences (1999). Distinguished researcher elected by Iranian ministry of sciences, research and technology (2003). Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship (2004) *

Ramin Golestanian Ramin Golestanian ( fa, رامین گلستانیان) is a professor at the Department of Physics and thRudolf Peierls Centrefor Theoretical Physics at Oxford University. He is a fellow of St Cross College and is affiliated with thOxford Centre ...

(Physics): He was awarded the Holweck Prize (2014). First place of the Khwarizmi Young Award in basic sciences (2000). Distinguished researcher elected by Iranian ministry of sciences, research and technology (2001). Frederic Joliot Visiting Chair at Ecole Superieure de Physique et de Chimie Industrielles (ESPCI) in Paris (2000) * Arashmid Nahal (Physics)
ICO/ICTP Gallieno Denardo Award
(2001) * Mehdi Khakian (Physics): First place of the

in basic sciences (2006) * Mohammad Rafiee (Chemistry): First place the Khwarizmi Young Award in basic sciences (2008)
Alireza Qaiumzadeh
(Physics): Second place of the Khwarizmi Young Award in basic sciences (2009)
Saifollah Rasouli
(Physics)
ICO/ICTP Gallieno Denardo Award
(2009)
Mohammad Mahdi Najafpour
(Chemistry): First place of the Khwarizmi Young Award in basic sciences (2010)
Ali Ghorbanzadeh Moghaddam
(Physics): Second place of the Khwarizmi Young Award in basic sciences (2010) * Mohammad Taghi Tavassoly (Physics): Th
ICO Galileo Galilei Award
(2010) for lifelong effort in optics education in Iran dedicated by the

International Commission for Optics The International Commission for Optics (ICO) was created in 1947 with the objective to contribute, on an international basis, to the progress and dissemination of the science of optics and photonics and their applications. It emphasises the unit ...

(ICO)

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