– Provinces Group: On an autumn day, an excuse was provided for an ierview with Dr. Mohsen Izadi, associate professor of the university and one of the world’s top scieists… In the initial conversation, the first thing that comes to mind is the humility, calmness, and at the same time the energy of this university professor.
A man who has worked his way up from being a mechanical engineering PhD stude at Shahrood University of Technology to becoming a member of the top two perce of scieists in the world.
Dr. Izadi not only pursues science that is linked to the daily life of people, but with a forward-looking view and concern for the developme of the coury, he has linked his scieific path with serving the society.
The ierview with him is an opportunity to hear from the professor himself, the path of ierest formation, research challenges, scieific achievemes and the forward-looking view of the coury’s education and developme. From the days when, as a stude, he eered the field of mechanical engineering with initial passion, to his years of experience in Lorestan University and efforts to develop applied research, all of them show a deep connection between ierest, science, and targeting of research.
In this conversation, in a simple and clear language, Dr. Izadi narrates the challenges that every Iranian researcher experiences in the scieific path, from financial and regulatory restrictions to iernational cooperation obstacles, and at the same time suggests solutions to overcome these obstacles.
One of the highlights of this ierview is his focus on heat transfer and its applications in various industries; From automotive and steel to air conditioning and new electronic technologies.
Dr. Izadi talks carefully and ehusiastically about his rece projects in the field of solar energy storage and shows how scieific research can lead to the reduction of energy consumption and the developme of sustainable technologies.
Reading this ierview, in addition to getting to know the scieific path of a promine researcher, is a window to the perspective of the developme of science and technology in Iran.
In addition to the technical aspect, he repeatedly pois out the importance of teamwork and scieific cooperation between universities and believes that the success of Iranian researchers and the coury’s scieific progress depends on culture building in this field.
In this conversation, on the one hand, we are faced with Dr. Izadi’s personal narrative of his life and research work, and on the other hand, we are faced with his analysis and strategic views about the challenges of research in Iran, the need for iernational communication and the developme of academic infrastructure.
The combination of these two layers has turned the ierview io an attractive and understandable narrative for general and professional audiences; Where science, experience, and a forward-looking view of the coury’s developme are iertwined.
Reading this ierview, in addition to getting to know the scieific path of a promine researcher, is a window to the perspective of the developme of science and technology in Iran; Where effort, cooperation, and a professional look at research can solve society’s problems and drive the coury’s progress.
The first part of this ierview is in fro of the audience of Mehr news agency.
Iroduction and scieific records
Dr. Mohsen Izadi, a faculty member and associate professor of the Mechanical Engineering Departme of Lorestan University, said in a detailed ierview with Mehr reporter, referring to his academic background: I am Mohsen Izadi, a member of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering Departme of Lorestan University. I have completed a doctoral course in mechanical engineering with a focus on energy conversion at Shahrood University of Technology, and in 2013 I received a doctoral degree. In 2016, I became a member of the faculty of Lorestan University.
He added: In the same year, with the cooperation of colleagues, we managed to launch the mechanical engineering course at the undergraduate level in Lorestan University. This action was an importa step for the scieific and industrial developme of the region and the foundation for the training of human resources specialized in the field of mechanics.
The process of forming an ierest in mechanical engineering
Referring to the formation process of his ierest in mechanical engineering, this university professor said: ierest in any scieific field, a process It is time-consuming and requires a deep understanding of its concepts. At the beginning of the path, each stude chooses his field based on initial information and motivation; But over time and with a better understanding of the scieific and practical foundations of the field, his ierest deepens.
He coinued: It was the same with me. At first, I eered this field based on my knowledge of mechanical engineering, but after further study and experience, I realized that mechanical engineering is a fundameal knowledge that is prese in all areas of human life.
The role of mechanical engineering in human life
Emphasizing the wide range of applications of mechanical engineering, Izadi stated: this field actually casts a shadow on all aspects of human life. From agriculture and food industries to heavy industries such as steel, petrochemical, automotive and even fields such as medicine and aerospace, the traces of mechanical science can be clearly seen.
He added: Mechanical engineering studes can work in various fields of this field, including solids design, energy conversion, construction and production, corol, and fluid mechanics. This diversity makes the graduates of this field have a special place in various industrial and research fields.
Understanding the laws of nature with an engineering perspective
This Lorestan University professor further stated: One of the attractive aspects of mechanical engineering is its deep connection with the laws governing nature. This discipline teaches us how to understand the behavior of systems in the physical world and use this knowledge to improve the quality of human life.
He noted: In general, I am completely satisfied with choosing this field. Although there are challenges and limitations, but from the scieific and epistemological aspect, mechanical engineering provides us with a new view of the order and legality governing the natural world.
Challenges of the scieific and academic path
According to Mehr reporter, Dr. Mohsen Izadi, referring to the challenges he faced during his studies and academic activity, said: “I faced various challenges during my studies and even after becoming a member of the faculty.” These challenges are also in the fields legal And it is a by-law, both in the financial and executive sectors. The fact is that financial problems in higher education and research in the coury have a great impact on the process of scieific developme and cannot be ignored.
He added: The university, as the base of the coury’s developme and one of the main infrastructures of progress, should be seriously supported. The exte to which this institution is strengthened will have a direct impact on national growth and developme.
The need to modernize research infrastructures
Emphasizing the need to update scieific facilities and equipme, Ezadi said: “Unfortunately, we are facing serious problems in the field of research infrastructure.” Many teaching and research equipme and facilities need to be updated. Doing this work has been delayed and this problem has caused the reduction of scieific productivity in some areas.
He coinued: My feeling is that the connection between domestic universities and world-class universities should be strengthened. This scieific connection is the basis for moving in the froiers of knowledge and improving the research power of the coury. We must reach a level where we can solve the problems of society in various scieific fields.
The experience of being in the list of top two perce scieists in the world
This promine professor of Lorestan University said about his presence in the list of top two perce scieists in the world: naturally, every person feels good when he achieves success. A few years ago, it was a great honor for me when the news that my name was included in the list of two perce of the best scieists in the world was published on the university website. This list is published iernationally by the prestigious universities of the world and its results are publicly available.
I have been on this list for about six years now and at some poi Part of I have been a top one perce scieist
Izadi added: I have been on this list for about six years and at one poi Part of I have been a top one perce scieist. Of course, since the beginning of my professional activity, my goal has not been to be included in these lists, but as a part of the results of the scieific path M has been I have always tried to follow my researches carefully, diligely and professionally. Being among the top scieists is the result of years of research effort and is a natural product of this path.
Heat transfer, a key science in mother industries and new technologies
In another part of his speech, Dr. Izadi explained his field of expertise and stated: My main research fields are in the field of heat transfer. If I wa to give a general title for my research activities, I can say that “improveme and developme of heat transfer methods” has been the main focus of my work in these years.
He added: Heat transfer is one of the most basic branches of mechanical engineering and plays a role in almost all sectors of industry and technology. From petrochemical and steel industries to automotive, air conditioning, construction, electronics and even new technologies such as cooling of electrical chips and semiconductors, everyone depends on this science.
heat transfer; Science at the service of industry and daily life
Referring to the wide range of application of heat transfer, Izadi clarified: wherever the cooling or heating process is needed, the science of heat transfer is involved. From air conditioning systems to the cooling process of industrial engines or sensitive electronic equipme, all depend on the precise and scieific performance of heat transfer systems.
He coinued: During these years, I have worked on various parameters affecting the heat transfer process. The main focus of my research has been on methods and techniques that can improve this process and increase the efficiency of thermal systems. It includes the review of new structures, materials, fluids and technologies in industrial cooling and Microsystem has been
Research in the field of solar energy storage
Referring to his latest research studies, Dr. Izadi said: If I wa to meion the last axis of my research, I must say that our focus in rece years has been on solar energy storage. These storages have the same function as electric batteries, except that instead of storing electricity, they store the thermal energy of the sun.
He added: The main goal of these researches is to increase the efficiency and stability of solar heat storage systems. These technologies can play a very importa role in reducing the consumption of fossil energy and improving energy efficiency and towards the use of clean resources and renewable guide us
A study on performance and effective parameters in storage
Explaining the technical details of the project, Izadi said: In this project, we have studied various parameters that affect the performance of thermal storage systems.
He coinued: We checked how each of these variables can affect the overall performance of the system. In fact, the goal is to be able to design systems that, while having a high storage capacity, provide the necessary heat energy when needed.
Scieific cooperation, the basis of the developme of knowledge and technology
One of the fundameal principles in research and academic work is scieific collaboration. Both in the form of iernal teams and in iernational collaborations
In the coinuation of his ierview, referring to the necessity of iernational cooperation in the field of science and technology, Dr. Izadi stated: Scieific cooperation is one of the fundameal principles in research and academic work. Whether in the form of iernal teams or in iernational cooperation, teamwork causes growth and progress. Many complex scieific problems in today’s world are solved by thinking together and exchanging knowledge among researchers from differe couries.
He added: Experience has shown that scieific cooperation takes the researcher several steps forward. Sometimes a differe idea or perspective from an iernational colleague can change the direction of research and lead to results that are not possible in individual work. In fact, scieific progress in today’s world is based on scieific networking and iellectual synergy.
Challenges of scieific cooperation in Iran
Referring to the problems in iernational cooperation, Yazidi said: despite the high importance of iernational scieific ieractions, unfortunately, in rece years, the connection of our universities with the world’s first-class scieific ceers has become more limited. This issue is rooted in several factors; Part of it is due to iernational sanctions, which practically make the path of official cooperation and scieific exchange difficult, and the other part is due to the financial and operational limitations of universities.
He added: When universities are faced with a lack of funds, this issue, on a macro level, has dealt a significa blow to the coury’s scieific dynamics.
The main challenge of Iranian researchers
In the coinuation of his ierview, referring to the most importa challenge facing Iranian researchers, Dr. Izadi said: In my opinion, the biggest problem that Iranian researchers are currely facing is the lack of ability and teamwork culture. Maybe we haven’t been trained, or teamwork methods haven’t been effectively communicated to us. In fact, the developme of teamwork and cooperation between differe universities can have a great impact on scieific success.
He added: Some universities have more facilities and others have more restrictions. If we can share capacities and infrastructure between universities and professors cooperate with each other, we can definitely achieve better research results and more scieific achievemes.
The necessity of creating a culture for teamwork
If research works are carried out in the form of codified and team programs, it will be possible to optimally use the poteials of differe universities and the scieific results will be much more effective.
Emphasizing the importance of creating a structured program for team research, Ezadi said: If research work is done in the form of structured and team programs, it will be possible to optimally use the poteial of differe universities and the scieific results will be much more effective. This is what the successful universities of the world do and unfortunately we are weak in this field.
He coinued: One of my wishes is to be able to institutionalize the culture of team work in universities and to transfer researches from an individual mode to a group and ieractive mode. Such an approach will increase the quality of research and the speed of scieific progress.
In another part of his speech, this associate professor of Lorestan University, referring to his personal experience, added: Even during my stude period, I realized the importance of teamwork. When we observe how the world’s top universities complete large and complex projects with teamwork, we realize that success is almost impossible without organized collaboration.
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