Currently, he is a faculty member
in Chemistry in the Institute for
Advanced Studies in Basic
Sciences (IASBS) (Zanjan, Iran).
As a nanobioinorganic chemist,
Mahdi believes that with
learning strategies from natural
photosynthesis, design of
modern catalysts for all
reactions using only earth
abundant, low cost and
environmentally friendly metal
ions is possible. Mahdi and his
research group explore
transition-metal compounds as
water-oxidizing catalysts for
artificial photosynthesis. He is
the author of over 200 papers,
guest editor in three journal
issues, editor of 5 books on
photosynthesis and artificial
photosynthesis, and author of 12
book chapters.
Dr. Mohammad Mahdi Najafpour received his BSc., MSc., and Ph.D. in Inorganic
Chemistry from Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran, in 2009. He has been
in Christian Albrechts University Kiel, Institute for Inorganic Chemistry (6 Months)
under supervision of Professor Dr. Kurz. Mahdi is a recipient of several awards and
fellowships from high school to now:
Among the most influential scientists in their fields for 2017, as
determined by Thomson Reuters
2017
2015
2015
2017
2017
2017
2015
2014
2007
2010
2010
2012
2013
2014
2003
2003
2003
2003
1999
1999
1999
2007-2009
2006-2009
2003-2006
The Economic Cooperation Organisation (ECO) award in the
category of science and technology
Young Iranian Researcher of year in Nanotechnology (selected by
National Nanotechnology 2017)
Among 50
th
top graduated scientists from Sharif University of
Technology
Rank 16
th
National Nanotechnology Festival 2015
Among the best researchers in Iran 2015 selected by ministry of
science (16
th
Festival 2015)
Academy of Sciences of the Islamic Republic of Iran Award
Rank 27
th
National Nanotechnology Festival
Selected for the TWAS Young Affiliateship-2014 from the Central
and South Asian Region by the TWAS Trieste, Italy.
Rank 28
th
National Nanotechnology Festival.
Professor Ashtiani’s award
Rank 1
st
in Khwarizmi Youth Festival
Member of National Elite and Scholarship of National Elite
Foundation for Graduate Studies in Science
Award of "TOP STUDENTS" chemistry Department Sharif
University of technology
Research Assistant financial support (Sharif University of
Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology, Iran.
Scholarship for Talented Students in Pure Sciences, Ministry of
Science and Technology, Iran.
Scholarship for Talented Students in Chemistry, Agricultural Bank.
Ranked 2
nd
top in MS National Entrance Exam in country
Ranked
st
in Student-Olympiad and the winner of gold medal in
country
Ranked 1
st
in B.A total GPA: 17/20, Sharif University of Technology,
Iran, Tehran
Ranked 1
st
in Student-Olympiad and the winner of gold medal in
country
Ranked 269
th
in nationwide (universities entrance exam) with more
than 1,000,000 students participates.
Ranked 1
st
in high school graduate GPA: 19.5/20.
Ranked 1
st
in Chemistry Laboratory in Fars province and 9th in
country among high school students.
