Honors, Awards, and Grants

• 2026
  Azki Faculty Research Chair, Sharif University of Technology

  Competitive faculty research chair awarded in recognition of research excellence, supporting a two-year research agenda and academic leadership responsibilities.
• 2026
  Research Grant - Sharif University of Technology

  Principal Investigator.  Research grant supporting a project on human capital, alumni outcomes, career trajectories, and evidence-based university policy.
• 2025
  National Elites Foundation Young Faculty Award

  Competitive national award recognizing outstanding early-career faculty members for research excellence and academic potential.
• 2024
  National Elites Foundation Faculty Recruitment Award

  Competitive award under the National Elites Foundation’s Jahat program for recruiting outstanding early-career researchers to faculty positions.
• 2021
  Participation Grant

  26th Annual Meeting, European Association of Environmental and Resource Economics (EAERE).
• 2020
  Best Paper

  Second Iran Economic Forum, Sharif University of Technology.
• 2019
  HAAMEE Visiting Student Scholarship

  See here for information about HAAMEE visiting student scholarship and here for my short biography at HAAMEE website.
• 2019
  Mitsubishi Corporation International Scholarship

  Sharif University of Technology selects one PhD student among all PhD students of all majors every year for Mitsubishi Corporation International Scholorship and the exchange program at Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan. I was the selected student for year 2019.
• 2018
  Top Research Student

  I heve been selected as Top Research Student at Graduate School of Management and Economics (GSME), Sharif University of Technology for year 2018.
• 2015
  Rank 4, National PhD Entrance Exam

  Out of +2,500
• 2013
  Rank 2, National Economics Olympiad

  Out of +10,000
• 2013
  Rank 9, National M.Sc. Entrance Exam

  Out of +10,000
• 2008
  Gold medal and Rank 1, National Physics Olympiad

  out of +100,000