Kamran Eshraghian
Dr. Kamran Eshraghian | |
|---|---|
 Dr. Eshraghian in 1985 | |
| Born | June 13, 1945 Tehran, Iran |
| ABM | Australia 1974 - 1985 |
| Counsellor | Australasia 1985 - 1995 |
| Spouse(s) | Deidre Lynette Eyers m. 1967 |
Dr. Kamran Eshraghian (b. June 13, 1945) is a Bahá'í who served as an Auxiliary Board member for Australia and as a Continental Counsellor for Australasia. In his career he is a notable electrical engineer, and he has developed over forty patents. He has co-authored several text books and is a Fellow and life member of the Institution of Engineers, Australia.[1]
Biography[edit]
Dr. Eshragian was born in Tehran, Iran, to Ali Mohammad and Heshmat Eshraghian. His paternal grandmother was a member of the Afnán family. The family pioneered to Indonesia to teach the Faith when Kamran was a child, and then to Singapore.
In 1959 Eshraghian moved from Singapore to South Australia to receive an education, and he is thought to be the first Iranian to live in South Australia.[2] He attended Adelaide High School for a year, then Gawler High School, and finally Port Pirie High School for his final year. After completing High School he studied Electrical Engineering at the University of Adelaide, graduating with his bachelor's degree in 1969. His family joined him in Australia in 1967, the same year he married Deidre Lynette Eyers (September 13, 1946 - January 2, 1989).[3]
From 1969 to 1977 Kamran worked as a researcher at the University of Adelaide, and he completed his Master's of Engineering Science in 1977. In 1979 he began lecturing at the University, serving as a faculty member of the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering. In addition to his academic work he was an active member of the Australian Bahá'í community, and in 1974 he was appointed as an Auxiliary Board member for Australia.[4]
In 1982 Kamran spent some time at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, but he returned to Adelaide the following year. In 1983 he co-founded the company Integrated Silicon Design, and in 1984 he founded the company Transponder Australia, and worked with them until 1988.[5]
In 1985 Dr. Eshraghians service as an Auxiliary Board member ended when he was appointed to the Continental Board of Counsellors for Australasia for a five year term.[6] He was reappointed for his second and last five year term in 1990, and also appointed as Trustee of the Continental Fund.[7] In 1994 he moved from Adelaide to Perth and began working at Edith Cowan University, although he did continue to serve as adjunct Professor at the University of Adelaide. He was appointed Head of the School of Engineering at Edith Cowan University in 1997.
Later in his career Dr. Eshraghian began working with Philips Research in both Europe and Australia, receiving his Doctorate of Engineering from the University of Ulm in Germany for research on integrating nano-electronics and light wave technology in 2004. He founded ELabs in 2004, which aimed to integrate nanochemistry and nanoelectronics with bio and photon based technologies.[8] He directed Innovation Labs from 2007 to 2011.[9] In 2009 he moved to Korea where he coordinated a Research program at Chungbuk National University, which aimed to invite prominent scholars to try and advance higher education in the country. He worked at the University until 2012.[10]
Most recently Dr. Eshraghian is serving as Chairman and President of iDataMap, a company which handles health reports and medical imaging cloud access and backup for clinicians.[11]
References[edit]
Notes[edit]
- ↑ http://www.iscas2018.org/back-to-iscas-future/
- ↑ https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:AY4o-ITpN_sJ:https://www.multicultural.sa.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0009/22032/Iran-Dec-2014.pdf+&cd=13&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=au
- ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/151398161/deidre-lynette-eshraghian#view-photo=188871789
- ↑ http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20090602000134
- ↑ http://idatamap.com/board-of-directors/
- ↑ Baha'i News (December 1985). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 657, Pg(s) 1. View as PDF.
- ↑ https://bahai.works/MUHJ86-01/97/Appointment_of_Continental_Boards_of_Counselors
- ↑ https://sites.google.com/site/icedsa2017/latest-news
- ↑ http://idatamap.com/board-of-directors/
- ↑ http://idatamap.com/board-of-directors/
- ↑ http://idatamap.com/board-of-directors/
