Mehrdad Abedi ( مهرداد عابدی، ) is an electrical engineer and electric machinery researcher and professor of power engineering at Amirkabir University of Technology.
Life and career
Abedi was born in Tehran, Iran. He graduated from the University of Tehran with a degree in electrical engineering In 1970, he received an MS degree from Imperial College London in 1973 and a Ph.D from Newcastle University both in electrical engineering with a speciality in electric machinery and power engineering.
After graduation, he worked at General Electric Company plc as a researcher for one year and then returned to Tehran and began his work at Amirkabir University of Technology as an instructor. He is principally known as the author of some textbooks for undergraduate electrical engineering students (in Persian).
Abedi is a member of Iranian Academy of Sciences.
Basic of Electrical Machines (12th Edition), 2007
Power System Analysis (3rd edition), 2006
Modern Power System Analysis (4th edition),2003 (books of the year)
Distribution Systems, (2nd edition),1990
Electrical Machines with Power Electronic Applications, (7th edition 2008), (book of the year)
Electrical Machines, Analysis, Operation and Control (15th edition), 2008
Basic Circuit Analysis (7th edition), 2008
Basic Control Systems, (2nd edition), 2002
Electric Circuits (4 Volumes),2008
Electrical Machines (4 Volumes), (2nd Edition), 2008
Basics of Electrical Machines, 2007
Basics of Electrical Circuits, 2007
Awards and honors
Distinguished professor of Amirkabir University,1994, Iran
Distinguished researcher, ministry of energy, 1993, Iran
Member of Iranian academy of science, Iran, 1991-now
Distinguished author (book of the year), Tehran university,1995, Iran
Member of scientific committee of annual international conference in power systems (PSC), Iran, 1993-now
Member of scientific committee of Iranian international conference in electrical engineering (ICEE), 1993-now
Member of editorial board of Amirkabir Journal of science and technology, Amirkabir university, Iran, 1987–2005
Member of editorial board, Journal of Electricity, ministry of energy, Iran,1993-now
Distinguished professor and prize winner all over Iran selected by ministry of Higher Education 2001.
Distinguished author (book of the year) selected by Iranian Energy Committee. 2001
Prizewinner as innovator, selected by Iranian Elect. Eng. Society. 2003.
Head of Electrical Engineering Section Iranian Academy of Science.2003-2006
Appointed as Honorary Lecturer, University of Birmingham, U.K, 2007
