Information

Membership Number: FCA3110

Membership Type: Fellowship

Division: Natural Sciences

Corresponding Email: a-shaabani@sbu.ac.ir

Homepage(s): https://publons.com/researcher/3502170/ahmad-shaabani/ 

Present and Previous Positions

Full professor at Shahid Beheshti University

Fields of Scholarship and Research Interests

Ahmad Shaabani (PhD, 1994, Tarbiat Modarres University, Tehran, Iran) is a full professor at Shahid Beheshti University, a member of the Academy of Sciences of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and a fellow of The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) for the advancement of science in developing countries. He currently serves as the president of the Chemistry & Chemical Engineering Research Center of Iran and is a former president of Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran. Prof. Shaabani is a member of the Iranian Chemical Society and serves on the Editorial Advisory Board of ACS Combinatorial Science (ACS), the editorial board of the Journal of the Iranian Chemical Society (Springer), the editorial board of Journal of Current Green Chemistry (Bentham Science) and editorial board of the Quarterly Review of Basic Sciences (The Academy of Sciences of Islamic Republic of Iran).

His primary research expertise lies in the discovery and development of novel isocyanide-based multicomponent reactions (I-MCRs) for the synthesis of biologically significant heterocyclic compounds. He also focuses on the design and preparation of advanced functional materials, including modified nanomaterials and natural polymers via I-MCRs, with applications in drug delivery and biomedical platforms. His work further encompasses the synthesis of metallophthalocyanines and the development of new synthetic methodologies, including the application of heterogeneous catalysts in chemical transformations and carbon dioxide fixation.

Honors, Awards and Other Membership

·         Distinguished Professor of Iranian Universities (awarded by the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology of Iran)

·         Distinguished Professor (selected by the Iran National Elites Foundation; Allameh Tabatabaei Award)

·         Prize winner of the International Kharazmi Festival in Basic Sciences

·         Iranian Chemical Society’s Distinguished Chemist

·         Listed among the Highly Cited Scientists and Engineers (ISI; top 1% by citation)

·         Recognized as a Leading Scientist & Engineer of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Member States

·         Recipient of the Alborz Prize (Alborz Foundation) as a Selected Scientist

Selected Publications

https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=rcpRgmcAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao 

Prof. Shaabani has authored more than 350 scientific publications, including review articles and book chapters, and has delivered over 100 presentations at national and international conferences.

Other Information

Shaabani_Ahmad_CV.docx

Ahmad Shaabani-Acceptance Letter-2025-9-5.pdf