Selected Honors & Awards
2020
1st place winner
Activate Biotech entrepreneurial program supported by MassBio, Harvard Business School, and MIT biotechnology club
2019
Winner, Koch Institute 10th Annual Image Competition
10 scientific images selected out of +300 submissions
2018
3rd place winner (out of 25 teams)
Deep learning pitch competition (course 6.S191), MIT
2017- present
Research assistantship award by MIT Institute Professor Robert Langer
Full scholarship for PhD studies at MIT
2017
Merit-based admission to PhD program of Mechanical Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Iran
Granted to 2 applicants out of +10,000. Exemption from national-wide PhD entrance exam, due to outstanding academic records
2017
McGill Engineering Doctoral Award (Declined)
A fellowship offer awarded to a select number of outstanding doctoral applicants to Engineering Faculty at McGill University.
2017
UNSW University International Postgraduate Award (UIPA) -Declined
Scholarship offer awarded to a select number of outstanding international students to University of New South Wales, granting three years of PhD studies.
2011-2016
Outstanding Graduate and Undergraduate student for 5 consecutive years
Fellowship award from Iran National Foundation of Elites (~ $2K)