Agha-ye Parviz Shahriari, a great mathematics teacher, a life-long educator,an author,a translator and above all a great humanist, passed away on May 11, 2012. He was taken to Djam Hospital on May 9, 2012 because of shortness of breath and was diagnosed with lung infection and seemed out of danger. But his weak heart stopped working on the early hours of Friday morning. His memories, however, will stay with all of those whose lives he had touched through his work and through his personality.

The Institute for Research in Fundamental Sciences (IPM) in collaboration with the Physics Society of Iran shall give a prize annually to the best PhD theses in physics written in Iran. The prize will be called "Ali-Mohammadi Prize" in recognition of the scientific and academic services rendered by the late martyred professor of the University of Tehran, Mas'oud Ali-Mohammadi, the first recipient of a PhD degree from an Iranian university, who had an influential role in creating the scientific infrastructure of IPM as well as the establishment of graduate studies in Iranian universities and academic institutions.

A Recent Paper from IPM Co-Authored by Ali Naji and his Colleagues is Featured on Major Science News Websites