ISGA History:

Iranian Students and Graduates Association in the U.S (ISGA) was established in September 2011 to develop and enhance relationships among Iranian students, scholars and graduates communities in U.S.

The ISGA is a non-profit, nonpartisan, non-religious membership organization, to facilitate networking, educating, and empowering the students and graduates and create a voice that represents Iranian students, scholars and graduates in society at large.

ISGA consists of elected Executive Committee and affiliated chapters.  Affiliated chapters help ISGA to carry out its vision and objectives.

ISGA Membership

Membership is open to all students, scholars, and graduates from Iran, or of Iranian background, in United States. In order to become a member one has to sign up through the ISGA website, or register through affiliated chapters in the U.S.

Executive Committee

President

Ali Moslemi, Senior Engineer-Fluid Dynamics at National Oilwell Varco

Vice President of Graduate Affairs

Mohammad Elahinia, Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering, University of Toledo

Regional Directors

Ali Yeilaghi Tamijani, Adjunct Faculty, Aerospace and Ocean Engineering, Virginia Tech

Amir Manzour, PhD Student, Institute of Bioinformatics, University of Georgia at Athens

Publicity Chairs

Nasim Sabounchi, PhD Candidate, Industrial and Systems Engineering,Virginia Tech

Amirhossein Ghasemi, PhD Candidate, Mechanical Engineering, University of Kentucky