WSCSE-2026

Rahim Zahedi is an Assistant Professor of the department of energy governance, University of Tehran, Iran. Rahim has a PhD in energy systems engineering from University of Tehran. He has a BSc in mechanical engineering from Iran University of Science and Technology and MSc in energy systems engineering from the same University. He got the highest score in energy systems engineering PhD entrance exam of Iran in 2020 and became the first rank in the country. His field of interest is energy modeling and he has published more than 100 ISI papers in this field. He was recognized as author of the most cited article in Energy Science & Engineering journal in WILEY from January 2021 to December 2023. He is assigned 2023 JTACC-V4 Young Scientist Award, the best worldwide young scientist in the field of thermal sciences, in the Conference: Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry Conference (JTACC) and 9th V4 (Joint Czech-Hungarian-PolishSlovakian) Thermoanalytical Conference (JTACC+V4 2023), Balatonfüred, Hungary. He has won the National Renewable Energy Award and is chosen as the national best young researcher in the field of energy. He obtained the first rank of the country's best industrial plan in the national oil and gas event and received a certificate of appreciation for the best researcher in the field of petroleum engineering. He is also assigned 2024 Alborz Prize (Iranian Nobel Prize), the best young scientist of the country. He has done a lot of research in terms of energy and environment and his research area is dedicated to them. He has been in the list of top 2% scientists in the world from 2023 by Stanford University and also his research interest area is BEM and LCA.