 Scientific Background:
Mehdi N. Bahadori received a Ph.D. degree in mechanical
engineering from the University of Illinois in 1964. He has a
total of thirty-seven years of teaching or research experience
in five different countries, including the University of
Missouri at Rolla, Arizona State University in Tempe, California
State University in Fullerton, in the United States, University
of Waterloo in Waterloo, Canada, Shiraz University and Sharif
University of Technology, in Iran. He has taught both graduate
and undergraduate courses in thermodynamics, energy conversion
and conservation, solar energy applications and research
methods. He is a dynamic teacher and lecturer who easily
stimulates the students’ interest in the subject he teaches. He
has always been liked and highly respected by his students and
colleagues.
Professor Bahadori has done pioneering research in the fields
of solar energy applications and passive cooling of buildings
and has published extensively in reputable journals, including
Scientific American. He has six patents and has presented
scientific papers, chaired technical sessions, conducted
workshops, and lectured at many international and national
conferences throughout the world. He has traveled to thirty-
five countries of the world in more than hundred and twenty
visits.
Spiritual Background:
Dr. Bahadori has been interested in spiritual matters for
the past fifty years. He has read extensively in this area and
has attended many spiritual seminars, lectures and gatherings.
He has been fortunate to visit Sri Sathya Sai Baba four times in
India and received His blessings each time. He has shared his
experiences with this Master in many of Sai Baba Centers in the
United States and abroad.
Dr. Bahadori believes not only that there exists a purpose
for creation, but that there is also a very delicate and precise
order in the Universe. He believes that there is a reason for
all that people experience in life. With his scientific and
spiritual backgrounds, Professor Bahadori has developed a
hypothesis that he calls The University of Life (Blue Dolphin.
1993). He has had the opportunity to present this idea in a
number of seminars throughout the world.
Currently, Dr. Bahadori teaches at Sharif University of
Technology in Tehran, Iran, where he is a distinguished
professor of mechanical engineering. He has been elected twice
as an outstanding professor at the national level.
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