1- Ranked 1^st B.Sc. graduate of Chemistry, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran, 1990.

2-Six-month scholarship by the Ministry of Culture and Higher Education of Iran during the Ph.D. period in Justus-Liebig Universität Giessen, Germany, March 1997- September 1997.

3-One-year scholarship by the DAAD (Deutcher Akademischer Austauschdienst) for further academic study and training in Justus-Liebig Universität Giessen, Germany, March 1998- March 1999.