Davood Parsa-Pajouh

Parsa-Pajouh was born in Tehran at 1941. After graduation from Hadaf High School, he entered the Faculty of Agriculture at the University of Tehran. He received his bachelor's degree in Forest and Range Engineering at 1965. Thereafter, he was awarded a National Scholarship to continue his post-graduate study at the French National School of Forestry in Nancy, France. He returned to Iran in 1970 after receiving his PhD degree in Wood Technology & Engineering, and started to work as a lecturer in the Faculty of Natural Resources. Parsa-Pajouh participated in several research programs in France and Switzerland during his professional career.

Parsa-Pajouh dedicated years of his career to academic executive roles and responsibilities,[2][3][4] which are highlighted as follows:

• Vice-Chancellor of the University of Tehran
• Dean of the Faculty of Natural Resources of the University of Tehran
• Head of the Department of Wood Science and Technology
• Member of the Academic Promotions Committee[5] of the University of Tehran
• Member of the Academic Promotions Committee[6] of the Ministry of Science, Research, and Technology
• Member of the Academy of Sciences and head of the Wood Science Group
• Editor of the Iranian Journal of Natural Resources

• Honoured as Distinguished Researcher of the University of Tehran in 1991
• Honoured as Distinguished Professor of the University of Tehran in 1992
• Honoured as Nationwide Distinguished Professor in 1993
• In 2015, his book titled “Wood Technology” was honoured as one of the 80 treasures of the University of Tehran[7]

Davood Parsa-Pajouh

• “Wood Technology”,[8] University of Tehran Press
• “Industrial Timber Preservation”,[8] University of Tehran Press
• “Atlas of the Woods of the North of Iran”,[8] University of Tehran Press
• "Tree Multi-lingual encyclopedia", University of Tehran Press[8]
• "Paper and composites from agro-based resources", University of Tehran Press[8]
• "House Termites", Shahid Rajaee Teacher Training University Press[9]

Davood Parsa-pajouh died on 11 August 2015 at the age of 74, at Laleh Hospital in Tehran. His body was laid in rest in the Nam-Avaran plot in Behesht-e Zahra, which is reserved for national scholars and scientists.

Nam Avaran

There are two equal prize of 5 million Tomans. Each year two PhD students will be selected and prized for their effort in creations and innovations in the wood and paper science. The prize is currently 5 Million Tomans and will be awarded at the beginning of May (second week of Ordibehesh) of each year within the Teacher Appreciation Week. The board of Wood Science department of Natural Resource Faculty of University of Tehran[10] is in charge of this selection. Students should apply with this form[11] first.