Personal Details                                                                                               NAME: Vahak SURNAME: Marghussian Year of Birth: 1948 ACCADEMIC STATUS: Professor, School of Metallurgy & Materials Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology (IUST), Since 1984  Fields of Research Interests: Ceramics, Glass, Glass- Ceramics, Refractories.
Contact Address School of Metallurgy & Materials Engineering Iran University of Science and Technology (IUST), Narmak, Tehran, Iran Tel: +9821-7724540-550 , Ext: 2814 Fax: +9821-77240480 E-mail: Marghus@iust.ac.ir
Educational Records Degree Major Year of Graduation University Location B.Sc. Metallurgy 1974 Sharif University of Technology Iran M.Sc. Metallic and Ceramic Materials 1977 Manchester University England Ph.D Ceramics 1980 Manchester University England Teaching Experiences: M.H. Emanieh, B. Eftekhari Yekta, V.K. Marghussian, "Effect of Ce, Sb, and Sn on solarization and crystallization of an X-ray-irradiated photosensitive glass", International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology 7(1), 2010, pp. 104-110
V.K. Marghussian, OU. Balazadegan, B. Eftekhari Yekta, A. Bahrami, "Crystallization behaviour, microstructure and mechanical properties of cordierite-mullite glass ceramics", Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 484(1-2), 2009, pp. 902-906
M. Kord, V.K. Marghussian, B. Eftekhari Yekta, A. Bahrami, "Effect of ZrO2 addition on crystallization behaviour, porosity and chemical-mechnical poroperties of a CaO-TiO2­­-P2O5 microporous glass ceramic", Materials Research Bulletin, 44(8), 2009, pp. 1670-1675
A. Faeghi-Nia, V.K. Marghussian, E. Taheri-Nassaj, M.J. Pascual, A. Durán, "Pressureless sintering of apatite/wollastonite-phlogopite glass-ceramics", Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 92(7), 2009, pp. 1514-1518
M. Mahmoudysepehr, V.K. Marghussian, "SiO2-PbO-CaO-ZrO2-TiO2-(B2O3-K2O), A New Zirconolite Glass-ceramic system: Crystallization behavior and microstructure evaluation", Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 92(7), 2009, pp. 1540-1546
E. Khatibi, P.K. Akhlagh, P.A. Shahi, B. Eftekhari Yekta, V.K. Marghussian, "Effect of Kaolin on sintering and machinability of fluor-phlogopite glass ceramic", Advances in Applied ceramics 108(4), 2009, pp. 249-252
V.K. Marghussian, U. Balazadegan, B. Eftekhari, "The effect of BaO and Al2O3 addition on the crystallization behaviour of cordierite glass ceramics in the presence of V2O5 nucleant", Journal of European Ceramic Society 29(1), 2009, pp. 39-46
S. Banijamali, B. Eftekhari, H.R. Rezaie, V.K. Marghussian, " Crystallization and sintering characteristics of CaO-Al2O3-SiO2 glasses in the presence of TiO2, CaF2 and ZrO2", Thermochimica Acta 488(1-2), 2009, pp. 60-65
M. Kord, V.K. Marghussian, B. Eftekhari, A. Bahrami, " Phase separation, crystallization and leaching of microporous glass ceramics in the CaO-TiO2-P2O5 system", Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids 355(2), 2009, pp. 141-147
S. Banijamali, B. Eftekhari, H. Rezaie, V.K. Marghussian, “Effect of fluorine content on sintering and crystallization behaviour of CaO-Al2O3-SiO2 glass ceramic system”, Advanced in Applied Ceramics 107(2), 2008, pp. 101-105
M. Arbab, V.K. Marghussian H. Sarpoolaky, M. Kord, “The effect of Ro Oxides on microstructure and chemical durability of borosilicate glasses opacified by P2O5”, Ceramics International 33(6), 2007, pp. 943-950
M. Mirkazemi, V.K. Marghussian, A. Beitollahi, S.R. Dovi, D. Wexler, K. Konstantinov, “Effect of ZrO2 nucleant on crystallization behaviour, microstructure and magnetic properties of BaO-Fe2O3-B2O3-SiO2 glass ceramics”, Ceramics International 33(3), 2007, pp. 463-469
A. Faghihinia, V.K. Marghussian, E. Taheri Nassaj, “Effect of B2O3 on crystallization behaviour and microsturcture of MgO-SiO2-Al2O3-K2O-F glass-ceramics”, Ceramics International 33(5), 2007, pp. 773-778
R. Gholamipour, A. Beitollahi, V.K. Marghussian, T. Ohkubo, “Cu effect on coercivity and microstructural features in nanocrystalline Nd-Fe-Co-B annealed melt-spun ribbons”, Physica B 398, 2007, pp. 51-54
S. Banijamali, H.R. Rezaie, B. Eftekhari, V.K. Marghussian, “Sinterability, crystallization and properties of glass-ceramic tiles belonging to CaF2-CaO-MgO-Al2O3-SiO2 system”, Ceramics International 33(8), 2007, pp. 1557-1561
M. Mirkazemi, V.K. Marghussian, A. Beitollahi, “Crystallisation behaviour, microstructure and magnetic properties of BaO-Fe2O3-B2O3-SiO2 glass ceramics”, Ceramics International 32(1), 2006, pp. 43-51
R. Gholamipour, A. Beitollahi, T. Ohkubo, V.K. Marghussian, K. Hona, “Microstructural studies and micromagnetic analysis of nanocrystalline NdFeCoMB (M=Ga, Ge) melt – spun ribbon”, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, No. 37A, 2006, pp. 1581-1587
A. Beitollahi, R. Gholamipour, V.K. Marghussian, 7 other authors, “Magnetic and structural properties of rapidly quenched Nd-Fe-Co-Ge-B alloys”, The physics of metals and Metallography, No. 102, 2006, pp. 24-31
R. Gholamipour, A. Beitollahi, V.K. Marghussian, T. Ohkubo, K. Hono, “A new role of Mi type dopant for Nd-Rich Nd-Fe-Co-B nanocrystalline ribbons”, Journal of Iron & Steel Research, International, 13(SI), 2006, pp. 215-220
M. Rezvani, B. Eftekhari Yekta, M. Solati, V. K. Marghussian, “Effect of Cr2O3 , Fe2O3 and TiO2 nucleant on the crystallization behaviour of SiO2-Al2O3 – CaO-MgO (R2O) glass-ceramics”, Ceramics International 31(1), No. 31, 2005, pp. 75-80
M. Rezvani, B. Eftekhari Yekta, V.K. Marghussian, “Utilization of DTA in determination of crystallization mechanism in SiO2-Al2O3-CaO-MgO (R2O) glasses in presence of various nuclei”, Journal of the European Ceramic Society 25(9), No. 25, 2005, pp. 1525-1530
E. Salahi, F. Moztarzadeh, V.K. Marghusian, J. G. Heinrich, “Investigation of thermal conductivity and oxidation behaviour of reaction bonded Aluminium nitride (RBAN) ceramics”, International Journal of Engineering Science, Vol. 14, No. 2, 2003, pp. 1-19
P. Alizadeh, V.K. Marghusian, “Study of bulk crystallization in MgO-CaO-SiO2-Na2O glasses in the presence of CaF2 and MoO3 nucleant”, Journal of Materials Science 38(7), 2003, pp. 1529-1534

 Written Works 

Book's Name	Authors' Name	Date
Refractories,types, properties and application	Marghussian	4th ed. 2007
Introduction to phase diagrams in ceramics	Mostarzadeh,  Marghussian ,Salahi	1999
Glass: structure, properties& application	Marghussian	2007

Research Projects

Title	Company	From	To
Fabrication of magnetic glass ceramics	National Research council	1997	2000
Fabrication of biomedical glass ceramics	National Research council	1997	1999
Fabrication of high wear resistance glass ceramics utilizing blast furnace slag	Iranian national Iron Company	1998	2000
Fabrication of structural glass ceramics utilizing metallurgical slags	National Research council	2001	2003
Fabrication of thermal shock resistance opaline glasses	Iranian ministry of Industry and mining	2001	2004
Effect of composition and heat treatment on mechanical properties and bioactivity of nanostructured glass ceramics in the SiO2-Al2O3-CaO-MgO system	Committee of nanotechnology, Iranian ministry of higher education	2005	2008

Awards and Qualifications
Year	Oranization	Title
2003	Iranian ministry of culture	Winning the award of the best book of year in the field of engineering: Glass:structure,properties, application