Mehdi Vaez-Iravani is an Iran

Iran

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ian scientist, engineer and inventor involved in the invention of Shear-force microscopy.

Mehdi Vaez-Iravani graduated with a PhD in Electrical engineering from University College London

University College London

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 and become faculy member at Rochester Institute of Technology

Rochester Institute of Technology

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before joining KLA Tencor.

He has numerous patents and scientific publications in optics, optical engineering and related areas.
He attended Alborz High School in Tehran, Iran from 1971 to 1975.