According to the public relations report of Sharif University of Technology, according to the latest announcement of the American Physical Society APS, the new list of "distinguished judges" of the APS journals of this society was introduced in 2024. Meanwhile, the name of Dr. Mehdi Kargarian, assistant professor of Sharif University Physics Faculty, is also included in the list.
Dr. Mehdi Kargarian is an internationally known researcher in the field of theoretical dense matter. Winning the ICTP Award and the Aburihan Biruni Award of the Iranian Academy of Sciences are among Dr. Kargarian's other achievements.
It should be noted that this title is awarded to referees who have played an important and significant role in judging APS scientific articles. These judges have performed impressively in terms of the quality of judgment and also in terms of the quantity and appropriate time frame of response.
It is worth mentioning that before among the Iranian researchers, Dr. Vahid Karimipour from the Faculty of Physics of Sharif University of Technology was nominated as the distinguished referee of APS in 2013.