Mohammad Ali Zolfigol Explained

Mohammad Ali Zolfigol
Birth Date:2 February 1966
Birth Place:Ashtian, Imperial State of Iran
Nationality:Iranian
Office:Minister of Science, Research and Technology
Term Start:25 August 2021
President:Ebrahim Raisi
Mohammad Mokhber (acting)
Predecessor:Mansour Gholami
Office1:President of Bu-Ali Sina University
Term Start1:2 August 2008
Term End1:8 June 2014
President1:Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Predecessor1:Ardeshir Khazaei
Successor1:Mansour Gholami
Native Name Lang:fa

Mohammad Ali Zolfigol (Persian: محمدعلی زلفی‌گل; February 2, 1966) is an Iranian professor of chemistry and current Minister of Science, Research and Technology, since August 25, 2021. He was the President of Bu-Ali Sina University from August 2, 2008 to June 8, 2014. He is also a permanent member of the Academy of Sciences of Iran.[1] In 2022 Zolfigol had four of his research publications retracted by the Royal Society of Chemistry because of concerns regarding the authenticity of chemicals used in the published studies and the reproducibility of the experiments.[2] [3] [4]

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  1. https://www.irna.ir/news/85243912
  2. News: Marcus . Adam . Iran's science minister earns four retractions . Retraction Watch . 25 October 2022 . Center for Scientific Integrity . 2022-10-26.
  3. Fisher . Laura . Retraction: Design of 1-methylimidazolium tricyanomethanide as the first nanostructured molten salt and its catalytic application in the condensation reaction of various aromatic aldehydes, amides and β-naphthol compared with tin dioxide nanoparticles . RSC Advances . 2022 . 12 . 42 . 27212 . Royal Society of Chemistry . 10.1039/D2RA90090D . 36283020 . 9510903 . 96078168 . free .
  4. Web site: Retraction Watch Database . Retraction Watch . Center for Scientific Integrity . 2022-10-26.