Dr. Iraj Parchamazad, professor emeritus of chemistry at the University of La Verne, died on June 4 in Tallahassee, Florida. He was 86, and he had suffered from Parkinson’s disease and dementia.
With the thought of pending war with the Middle East, the status of one three-letter word concerns many Americans: oil. Oil is vital to the technology of the American lifestyle, and many fear what would happen if the supply were cut off.
Iraj Parchamazad, Chemistry Department chairman, is bringing recognition to ULV as a research institution through his groundbreaking research in fuel cell technology.
Potential investors, educators and students gathered last Friday at the University of La Verne to witness a demonstration of a prototype fuel-cell system that uses propane or ethyl methanol as the sole fuel source.