Pedram Mousavi

Engineering professors Pedram Mousavi and Mojgan Daneshmand were married with two daughters, all of whom perished on the flight.

Mousavi was with the Department of Mechanical Engineering and held the NSERC-AI Industrial Research Chair in Intelligent Integrated Sensors and Antennas.

His mission was to commercialize research, establish strong connections between industries and universities, and stimulate industry-relevant research in wireless technologies. He built and led several professional teams at universities and startup companies. He also supervised 26 graduate students and 10 post-doctoral fellows during his time at the U of A, leaving behind a legacy of hard work, kindness, teaching and empowerment of people.