Reza Abbaschian

{{short description|Iranian/American engineer|bot=PearBOT 5}}

{{Infobox academic|honorific_prefix=William R. Johnson, Jr. Professor|name=Reza Abbaschian|nationality=Iranian-American|occupation=Distinguished Professor|known_for=Inducing $17 million in gifts for institution|discipline=Materials Science|sub_discipline=Metallurgy and Mining|workplaces=University of California Riverside|doctoral_students=|website=[http://abbaschianlab.engr.ucr.edu/index.html# Abbaschian Lab]}}

Reza Abbaschian is an Iranian/American engineer, currently the William R. Johnson, Jr. Family Professor, Distinguished Professor of Mechanical Engineering and the former Dean of the Bourns College of Engineering{{Cite web|date=March 20, 2018|first=J. D.|last=Warren|title=Engineering college interim dean to become dean at Drexel University College of Engineering|url=https://ucrtoday.ucr.edu/52331|access-date=2020-10-29|website=UCR Today|language=en-US}} and, also formerly the Vladimir Grodsky Professor of Materials Science at University of Florida. In 2006, he was elected to the American Association for the Advancement of Science, The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society and ASM, the latter of which he was a former president.{{Cite web |url=https://www.aaas.org/fellow/abbaschian-reza |title=Abbaschian, Reza |publisher=aaas.org |accessdate=March 3, 2017}}

Abbaschian is considered pivotal in establishing a relationship with Winston Chung, which led to a $10 million donation to the college.[https://highlandernews.org/24054/wilcox-puts-ucr-making-deans-step/ Wilcox puts UCR down by making deans step down][http://www.pe.com/2016/04/15/uc-riverside-engineering-dean-stepping-down/ UC RIVERSIDE: Engineering dean stepping down]

Abbascian was recognized with the 2017 AIME Honorary Membership Award for "pioneering contributions in solidification processing, materials education and leadership in materials science and engineering worldwide".{{Cite web|title=Reza Abbascian {{!}} AIME|url=http://www.aimehq.org/programs/award/bio/reza-abbascian|access-date=2020-10-22|website=www.aimehq.org}}