 richard ohanian fellow richard ohanian received a bs in applied physics from azad university tehran iran in 1994 and a bs and ms from california institute of technology caltech in electrical and computer engineering he worked at jpl nasa pasadena california for a short period of time and is currently with axiom microdevices irvine california as rfic design engineer designing integrated circuits for wireless applications in iran he published a book on mechanics and optics for high school students he also published various articles on sociopolitical issues in alik armenian daily tehran iran and was a tv host on horizon armenian tv glendale california he continues to be a member of many associations interest groups and professional networks such as ieee he is the founder of armengine a worldwide organization focused on promoting entrepreneurship among armenian engineers and scientists no  