Mohammad K. Azarian received his Ph. D. in mathematics from Saint Louis University in 1985.  Since then, Dr. Azarian has been at the University of Evansville where he is presently a professor of mathematics. 

Professor Azarian served on the American Mathematical Society (AMS) Committee on the Human Rights of Mathematicians (2021-2023).  In 2023, he was the chair of the committee, and was the AMS Representative on the American Association for the Advancement of Science Human Rights Coalition.

Dr. Azarian is the recipient of the 2017 Mathematical Association of America-Indiana Distinguished Service Award.  The award recognizes a member for “extraordinary contributions … and outstanding efforts" to mathematical sciences in America.  He served on the Executive Board of the Indiana Section of Mathematical Association of America (2001-2007), where he was responsible for the Indiana College Mathematics Competition and other student activities in Indiana.

Professor Azarian served 4 years as a Discipline Peer Reviewer for the Fulbright Scholar Program (2015-2018), sponsored by the United States Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.  He is also a reviewer for the American Mathematical Society’s Mathematical Reviews (MathSciNet) and zbMATH (Zentralblatt MATH).

Dr. Azarian was a UE Global Scholar (2007-2008), and he was the recipient of the UE Berger Award for Scholarship (2019).  Dr. Azarian is currently on the editorial board of two journals, and previously served on the editorial boards of three other journals. He also referees papers for six other periodicals.