Education
1953- 1958 Student, Physical-Mathematical Department of Yerevan State University (YSU).
1958-1961 Postgraduate student, Physical Department of YSU.

Academic degree
1964 – PhD The subject of the thesis is: About the theory of white dwarfs and neutron stars, YSU.
1973- Doctor of Physical-mathematical Sciences. The subject of the thesis is: About the theory of white dwarfs, YSU.
1996- Member of National Academy of Science of Republic of Armenia

Professional experience
1960-1964 - Scientific researcher, Academy of Science.
1968-1975 - Senior Lecturer, YSU.
1975-1985 - Professor of department of theoretical physics , YSU.
1966-1967 and 1981-1984 Deputy of dean of physical faculty YSU .
1966-1967-981-1984 Deputy of dean of physics faculty of YSU.
1985 -1991 Head of the chair of theoretical physics at YSU .
1991 -2006 Vice-rector of YSU .
1979 - Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge University, UK.
1980 - Central Institute for Astrophysics, Postdam, Germany.
1985, 1989- State University, Jena, Germany.
1990 Dehli University, Madras University, Calcutta University, India.
1992, 1995, 1998 State University, Rostock, Germany.
1992 School of Math. Sciences Queen Mary and Westfield Collage, University of London, UK.
1993 Postdam University, Germany.
1977,2006 United Kington, London
2006- 2013 Head of the chair of theoretical physics at YSU
2013-Honorable Head of the Department of Theoretical Physics

Academic courses
Theoretical Mechanics, Quantum Mechanics, General Relativity, Physics of Superdense Celestial Bodies. Solid State Physics

Scale of professional interests
Theory of Gravitation, Theory of Superdense Matter , Structure of White Dwarfs and Neutron Stars, Alternative Theories of Gravitation

Participation in grant projects
1993-Grant from American Physical Society 1993 DFG
Grant 436ARM
1994 Grant RY6000 from the International Science Foundation
2002-2005 ISTC 773
2006-2009 ISTC 1368

Professional membership
Member of the Academic Council of YSU.
Member of the Academic Council of the Theoretical Physics of YSU
Member of the Council of Physical Faculty
Member of the editorial board Scientific Notes YSU

Awards received
Medal Khachatur Abovian
1970 Winner of Price of Leninian Comsomol of Armenia for work "Stationary Axial-Symmetric fields in the Einstein Theory of Gravitation".
Gold Medal of YSU. Medal of Nansen
2006 Honored Scince Worker

Languages
Armenian, Russian, English