Education
1977-1982 – Armenian Agricultural University, student

Academic degree
Ph D – “New sorbents and carriers for chromatography on the base of silica sol”, October, 1990, All-Union Institute of Chemical Reactives and High-Purity Materials (IREA, Moscow).
Dr.Sc –“Hybrid silica sorbents with high reproducibility of structural and chromato¬gra¬phic parameters”, June. 2012, (Institute of Chemical Physics NAS RA, Yerevan)

Professional experience
1983-2004 years – All-Union Scientific Research Institute of Chemical Reactives and High Purity Substances (Yerevan Branch of Inorganic Materials), Junior Researcher, Researcher, Senior Researcher;
2005-Present time – Yerevan State University, Senior Researcher, Dr. Sc;
2006-2007– Head of laboratory in Metta – Group;
2007 - 2011 – Director of LLC Scientific research and expertise center “SREC”
2011 –2013 – Scientific leader of LLC Scientific research and expertise center “SREC”
April, 1985 – December, 1985: Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry (Moscow)
August, 2000 – September, 2000: USA (Philadelphia), SABIT Program

Academic courses
“Chromatographical analysis” (master’s program)
Scale of professional interests Synthesis of adsorbents and carriers for chromatography, sorption, solid phase extraction
High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)

Participation in grant projects
2001-2004: Leading Expert in the A-418 Project granted by the International Science and Technology Center (ISTC) entitled “New types of sorbents and carriers for chromatography and immobilization of biologically active substances”.
2004-2007: Investigator in the A-960 Project granted by the International Science and Technology Center (ISTC) entitled “Design and synthesis of compounds possessing anti-viral (anti HIV) action and/or regulating the activity of cardio-vascular system”.
2005 (January-December): Advisor in the Project 05-PS-cheminorg-714-19 “Silica Based Molecularly Imprinted Polymer System” granted by ANSEF (USA).
2006 (January-December): Principal Investigator in the Project 05-PS-cheminorg-0826-355 “Hybrid polymer-mineral monolith columns for high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC)” granted by ANSEF (USA).
2011-2014 - (January-December): Investigator in the Norwegian-Armenian Project ES459248 Fixation of nutrient elements in digestate (Brukerstyrt innovasjonsprosjekt NATUROGNAERING).

Languages
Russian, English

Awards
Received Annual Prize of the President of the Republic of Armenia in the field of natural sciences (2005 year)