Education
1960: MS in Physics, Yerevan State University, Yerevan, Armenia
1964 - 1968: PhD student, Moscow State University, physics department
1968 - 1971: Postgraduate Student, Institute of Radio physics and Electronics (IRPhE) Armenian National Academy of Science
Academic degree
1968: Ph.D. Thesis: . ”Expe¬rimental study of stimulated light scattering and selffocusing in liquid”, YSU, Yerevan, Armenia
1984: D. Sc. Thesis: “Nonlinear optics of Liquid Crystals”, Institute of Radiophysics and Electronics, Moscow
1996: academician, Member of National Academy of Science of RA
Professional experience
1960 - 1963: Assistant professor Optics dept, faculty of Physics., YSU
1963 - 1972: Laboratory of problems of physics, faculty of Physics., YSU
1963 - 1967: leading engineer
1967 - 1969: Head of research group-engineer
1969 - 1970: Senior scientific researcher
1970 - 1972: Head of laboratory
1972 - 2007: Head of Optics dept, faculty of Physics., YSU
1985 - 2000: Head of faculty of Physics., YSU
2000 up to present: Head of science-researching laboratory of optoelectronics and photonics, , faculty of Physics, YSU
2006 up to present: member of Presidium of NAS RA
2006 up to present: Academician-secretary of Physics and Astrophysics dept. of NAS RA
1987: professor
1996: academician of NAS RA
2007: honor Head of Optics dept, faculty of Physics., YSU
Academic courses
“Lasers applying in the science and techniques “; “Modern problems of the profession”; “The physics of ultrashort pulses”; “Interaction of the light with elementary excitations”, “Optics of periodical structures”
Scale of professional interests
Nonlinear optics of liquid crystals, thermodynamical and light- induced phase transitions, dynamics of nonlinear wave processes, instabilities, optical bistability and multistability, nonlinear laser spectroscopy of condensed matter, Laser physics, Physical principles constructing of systems and elements for laser technique
Languages
Armenian, Russian, English
Professional membership
NAS RA
2003 – 2006: Chairman of Council of Physics and astrophysics problems of Phys. – Math. And Tech. Dept
Present
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Member of “Quantum Electronics” journal Editorial Board (Russia)
Member of journal “Physics. NAS RA” Editorial Board
Vice - chairman of Armenian physics union
1979: Member of 049 Professional Council
Awards received
2008: YSU Gold Medal
Languages
Armenian, Russian, English