ARMENIAN NATIONAL ASTRONOMICAL OLYMPIADS

The National Astronomy Olympiad in Armenia was founded in 1976. H.A. Harutyunian was the organizer of the first two Olympiads. However after 1970s, a long period passed without school Olympiads. Only in 1995, on the initiative of the Byurakan Observatory (without support from the Ministry of Education and Science, MES), a new (3rd) astronomical Olympiad was organized due to efforts of A.M. Mickaelian and A.E. Grigoryan. The final stage was combined with the First Byurakan Summer School for YSU students and was held in “Nor Amberd” rest-house not far from Byurakan, on Aug 20-28, 1995. Later on, in 1999, Astronomical School Olympiads were included in the program of the MES and have been held every year.

 

Dr. H.A. Harutyunian (1999), Dr. A.M. Mickaelian (2000), and Dr. A.A. Hakopian (since 2001) chaired the National Olympic Jury. Other active members of the Republican Jury have been: Dr. A.V. Oskanian (also the chair of the Yerevan city Jury), A.E. Grigoryan, M.V. Gyulzadyan, Dr. S.E. Nersissian, Dr. G.A. Ohanian, Dr. E.L. Karapetian, and Zh. Avetisyan.

 

School students of the 9, 10, and 11 year of education (about 15, 16, and 17 years old, respectively) take part in the Olympiad. The Armenian Astronomy Olympiad is being held in 4 stages: I stage – Olympiads at schools and organizations, November; II stage – Olympiads in towns and cities, January; III stage – Olympiads in Provinces of Armenia, March; IV stage – All-country (Republican) Olympiad in Byurakan, April. As the V stage can be considered the Camp for selection and training to IAO, typically in June in Byurakan.

 

#

Year

Dates

Location

Teams

Pupils

Winners

Prize rank

I

1976

Byurakan Obs.

 

II

1977

Byurakan Obs.

 

 

 

 

III

1995

Aug 20-28

“Nor Amberd”, Aragatz

 

 

 

 

IV

1999

May 1-3

Byurakan Obs.

7

26

Hovhannes Khandanyan and Sevada Gyurjyan (both A.Shirakatsi school)

Hayk Harutyunyan, Anna Ohanyan, and Artak Tadevosyan (all A.Shirakatsi school)

Davit Karapetyan and Manas Yeroyan (both A.Shirakatsi school)

I

II

III

V

2000

Apr 30 – May 1

Byurakan Obs.

9

24

Ashot Harutyunyan (A.Shirakatsi school)

Stepan Yakovlev and Vladimir Yesayan (both A.Shirakatsi school)

Hrair Azizbekyan, Tigran Shahverdyan, and Vahan Babushkin (all Phys.-Math. school)

I

II

III

VI

2001

Apr 21-22

Byurakan Obs.

8

20

I

II

III

VII

2002

Apr 20-21

Byurakan Obs.

19

Tigran Shahverdyan (P-M school), Mkrtich Soghomonyan, Vahagn Yeghikyan (Quantum)

Karapet Mkrtchyan (Gyumri)

Harutyun Movsisyan (Gyumri), Zhirayr Avetisyan (Quantum)

I

II

III

VIII

2003

Apr

Byurakan Obs.

21

Mkrtich Soghomonyan and Zhirayr Avetisyan (Quantum), Gor Gogchyan (Vanadzor)

Artavazd Minasyan (Quant), Bilor Kurghinyan (P-M), Vahe Mkhoyan (Quant), Aram Vasilyan

Diana Arzumanyan (Quant), Norayr Amirkhanyan, Sergey Poghosyan (P-M), Karen Sargsyan

I

II

III

IX

2004

Apr

Byurakan Obs.

I

II

III

X

2005

Apr 16-17

Byurakan Obs.

25

I

II

III

XI

2006

Apr

Byurakan Obs.

 

 

I

II

III

XII

2007

Apr

Byurakan Obs.

 

I

II

III

XIII

2008

Apr 16-17

Byurakan Obs.

 

I

II

III

XIV

2009

Apr 25-27

Byurakan Obs.

25

Vahe Galstyan (Quantum), Valeri Vardanyan (P-M)
Hayk Hakobyan, Hovhannes Shmavonyan, Vahagn Kirakosyan (P-M), Hayk Saribekyan, Hayk Tepanyan (Quantum)
Slavik Alaverdyan (Ijevan,5), Karen Sharafyan, Robert Davoyan (P-M), Ara Stepanyan (Hrazdan,10), Sipan Babertsyan (HPTchH)

I

II


III