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Benefits of active ArAS membership include

• Automatic membership in the European Astronomical Society (EAS)
• Maintenance of a personal webpage on the ArAS website
• Subscription to the ArAS Newsletter and priority access to announcements
• Discounted registration for ArAS annual meetings, schools, and workshops
• Eligibility to apply for ArAS travel and conference grants (students & early-career researchers)
• Voting rights in ArAS elections and eligibility for elected positions
• Priority information on observing opportunities and outreach activities
• Eligibility for the ArAS Annual Prize for Young Astronomer

ArAS MEMBERS (as for 05.03.2026)

Altogether – 81 ArAS members (from 18 countries), including 7 founding members, 27 invited, 33 full, and 14 junior ones.

See the list of Armenian astronomers – members of international organizations. 

Prof. Abazajian, Kevork (University of California, Irvine, USA), full member
Dr. Abrahamyan, Hayk (Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory (BAO), Armenia), full member
Dr. Airapetian, Vladimir S. (Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), USA), full member
Dr. Andreassian-Thomas, Noretta K. (University of Virgin Islands (UVI), USA), full member
Dr. Andreasyan, Ruben R. (Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory (BAO), Armenia), full member
Dr. Arshakian, Tigran G. (Universitat zu Koln, Germany), full member
Asryan, Meline A. (Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory (BAO), Armenia), junior member
Dr. Azatyan, Naira M. (Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory (BAO), Armenia), full member
Dr. Baghdasaryan, Daniel S. (Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory (BAO), Armenia), full member
Dr. Baghram, Shant (Sharif University of Technology (SUT), Iran), invited member
Baleyan, Gayane D. (Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory (BAO), Armenia), junior member
Prof. Baraffe, Isabelle (University of Exeter; CNRS-CRAL Lyon, UK), invited member
Dr. Barry, Donald (Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y., USA), invited member
Dr. Brandl, Bernhard (Leiden University, The Netherlands), full member
Dr. Buniatian, Ruben (Institute of Hydroponics Problems, Armenia), invited member
Prof. Burrows, Adam (Princeton University, Astrophysical Sciences, USA), invited member
Prof. Charmandaris, Vassilis (University of Crete, Greece), invited member
Prof. Cherepashchuk, Anatol M. (Sternberg Astronomical Institute (SAI), Russia), invited member
Dr. Chilingarian, Igor V. (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, USA), full member
Darbinyan, Lilit (Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory (BAO), Armenia), junior member
Davtyan, Ani (Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory (BAO), Armenia), junior member
Dr. Elia, Davide (INAF - IAPS, Italy), full member
Dr. Engels, Dieter (Hamburger Sternwarte (HS), Germany), invited member
Farmanyan, Sona V. (Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory (BAO), Armenia), junior member
Gasparyan, Anna A. (Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory (BAO), Armenia), junior member
Dr. Gigoyan, Kamo S. (Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory (BAO), Armenia), founding member
Gigoyan, Karen K. (Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory (BAO), Armenia), junior member
Dr. Gorjian, Varoujan (Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), NASA, USA), full member
Grigoryan, Avetik E. (Centre for Astronomical Education, Armenia), full member
Dr. Gyulzadian, Marietta V. (USA), invited member
Dr. Hakobyan, Artur A. (Alikhanyan National Science Laboratory (ANSL), Armenia), full member
Dr. Hakopian, Susanna A. (Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory (BAO), Armenia), founding member
Hambardzumyan, Liana A. (Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory (BAO), Armenia), junior member
Dr. Harutyunian, Haik A. (Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory (BAO), Armenia), founding member
Dr. Harutyunyan, Arus S. (Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory (BAO), Armenia), full member
Dr. Hovhannisyan, Martik A. (Institute of Applied Problems of Physics (IAPP), Armenia), full member
Prof. Jankovich, Ishtvan (Gothard Astrophysical Observatory, Hungary), invited member
Prof. Karachentsev, Igor D. (Special Astrophysical Observatory (SAO), Russia), invited member
Dr. Karapetian, Emilia L. (Yerevan State University (YSU), Armenia), full member
Karapetyan, Armen (Yerevan State University (YSU), Armenia), full member
Dr. Khasawneh, Awni M. (Arab Union for Astronomy and Space Sciences, Jordan), invited member
Prof. Khosroshahi, Habib (Iranian National Observatory (INO), Iran), invited member
Dr. Kostandyan, Gayane (Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory (BAO), Armenia), full member
Dr. Kunth, Daniel (Institut d’Astrophysique de Paris (IAP), France), invited member
Dr. Magakian, Tigran Yu. (Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory (BAO), Armenia), founding member
Prof. Mayor, Michel (Geneva Observatory, Switzerland), invited member
Dr. Meftah, Mustapha (LATMOS, UVSQ, Institute Pierre Simon Laplace, CNRS, France), invited member
Dr. Melkonian, Ashot S. (Yerevan State University (YSU), Armenia), full member
Dr. Mickaelian, Areg M. (Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory (BAO), Armenia), founding member
Mikayelyan, Gor A. (Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory (BAO), Armenia), junior member
Prof. Mirzoyan, Razmik (Max-Planck-Institute for Physics, Germany), full member
Mkrtchyan, Tatevik (Instituto de Estudios Astrofisicos, Universidad Diego Portales, Chile), junior member
Mkrtchyan, Varduhi K. (Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory (BAO), Armenia), junior member
Dr. Mkrtichian, David E. (National Astronomical Research Institute of Thailand (NARIT), Chiang Mai, Thailand), full member
Dr. Momjian, Emmanuel (National Astronomy and Ionosphere Center - Arecibo Observatory, USA), invited member
Dr. Mosleh, Moein (Shiraz University, Department of Physics and Biruni Observatory, Iran), invited member
Dr. Movsessian, Tigran H. (Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory (BAO), Armenia), founding member
Prof. Nikoghossian, Arthur G. (Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory (BAO), Armenia), full member
Dr. Nikoghosyan, Elena H. (Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory (BAO), Armenia), founding member
Dr. Paronyan, Gurgen (Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory (BAO), Armenia), full member
Prof. Parsamian, Elma S. (Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory (BAO), Armenia), invited member
Dr. Petrosian, Artashes R. (USA), invited member
Prof. Petrosian, Vahe (Stanford University, USA), full member
Dr. Pikichian, Hovhannes V. (Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory (BAO), Armenia), full member
Prof. Pogosian, Levon (Department of Physics, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, CANADA), full member
Rah, Maria M. (Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory (BAO), Armenia), junior member
Prof. Rahvar, Sohrab (Sharif University of Technology (SUT), Iran), invited member
Prof. Saharian, Aram (Yerevan State University (YSU), Armenia), full member
Dr. Samsonyan, Anahit L. (Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory (BAO), Armenia), full member
Dr. Sargsyan, Lusine A. (Armenia), invited member
Dr. Sarkissian, Alain (LATMOS, Institute Pierre Simon Laplace, CNRS, France), invited member
Sarkissian, John M. (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) Space and Astronomy, Parkes Radio Observatory, Australia), full member
Prof. Sedrakian, Armen D. (Institute for Theoretical Physics, Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany), full member
Dr. Stavinschi, Magda (Astronomical Institute, Bucharest, Romania), invited member
Sukiasyan, Andranik G. (Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory (BAO), Armenia), junior member
Dr. Tokhatyan, Karen (Institute of History, Yerevan, Armenia), full member
Torosyan, Arpine A. (Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory (BAO), Armenia), junior member
Prof. Tully, R. Brent (Institute for Astronomy (IfA), University of Hawaii, USA), invited member
Prof. Turatto, Massimo (Osservatorio Astronomico di Padova, INAF, Italy), invited member
Dr. Vardanyan, Mihran (University of Oxford, UK), full member
Prof. Weedman, Daniel W. (Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y., USA), invited member