ARMENIAN ASTRONOMERS – MEMBERS OF INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

 

Membership in the International Astronomical Union (IAU) (54 members), the European Astronomical Society (EAS) (40 members, 15 expired), the American Astronomical Society (AAS) (14 members), the Euro-Asian Astronomical Society (EAAS) (19 members), and the Armenian Astronomical Society (ArAS) (37 members out of 86 are here listed) is given. Astronomers who are members of either IAU/EAS/AAS/EAAS, as well as ArAS members from outside Armenia are listed, altogether 34 scientists from Armenia and 49 from other countries.

 

A number of Armenian astronomers are members of other astronomical societies and international organizations, like Euroscience (V.G. Gurzadyan, A.M. Mickaelian), Royal Astronomical Society (RAS, UK; R.K. Chanian, V.G. Gurzadyan, A. Lazarian, M.N. Nabighian, V. Petrosian, L.L. Vanyan), Astronomical Society of the Pacific (ASP), European Physical Society (EPS), etc.

 

Note. Marks in italic (years or “yes”) stand for expired EAS membership.

 

Surname

Other names

Affiliation

Country

IAU

EAS

AAS

EAAS

ArAS

ABRAHAMIAN

Hamlet V.

N-Vision Optics LLC, Burlington, MA

USA

1994

yes

 

 

ABRAHAMIAN

Martin G.

Department of General Physics, Yerevan State University (YSU)

Armenia

 

 

 

yes

AHARONIAN

Felix A.

Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (DIAS)

Ireland

 

 

 

2004

AIRAPETIAN

Vladimir S.

Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), NASA, Washington D.C.

USA

 

 

yes

 

2002

ALECIAN

Georges

LESIA, Observatoire de Paris-Meudon (OBSPM)

France

yes

yes

 

 

AMIRKHANIAN

Artur S.

Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory (BAO)

Armenia

 

yes

 

 

ANDREASIAN-THOMAS

Noretta K.

University of Virgin Islands (UVI), Virgin Islands

USA

 

 

yes

 

2007

ANDREASYAN

Ruben R.

Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory (BAO)

Armenia

 

yes

 

 

1999

ARSHAKIAN

Tigran G.

Universität zu Köln

Germany

1994

yes

 

1996

2002

AVEDISOVA

Veta S.

Institute of Astronomy, Academy of Sciences (INASAN), Moscow

Russia

 

 

yes

BABAJANIANTS

Mikhail K.

St. Petersburg State University (SPbSU)

Russia

yes

 

 

 

BARRY

Donald

Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y.

USA

 

 

 

2003

BELIAN

Richard D.

Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)

USA

 

 

 

2002

BOZYAN

Elizabeth P.

University of Rhode Island, Middletown

USA

 

 

yes

 

BRANDL

Bernhard R.

Leiden Observatory, Leiden University

Netherlands

yes

 

yes

 

2003

CASANDJIAN

Jean-Marc

Service d'Astrophysique, CEA Saclay

France

yes

 

 

 

CHAVUSHYAN

Vahram H.

Instituto Nacional de Astrofisica, Optica y Electronica (INAOE), Puebla

Mexico

yes

yes

 

 

2002

CHILINGARIAN

Igor V.

Observatoire de Paris-Meudon (OBSPM)

France

 

 

 

2005

DULTZIN-HACYAN

Deborah

Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (UNAM), Mexico City

Mexico

yes

 

 

1993

EGHIKIAN

Ararat G.

Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory (BAO)

Armenia

 

yes

 

 

GASPARIAN

Lazar G.

Nizhniy-Novgorod University

Russia

 

yes

 

1991

GHAVAMIAN

Parviz

Rice University, Houston, TX

USA

 

 

yes

 

GIGOYAN

Kamo S.

Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory (BAO)

Armenia

1997

1995

 

 

1999

GORJIAN

Varoujan

University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), CA

USA

 

 

yes

 

GURZADYAN

Grigor A.

Armenian National Academy of Sciences

Armenia

yes

 

 

 

GURZADYAN

Vahagn G.

Yerevan Physics Institute (YerPhI)

Armenia

yes

yes

 

 

2002

GYULBUDAGHIAN

Armen L.

Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory (BAO)

Armenia

1994

 

 

 

HAJIAN

Arsen R.

University of Waterloo, ON

Canada

yes

 

yes

 

2003

HAMBARYAN

Valeri V.

AIU University Jena

Germany

1994

 

 

 

HARUTYUNIAN

Haik A.

Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory (BAO)

Armenia

1988

yes

 

 

1999

HARUTYUNYAN

Artak N.

Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory (BAO)

Armenia

 

yes

 

 

HOUCK

James R.

Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y.

USA

yes

 

yes

 

2003

HOVHANNESSIAN

Rafik Kh.

Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory (BAO)

Armenia

1997

 

 

 

HOVHANNISSIAN

Martik A.

Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory (BAO)

Armenia

 

yes

 

 

ISKUDARIAN

Sofik G.

Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory (BAO)

Armenia

 

yes

 

 

ISRAELIAN

Garik L.

Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias (IAC), Tenerife

Spain

yes

 

 

1994

KALLOGHLIAN

Arsen T.

Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory (BAO)

Armenia

1970

 

 

 

1999

KANDALYAN

Rafik A.

Al al-Bayt University, Mafraq

Jordan

1994

yes

 

1996

2002

KAZARIAN

Misha A.

Department of Astrophysics, Yerevan State University (YSU)

Armenia

 

yes

 

 

2001

KHACHIKIAN

Edward Ye.

Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory (BAO)

Armenia

1967

yes

 

 

KHANZADIAN

Tigran V.

Centro de Astrofisica da Universidade do Porto

Portugal

2002

 

 

1999

KOCHAROV

Grant E.

AF Ioffe Physics-Technical Institute, St. Petersburg

Russia

yes

yes

 

 

KOCHAROV

Leon G.

Dept of Phys. & Vaisala Inst. for Space Phys. and Astron., Turku Univ.

Finland

yes

 

 

 

KOCHARYAN

Armenak A.

Department of Theoretical Physics, Yerevan Physics Institute (YerPhI)

Armenia

 

yes

 

 

KRIKORIAN

Ralph (Ara)

Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris (IAP)

France

yes

yes

 

 

LAZARIAN

Alexander L.

Princeton University

USA

 

yes

yes

1990

MAGAKIAN

Tigran Yu.

Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory (BAO)

Armenia

1988

yes

 

1996

1999

MAGORRIAN

Stephen John

University of Oxford

UK

yes

 

 

 

MAHTESSIAN

Abraham P.

Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory (BAO)

Armenia

1994

 

 

 

MALUMIAN

Vigen H.

Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory (BAO)

Armenia

1997

yes

 

 

1999

MARDIROSSIAN

Fabio

SISSA, Universitа di Trieste

Italy

yes

yes

 

 

MELIKIAN

Norair D.

Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory (BAO)

Armenia

1994

yes

 

1996

1999

MELIKIANTS

S. M.

Astronomical Observatory of the Odessa State University

Ukraine

yes

MICKAELIAN

Areg M.

Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory (BAO)

Armenia

1997

1994

2006

1996

1999

MKRTICHIAN

David E.

Sejong University

Korea

yes

yes

 

yes

2003

MOMJIAN

Emmanuel

National Astronomy and Ionosphere Center (NAIC) – Arecibo Obs.

USA

yes

 

yes

 

2004

MOURADIAN

Zadig M.

Observatoire de Paris-Meudon (OBSPM)

France

1970

yes

 

 

MOVSESSIAN

Tigran H.

Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory (BAO)

Armenia

 

2002

 

 

1999

NIKOGHOSSIAN

Arthur G.

Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory (BAO)

Armenia

1988

 

 

1990

NIKOGHOSSIAN

Elena H.

Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory (BAO)

Armenia

 

2006

 

 

1999

OHANIAN

Greta B.

Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory (BAO)

Armenia

 

 

 

1991

1999

PARSAMIAN

Elma S.

Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory (BAO)

Armenia

1976

yes

 

1991

1999

PETROSIAN

Artashes R.

Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory (BAO)

Armenia

1991

yes

 

1996

2002

PETROSIAN

Vahe

Stanford University, CA

USA

yes

 

yes

 

2007

PIKICHIAN

Hovhannes V.

Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory (BAO)

Armenia

1994

yes

 

 

1999

POGOSYANTS

Andrei Yu.

Sternberg Astronomical Institute (SAI), Moscow

Russia

yes

 

yes

RECILLAS PISHMISH

Elsa

Instituto Nacional de Astrofisica, Optica y Electronica (INAOE), Puebla

Mexico

yes

 

 

 

RUSTAMBEKIAN

Sofia S.

Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory (BAO)

Armenia

 

 

 

1991

SAREYAN

Jean-Pierre

Observatoire de la Cote d'Azur, Nice

France

yes

 

 

 

SEDRAKIAN

Davit M.

Department of General Physics, Yerevan State University (YSU)

Armenia

yes

 

 

 

SHAKHBAZIAN

Romelia K.

Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory (BAO), retired

Armenia

yes

 

 

 

SHAKHBAZIAN

Yuri L.

Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory (BAO), retired

Armenia

yes

 

 

 

STEPANIAN

Arnold A.

Crimean Astrophysical Observatory (CrAO), Crimea

Ukraine

yes

 

 

STEPANIAN

Natalya N.

Crimean Astrophysical Observatory (CrAO), Crimea

Ukraine

yes

 

 

 

TAMAZIAN

Vakhtang S.

University of Santiago de Compostela (USC)

Spain

yes

yes

 

 

2001

TATEVYAN

Suriya K.

Institute of Astronomy, Academy of Sciences (INASAN), Moscow

Russia

yes

 

 

 

TERZAN

Agop Z.

Observatoire de Lyon, CRAL, retired

France

1964

yes

 

 

TERZIAN

Yervant

Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y.

USA

1967

 

yes

 

2001

TOVMASSIAN

Gaghik H.

Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (UNAM), Mexico City

Mexico

yes

 

 

 

2003

TOVMASSIAN

Hrant M.

Instituto Nacional de Astrofisica, Optica y Electronica (INAOE), Puebla

Mexico

1967

yes

 

 

2002

WEEDMAN

Daniel W.

Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y.

USA

yes

 

yes

 

2002

YENGIBARIAN

Norair B.

Institute of Mathematics, National Academy of Sciences

Armenia

1997

yes

 

 

ZAMKOTSIAN

Frederic

Observatoire de Marseille Provence

France

yes