Academic Honours, Awards, and Grants

 

Honours and Awards

APS

Armenian Physical Society annual prize for young scientists

APS

1994

Description: EAAS

Euro-Asian Astronomical Society annual prize for young astronomers

EAAS

1995

Description: IBC

Included in Dictionary of International Biography, 27th-30th editions, Cambridge, UK

IBC

1999-2002

Barons Who's Who (The Europe 500 Leaders for the New Century), Oxford, UK

BWW

1999-2000

Description: IBC

Included in Outstanding Intellectuals of the 20st Century, Cambridge, UK

IBC

2000

Description: IBC

Included in Outstanding Scientists of the 20st Century, Cambridge, UK

IBC

2000

Description: IBC

Included in the Who's Who in the 21st Century, First Edition, Cambridge, UK

IBC

2000

Included in the Marquis' Who's Who dictionary, USA

MWW

2000

Description: IBC

Nominations as International Personality of the Year for 2001, Cambridge, UK

IBC

2000

Description: WSA

WSA IT award for the best e-Science project in Armenia (DFBS)

WSA

2005

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Certificate of Appreciation, Armenian Ministry of Culture

MinCulture

2009

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Letter of Commendation, ArAS

ArAS

2009

Description: NASRA

Letter of Commendation, Armenian National Academy of Sciences

NAS RA

2009

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International Year of Astronomy (IYA-2009) Certificate of Appreciation

IYA-2009

2010

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Letter of Commendation, Armenian Ministry of Education and Science

MinEduSci

2013

Tigran Metz medal from Aspetats Academy of International Security

AAIS

2017

Russian International Academy of Tourism medal

RMAT

2019

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Letter of Commendation, ArAS

ArAS

2019

 

Research Grants (40)

Description: AAS

American Astronomical Society grant for young astronomers (2 times)

AAS

1992-1993

Description: ESO

European Southern Observatory grant on FBS BSOs (PI: H.V. Abrahamian)

ESO

1993-1995

Description: INTAS

INTAS grant on “Study of Blue Compact Dwarf Galaxies” (PI: A.R. Petrosian)

INTAS

1995-1996

Description: PICS

PICS / Jumelage grants (OHP, 6 times)

PICS

1997-2002

A.N.S.E.F.

ANSEF grant PS-191 on “Study of IRAS galaxies”

ANSEF

2001

A.N.S.E.F.

ANSEF grant PS-450 on “Digitization of the First Byurakan Survey”

ANSEF

2002

Description: DFG

DFG grants (Hamburger Sternwarte, 3 times)

DFG

2002-2005

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INSU “Poste Rouge” award (OHP)

INSU

2003

Description: NSF_small

National Science Foundation grant (Cornell University)

NSF

2003-2004

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INSU ANR award (Service d’Aéronomie)

INSU

2006

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INSU ANR award (Observatoire de Lyon)

INSU

2006-2007

Description: UniRoma

Universitá di Roma “La Sapienza” grant on DFBS collaboration

UniRoma

2006-2007

A.N.S.E.F.

ANSEF grant PS-702 on “Science with Armenian Virtual Observatory”

ANSEF

2007

Description: CRDF

CRDF ARP1-2849-YE-06 grant on “DFBS and ArVO”

CRDF

2007-2010

Description: ISTC

ISTC A-1451 grant on Development of Scientific Computing Grid on the Base of ArmCluster for South Caucasus Region

ISTC

2007-2009

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INSU ANR award (Service d’Aeronomie)

INSU

2007

Description: ISTC

ISTC A-1606 grant on Development of Armenian-Georgian Grid Infrastructure and Applications in the Fields of High Energy Physics, Astrophysics and Quantum Physics

ISTC

2008-2010

Description: PICS

PICS / FP7 Europlanet grants (LATMOS, 7 times)

PICS

2008-2014

Description: DAAD_small

DAAD A/08/18815 grant on “Multiwavelength studies of bright AGN”

DAAD

2009

A.N.S.E.F.

ANSEF grant PS-2968 “Study of Multiwavelength Properties of Markarian Galaxies using Virtual Observatory”

ANSEF

2012

Description: RA_gerb

Top-100 Most Productive Scientists of Armenia

SCS

2012-2013

Description: DAAD_small

DAAD A/13/03776 grant on Statistical study of bright active galaxies and their classification

DAAD

2013

A.N.S.E.F.

ANSEF grant PS-3605 “X-ray properties of active galaxies”

ANSEF

2014

Description: RA_gerb

Top-100 Most Productive Scientists of Armenia

SCS

2015

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H2020 EaP Twinning grant ARM-SAT

H2020

2015

University of Hawaii Distinguished Visitors Award

UH

2015

Description: RA_gerb

SCS Thematic Research Grant 15T-1C257 on “Spectral and multiwavelength study of Markarian galaxies”

SCS

2015-2017

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BAO Plate Archive project

BAO PAP

2015-2018

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COST Action TD1403 BigSkyEarth

BigSkyEarth

2016-2019

A.N.S.E.F.

ANSEF grant PS-4195 “Multiwavelength studies of blazars”

ANSEF

2016

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COST Action TD1403 Short Term Scientific Mission (STSM) Award

BigSkyEarth

2016

Description: RA_gerb

Top-100 Most Productive Scientists of Armenia

SCS

2016-2017

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Tel Aviv University Distinguished Visitors Award

TAU

2017

Description: RA_gerb

SCS-BMBF Armenian-German grant on “Building high-performance research environment through German and Armenian Astrophysical Virtual Observatories”

SCS BMBF

2017-2019

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COST Action TD1403 Short Term Scientific Mission (STSM) Award

BigSkyEarth

2018

Description: RA_gerb

Top-100 Most Productive Scientists of Armenia

SCS

2018-2019

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COST Action CA18104 MW-Gaia

MW-Gaia

2019-2023

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COST Action CA18104 Short Term Scientific Mission (STSM) Award

MW-Gaia

2020

EU H2020 Erasmus+ grant on Space Sciences and Technologies

Erasmus+

2020-2021

Description: RA_gerb

Top-100 Most Productive Scientists of Armenia

SCS

2020-2021

 

Organizational Grants (40)

Description: INTAS

INTAS grant for organization of the First Byurakan International Summer School

INTAS

2006

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NFSAT conference organization grant for JENAM-2007

NFSAT

2007

Description: NASRA

NAS RA grant for organization of Second Byurakan International Summer School

NAS RA

2008

Description: RA_gerb

Armenian State Committee of Science grant for organization of ArAS VIII meeting

SCS

2009

Description: Unesco

UNESCO conference organization grant for ISYA-2010

UNESCO

2010

Description: RA_gerb

Armenian State Committee of Science grant for organization of ISYA-2010

SCS

2010

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NFSAT conference organization grant for ISYA-2010

NFSAT

2010

ԵԳԱԾ

RA President’s “Young Scientists Support Program” grant for 4BISS

YSSP

2012

Description: RA_gerb

RA Government funding for Anania Shirakatsi – 1400 meeting and 4BISS

RA Gov

2012

Description: Unesco

UNESCO conference organization grant for 3BSS / IAU S304 training courses

UNESCO

2013

Description: DAAD_small

DAAD grant for organization of IAU S304

DAAD

2013

Description: RA_gerb

Armenian State Committee of Science grant for organization of IAU S304

SCS

2013

Description: RA_gerb

Armenian State Committee of Science grant for organization of RASCS meeting

SCS

2014

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Fund for Armenian Relief grant for organization of the 1st BAO Science Camp

FAR

2014

Description: RA_gerb

Armenian State Committee of Science grant for organization of the Symposium “Astronomical Surveys and Big Data”

SCS

2015

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OAD funding for establishment of IAU South-West Asian ROAD in Armenia

IAU OAD

2015

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Fund for Armenian Relief grant for organization of the 2nd BAO Science Camp

FAR

2015

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OAD project “Development of Astro Tourism in South West Asia”

IAU OAD

2016

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Fund for Armenian Relief grant for organization of the 3rd BAO Science Camp

FAR

2016

Description: RA_gerb

Armenian State Committee of Science grant for organization of 5BISS

SCS

2016

Description: RA_gerb

Armenian State Committee of Science grant for organization of BAO-70 meeting

SCS

2016

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Fund for Armenian Relief grant for organization of ArAS School Lectures

FAR

2016

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Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation grant on Scientific Tourism Development in Armenia

SDC

2016

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Fund for Armenian Relief grant for organization of the 4th BAO Science Camp

FAR

2017

Description: Unesco

UNESCO conference organization grant for the Conference Astronomical Heritage of the Middle East

UNESCO

2017

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Fund for Armenian Relief grant for organization of ArAS School Lectures

FAR

2018

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Fund for Armenian Relief grant for organization of the 5th BAO Science Camp

FAR

2018

Description: RA_gerb

Armenian Committee of Science grant for organization of 6BISS

SCS

2018

Description: RA_gerb

Armenian Committee of Science grant for organization of Viktor Ambartsumian 110th anniversary meeting

SCS

2018

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OAD grant for organization of IAU South West and Central Asian 2nd Regional Workshop

IAU OAD

2018

Stepan Gishyan foundation grant on Development of Astro Tourism in Armenia

GishyanFund

2018-2019

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Fund for Armenian Relief grant for organization of ArAS School Lectures

FAR

2019

Description: RA_gerb

Armenian Committee of Science grant for organization of Arakelian 90th anniversary meeting

SCS

2019

Description: RA_gerb

Armenian Committee of Science grant for organization of Regional Summer School on Space Sciences and Technologies

SCS

2019

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OAD grant for organization of IAU South West and Central Asian 3rd Regional Workshop

IAU OAD

2019

IAU100 grant for Astro Tourism in South West and Central Asia

IAU

2019-2020

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Fund for Armenian Relief grant for organization of ArAS School Lectures

FAR

2020

Description: RA_gerb

Armenian Committee of Science grant for organization of A&A Board of Directors meeting

SCS

2020

Description: RA_gerb

Armenian Committee of Science grant for organization of 7BISS

SCS

2020

Description: RA_gerb

Armenian Committee of Science grant for organization of the Symposium “Astronomical Surveys and Big Data – 2”

SCS

2020