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ALEN AMIRKHANIAN APPOINTED NEW DIRECTOR AUA ACOPIAN CENTER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT
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13:21, March 28, 2013
The American University of Armenia (AUA) has appointed Alen Amirkhanian
as the new Director of the Acopian Center for the Environment. He will
continue the vital work of the center while intensifying its research
agenda, forging new partnerships, and expanding its public outreach.
Mr. Amirkhanian, who has served as the center's interim director
for the past several months, was appointed upon the unanimous
recommendation of a search committee and the approval of AUA President
Dr. Bruce Boghosian.
"I plan to follow in the footsteps of Karen Aghababyan, the former
director of the center, continuing the superb research he led in
the fields of biodiversity and natural-resource management," said
Amirkhanian. "We are fortunate that he will continue to carry out
that work as the center's chief scientist."
Under Mr. Amirkhanian's direction, the center will also expand its
focus to include several other fields of environmental research,
including clean energy, green urbanism, and the role of IT in
environmental protection.
"I would like to bring a multidisciplinary approach to AUA ACE," said
Mr. Amirkhanian. "We will begin focusing on policy, law, economics,
engineering, and mass media, in addition to our natural science focus
to date."
During the past few months, AUA ACE has also become a more significant
and visible community asset, with Mr. Amirkhanian working to forge
partnerships that enable the center's scientific and academic work
to reach wider audiences.
"For instance, we are working with ArmStat to bring environmental
statistics to a wider audience and in a more user-friendly form,"
explained Mr. Amirkhanian. "We are actively organizing public seminars
where our partners or visitors can share their experience in a rigorous
academic setting."
The center has also been enhancing and formalizing its partnerships
with high schools across Yerevan, including the Mkhitar Sebastatsi
Educational Complex and Ayb High School. The goal, for Mr.
Amirkhanian, is to expand these partnerships across Armenia.
Mr. Amirkhanian is also engaging the center with other units of AUA
on high-value academic events. In partnership with the AUA School
of Public Health and Collegium Ramazzini, AUA ACE is organizing an
international scientific symposium on emerging issues on occupational
safety in mining. The symposium, scheduled for April 22-23, follows
a similar academic conference he spearheaded this past November at
AUA on the role of mining in Armenia's socio-economic development.
Mr. Amirkhanian has been a lecturer at the AUA College of Science
and Engineering since 2010. He teaches courses on environmentally
sustainable building and city design as well as decision-making tools
in clean energy and energy efficiency.
Prior to AUA, Mr. Amirkhanian served as a Senior Vice President of
Research at Michael Porter's Initiative for a Competitive Inner City.
He has consulted with the World Bank, UNDP, and the Brookings
Institution on energy efficiency, economic, and urban-growth issues.
He holds a Masters' degree from the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology's Department of Urban Studies and Planning.
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http://newsroom.aua.am/2013/03/27/alen-amirkhanian-appointed-new-director-aua-acopian-center-for-the-environment/
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
http://hetq.am/eng/news/24906/alen-amirkhanian-appointed-new-director-aua-acopian-center-for-the-environment.html
13:21, March 28, 2013
The American University of Armenia (AUA) has appointed Alen Amirkhanian
as the new Director of the Acopian Center for the Environment. He will
continue the vital work of the center while intensifying its research
agenda, forging new partnerships, and expanding its public outreach.
Mr. Amirkhanian, who has served as the center's interim director
for the past several months, was appointed upon the unanimous
recommendation of a search committee and the approval of AUA President
Dr. Bruce Boghosian.
"I plan to follow in the footsteps of Karen Aghababyan, the former
director of the center, continuing the superb research he led in
the fields of biodiversity and natural-resource management," said
Amirkhanian. "We are fortunate that he will continue to carry out
that work as the center's chief scientist."
Under Mr. Amirkhanian's direction, the center will also expand its
focus to include several other fields of environmental research,
including clean energy, green urbanism, and the role of IT in
environmental protection.
"I would like to bring a multidisciplinary approach to AUA ACE," said
Mr. Amirkhanian. "We will begin focusing on policy, law, economics,
engineering, and mass media, in addition to our natural science focus
to date."
During the past few months, AUA ACE has also become a more significant
and visible community asset, with Mr. Amirkhanian working to forge
partnerships that enable the center's scientific and academic work
to reach wider audiences.
"For instance, we are working with ArmStat to bring environmental
statistics to a wider audience and in a more user-friendly form,"
explained Mr. Amirkhanian. "We are actively organizing public seminars
where our partners or visitors can share their experience in a rigorous
academic setting."
The center has also been enhancing and formalizing its partnerships
with high schools across Yerevan, including the Mkhitar Sebastatsi
Educational Complex and Ayb High School. The goal, for Mr.
Amirkhanian, is to expand these partnerships across Armenia.
Mr. Amirkhanian is also engaging the center with other units of AUA
on high-value academic events. In partnership with the AUA School
of Public Health and Collegium Ramazzini, AUA ACE is organizing an
international scientific symposium on emerging issues on occupational
safety in mining. The symposium, scheduled for April 22-23, follows
a similar academic conference he spearheaded this past November at
AUA on the role of mining in Armenia's socio-economic development.
Mr. Amirkhanian has been a lecturer at the AUA College of Science
and Engineering since 2010. He teaches courses on environmentally
sustainable building and city design as well as decision-making tools
in clean energy and energy efficiency.
Prior to AUA, Mr. Amirkhanian served as a Senior Vice President of
Research at Michael Porter's Initiative for a Competitive Inner City.
He has consulted with the World Bank, UNDP, and the Brookings
Institution on energy efficiency, economic, and urban-growth issues.
He holds a Masters' degree from the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology's Department of Urban Studies and Planning.
Read More
http://newsroom.aua.am/2013/03/27/alen-amirkhanian-appointed-new-director-aua-acopian-center-for-the-environment/
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress