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THREE ARMENIAN SCIENTISTS HONORED WITH VICTOR HAMBARDZUMYAN AWARD
12:45 * 17.09.14
The annual award honoring Victor Hambardzumyan (1908-1996), the
legendary Soviet Armenian astrophysicist and scholar, was this year
bestowed on three Armenian scientists.
The first awardee is Felix Aharonyan (Germany and Ireland), who was
nominated by Italy's Lynch National Academy for his considerable
contribution in the sphere of high energy astrophysics space
speedometer research. The second prize was shared between Igor
Karachentsev (Russia) and Blet Tali (US). The latter was nominated
for his fundamental investments in local space research.
At a news conference that followed the event, Aharonyan was asked to
comment on the differences between scholar;y activities in Armenia and
Italy. "Today we have more opportunities than before. In the Soviet
times, articles could not be printed without permission. And there
was a shortage of paper. But today, it doesn't absolutely matter where
you are. The problem is that there are few young scientists in Armenia.
But we see a kind of movement striking its roots. People here
simply have to think about things other than science, but if they
overcome social difficulties, we will have no problems in scientific
activities," he replied.
Speaking further, Karachentsev praised the great astrophysicist who he
said was his scientific supervisor. "I have defended my post-graduate
thesis in Armenia, and I am happy that I was Victor Hambardzumyan's
student. When in 1975, we knew that a big observatory was being built
in the South Caucasus, I moved there. And I have been working there
for 40 years now," he said.
The third prize winner, Talin, said it was a big honor for him to be
awarded with the prize honoring the world-acclaimed scientist.
"We will continue the cooperating with Armenia, as cooperation is
the only way that helps contribute to the world's key scientific
achievements," he noted.
The prize, which totals 500,000 US Dollars, was shared among the
awardees.
All the three promised to invest the money in the development of
science in Armenia, particularly encouraging the scholars to visit
the observatories where they conduct research. Aharonyan said that
they would allocate 50,000 Dollars to the National Academy of Science.
http://www.tert.am/en/news/2014/09/17/viktor-hambartsumian-prize/
12:45 * 17.09.14
The annual award honoring Victor Hambardzumyan (1908-1996), the
legendary Soviet Armenian astrophysicist and scholar, was this year
bestowed on three Armenian scientists.
The first awardee is Felix Aharonyan (Germany and Ireland), who was
nominated by Italy's Lynch National Academy for his considerable
contribution in the sphere of high energy astrophysics space
speedometer research. The second prize was shared between Igor
Karachentsev (Russia) and Blet Tali (US). The latter was nominated
for his fundamental investments in local space research.
At a news conference that followed the event, Aharonyan was asked to
comment on the differences between scholar;y activities in Armenia and
Italy. "Today we have more opportunities than before. In the Soviet
times, articles could not be printed without permission. And there
was a shortage of paper. But today, it doesn't absolutely matter where
you are. The problem is that there are few young scientists in Armenia.
But we see a kind of movement striking its roots. People here
simply have to think about things other than science, but if they
overcome social difficulties, we will have no problems in scientific
activities," he replied.
Speaking further, Karachentsev praised the great astrophysicist who he
said was his scientific supervisor. "I have defended my post-graduate
thesis in Armenia, and I am happy that I was Victor Hambardzumyan's
student. When in 1975, we knew that a big observatory was being built
in the South Caucasus, I moved there. And I have been working there
for 40 years now," he said.
The third prize winner, Talin, said it was a big honor for him to be
awarded with the prize honoring the world-acclaimed scientist.
"We will continue the cooperating with Armenia, as cooperation is
the only way that helps contribute to the world's key scientific
achievements," he noted.
The prize, which totals 500,000 US Dollars, was shared among the
awardees.
All the three promised to invest the money in the development of
science in Armenia, particularly encouraging the scholars to visit
the observatories where they conduct research. Aharonyan said that
they would allocate 50,000 Dollars to the National Academy of Science.
http://www.tert.am/en/news/2014/09/17/viktor-hambartsumian-prize/