“There is nothing that is not or will not be there”
Lilit AVAGYAN | November 9, 2010
- In Armenia the same archaic method of granting academic degrees without actual academic investment continues. We have numerously mentioned that education is first of all politics. It is the weapon of rectifying the role of each person in the state. - Not having science is equal to not having weapon and armament on the battlefield although the science is being bargained and especially in the field of politics. During the years of the Cold War, and in my opinion it still continues, big powerful states are establishing special scientific directions. The goal is to divert the countries from their main directions and objectives. The enemy state was thriving to this direction and policy. They’d survey, spend money and then realize that no results have been achieved. And now in the world science there is a middle level, where talented scientists are included. Their work is being monitored by educational centers of powerful states. We first of all mean the scientists of the third world, including Armenia. After... [full story]
“A man doesn’t become a scientist to get rich”
Babken TUNYAN | October 16, 2010
This slim, smiling face and humorous person is in fact a very serious person in the world science. He is Leslie Sage. The starter and not only astrophysicists and physicists would give everything for the approval of their pieces by Sage. Only after that the article may appear in Nature magazine. Sage is the editor-in0chief of this magazine, responsible for the physics division. For scientists this name is quite enough for the full understanding. And the ones, who are not familiar with Nature we will describe in a few words. Thus, Nature is one of the oldest and most prestigious scientific magazines in the world. It was first published in 1869. The turnout is 53.000 copies; however the number of readers, who are mostly scientists, is over 400.000. The publication in Nature is the dream of each scientist. The thing is that the authors of articles are often quoted and gain great popularity in a short time. In 2009 Nature was recognized the Magazine of the Century in the sector of chemistry and medicine. Therefore,...
The Hambardzumyan prize granted
September 21, 2010
Armenian President established in 2009 an international award after world famous astrophysicist Victor Hambardzumyan which for the first time will be handed this year. The award is handed once in two years. The prize is granted with the purpose of commemorating the name of the great astrophysicist and to foster the development of his scientific legacy. The fund of the prize, which is awarded biennially for prominent scientific achievements in astrophysics and adjoining fields, is 500,000 USD. And the committee of the award is headed by Radik Martirosyan, President of the Academy of Science. The committee also includes famous representatives of astrophysics. Yesterday, at the extraordinary general meeting of the National Academy of Armenia, which was attended by celebrated scientists from different countries, President Serzh Sargsyan presented the eminent Swiss astrophysicist Michel Mayor and members of his scientific team Garik Israelyan and Nuno Santos with the Academician Victor Hambardzumyan International Prize....
Stonehenge is a world heritage
Marine MARTIROSYAN | September 18, 2010
The Stonehenge, which has a history of more than 7500 years has interested the British students who have visited Armenia for a scientific work on the old observatory. The group is led by Armenian Mihran Vardanyan, who is studying at the Oxford university since 2006. - Why did you leave for Oxford? Isn’t there any opportunity for scientific development in Armenia? - The best scientists in the filled of Astrophysics are in Oxford, thus it was logical to continue my studies there. I received an invitation to develop advanced statistical algorithms in order to understand the information from the space correctly, i.e. analyzing the distribution of galaxies and cosmic microwave background to reconstruct and understand the shape of the universe and dark energy. Of course it is very expensive to study in the United Kingdom but they have good financial support for scientific studies. Students get scholarships there, which are usually enough to cover all the expenses. For example, I receive several scholarships,...
World-known Michel Mayor and his group – prize winners
Marine MARTIROSYAN | July 20, 2010
Viktor Hambartsumyan International Prize 2010 in astronomy/astrophysics and related sciences goes to famous Swiss astrophysicist professor Michel Mayor and two of his team members Garik Israelian and Nuno Santos. Viktor Hambartsumyan International Prize has been established by the President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan in 2009 and at present is one of the important awards in astronomy/astrophysics and related sciences. It is being awarded to outstanding scientists from any country and nationality having significant contribution in science. The Prize totals USD 500,000 and will be awarded once every two years, starting with 2010. By the way, let us mention that the President of the Armenian National Academy of Sciences Radik Martirosyan allotted this money not from the state budget but from other sources, which he didn’t publicize. The deadline for nominations was March 18, and the International Steering Committee chaired by Radik Martirosyan received nominations from national academies of sciences, universities,...
Is this what we have?
Ara GALOYAN | July 22, 2007
Last week, the unexpected happened. The verbal conversations about the Matenadaran really came true. The institute of manuscripts was always beyond doubt. Public opinion has always considered it as a national pride and a citadel of armenology. For two years, directors of research institutes have been sent, one by one, to retirement. Many people thought that this decision of the government would not relate to the future status of the Matenadaran. Both in a professional level and in public opinion the image of Sen Arevshatyan was as mysterious as the manuscripts of the institute he was directing. And then suddenly, for two or three months, issues regarding the Matenadaran have turned into a public discussion. Everything started with the story of digitization. A group of serious scientists started to present the contract with the American institute as an ordinary deal. Only after the contract was publicized in the newspapers did this issue become objective and worth being concerned about. In the legal meaning, the...
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Almost a rector
February 10, 2011
Microbiologist Karapet Andrinakyan was elected president of the Hamburg University of Technology. The scientists will start working officially from April 1. Karapet Andrinakyan was born in Jordan, got his education in Beirut and worked in Germany for many years. The Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH) is one of the youngest and most successful universities of Germany. This university was established in 1980....
Let’s learn English
October 16, 2010
The Nature magazine, which has a great reputation in world science turns out hasn’t ever received any scientific article on astrophysics and physics from our country. During an exclusive interview to 168-Zham the editor-in-chief of the magazine Leslie Sage when answering whether the cooperation doesn’t work due to the absence of serious specialists or unwillingness told the 168-Zham, “There are serious scientists. For your country I can concretely mention Garik Israelyan. I know of other Armenian scientists, who work in the US. The problem is that the scientists working in small countries work in certain shame. Perhaps their work is really successful but they think it is not for others and that their knowledge of English is not sufficient. And they don’t even try to send their pieces or articles.”...
The sun’s secret discovered
November 17, 2009
During the past days the BBC, National Geographic and other famous media companies were full of information about a new discovering in astronomy, which was done by Garik Israyelyan, who is an Armenian and is a professor of the astronomy institute of the Canary Islands. A group of European scientists led by Garik Israyelyan have discovered the reason of lack of lithium on the sun, which has been a topic of many discussions among scientists for the past 60 years. The reason turns to be the existence of the solar system planet. Their scientific work published in the Nature monthly will significantly ease the work of astronomers, who are looking for planets around other stars....
White boat, platinum teeth
June 3, 2007
Recently the media service of the National Science Academy disseminated the following news: “The board session of the NSA of Armenia made a decision to withdraw 620 grams of platinum of the RA NSA Molecular Biological Institute from the Institute balance and sell according to defined rules to take care of the needs of the institute.” The mentioned amount of platinum costs 27-28 thousand USD. How did the platinum appear in that institute and what needs are they going to take care of? You may read an article about this in the coming editions of 168-Zham newspaper. ...
Science lives within the means of international grants
October 28, 2005
International grants provide half of the financial resources for scientific development. Yesterday during the annual scientific conference opening this announcement was made by the pro-rector of the Yerevan State Architectural University of Armenia Harutyun Terzyan. According to him, the fact that grant programs provided about 93 million dram as financial support in 2005, says a lot about the interest of international community towards Armenian science. H. Terzyan also noted that if about 90 % of economical development in developed countries is supported by science, this mark doesn’t exceed 1-2 % in Armenia. ...
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