  Armenian physicist Aram Papoyan wins ICO Galileo Galilei Award September 11, 2015 - 16:45 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Aram Papoyan, the head Institute for Physical Research of the National Academy of Sciences of Armenia won the 2015 ICO Galileo Galilei Award, the press service of Armenia’s NAS reports. The scientist was awarded “for his valuable contribution to the development of experimental atomic physics in Armenia.” ICO, the International Commission for Optics awards annually the "ICO Prize", the ICO Galileo Galilei Award and the ICTP/ICO Gallieno Denardo Award. The Galileo Galilei Award contributes to one of the essential missions of the International Commission for Optics: recognize the promotion of Optics under difficult circumstances. The award was established by the 1993 General Assembly of ICO and has been awarded annually since 1994. Aram Papoyan was born in 1959. His scope of the study includes laser and atomic physics, as well as quantum and nonlinear optics. Papoyan won the presidential award in 2004. He is a member of the European Optical Society and Alfred Kastler National Fund. In 2010 Papoyan was elected a member of the Armenian NAS.   Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says.   Partner news |  Latest news Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says  David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan.Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment.Ex-President: Only removal of “defeatist” rulers can save Armenia Former Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan has shared a message on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.Pashinyan: We must stop searching for homeland, we have found that homeland Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has shared a message on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. |
