Armenian Physicist Aram Papoyan Wins ICO Galileo Galilei Award

YEREVAN — Aram Papoyan, the head of Institute for Physical Research of the National Academy of Sciences of Armenia has won the 2015 ICO Galileo Galilei Award for his “considerable achievements in the field of spectroscopic study of high solubility of alkali atoms and his contribution to the development of experimental atomic physics in Armenia,” Press Service of the National Academy of Sciences reports.

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 Yerevan in 1959. The scope of his study includes laser and atomic physics, as well as quantum and nonlinear optics. In 2004 he received RA President’s Award in Physics for the series of papers on “New possibilities for the study of laser radiation interaction with atomic vapor opened by new optical cells.”

He is a member of the Alfred Kastler Foundation of the French Academy of Sciences and a member of the Armenian Optical Society.

MassisPost

Share
Published by
MassisPost

Recent Posts

AGBU First-Ever Global Run/Walk Goes the Distance to Support Camp Nairi

NEW YORK -- AGBU concluded its inaugural Global Run/Walk, held in 22 cities to raise…

17 hours ago

Armenia Presents Its Experience in Confiscating Illicit Assets at 15th UN Congress

ABU DHABI -- Armenia’s Deputy Prosecutor General Edgar Arsenyan, as part of the Armenian delegation,…

17 hours ago

Archives of Displacement: A Zine-Making Workshop

LOS ANGELES -- UCLA Library and USC Dornsife Institute of Armenian Studies to present “Archives…

17 hours ago

APRI Forum 2026 Sets Vision for Armenia’s Strategic Future and Regional Connectivity

YEREVAN -  The Applied Policy Research Institute of Armenia (APRI Armenia), an independent think tank…

17 hours ago

Fresno Mayor Jerry Dyer Visits Armenian Genocide Memorial

YEREVAN -- A delegation led by Fresno Mayor Jerry Dyer visited the Armenian Genocide Memorial…

18 hours ago

Juventus Academy Officially Opens in Yerevan’s Avan District

YEREVAN -- The Juventus Academy in Armenia has officially opened in Yerevan’s Avan administrative district.…

18 hours ago