Prize Committee Members

 


Prof. Radik M. MARTIROSYAN, Chair

President of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) of Armenia, Academician and Member of the Presidium of NAS RA, Doctor of Sciences, Professor

Research fields: Quantum electronics, applied problems of Superconductivity, Space research, Radio astronomy, Radio physics research methods of remote sensing of Earth

Affiliation: Institute of Radiophysics and Electronics (IRPhE), NAS RA

Address: 24, Marshal Baghramian Ave. Yerevan, 0019, Republic of Armenia
Phone: +374 10 527031
Email: president@sci.am
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Prof. Geoffrey R. BURBIDGE
1925-2010

Professor of Astrophysics, Senior Editor of the Annual Reviews of Astronomy & Astrophysics, Scientific Editor of the Astrophysical Journal


Research fields: Theoretical Astrophysics: Physics of active galaxies & quasi-stellar objects, nonthermal radiation processes, cosmology, alternative to Big Bang Quasi-Steady State Cosmology

Affiliation: University of California San Diego, Center for Astrophysics & Space Sciences (UCSD/CASS)

Address: MC 0424, 9500 Gilman Dr US La Jolla CA 92093-0424, U.S.A.
Phone: +1 858 534 6626
Email: gburbidge@ucsd.edu
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Prof. Martin J. REES


Professor of Cosmology and Astrophysics and Master of Trinity College at the University of Cambridge, Astronomer Royal


Research fields: High energy astrophysics (gamma ray bursts, galactic nuclei, black hole formation and radiative processes), cosmic structure formation (early generation of stars and galaxies)

Affiliation: University of Cambridge, Institute of Astronomy (IoA)


Address: Madingley Rd, GB Cambridge CB3 0HA, United Kingdom
Phone: +44 122 333 7520
Email: mjr@ast.cam.ac.uk
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Prof. Norair H. ARAKELYAN


Academician-Secretary of the Division of Mathematical and Technical of NAS RA, Academician and Member of the Presidium of NAS RA; Doctor of Sciences, Professor, Director of Inst of Mathematics

Research fields: Complex analysis and approximation theory



Affiliation: Institute of Mathematics, NAS RA

Address: 24B, Marshall Baghramian Ave., 0019, Yerevan, Republic of Armenia
Phone: +374 10 529630
Email: narakel@sci.am
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Prof. Catherine J. CESARSKY


Past President of the International Astronomical Union (IAU), Professor of Astrophysics, Former Director General of ESO



Research fields: space and high energy astrophysics, structure and dynamics of the Galactic system, interstellar matter

Affiliation: CEA-Saclay, DSM / IRFU, Service d'Astrophysique

Address: L'Orme des Merisiers Bat 709 FR 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France
Phone: +33 1 69 08 82 35
Email: catherine.cesarsky@cea.fr
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Prof. Yervant TERZIAN


Professor of Physical Sciences, Director of NASA’s NY State Space Grant Program, Chairman of US Consortium on SKA and of ANSEF Research Council, Foreign Member of NAS RA, Co-President of ArAS

Research fields: physics of the interstellar medium, planetary nebulae, galaxies, radio astronomy


Affiliation: Cornell University, Astronomy Department

Address: 530 Space Sciences Bldg US Ithaca NY 14853-6801, U.S.A.

Phone: +1 607 255 4935
Email: terzian@astro.cornell.edu
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Prof. Gennady S. BISNOVATYI-KOGAN

Professor of Astrophysics, Doctor of Science, Principal Research Associate at Space Research Institute (IKI), member of the Editorial Board of Astrofizika



Research fields: theoretical astrophysics, pulsars and neutron stars, Supernovae, stellar models, theory of black holes, interstellar medium


Affiliation: Space Research Institute of Russian Academy of Science (IKI)
Address: Profsoyuznaya 84/32, RU 117997, Moscow, Russia
Phone: +7 095 333 4588
Email: gkogan@mx.iki.rssi.ru
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Prof. Reinhard GENZEL


Managing Director at the Max-Planck-Institut fur Extraterrestrische Physik (Garching, Germany), Scientific Member of the Max-Planck Society, Full Professor of the Univ. of California (Berkeley, CA, USA)

Research fields: Massive black holes and star formation in galaxies, Galactic Center, galaxy formation and evolution, infrared / submillimeter spectroscopy and high resolution imaging, spatial interferometry

Affiliation: MPI fur Extraterrestrische Physik (MPE)

Address: Giessenbachstrasse 1, DE 85748 Garching, Germany
Phone: +49 893 0000 3280
Email: genzel@mpe.mpg.de
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Prof. Robert E. WILLIAMS


President of the International Astronomical Union (IAU), Professor of Astrophysics, AURA Distinguished Research Scholar (SMO)



Research fields: High resolution spectroscopy; emission-line objects; element abundances; novae; accretion disks



Affiliation: Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI)

Address: 3700 San Martin Drive US Baltimore MD 21218-2410, U.S.A.
Phone: +1 410 338 4963
Email: wms@stsci.edu
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