Viktor Ambartsumian International Prize
Steering Committee

 


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
Personal webpage

Prof. Michel MAYOR


Emeritus Professor of Astronomy, PI of the High Accuracy Radial velocity Planetary Search (HARPS) project, Member, European Academy of Sciences


Research fields: Galactic structure and kinematics, Globular cluster dynamics, the statistical properties of binary stars, Extrasolar planets

Affiliation: Observatory and University of Geneva, Switzerland

Address: Observatoire de Genève, 51 chemin des Maillettes, CH 1290 Sauverny, Switzerland
Phone: +41-22-7552611
Email: michel.mayor@unige.ch
Personal webpage


Prof. Catherine 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
Personal webpage


Prof. Gennady 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
Personal webpage


Prof. Jayant NARLIKAR


Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Founder Director of Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA)

Research fields: Cosmology (creation of Hoyle-Narlikar theory), Theoretical Astrophysics, Quasars


Affiliation: Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA)

Address:Inter-University Centre for Astron. and Astrophys., Post Bag 4, Ganeshkhind, Pune 411 007, India
Phone:+91-20-25604100
Email: jayant@iucaa.ernet.in
Personal webpage


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
Personal webpage

 

 
 
Prof. Martin 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
Personal webpage


Prof. Robert 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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