Dr. ARTUR HAKOBYAN, astrophysicist

Employment history

Oct/2019 - present: Center for Cosmology and Astrophysics of the A. Alikhanian National Science Laboratory (Yerevan Physics Institute).

Address: Alikhanian National Science Laboratory, 2 Alikhanian Brothers Str., 0036 Yerevan, Armenia.

Deputy director for science (May/2022 - present), Member of the Scientific Council (Jul/2025 - present),

Leading researcher (Jan/2022 - present), Senior researcher (Oct/2019 - Dec/2021),

Head of the "Supernovae research group" (Nov/2020 - present).

Sep/2010 - Sep/2012, Feb/2023 - present: Department of General Physics and Astrophysics of the Faculty of Physics of the Yerevan State University (YSU).

Address: Yerevan State University, 1 Alex Manoogian, 0025 Yerevan, Armenia.

Assistant professor, Lecture Courses:

• Astrophysics (2023 - ) • Extragalactic Astronomy (2011 - 2012) • Introduction to the Theory of Errors (2011 - 2012) • Theoretical Astrophysics: Stellar Photospheres and Atmospheres (2011) • Large Scale Structure of the Universe (2010)

Students Supervision:

• PhD students (2 PhD theses in Astrophysics) Ms. Lilit Barkhudaryan, PhD thesis: "Study of the diversity of type Ia supernova progenitors", AANL, 2023. Ms. Arpine Karapetyan, PhD thesis: "Study of supernovae and their host galaxy dynamical features", AANL, 2023. • Master's students (2 Master's theses in Astrophysics) Ms. Lilit Barkhudaryan, MSc thesis: "The vertical distribution of supernovae in spiral galaxies", YSU, 2014. Ms. Arpine Karapetyan, MSc thesis: "The radial distribution of supernovae in active spiral galaxies", YSU, 2014. • Bachelor's students (2 Bachelor's theses in Astrophysics) Ms. Anahit Vardazaryan, BSc thesis: "Study of intergalactic supernovae", YSU, 2012. Ms. Arpine Karapetyan, BSc thesis: "Exploring the links between supernova types and galaxy metallicity", YSU, 2012.

Jun/2009 - Sep/2019: V. Ambartsumian Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory of the National Academy of Sciences of Armenia.

Address: Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory, 0213 Byurakan, Aragatsotn province, Armenia.

Senior researcher (May/2014 - Sep/2019), Head of the "Supernovae" research department (Aug/2017 - Sep/2019),

Member of the Scientific Council (Jul/2012 - Sep/2019), Researcher (Jun/2009 - May/2014).

Jan/2013 - Dec/2018: High Energy, Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics section of the Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP).

Address: ICTP, 11 Strada Costiera, 34151 Trieste, Italy.

Junior associate.

Main collaborations

Dr. Daniel Kunth and Dr. Gary Mamon (Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris, France)

Dr. Vardan Adibekyan (Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço, Portugal)

Dr. Massimo Turatto (Osservatorio Astronomico di Padova, Italy)

Awards and Grants

University (undergraduate and graduate), Post-doctoral, and Permanent.

Awards:

• 2024: The Armenian National Science & Education Fund (ANSEF) award (astroex-3160) in the field of astrophysics (member of the project).

• 2021; 2020; 2018: Productive Scientist award by the competition of the State Committee of Science (SCS) of Armenia.

• 2019: The ANSEF award (astroex-5234) in the field of astrophysics (PI of the project).

• 2017: The ANSEF award (astroex-4556) in the field of astrophysics (PI of the project).

• 2016: Productive Young Scientist award by the competition of the SCS of Armenia.

• 2015: The ANSEF award (astroex-3908) in the field of astrophysics (member of the project).

• 2015, 2008: Armenian Astronomical Society Annual Prize for young astronomers.

• 2014: The ANSEF award (astroex-3578) in the field of astrophysics (PI of the project).

• 2013: The ANSEF award (astroex-3183) in the field of astrophysics (PI of the project).

• 2013: Certificate of Honor from the National Academy of Sciences of Armenia.

• 2012: "Tashir" foundation and DIFS Facebook initiative award for published international scientific articles with maximum citations, having an index or an impact factor.

• 2011: The ANSEF award (astroex-2422) in the field of astrophysics (PI of the project).

• 2010: The ANSEF award (astroex-2075) in the field of astrophysics (PI of the project).

• 2004: 2nd prize on the competition of the Bachelor Thesis of young researchers in physics, organized by the Faculty of Physics of the YSU.

Grants:

• 2024: Grant for "Strengthening scientific departments - 2024" from the Higher Education and Science Committee, in frame of the research project № 24LCG-1C021 (5 years, PI of the project).

• 2021: The thematic grant from the Committee of Science of Armenia, in frame of the research project № 21T-1C236 (3 years, PI of the project).

• 2015: The thematic grant from the SCS of Armenia, in frame of the research project № 15T-1C129 (2 years, PI of the project).

• 2013: The thematic grant from the SCS of Armenia, in frame of the research project № 13-1C013 (2 years, member of the project).

• 2012: Collaborative Bilateral Research Projects of the SCS of Armenia and the French Centre National de la Recherché Scientifique (CNRS) (2 years, member of the project).

• 2011: Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation grant.

• 2009: PICS France-Arménie grant for the project "Active Phenomena and Evolution of Cosmic Objects".

• 2009: Paris Virtual Observatory grant for the project "Five Supernova Survey Galaxies in the Southern Hemisphere".

• 2009: Collaborative Bilateral Research Projects of the SCS of Armenia and the French CNRS (2 years, member of the project).

• 2008: Young Scientist Fellowship from the benevolent fund of "Development of Science, Education and Health Care in Armenia" (AH-17).

• 2008, 2007: PICS France-Arménie grant for the Ph.D. project.

• 2006: Scholarship from the French Government to support the Ph.D. project (3 years, № 20064017).

Memberships and other information

Scientific societies:

International Astronomical Union (since 2015)

European Astronomical Society (since 2010)

Armenian Astronomical Society (since 2009)

Journal editorial board member:

Astrophysics (since 2025)

Journal referee:

Journal of Physics: Conference Series (since 2024)

Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series (since 2024)

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (since 2015)

Astronomy & Astrophysics (since 2014)

Telescope observing proposal referee:

Optical Infrared Coordination Network for Astronomy / OPTICON (since 2020)

Links to Other Profiles:

ORCID iD: 0000-0001-7392-1765

Web of Science ResearcherID: AAI-1505-2020

Scopus Author ID: 23027751600

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Education

Graduate:

Jun/2006 - Jun/2009: Ph.D. degree in Astrophysics at the Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory (BAO) of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) of Armenia.

Title: The Statistical Investigation of Supernovae and Their Host Galaxies.

Adviser: Dr. A.R. Petrosian (BAO). Referees: Dr. M.A. Kazarian (YSU), and Dr. A.M. Mickaelian (BAO).

Oct - Dec/2006, Oct - Dec/2007, Aug - Dec/2008: Ph.D. student at the Research Group "Origin and Evolution of Galaxies", Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris (IAP), France.

Advisers: Dr. Daniel Kunth (IAP), Dr. Gary A. Mamon (IAP), and Dr. Artashes R. Petrosian (BAO).

Defense was held on the 27th of April, 2009, Candidate of physics and mathematical sciences, Speciality 01.03.02: Astrophysics and Radio Astronomy, Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory.

Undergraduate:

Sep/2004 - Jun/2006: Master of Physics at the YSU.

Department of Astrophysics of the Faculty of Physics. Diploma with excellence.

May 2006: Master Thesis in Astronomy: Study of Markarian Galaxies in Clusters.

Adviser: Dr. A.R. Petrosian (BAO), referee: Dr. M.A. Kazarian (YSU).

Sep/2000 - Jun/2004: Bachelor of Physics and Pedagogies at the YSU.

Department of Astrophysics of the Faculty of Physics. Diploma with honor.

May 2004: Bachelor thesis in Astronomy: Morphological and Spectrophotometric Investigation of KAZ 73 Galaxy with UV-excess.

Adviser: Dr. M.A. Kazarian (YSU), referee: Dr. E.L. Karapetian (YSU).