PRESS RELEASE
Analysis Research & Planning for Armenia (ARPA)
18106 Miranda Street
Tarzana, CA 91356
Contact: Hagop Panossian
Tel: (818) 586-9660
E-mail: [email protected]
Web:
ARPA Institute presents the lecture/Seminar “The Universe Observed
with the Hubble Telescope” on Thursday, October 21, 2004 at 7:30 PM in
the Merdinian School Auditorium. The presenter is Dr. Yervant
Terzian.
The address is 13330 Riverside Dr., Sherman Oaks, CA 91403.
Directios: On the 101 FY Exit on Woodman, Go North and Turn Right on
Riverside Dr.
Abstract:
The evolution of the universe, from its beginning some 13.7 billion
years ago to the present time will be presented in a breath-taking
manner. Astronomical images taken with the Hubble Space Telescope will
be utilized and explained. The phenomenal works of the astronomers at
the Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory in Armenia will also be related
and highlighted.
Presenter:
Yervant Terzian, is “The David C. Duncan Professor in the Physical
Sciences”, in the Department of Astronomy and Space Sciences at
Cornell University. He was Department Chairman from 1979-1999. His
fields of expertise are the physics of the Interstellar Medium,
Galaxies, and Radio Astronomy. He is a Research Professor with the
National Astronomy and Ionosphere Center and member of the
International Astronomical Union, the International Union of Radio
Science, the American Astronomical Society, and the Hellenic
Astronomical Society, among other memberships. He has been a
Scientific Editor of The Astrophysical Journal (1989-1999). In 1984,
he received the Clark Distinguished Award for Excellence in Teaching.
In 1996, he was appointed Director of NASA’s New York Space Grant
Program to enhance science education. He has been awarded Honorary
Doctor of Science degrees from the University of Indiana (1989), the
Yerevan State University in Armenia (1994), the University of
Thessaloniki in Greece (1997), and from Union College (1999). In
1990, he was elected Foreign Member of the Armenian Academy of
Sciences. In 2001 he was elected a Fellow of the American Association
for the Advancement of Science. In 2002 he was elected Chairman of
the US Consortium of Universities and Institutes to construct the
Square Kilometer Array giant radio telescope. He is the author or
co-author of more than 200 scientific publications and the editor of
six books, including “Carl Sagan’s Universe”.
For Information Please call Dr. Hagop Panossian at (818)586-9660 or
e-mail at [email protected]