PRESS RELEASE
Analysis Research & Planning for Armenia (ARPA)
18106 Miranda Street, Tarzana, CA 91356
& Armenian Engineers and Scientists of America
417 W. Arden Ave., Suite 112C, Glendale, CA 91203
Contact: Hagop Panossian
Tel: (818) 586-9660
E-mail: [email protected]
Web:
ARPA Institute and Armenian Engineers and Scientists of America
present the Lecture/Seminar “The Cosmic Ray Division (CRD) of Armenia”
on Tuesday, November 16, 2004 at 7:30 PM in the Merdinian School
Auditorium. The presenter is Ms. Anahid Yeremian.
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 Cosmic Ray Division (CRD) of the Alikhanian Physics
Institute in Armenia is one of the world’s premier centers, conducting
research in high energy astrophysics and space weather forecasting. At
research stations high on Mt. Aragats and in Yerevan, a staff of 100
scientists, technicians, support personnel and students conduct leading
research on forecasting energetic events on the sun which can damage
manmade satellites in space, disrupt communications and power stations
on earth, and endanger space and air crews at high altitudes. The CRD
and its scientists have earned enormous respect among their colleagues
in the international scientific community, putting Armenia among the top
5 countries of the world in cosmic ray research. Recent additions to
the list of their scientific collaborators include the U.S. National
Oceanographic and Atmospheric Agency, the European Space Agency, and the
international Committee on Space Research. CRD has a long standing
partnership with Stanford University of California and with Nagoya
University in Japan. Recently the Space Weather division of UCLA has
shown interest in collaborating with the CRD. A year ago CRD won the
prestigious UN World Summit Award in the e-science category. The CRD
has been featured in the international magazine Science, because of its
excellence. An illustrated presentation, with beautiful pictures on the
space weather effects, will be made and research at CRD will be
explained in simple terms. Pictures of the stations, the scientists,
and the World Summit Award ceremony in Geneva are part of this
presentation.
Presenter: Ms. Anahid Yeremian has a B.S. degree in Physics from Drexel
University. She is a particle Accelerator Physicists at the Stanford
Linear Accelerator Center since 1990. She designs the injector section
of very large particle accelerators (the one at Stanford is 2 miles
long) in the U.S., Japan and Europe. She leads a group of scientists,
engineers, and technicians to construct and assemble the accelerators
she designs and finally to commission them to perform to her
specifications. Prior to coming to Stanford, she designed the electron
accelerator at the Boeing Aerospace Company for the Free Electron Laser
project as part of a star wars program. Anahid’s hobbies include
mountain climbing. She became acquainted with the Cosmic Ray stations
and physicists on Mt. Aragats when she climbed to the peak of Mt.
Aragats in 1999. Since then she actively pursues opportunities and
improvement of science in Armenia by working with the scientists and
governments of Armenia and the United States. This summer Anahid spent
7 days backpacking in the Geghama mountains and staying with the Nomads
in the mountains of Armenia. Her presentation will include some
spectacular pictures of the peaks in the Geghama mountain range and its
beautiful people.
For Information Please call Dr. Hagop Panossian at (818)586-9660 or Mr.
Vazgen Ghoogassian