Candidate of biological sciences, associate professor
Candidate of biological sciences, associate professor /Department of Ecology and Sustainable Development
Education:
Postgraduate studies at the Institute of Chemical Physics of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Moscow, 1982-1985.
Candidate of science diploma.
Yerevan State University, 1977-1982, diploma of biophysicist.
Scientific degree:
Candidate of biological sciences, the topic of the PhD thesis is "The effect of gamma radiation on paramagnetic centers in tissues".
Work experience:
2021-2023 Associate Professor of the Department of Ecology and Sustainable Development of the Armenian Pedagogical University after Kh. Abovyan.
From 2013 to now, associate professor of the GEC Chair of the National University of Architecture and Construction of Armenia, Yerevan
2008-2012 Lecturer of the GEC Chair of the National University of Architecture and Construction of Armenia
2005-2008 Head of the Chromatographic Analysis Laboratory of the Monitoring Center of the RA Ministry of Nature Protection
1991 - 2005 Researcher of the Institute of Biochemistry of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia
1986 - 1990 Institute of Amino Acids, "Armbiotechnology" GAM, researcher
The courses read / Armenian Pedagogical University after Kh. Abovyan. /
Bachelor's courses - Chronoecology, Fundamentals of Ecological Expertise, Climate and its Changes,
Master's courses - Environmental Monitoring, Environmental Assessment, Environmental Control
Scope of scientific interests:
Persistent organic pollutants in surface water, soil, air, development opportunities and problems of ecological monitoring in RA, ecology of construction materials
Trainings:
• <<Development of a course on the Moodle platform>> training course organized within the framework of the SHINLAB grant program No. 13/19-CIF at the Central University, Yerevan, 2021
• <<Urban planning, environmental and health requirements/norms related to the design, further operation and maintenance of a hazardous chemical waste management and storage facility in the Republic of Armenia. Course on Expired Pesticide Stockpile Elimination and POPs (Persistent Organic Pollutants) and Contaminated Sites Neutralization Program in Armenia as part of Expired Chemicals Management. Yerevan, 2016
• The methodology of the checklists for the study and assessment of the state of industrial plants, "R + D consulting", Germany, Armenia, 2012
• Environmental monitoring; Environment Germany
on monitoring legislation, organization and best practices;
InWEnt - International Conference Center, Lake Starnberg, Feldaffing, Germany, 2006
• Capacity building for water quality monitoring, 1st and 2nd courses, Perkin-Elmer Russ. USAID / Armenia, KDA / Armenia, Yerevan, 2004
• Standardization, metrology, conformity assessment, quality and ecological management systems, principles of labor safety and health protection National Institute of Standards CJSC, Yerevan, 2007.
• Courses of the 4th-6th level program of English, AUA, Yerevan, 2005-2006
Membership
From 2021 till now an ecologist-expert for the examination of the activity of the mining complex of the Mgharti gold mine owned by the SP company "Multi Group Concern" by the Lori Marz Department of the RA Investigative Committee
2021 Expert of the Science Committee of the RA KGSMS.
2019 Member of the editorial board of the collection of scientific works "Bulletin of the Construction Union of Armenia".
2007 Member of the working group of the interdepartmental commission of the 3rd national report of the UN Convention of the RA Ministry of Nature Protection.
2005 "Yerevan Lake Cleanup" project of Yerevan City Interdepartmental Commission - member of the working group.
Publications:
Since 2010, 3 training manuals and 18 scientific articles, 11 of which refer to the study of the presence of banned organochlorine pesticides, DDT, etc., in surface waters.
Languages: Russian, English