Curiculum Vitae

Main Field of Expertise 

• Wide-Field surveys (AGNs, Galaxies, CV, White dwarfs and hot subdworfs)
• Active galactic nuclei and Quasars 
• Gravitational lensing 
• Compact Groups of Galaxies
• Supernovas 

 Professional experience

• 1986-1987 Assistant Astronomer

• 1988-1990 Post graduate student

• 1991-1994 Junior scientific researcher

• 1995-1997 Senior scientific researcher 

•  1991-1994 Junior scientific researcher

•  1995-1997 Senior scientific researcher

•    2005-2006 On sabbatical leave from INAOE
  

• 1998-1999 Cátedra Patrimonial Nivel II, Investigador Titular "A"

• 2000-2002 Investigador Titular "A"

• 2003-2006 Investigador Titular "A"

• 2006-2009 Investigador Titular "B"

•  01/03/1996-01/05/1996:  Instituto Nacional de Astrofisica, Optica y Electronica (Mexico)

•  01/03/1997-31/05/1997:  Instituto Nacional de Astrofisica, Optica y Electronica (Mexico)

•  02/08/2002-31/10/2002:  Hamburger Sternwarte (Germany)

•  08/10/2004-17/11/2004:  Max-Planck-Institut für Radioastronomie (Germany)

•  08/01/2005-30/11/2005:  Max-Planck-Institut für Radioastronomie (Germany)  

Education

• 1995 Ph.D.  (Astronomy) Special Astrophysical Observatory, Russia. Thesis: "Quasistellar objects of the Second Byurakan sky Survey."  Advisor: Dr. J.A. Stepanian

• 1986 M.Sc. (Astrophysics) Yerevan State University, Department of Astrophysics, Armenia Thesis: "Spectral and photometrical investigation of the dwarf irregular galaxies Markarian 773 and Markarian 1006" Advisors: Prof. E.Y. Khachikian and Dr. A.R. Petrossian

• 1984 B.Sc. (Physics) Yerevan State University, Physical faculty, Armenia

•  1 m Schmidt and 2.6 m telescopes of the Byurakan Astrophysical observatory (Armenia)

•  60 cm, 1 m and 6 m telescopes of the Special Astrophysical Observatory (Russia)

•  0.84 m, 1.5 m and 2.1 m telescopes of the Observatorio Astronomico Nacional (SPM, México)

•  2.1 m telescope of the Observatorio Astrofisico de Gillermo Haro (Cananea, México).

• 1991-1992: American Astronomical Society grant (USA) - Blue stellar objects from SBS

• 1993-1995: ESO C&CE program grant (ESO) - Second Byurakan Survey: Quasars

• 1995-1997: Russian Foundation for Basic Research grant (Russia) - Faint Markarian Galaxies of the Second  Byurakan Survey

• 1999-2001: CONACyT Basic Research grant (México) - Segunda exploracion de Byurakan, desarrollo de una base de datos completa de galaxias Seyfert y otros tipos de NAG

•  2003-2006: CONACyT Basic Research grant (México) - Programa de monitoreo espectrofotometrico de Nucleos Activos de Galaxias

• 2007-2007: CONACyT Basic Researc54480: Estudio Radio-Optico De La Maquinaria Central En Galaxias Activas Radio-Fuertes  

• Gravitational Lenzing (Short course) - 1997 (23-31/0ct). The IV Autumn International Astronomical School and  Olympiad, Special Astrophysical Observatory of RAS, Russia 

•  A 110: Observational Astronomy and Instrumentation (INAOE)  – (Jan-May) 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006

• Observational Lab: GHAO 2.1 m telescope, Cananea (Photometry and Spectroscopy)  – 2002, 2006

• Observational Lab: OAN 1m telescope, Tonantzintla (Photometry and Spectroscopy) – 2003,  2004

• Optical/IR Observational Techniques – 2005 (July-August) 28th International School for Young Astronomers (ISYA).

Thesis Supervising 

• Filiberto Hueyotl: Estudio de la distribucion espectral de energia de AGNs descubiertos durante la exploracion MWAS.

• Juan Palma: Estudio de la variabilidad espectral de la galaxia Seyfert NGC 5548.

• Benjamin Perez: Estudio de la variabilidad espectral de la galaxia Seyfert NGC 4151.

• Abelardo Mercado: Variabilidad de Nucleos Activos de Galaxias.

• Janet Torrealba: Optical and Infrared Spectroscopy of Radioloud AGNs. 

• Jonathan Leon:  Conexión Radio-Optica en AGNs Radio-fuertes y Radio-debiles emisores de la lineas anchas de balmer  con perfiles de doble pico.

• European Astronomical Society (from 1992)    
• Euro-Asian Astronomical Society (from 1996)

• Sistema Nacional de Investigadores Nivel I, México (1999-2004)

• Armenian Astronomical Society (from 2002)

• Sistema Nacional de Investigadores Nivel II, México (from 2005)

• International Astronomical Union - IAU (from 2006)

• Armenian, Russian, Spanish and English

• Date of birth: 21 July 1964

• Place of birth: Yerevan, Armenia

• Citizenship: Mexican (naturalized from 2005)

• Civil Status: married, two children’s  (son and doter)