Laser physics, Optics, Quantum Electronics, Spectroscopy, Solid State Physics

Graduated from YSU (1962), Doctor of phys. and Math. Sciences (1992), corr. member of NAS RA (2006), academician of NAS RA (2014), prof. (2015)

Head of laboratory of the Institute for physical research of NAS RA, Academician-Secretary of the Division of Physics and Astrophysics of NAS RA (since 2016), Member of the Presidium of NAS RA (since 2016)

Foreign member of the Russian Engineering Academy after A.M. Prokhorov

Award of President of Armenia (Physics 2009), Prokhorov Prize Winner (Physics 2009, Russia), Gold medal after N.N. Semenov of the Engineering Academy after A.M. Prokhorov (Physical and chemical sciences and materials science 2021, Russia)