Education
1973: M. Sc., Chemistry Sciences, Yerevan State University.

Academic degree
1997: Doctor of Sciences (Engineering).
1979: Candidate of Chemical Sciences, PhD

Professional experience
2009 - to pres: Head of Ecological Safety Center.
2007 - to pres: Chief of Ecological Chemistry Department, Yerevan State University.
1998 - to pres: Professor, Department of Chemistry, Yerevan State University.
1984 - 2007: Chief of the Research Laboratory of Ecological Chemistry, Leading Research Worker.
1974 - 1984: Post-graduate, Research Worker, Senior Research Worker.

Academic courses
Basics of Ecology and Environmental Protection, Ecological Chemistry, Modern Problems of Specialty, Ecological Modeling and Prediction, Industrial Ecology, Modern Experimental Methods in Eco-chemistry, Modern Sorbents.

Scale of professional interests
Ecological Chemistry, Hydrochemistry, Ecology, Ecological Prediction.

Participation in grant projects
1986 - 1991: UNEP "Behavior of Pesticides in the Environment"
02.03-31 USA-Soviet joint program «The Ways and Forms of Pesticides Migration»
International Scientific- technical Centre NA - 787
International Scientific- technical Centre A - 1358

Languages
Armenian (native), Russian (fluent), English (good).

Professional membership
1985: The Member of the Scientific Committee of the Chemical Faculty of Yerevan State University.
1996: Academician of the International Academy of Ecology.
1996: Academician of the New-York Academy of Sciences.
1997: Member of the National Geographic Society of USA.
1997: Expert of the International Association "Water-Ecology - Medicine".
1999: The member of the Specialized council on protection of the dissertations on a specialty "Hydrology of a land, water resources, hydrochemistry".
2000: The member of the Specialized council on protection of the dissertations on a specialty "Protection of an environment and rational use of natural resources".
2000: The member of Ecological Council at the Mayor of Yerevan city.
2001:The official expert of the Ministry of Nature Protectionof RA.
2001: The member of Scientific-Technical Council of the Ministry of Nature Protection of RA.
2001: The expert of a Constant Commission on social questions, public health services and ecology of National Assembly (Parliament) of RA.
2001 - 2002: The member of working group on drawing up of the Water Code of RA.
2002: The member of a coordinating commission at the Government of RA on development of the normative certificates, technical projects and methodical help for development of system of a water facilities and Water Resources Management of RA.
2003: The member of Highest Attestation Commission of RA.
2004: Academician of Russian Academy of Natural Sciences.
2006: The Member of the Scientific Committee of the Yerevan State University.
2007: International Union of Armenian-Cossack Friendship and Collaboration, member of Presidium.
2007: Major-General of Cossack Army.
2009: The Kamandor of “St. Maria Bethlehem” Order (Italy).
2009: The Kamandor of “Christianity and The World” Order (Italy).
2009: Academician of International Academy of Saints Giovanni, George and Michael Archangels (Italy).
1995 - 1996: The member of the working group of study of Problem of Lake Sevan under the program of the World Bank.
2001 - 2002: Expert of REC Caucasus.
2002: The member of the International Scientific Committee on the Ecological Chemistry.

Awards received
1970 - 1972: The winner of Soviet Union competition of student's works.
1977 - 1978: The winner of competition of scientific works of a chemical society of USSR.
1980: The winner of the Komsomol Prize in the field of a science and engineering.
2008: The Lauriat of St. George Prize (Italy).
2009: The Chevalier of “International Academy of Saints Giovanni, George and Michael Archangels” medal (Italy).
2009: Great Mind of the 21st Century" (The American Biographical Institute)