Scientific degree and title
2008 - Actual member(academician) of International Academy of Ecology and Life Protection Sciences
2006 - Professor
1997 - 2006 Acting professor
1996 - Doctor of Sciences (Geography), Yerevan State University, Faculty of Geography, and Geology Yerevan
1973 - Assistant professor
1969 - Doctor of Geography, Moscow State University, Faculty of Geography, Moscow
1966 - 1969 Moscow State University, post- graduate student
1957 - 1962 Moscow State University, Faculty of Geography, student

Scientific activities
1997 - Head of chair of Geomorphology and cartography, Faculty of Geography and Geology Yerevan State University
1973 - 1996 Assistant professor

Participation at the International conferences
Armenia, Russia, Rumania, Georgia, Turkey, Slovenia, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Iran, Italy, ets.

Social activity
1998 - Armenian representative at IAHS

State Rewards and honored titles
2009 - Gold medal of Yerevan State University
1994 - Silver medal of Yerevan State University
1989 - Medal of work - veteran

Foreign languages
Russian (fluently), English (read, write, can converse), Georgia (read, write, can converse)