Curriculum vitae

 

Education


  1. •1995 Ph.D. (Physics & Mathematics, Specialisation - Astronomy & Radioastronomy) Special Astrophysical Observatory, Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia. Thesis: "Quasistellar objects of the Second Byurakan sky Survey."

  2. •1986 M.Sc. (Physics, Specialisation - Astrophysics) Yerevan State University, Department of Astrophysics, Armenia. Thesis: "Spectral and photometrical investigation of the dwarf irregular galaxies Markarian 773 and Markarian 1006"

  3. •1984 B.Sc. (Physics) Yerevan State University, Faculty of Physics, Armenia.Thesis: "HII regions in Barred Galaxies".


Professional experience


Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory (Armenian Academy of Sciences)


  1. •1986-1987: Assistant Astronomer

  2. •1988-1990: Post graduate student

  3. •1991-1993: Junior researcher

  4. •1994-1995: Researcher

  5. •1996-1997: Senior researcher

  6. •1989 -1991: Head of 1 m Byurakan Schmidt telescope laboratory 


Special Astrophysical Observatory (Russian Academy of Sciences)


  1. •1991-1993: Junior researcher

  2. •1994-1995: Researcher

  3. •1996-1997: Senior researcher

  4. •1995-1997: Responsible astronomer for SAO RAS 60 cm telescope modernization and automatization group

 

Instituto Nacional de Astrofisica, Optica y Electronica (CONACyT, Mexico)


  1. •1998-1999: Cátedra Patrimonial Nivel II, Investigador Titular "A" (Invited Research Assistant Professor)

  2. •2000-2003: Investigador Titular A - Research Assistant Professor

  3. •2003-2006: Investigador Titular A - Research Assistant Professor

  4. •2006-2009: Investigador Titular B - Research Associate Professor

  5. •2009-2012: Investigador Titular B - Research Associate Professor

  6. •From 2012: Investigador Titular C - Tenured Research Professor


Instituto de Astronomia, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico


  1. •2004-2005: Associate Research Professor. On sabbatical leave from INAOE


Visiting Researcher


  1. •01/03/1996-15/04/1996:  Instituto Nacional de Astrofisica, Optica y Electronica (Mexico)

  2. •01/03/1997-31/05/1997:  Instituto Nacional de Astrofisica, Optica y Electronica (Mexico)

  3. •02/10/2002-31/11/2002:  Hamburger Sternwarte (Germany)

  4. •08/09/2004-17/10/2004:  Max-Planck-Institut für Radioastronomie (Germany)

  5. •08/09/2005-30/11/2005:  Max-Planck-Institut für Radioastronomie (Germany)

  6. •20/07/2008-20/10/2008:  Max-Planck-Institut für Radioastronomie (Germany) 

  7. •01/05/2010-09/06/2010:  Max-Planck-Institut für Radioastronomie (Germany)  


Committee work


Member:




  1. •2002-2004: Guillermo Haro Astrophysical Observatory 2.1m telescope Program Committee (secretary)

  2. •2006-2011: Guillermo Haro Astrophysical Observatory 2.1m telescope Program Committee

  3. •From 2011: Guillermo Haro Astrophysical Observatory Users Committee (Chair)

  4. •From 2013: Gran Telescopio Canarias telescope Program Committee (CATTMéxico-GTC) (substitute member)

  5. •From 2013: Guillermo Haro Astrophysical Observatory 2.1m telescope Program Committee (substitute member)


  1. •2011-2013: Representative of Astrophysics department at the Academic Staff Council (INAOE)

  2. •From 2011: Internal Evaluations Committee and institutional Assessment for Research (INAOE)

  3. •From 2013: The Judging Commission (Instituto de Astronomia, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico) 


  1. •From 2011: Editorial Board of International Journal of Astronomy and Astrophysics


Frequent member:


  1. •The master's and Ph.D. candidate's advisory committee (INAOE and IA-UNAM)

  2. •The master's and Ph.D. examining committee (INAOE and IA-UNAM)

  3. •The bachelor  and master's examining committee (BUAP)


Frequent referee/evaluator:

  1. •of a scientific project of the Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (CONACyT, Mexico):

  2. •of a scientific project of the University of California and CONACyT (Collaborative Projects  USA-Mexico)

  3. •of a scientific project of the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico - PAPIIT (UNAM, Mexico)

  4. •of a scientific project of the University of Guanajuato (Mexico)


Observational experience


Spectroscopy, Imaging (optical and IR), and data reduction. (More than 10,000 hours of observing time)


  1. •Yerevan State University Observatory (Armenia) - 0.4 m telescope

  2. •Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory (Armenia) - 1 m Schmidt and 2.6 m telescopes

  3. •Special Astrophysical Observatory (Russia) - 0.6 m, 1 m and 6 m telescopes

  4. •Observatorio Astronomico Nacional (SPM, México) - 0.84 m, 1.5 m and 2.1 m telescopes

  5. •Observatorio Astronomico Nacional (Tonantzintla, México) - 1m telescope

  6. •Observatorio Astrofisico de Gillermo Haro (Cananea, México) - 2.1 m telescope

  7. •Roque de los Muchachos Observatory (La Palma, Spain) - 2.5 m Nordic Optical Telescope

  8. •Roque de los Muchachos Observatory (La Palma, Spain) - 10.4 m Gran Telescopio Canarias


Grants


  1. •1991-1992: American Astronomical Society grant (USA): Blue stellar objects from the Second Byurakan Survey.

  2. •1993-1995: ESO C&CE program grant (EU): Second Byurakan Survey - Quasars.

  3. •1995-1997: Russian Foundation for Basic Research grant (Russia): Faint Markarian Galaxies of the Second Byurakan Survey.

  4. •1999-2002: CONACyT Basic Research grant (México) No. 28499-F: Segunda exploracion de Byurakan, desarrollo de una base de datos completa de galaxias Seyfert y otros tipos de NAG.

  5. •2003-2007: CONACyT Basic Research grant (México) No. 39560-F: Programa de monitoreo espectrofotometrico de Nucleos Activos de Galaxias.

  6. •2008-2010: CONACyT Basic Research Grant (México) No. 54480-F: Estudio Radio-Optico De La Maquinaria Central En Galaxias Activas Radio-Fuertes.

  7. •2011-2015: CONACyT Basic Research Grant (México) No. 151494-F: Estudio de la Maquinaria Central en Galaxias Activas.


Publications


From SAO/NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS) & Google scholar


(Chavushyan, V., or/and Chavushian, V., Chavuchyan, V.)


  1. • Refereed Publications - 91

  2. • Publications without referee (internal referee) - 20

  3. • Conference Proceedings - 88

  4. • Citations - more than 1300

  5. • H-index - 20


Teaching


Undergraduate-level


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

  2. •Las Exploraciones de Cielo (Astronomical Surveys - Short course) - 2010 (10-31/Jan). Escuela de Astronomia Observacional para Estudiantes Latinoamericanos 2010. Tonantzintla, Puebla, Mexico

  3. •Las Exploraciones de Cielo (Astronomical Surveys - Short course) - 2011(10-31/Jan). Escuela de Astronomia Observacional para Estudiantes Latinoamericanos 2011. Tonantzintla, Puebla, Mexico

  4. •Las Exploraciones de Cielo (Astronomical Surveys - Short course) - 2012 (09-27/Jan). Escuela de Astronomia Observacional para Estudiantes Latinoamericanos 2012. Tonantzintla, Puebla, Mexico

  5. •Las Exploraciones de Cielo (Astronomical Surveys - Short course) - 2013 (06-25/Jan). Escuela de Astronomia Observacional para Estudiantes Latinoamericanos 2013. Tonantzintla, Puebla, Mexico

  6. •Núcleos Activos de Galaxias (Active Galactic Nuclei - Short course) - 2013 (06-25/Jan). Escuela de Astronomia Observacional para Estudiantes Latinoamericanos 2013. Tonantzintla, Puebla, Mexico


Graduate-level 


  1. • Optical/IR Observational Techniques – Summer: 2005, 28th International School for Young Astronomers - ISYA

  2. • A107: General Astronomy (INAOE) – Fall: 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2009

  3. • A110: Observational Astronomy and Instrumentation (INAOE) –  Spring: 2003, 2004, 2006, 2010

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

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

  6. • A 401: Research seminar I (INAOE) - Spring: 2010, 2011, 2012

  7. • Advanced course: Interstellar Medium (INAOE) - Fall: 2012

  8. • Advanced course: Extragalactic astronomy (INAOE) - Spring: 2013



Undergraduate & Graduate Students Supervising


Summer Research program & Professional Residence


  1. 1.Mario Agustín Torres Oviedo: Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, 2004

  2. 2.Liliana Rivera: Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, 2010

  3. 3.Ana Luisa González Morán: Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa, 2011

  4. 4.Eric Faustino Jiménez Andrade: Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, 2011

  5. 5.Emmanuel Ríos López: Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa, 2011

  6. 6.Raúl Felipe Maldonado Sánchez: Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, 2011

  7. 7.Natiely Hernández Sebastian: Instituto Tecnológico de Oaxaca, 2012

  8. 8.Sunil Fernandes: University Texas at San Antonio (Ph.D. student at department of Physics & Astronomy), 2013

  9. 9.John Jenkinson: University Texas at San Antonio (M.Sc. student at department of Mechanical Engineering), 2013


Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)


  1. 1.Filiberto Hueyotl-Zahuantitla: Estudio de la distribucion espectral de energia de AGNs descubiertos durante la exploracion MWAS. Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla: Feb/2005 (supported by CONACyT Basic Research grant 39560-F). Co-supervisor: Mujica Raul (INAOE). Actually postdoctoral researcher at Astronomical Institute, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic.

  2. 2.Juan Palma: Estudio de la variabilidad espectral de la galaxia Seyfert NGC 5548. Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla: Feb/2006 (supported by CONACyT Basic Research grant 39560-F). Co-supervisor: Martínez Oscar (BUAP).

  3. 3.Benjamin Perez: Estudio de la variabilidad espectral de la galaxia Seyfert NGC 4151. Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla: May/2006 (supported by CONACyT Basic Research grant 39560-F). Co-supervisor: Martínez Oscar (BUAP).

  4. 4.Viviana Rosero-Rueda: Determinacion de masas de agujeros negros en galaxias Seufert 1 de lineas angostas (NLS1) desde el FBQS. Universidad Industrial de Santander, Colombia. Aug/2008 (supported by CONACyT Basic Research grant 54480-F). Co-supervisors: Vera Villamizar Nelson (UPTC) and Plata Gómez Arturo (UIS). Actually Ph.D. student at New Mexico Tech, Department of Physics.

  5. 5.Abraham Carmona: Estudio de Nucleos Activos radio seleccionadas. Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla: May/2011 (supported by CONACyT Basic Research grant 54480-F). Co-supervisor: Rosa-González Daniel (INAOE).

  6. 6.Eric Faustino Jiménez Andrade: Estudio multifrecuencia del blazar 3C 273 durante el periodo deobservación 2008-2011. Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla: May/2013. Co-supervisor: Martínez Oscar (BUAP).

  7. 7.Raúl Felipe Maldonado Sánchez: Estudio de la variabilidad en óptico, rayos X y rayos gamma del blazar PKS 1510-089 durante el periodo de observación diciembre 2008 - julio 2011. Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla: May/2013. Co-supervisor: Martínez Oscar (BUAP).

  8. 8.Harold Peña: Estudio multifrequencia de galaxias brillantes en rayos gamma detectados por el satélite espacial Fermi. Universidad Industrial de Santander, Colombia. From Aug/01. Co-supervisors: Nuñez Luis (UIS) and León-Tavares Jonathan (Finnish Centre for Astronomy with ESO - FINCA, INAOE)


Master of Science (M.Sc.)


  1. 1.Juan Palma: Determinación de masas de agujeros negros para AGN’s de la Segunda exploración de Byurakan. Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla: Oct/2008 (partialy supported By CONACyT Basic Research grant 54480-F). Co-supervisor: Martínez Oscar (BUAP).

  2. 2.Benjamin Perez: Estudio Espectrofotométrico de las Condiciones Físicas del Blazar 3C 454.3. Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla: Jun/2009. Co-supervisor: Martínez Oscar (BUAP).

  3. 3.Ana Virginia Hanessian de la Garza: Designing the prototype of acusto-optic processor for astrophysical applications. INAOE: Aug/2012. Co-supervisor: Shcherbakov Alexander (INAOE).

  4. 4.Victor Manuel Patiño Alvarez: Multifrequency study of  variability of Fermi/LAT Blazars. INAOE: Aug/2012. Co-supervisors: Carramiñana Alberto (INAOE) and Carrasco Luis (INAOE).

  5. 5.Alejandro Olguín Iglesias: INAOE: Correlación entre la masa del agujero negro y los parámetros del jet relativista en Blazares.. INAOE: Nov/2013. Co-supervisors: León-Tavares Jonathan (Finnish Centre for Astronomy with ESO - FINCA, INAOE) and Valdés José Ramón (INAOE)


Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)


  1. 1.Abelardo Mercado: Variability of Active Galactic Nucleai: Non Linearity and Chaos. INAOE: Aug/2005 (partialy supported by CONACyT Basic Research grant 39560-F). Actually professor and vice-rector for academic affairs at Universidad Politecnica de Baja California (Mexico).

  2. 2.Jonathan Leon-Tavares: Physics of the Central Engine and Nuclear Regions in Radio-Loud Active Galactic Nuclei. INAOE: Mar/2009 (partialy supported by CONACyT Basic Research grant 54480-F). Co-supervisor: Lobanov Andrei (MPIfR). Actually postdocotoral researcher at Finnish Center for Astronomy with ESO (Finland).

  3. 3.Janet Torrealba: Optical Spectroscopy of Radioloud AGNs from MOJAVE/2cm Survey. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México: May/2010. Co-Supervisor: Cruz-González Irene (IA UNAM).

  4. 4.Victor Manuel Patiño Alvarez: A multiwavelength cross-correlation variability study of Fermi/LAT Blazars. INAOE: from Sep/2012. Co-supervisors: Carrasco Luis (INAOE) and Carramiñana Alberto (INAOE).


Postdoctoral Students


  1. 1.Janet Torrealba: Optical Spectroscopy of Active Galaxies and Quasars. INAOE: Sep/2010 - Mar/2013

  2. 2.Alenka Negrete: Spectroscopic-Structural study of the Broad Emission Lines in Quasars. INAOE: Aug/2012 - Aug/2014


I have been assistant supervisor for:


Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)


  1. 1.Smbat Balayan: Blue Stellar Objects from Second Byurakan Survey. Yerevan State University, Faculty of Physics, Armenia: 1987. Supervisor: Stepanian Jivan

  2. 2.Hovhanes Khachaturyan: Spectral classifications of Emission Line Galaxies. Yerevan State University, Faculty of Physics, Armenia: 1988. Supervisor: Stepanian Jivan

  3. 3.Natalia Serafimovich: Variability of selcted Blazars. Special Astrophysical Observatory and St. Petersburg University (Russia): 1996. Supervisor: Stepanian Jivan


Master of Science (M.Sc.)


  1. 1.Smbat Balayan: Search and study white dwarfs and hot subdworfs from SBS objective prism plates. Byurakan Astropysical Observatory, Armenia: 1989. Supervisor: Stepanian Jivan

  2. 2.Natalia Serafimovich: Infrared properties of the SBS galaxies. Special Astrophysical Observatory and St. Petersburg University (Russia): 1997. Supervisor: Stepanian Jivan


Member of Scientific Societies


  1. •European Astronomical Society (from 1992)

  2. •Euro-Asian Astronomical Society (from 1996)

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

  4. •Armenian Astronomical Society (from 2002)

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

  6. •International Astronomical Union - IAU (from 2006)

  7. •Mexican Academy of Sciences - AMC (from 2010)


Language


  1. •Armenian, Russian, Spanish and English