
Vardan Avagyan
Date of Birth 13-09-1955, Altai Republic Russian Federation
Address: Yerevan, Halabyan 22A/29
Tel.: 35 47 46 (home), 62-98-06 (office), 091 425073 (mob.)
E-mail: avagyan@welding.am
Citizenship: RA
Education and training |
1980-Graduated from the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering of Yerevan Engineering University, Yerevan, Armenia, 1982 – Graduated from Special Faculty of Moscow Tsiolkovsky Avia-Technological Institute, Moscow, Russia, 1986-1990 – Post-graduate student at Institute of Electrowelding after E. O. Paton, Kiev, Ukraine. |
Scientific Degree, scientific title, titles |
Ph.D. 1994 Doctor of Sciences- 2010 |
Professional fields |
Metal technology and welding, vacuum technology, cryogenic technology, accelerator technology |
Work Experience |
1975- Laboratory Assistant, Low Temperature Laboratory, Yerevan Physics Institute (YerPhI), Yerevan, Armenia, 1982 – Developed cryogenic techniques at YerPhI, 1984 – Group leader, Accelerator division, YerPhI. Main subject of investigations: vacuum technology and vacuum welding, 1987 – Group leader of “Vacuum welding of accelerator technology” 2000 – Guest scientist at DESY, Hamburg, Germany. The development of the vacuum brazing technology for titan-niobium connections in TESLA super-conducting cavities. 2000-2001- Design study of 3 GeV third generation intermediate energy light source CANDLE in Armenia. Leading engineer. 2001- Deputy Director, Leading Scientist – Coordinator of Vacuum System group, Center for the Advancement of Natural Discoveries using Light Emission (CANDLE), Yerevan, Armenia. 2005- Lecturer, Chair of construction structures, Yerevan State University of Architecture and Construction 1999-President of LLC “Welding Institute” |
Participation at draft, scientific-research and other treating activities |
1994-1998 – Collaborations YerPhI-CERN (Switzerland) and YerPhI -CEBAF (USA). Development of the diffusion welding technology for the construction of the mu-metal magnetic shield. – Collaboration YerPhI-DESY (Germany). Development of the diffusion welding technology of the copper-aluminum connection for the special power supply components. – TESLA project, DESY (Germany). Research and development of the diffusion welding technology for Connection of the titanium and stainless steel tubes. |
Published works |
Author of 62 publications and 8 patents. |
Languages |
Armenian, Russian, English |
Computer skills |
MS Word, Excel |