Papoyan Ashot

Ashot Rafiki Papoyan Scientific Degree and Title –

Doctor of Technical Sciences (D.Sc.), Professor

Date of Birth – October 2, 1956

E-mail – a.papoyan@polytechnic.am

Education

Primary Education: 1963-1973 - Gyumri Secondary School No. 12 Qualification - Secondary Education Certificate

Professional Education

September 1973 – June 1978 - Mechanical Faculty, Leninakan Branch of Yerevan Polytechnic Institute (YPI). Specialization: "Textile Production Machinery and Equipment." January 1979 - January 1982 - Postgraduate studies in the Department of "Textile Machine Design" at Moscow Textile Institute. May 2003 – May 2004 - Doctoral studies in the Department of "Machine Science" at St. Petersburg State University of Technology and Design.

Qualifications

1978 - Mechanical Engineer (Diploma with Distinction)

1982 - Candidate of Technical Sciences in "Machines, Aggregates, and Processes of Textile and Light Industry" /Classifier 05.02.13 Russia/ 2004 - Doctor of Technical Sciences (Classifier 05.02.13 Russia) 2015 - Certificate for the D.Sc. degree issued by the Higher Attestation Commission of the Russian Federation, corresponding to the Armenian D.Sc. degree (No. 33, April 15, 2010)

Employment and Academic Career

• September 1978 - December 1978 - Assistant at the Department of Theory of Machines and Mechanisms and Machine Parts (TMM and MP) at the Leninakan Branch of YPI

• January 1979 - January 1982 - Postgraduate student at the Department of "Textile Machine Design" at Moscow Textile Institute

• January 1980 - December 1981 - Junior Researcher at the Department of "Textile Machine Design" at Moscow Textile Institute

• March 1982 - October 1985 - Assistant at the Department of Theory of Machines and Mechanisms and Machine Parts at the Leninakan Branch of YPI

• October 1985 - September 1995 - Associate Professor at the same department (renamed to "Applied Mechanics" in 1995) at the Leninakan Branch of YPI (later Gyumri Branch of State Engineering University of Armenia - SEUA)

• September 1995 - September 2000 - Deputy Director for Educational Affairs and Head of the Department of Fundamental and General Engineering Preparation at SEUA Gyumri Branch

• September 1996 - September 2011 - Director of "Temp" Supporting High School at SEUA Gyumri Branch (part-time)

• September 2000 - August 2011 - Associate Professor at the Department of "Applied Mechanics" at SEUA Gyumri Branch

• September 2011 - Present - Professor at the Department of "Applied Mechanics" (now "Engineering Specialties") at SEUA Gyumri Branch

• February 2012 - December 2016 - Acting Director of SEUA Gyumri Branch

• December 2016 – September 2020 - Director of National Polytechnic University of Armenia (NPUA) Gyumri Branch

• April 2021 – August 2023 - Head of Scientific Works at NPUA Gyumri Branch

Field of Scientific Research

Machine Science, Textile and Light Industry Engineering and Technology, Dynamics of Machines and Mechanisms (Dynamics of High-Speed Rotor Systems)

Scientific Publications – 114 published works, including 2 monographs, 12 invention applications, and 8 educational manuals. Head of several thematic funding programs.

Membership in Other Academic Scientific Societies

• Advisory Member of the Engineering Academy of Armenia (2007 – 2010)

• Corresponding Member of the Engineering Academy of Armenia (2010 – 2014)

• Full Member of the Engineering Academy of Armenia

Awards (Scientific, State)

Certificate of Honor from the Ministry of Education and Science of Armenia, Gold Commemorative Medal from NPUA