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Authors
A. G. Kharatyan
In 1980, A. Kharatyan graduated with a diploma of excellence from the Faculty
of Mechanics and Mechanical Engineering of Yerevan Polytechnic Institute (YPI),
Armenia. Then he studied a postgraduate course and worked at YPI as a junior
researcher and assistant professor. In 1985 he defended his PhD thesis in the field
of mechanisms, machines theory, and robotics, and in 1986 he was appointed an
associate professor in the chair of mechanics. Since 1992 he has been working for
State Engineering University of Armenia (SEUA), Vanadzor branch, as the head
of the mechanics chair, Deputy Director of Scientific Affairs in SEUA, Head of
the Department of Basic, General Engineering Education of SEUA, and since 2009
until present he has been the Director of SEUA (NPUA), Vanadzor branch, Armenia.
During the period from 1996 to 2015, he had a scientific and educational experience at the Brunel University London and Queen’s University Belfast (UK), at the
Technical University of Athens and Higher School of Engineering in Marseilles
(France), at Lund University in Sweden and Royal University of Stockholm (Sweden),
at the University of Koblenz-Landau (Germany), at the Link Campus University
(Italy), at the University of Lublin (Poland), at University of Rotterdam and Utrecht
(The Netherlands), and in the Austrian office of the World University Service, Graz
(Austria).
In 1999 he founded the University-Industry Interaction Center of SEUA,
Vanadzor branch, in a voluntary manner, and also the Students’ Career Services
and Production Relations office. He has received several governmental and ministerial awards in Armenia and in 2018 was elected a full member of the Engineering
Academy of Armenia. He is an author of more than 50 scientific-methodological
works, manuals, including 9 inventions, and more than 15 articles that have been
published internationally.
Authors
A. G. Kharatyan
In 1980, A. Kharatyan graduated with a diploma of excellence from the Faculty
of Mechanics and Mechanical Engineering of Yerevan Polytechnic Institute (YPI),
Armenia. Then he studied a postgraduate course and worked at YPI as a junior
researcher and assistant professor. In 1985 he defended his PhD thesis in the field
of mechanisms, machines theory, and robotics, and in 1986 he was appointed an
associate professor in the chair of mechanics. Since 1992 he has been working for
State Engineering University of Armenia (SEUA), Vanadzor branch, as the head
of the mechanics chair, Deputy Director of Scientific Affairs in SEUA, Head of
the Department of Basic, General Engineering Education of SEUA, and since 2009
until present he has been the Director of SEUA (NPUA), Vanadzor branch, Armenia.
During the period from 1996 to 2015, he had a scientific and educational experience at the Brunel University London and Queen’s University Belfast (UK), at the
Technical University of Athens and Higher School of Engineering in Marseilles
(France), at Lund University in Sweden and Royal University of Stockholm (Sweden),
at the University of Koblenz-Landau (Germany), at the Link Campus University
(Italy), at the University of Lublin (Poland), at University of Rotterdam and Utrecht
(The Netherlands), and in the Austrian office of the World University Service, Graz
(Austria).
In 1999 he founded the University-Industry Interaction Center of SEUA,
Vanadzor branch, in a voluntary manner, and also the Students’ Career Services
and Production Relations office. He has received several governmental and ministerial awards in Armenia and in 2018 was elected a full member of the Engineering
Academy of Armenia. He is an author of more than 50 scientific-methodological
works, manuals, including 9 inventions, and more than 15 articles that have been
published internationally.