REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE

REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE STATE COMMITTEE OF SCIENCE Science in Armenia

R&D Sector: Structure Number of Research Organizations at Ministries and National Academy of Science Total Number : 84 NAS - Natonal Academy of Science MES - Ministry of Education and Science MH - Ministry of Healthcare MA - Ministry of Agriculture MC - Ministry of Culture ME - Ministry of Economy MTA - Ministry of Territorial Administration Yer. Mun. - Yerevan Municipality

Budget allocation-2013: Physics Budget allocation-basic financing programs-2013 (mln. AMD)

Budget allocation-2013: Physics Researchers involved in basic financing programs-2013

SCS Activities Supporting Young Researchers • Within the frames of topic-based financing 2008 -2010 and Call of proposals for 2011 -2013 the minimal rate of participation for young researchers was established -25% of the overall number of all participants. • While funding conferences and other scientific activities those ones are supported in which the young researchers outnumbered: in 2009 were funded 23 conferences, in 2010 -28. • In 2009 and 2010 there were funded 4 and 3 summer schools for young researchers respectively. • In order to provide mobility to young researchers 20 young researchers were granted in order to participate in international conferences: 11 in 2009, and 9 - in 2010.

SCS Activities Supporting Young Researchers • In 2009 SCS, NFSAT and CRDF launched the Joint Support Programs for Young Researchers (natural sciences and technologies) and SCS launched the same Call in the field of social sciences and humanities. In 2009 there were funded 27 individual and group projects. • From 2010 32 projects supporting Young Researchers are funded (16 for Ph. D students and 16 for research groups) • Grants for Ph. D students: 25 for 2013. • Within the frames of the Call of Joint proposals with CNRS, FFR and RFH, encouraged especially those projects where young researchers were involved.

R&D sector - International Cooperation: Bilateral Agreements All the policy and strategy documents adopted during last decades directed to the regulation and the development of S&T and Innovation in Armenia, stress the importance of the development of international cooperation in S&T. SCS (Armenia) and CNRS (France) signed a bilateral cooperation agreement in January 2009. The agreement provides framework for exchanging scientists of the two countries, implementation of joint scientific and research programmes, organisation of joints scientific conferences and seminars. The joint programme is implemented with the contributions of the two sides. In November 2010 a trilateral agreement on the establishment of joint laboratories was signed between CNRS, the NAS RA and SCS. Three laboratories were established in the fields of geological sciences, archaeology and physical research.

R&D sector - International Cooperation: Bilateral Agreements SCS (Armenia) and Russian Foundation for Basic Research (RFBR, Russia) signed a bilateral cooperation agreement in February 2012. The joint programme will start from 2013. Ministry of Education and Science (MES, Armenia) and Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF, Germany) signed a bilateral cooperation agreement in August 2011. The joint programme will start from 2013. SCS (Armenia) and Russian Foundation for Humanities (RFH, Russia) signed a bilateral cooperation agreement in February 2011. The joint programme is implemented from 2011. SCS (Armenia) and Foundation for Fundamental Research (FFR, Belarus) signed a bilateral cooperation agreement in November 2010. The joint programme is implemented from 2011.

Bilateral Joint Programs Centre National de la Recherce Scientifique (CNRS France) State Committee of Science (SCS, Armenia) From 2009; 3 joint laboratoties; 10 annual travel grants; 1 joint group Foundation for Fundamental Research (FFR, Belarus) From 2011; 17 annual grants Russian Foundation for Humanities (RFH, Russia) From 2011; 7 annual grants Russian Foundation for Basic Research (RFBR, Russia) Will start from 2013 Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF, Germany) Will start from 2013

R&D Sector: Current International Projects – IIAP NAS RA High-Performance Computing Infrastructure for South East Europe’s Research Communities –HP-SEE (2010 -2012) EGIIn. SPIRE - European Grid Initiative: Integrated Sustainable Pan-European Infrastructure for Researchers in Europe (2010 -2014). Integrating Armenia into ERA: Information and Communication Technologies – INARMERA-ICT (2012 -2015) From V. Sahakyan “IIAP Activities” Deploying ARmenian distributed Processing capacities for Environmental GEOspatial data (SCOPES) EGI-In. SPIRE (2011 -2013) Leading developer of Distributed Computing Development of a Second Generation Scientific Computing Infrastructure Based on P-Grade Portal (Institut de Recherche en Informatique de Toulouse, 2010 -2012)

Large Scale Projects: Yer. Ph. I, CANDLE, Research Universities, … Yer. Ph. I and CANDLE : WHY Yer. Ph. I and CANDLE Construction of 6 Ge. V synchrotron-1967 Byurakan Observatory Armenian Nuclear Plant

Future Plans Projects which will have a big influence on R&D sector ALIKHANYAN NATIONAL SCIENCE LABORATORY(YEREVAN PHYSICS INSTITUTE) “On Establishment of Alikhanyan National Science Laboratory (Yerevan Physics Institute)” (approved on 01 September 2011, 1301 -N). NUCLEAR PHYSICS WITH RADIOACTIVE ION BEAMS CENTER FOR RADATION MEDICINE

Future Plans Projects which will have a big influence on R&D sector ALIKHANYAN NATIONAL SCIENCE LABORATORY(YEREVAN PHYSICS INSTITUTE) 2013: 760. 0 mln From A. Chilingaryan “Status Report-2012”

Future Plans Projects which will have a big influence on R&D sector Center for the Advancement of Natural Discoveries using Light Emission Signed Mo. U‘s: DESY, PSI, Kurchatov Center, Elettra. . . From V. Tsakanov “CANDLE project” Energy 3 Ge. V Current 350 m. A Length of Circum. 216 m Frequency 500 MHz Emittance 8. 4 nm Beam life time 18. 4 hrs

sample • High Brightness • Continues Spectrum • Tunability • High Coherency User Demands 3 -10 times detector X-Rays Electron source Spectrum 0. 01 Cell • • • 0. 1 Virus Science Biology Physics Material Science Medicine Chemistry Environments From V. Tsakanov “CANDLE project” 1 Protein 10 100 Molecule ke. V Atom Industry • Biotechnology • Electronics • New material • Pharmacy • Nanotechnology • Microfabrication

Medicine Biology • Protein Structure • Angiography • Bronchography • Mammography • Computed Tomography • Photon Activ. Therapy • Microbeam Rad. Therapy • Nucleic acids • Structural genomics • Biotechnology, biosensors • Drug design 50 000 Protein Structures deposited 1998 • • 2002 2006 2010 Physics Macro-molecular physics High-Temp superconductivity Physics of nano-particles Surface physics From V. Tsakanov “CANDLE project” Chemistry • Chemical Dynamics • Polymers • Nanoscale chemistry • Biochemistry • Catalytic Interfaces

Material Science Micro-fabrication 3 D structure of new material X-Ray Lithography - LIGA • Magnetic materials • Complex materials • Ceramics • Nano-structures • Nano-tubes Diffraction & Scattering Beamline After mirror M 1 From V. Tsakanov “CANDLE project” Initial beam After DCM Focused Beam

Future Plans “On Establishment of Synchrotron Research Institute CANDLE” Foundation (approved on 24 May 2012, …N 675 -N ) CANDLE Budget from RA state sources, mln Drams