Press Release

NAS RA V. Ambartsumian Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory (BAO)
Press release 08.06.2023

IAU PHD PRIZE AWARD 2022

The IAU PhD Prize recognises the outstanding scientific achievements of astronomy PhD students around the world. All IAU divisions award a prize to the candidate they feel has carried out the most remarkable work in the previous year, and the nine divisions together also agree on jointly awarding an extra prize, the PhD at-large Prize.

This year the divisions also awarded an Exceptional Inter-Division Prize, while no award was given by Division C. This time 10 PhD theses, defended between 16 December 2021 and 15 December 2022, were submitted.

We’re happy to announce that BAO research associate Naira Azatyan was also recognized by the IAU Executive Committee as a winner of the 2022 IAU PhD Prizes:

“…PhD at-large Prize: Naira Azatyan, Armenia, “Search and study of young infrared stellar clusters…”

It should be noted that each PhD prize winner will receive airfare, registration fee and accommodation to attend the IAU XXXII General Assembly, to be held in August next year in Cape Town, South Africa.

Meline Asryan