Press Release

NAS RA V. Ambartsumian Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory (BAO)
Press release 17.08.2023

HOVSEP CHAVUSHIAN’S 85TH ANNIVERSARY

Dr. Hovsep Chavushian’s name is associated with the long-time investigations of non-stable stars at BAO, particularly flare stars in Pleiades.

Hovsep Chavushian was born on 17 August 1938 in Mosul, Iraq (1938-2014.). He graduated from the Yerevan State University (YSU) Department of Physics with a specialization of Astrophysics in 1962 and the same year joined the BAO. He had his PhD fellowship in 1969-1972 and defended his thesis in 1979 under the supervision of Prof. L.V. Mirzoyan. Chavushian was a Senior Research Associate since 1984.

Chavushian’s main area of research was non-stable stars, particularly flare stars. During his life, he published more than 60 papers on flare stars and stellar associations, mainly focused at Pleiades stellar system. He was one of the main authors of the series of paper on Flare stars in Pleiades, co-authored by V.A. Ambartsumian, L.V. Mirzoyan, E.S. Parsamian, L.K. Erastova and others. Chavushian collaborated with a number of foreign astronomers, including L. Rosino (Italy), M. Tsvetkov and K. Tsvetkova (Bulgaria), I. Jankovics (Hungary), V. Venugopal (India), R. Natsvlishvili (Georgia).

Chavushian’s important contribution to the development of astronomy and other exact sciences (Physics, Mathematics) in Armenia was his long-year teaching at the Byurakan secondary school, the Physical-Mathematical School at the Yerevan State University (YSU), and YSU. Dozens of youngsters from Byurakan village received higher education due to Chavushian’s efforts, almost all Byurakan people at present having higher education.

Meline Asryan