Autor: Surik Khudaverdyan

Prof. Surik Khaudaverdyan was born in 1952 in Georgia. He graduated from Polytechnic Institute in Yerevan, and graduate school in Moscow. He worked in NA ASSR, as a junior researcher in charge of the department. 1981 Ph D, 2005 DSc. 1987 NPUA Assistant Professor, 2007 Prof. 2006 – head of the department, since 2011 – head of the science laboratory. Member of the council for the thesis jury and the editorial board of the journal ITERE. Managed international and national scientific projects. Received commemorative medal award from the Prime Minister of RA, the gold medal of NPUA. He was selected for the Laureate of the RA President”s Award. He is the author/editor of 4 books and has published over 130 articles in scientific journals, book chapters, and conferences. Prof. Ashok Vaseashta is a researcher and Executive director of research with the International Clean Water Institute in Virginia, USA. He received a Ph.D. from the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA in 1990 followed by Kobe’s post-doctoral fellowship. He has served as a Professor at Virginia Tech and Marshall University. His honorary appointments include being a professor at the Transylvania University of Brasov; Chaired Professor of Nanotechnology at the Ghitu Institute of Electrical Engineering and Nanotechnologies, Honorary member of the Academy of Sciences of Moldova; Academician at the Euro-Mediterranean Academy of Arts and Sciences, member of CIRET, France, and Senior Strategic Research Advisor for several organizations. Inspired by nature and guided by societal necessities, he strives for technological innovations to address the global challenges of the 21st century. His research interests span nanotechnology, environmental/ecological science, heuristics, and critical infrastructure safety and security. He is the author/editor of 14 books and has published over 350 articles in scientific journals, book chapters, and conferences. He serves on the editorial boards of several prestigious international journals and is an active member of various professional organizations.