Bethany Ehlmann
Bethany Ehlmann is a planetary scientist specializing in the surface processes and geochemical evolution of terrestrial planets. She is Director of the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP), Provost’s Chair, and a faculty member in the departments of Geological Sciences and Astrophysical & Planetary Sciences at the University of Colorado Boulder. Previously, she was […]
Jeff Scott Soto
Jeff Scott Soto (born November 4, 1965) is an American rock singer of Puerto Rican descent. He is best known for being the vocalist on Yngwie Malmsteen’s first two albums, and (briefly) the lead vocalist for Journey in 2006–2007. Soto also sang lead vocals in the band Eyes. He also had a long tenure as […]
Donna Strickland
Dr. Donna Strickland is one of the recipients of the Nobel Prize in Physics 2018 for co-inventing Chirped Pulse Amplification with Dr. Gérard Mourou, her PhD supervisor at the time of the discovery. She earned her PhD in optics from the University of Rochester and her B. Eng. from McMaster University. Dr. Strickland was a […]
Emmanuelle Charpentier
Emmanuelle Charpentier is a French researcher in microbiology, genetics and biochemistry. After defending her dissertation, she worked at several universities and hospitals in the United States including Rockefeller University, New York University Langone Medical Center, Skirball Institute of Biomolecular Medicine (all in New York) and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis. After five years, […]
Michael Kezirian
Dr. Kezirian is a former Associate Technical Fellow for the Boeing Company, most recently supporting the Commercial Crew Program (Boeing CST-100 Starliner). He was a design analyst for the Nitrogen Oxygen Recharge System (NORS) for the International Space Station In support of the Space Shuttle Program, he was the Boeing Vehicle Safety Lead for the […]
The Symphony Orchestra of the A. Spendiaryan Opera and Ballet National Academic Theatre
The first Armenian symphony orchestra was established in 1924, in the Conservatory, by the efforts of Aleksandr Spendiaryan, the famous Armenian composer and Arshak Adamyan, the rector of the Conservatory. On May 5, 1932 decision was made to establish Opera Theatre in Yerevan city. Implementation of this important decision was made possible thanks to huge […]
Garik Israelian
Dr Israelian, an astrophysicist at the Institute of Astrophysics of the Canary Islands (Spain), is the creative director and spiritual father of the STARMUS Festival. In 1999 he led a collaboration reported in the journal Nature that found the first observational evidence that supernova explosions are responsible for the formation of black holes. His research has led […]
Diane Ackerman
Poet, essayist, and naturalist, Diane Ackerman is the author of over two dozen highly acclaimed works of nonfiction and poetry, including the bestsellers, “A Natural History of the Senses, “The Zookeeper’s Wife,” and “The Human Age” — books beloved by millions of readers all over the world. In prose so rich and evocative that one […]
Paul Franklin
Paul Franklin has been creating spectacular visual effects for over 25 years. Co-founder of Double Negative Visual Effects – one of the world’s leading digital visual effects studios – Paul is perhaps best known for his long-running collaboration with director Christopher Nolan. Paul’s work has featured in more than thirty films including “Inception” , “Interstellar”, […]
Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra
The Armenian National Philharmonic Orchestra (ANPO) is the national orchestra of Armenia. It was founded in 1925 as a symphony orchestra of the Yerevan State Conservatory. Now it performs in Khachaturian Hall, Yerevan. Over the years, conductors Arshak Adamian, Alexander Spendiarian, Ohan Durian, Valeri Gergiev, Loris Tjeknavorian, etc. directed the orchestra. Since its foundation, the […]
