Armen Kocharian

Armen Kocharian (D. Sc.) is professor of Physics & Astronomy California State University, Los Angeles. Since 2009 he serves as Director and Scientific consultant for the Nanomaterials & Nanoclusters Inc., Granada Hills, CA. He has received his Ph.D. in 1991 from the Yerevan Physics Institute in theoretical physics.

His research interests cover Critical Phenomena, Correlated Electrons in Condensed Matter & Nanomaterials, Superconductivity & Magnetism in Heterostructures & Nanomaterials, Quantum Statistical Physics & Information Theory, Mechanisms of High Temperature Superconductivity, Information Entropy and Earthquake Dynamics, Quantum Phase Transitions & Entanglement and Confined Fermions on Betts Lattices.

He is the author of over 200 technical articles, has received numerous awards and recognitions and is a member of several scientific societies. He was elected as a Diasporan Member of the National Academy of Sciences of Armenia in 2011and has served on ARPA advisory Board since 2003. He has been a Board Member since 2012. He has served on the ARPA Institute Board for several terms and was Vice President during 2023.