Dr. MAMIKON MNATSAKANIAN
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Phone: 626-390-4037 cell |
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US Citizen (status base: alien of extraordinary ability) |
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web site: www.mamikon.com |
EMPLOYMENT
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Project Associate, "Project Mathematics!", California Institute of Technology (Caltech). Designing "Visual Calculus" with animations, Interactive Educational Puzzles, Games, Activities, Investigations (see the above web site). Over thirty publications, mainly with Tom Apostol |
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Consultant for "Project Mathematics!", Caltech. Creating Math. related "Educational Advertising" or "Logo-puzzles" based on companies' Logos. Revising Mamikon's 1959-61' manuscript "Visual Calculus". |
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Manipulative Curriculum Developer and Experimental Teacher of "CaKuLuS" for Elementary Schools, ages 6-13, South Land Park Montessori School, Sacramento, CA. |
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Researcher, Co-author, creating problems and Investigations for High School Textbooks "CPM" (Eisenhower grant), UC Davis, Davis, CA; Experimental Teaching of own "Visual Calculus" at University of CA at Davis, and Davis Senior High School. |
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Math.Education Consultant, creating problems for CA Assessment Program, California State Department of Education; Sacramento |
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Negotiated and obtained $ 1M worth Scentific equipment gift from the State of California for Armenian seismic network, sent to Armenia |
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Director, Center for Mathematical Modeling of Physical Processes at Armenian Academy of Sciences, Armenia. Founder and Head of Dept. of Mathematical Modeling at Yerevan State University, Division of Physics |
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Associate Professor, Professor, Depts. Theoretical Physics, Astrophysics, Mathematical Modeling; Yerevan State University, Armenia |
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Scientific Secretary of Specialized Board awarding USSR' Doctoral Degrees in Astrophysics (over 50 cases) |
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Scientific Secretary/Assistant to President (Ambartsumian) of Byurakan Observatory, responsible for scientific projects, publications, conferences, external relationships of the Observatory, AAS |
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Researcher (Junior, Senior, Major, Leading, Laboratory' Chief) in Theoretical Astrophysics, Byurakan Observatory, AAS |
EDUCATION
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Diploma of Senior Scientific Researcher, awarded by USSR Academy of Sciences |
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Doctor of Science in Phys./Math. Sciences in "Theoretical and Mathematical Physics and Astrophysics", Topic: "New Apparatus in Radiation Transfer Theory", USSR Supreme Ministry' Highest Accreditation Commission, Moscow. |
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Ph.D. USSR, Yerevan St ate University, Ministry of Higher Education, Topic: "Generalized General Theory of Relativity and Astrophysical Observations" |
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B.S., Yerevan State University. Simultaneous major in Theoretical Physics, Astrophysics, Mathematics. Suma Cum Laude |
MEMBERSHIPS
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Specialized Council for awarding USSR' Doctoral Degrees in Theoretical and Mathematical Physics, Yerevan University, Armenia |
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"Commission for Structural Seismic Safety", Yerevan City Council and Armenian Academy of Sciences (AAS), Yerevan |
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USSR Academy of Sciences "Mathematical Modeling Committee", led by Academician A.A.Samarsky, Moscow. Representing three Sooviet Republics of Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaidjan |
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Specialized Council for awarding USSR' Doctoral Degrees in Astrophysics |
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International Astronomical Union |
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Commission "Physics & Evolution of Stars" of Academies of Eastern European Countries |
AWARDS/GRANTS
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Math. Assoc. of America' Lester Ford Award for papers in American Math. Monthly, 2006 |
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California Department of Energy Grant for development of the Mamikon Spinner |
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Math. Assoc. of America' Lester Ford triple Award for three papers in American Math. Monthly, 2004 |
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National Science Foundation Grant: Math. educational computer interactive web games and puzzles |
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AAS' Distinction Award for "Radiation Transfer Theory" |
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AAS' Distinction Award for "Generalized Theory of Gravity" |
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USSR' Academy of Sciences Distinction Medal for Excellence in Sciences |
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Nominated for USSR State Prize for developments in Radiation Transfer Theory |
PROJECTS
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Patent: "The Mamikon Spinner" for windmills, propellers and many other utilitarian uses |
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Obtained $1 Million worth Sci. Equipment from the State of CA for establishing Armenian seismic network |
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Designed "Armenian Earthquake Preparedness Project" |
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Seismic Safety Modeling of Armenian Kindergarten Complexes |
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Investigated seismic safety of Armenian Nuclear Power Plants (with Soviet Academy of Sciences and American Armenian scientists and engineers led by Academician Ye. P. Velikhov) just after the 1988 devastating earthquake in Armenia, and shut them down. Investigated Kindergarten Complexes Design and closed them. |
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Urgent Seismic Investigation of Armenian Nuclear Power Plants |
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Created "Visual Calkulus", or "CaKuLus" (Manuscript) |
PUBLICATIONS
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Published over a hundred papers in leading Soviet scientific magazines, and in USA: |
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Generalized General Theory of Relativity with variable gravitational constant |
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Stellar Statistics and Dynamics, pulsars, flare stars, stellar associations and aggregates, cosmogony |
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New Methods and their Applications in Radiation Transfer Theory; |
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Mathematics: visual calculus, geometry, integral and integro-differential equations |
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Popular mathematics ,in "Kvant" magazine of Soviet Academy of Sciences. |