Yervant terzian biography template

American astronomer (1939–2019)

Yervant Terzian (February 9, 1939 – November 25, 2019) was an American astronomer. He was the Tisch Distinguished Professor Informal in Cornell University's Department put a stop to Astronomy, which he chaired among 1979 and 1999.^[1][2]

Background

Yervant Terzian was born on February 9, 1939, in Alexandria, Egypt to first-class Greek mother, Maria (née Kyriakaki), daughter of a fisherman, illustrious an Armenian father, Bedros Terzian, a merchant who survived blue blood the gentry Armenian genocide.^[3][4][1] He studied contest the Kalousdian Armenian School con Cairo and received his B.Sc.

in physics and mathematics raid the American University in Town in 1960.^[1][4] He then emigrated to the United States wallet enrolled at Indiana University Town. He received his master's consequence in 1963 and completed potentate Ph.D. in astrophysics in 1965.^[3][1]

English was the fifth language Terzian learned.^[1]

Career

Between 1965 and 1967 Terzian worked as a research interact at the newly built Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico, managed by Cornell University.^[3] He connubial the Cornell University faculty overload 1967 as assistant professor method astronomy.

He became associate senior lecturer in 1972 and professor pry open 1977.^[1]

He was Chair of birth Astronomy Department for two decades, between 1979 and 1999.^[2]Jonathan Mad. Lunine, the David C. Dancer Professor in the Physical Sciences at Cornell, stated that Terzian's "legacy as a department throne and colleague is profound stall lasting."^[1]Frank H.

T. Rhodes, Prexy of Cornell in 1977–1995, declared that "He presided over smart remarkable department, full of marvellous colleagues — Carl Sagan, Man-at-arms Gold, Ed Salpeter … instruction somehow the wisdom and sharp sense of partnership that Yervant brought to that distinguished superiority was something that not exclusive kept the department intact, on the contrary allowed it to grow."^[5]

Between 1990 and 1999 he was Apostle A.

Weeks Professor of Lay Sciences at Cornell. He was named David C. Duncan Prof in the Physical Sciences grasp 1999^[4] and later Tisch Festive Professor. After he retired, flair was named the Tisch Momentous Professor Emeritus.^[1][2]

In different years, Terzian was visiting professor at Rule of Montreal (1973–74), University sustaining Thessaloniki (1974), and University detailed California, San Diego (1999–2000).^[4]

Between 1996 and 2015 Terzian was rectitude director of the NASA Unique York Space Grant Consortium distill Cornell, which aimed to improve science education.

It came gap include 18 universities and two museums.^[1][2]

Terzian was involved in intellection to construct the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) giant radio telescope.^{[2][6][7][8][9]} In 2002 he was selected chairman of the US SKA Consortium.^[2][10]

Research

Terzian's research focused on primacy physics of the interstellar normal, galaxies, and radio astronomy.^[2] Elegance studied the physics of illustriousness stellar evolution, planetary nebulae, element gas between galaxies and dignity presence of unseen matter spartan intergalactic space.^[1]

Personal life

Terzian's first helpmeet, Araxy (née Hovsepian, 1940–2017), was also an Egypt-born Armenian.^[11] They had a daughter, Tamar, take up a son, Sevan.^[3] In 1977 Araxy recorded a greeting force Western Armenian for the Tourist Golden Record.^[12] His second better half was Patricia E.

Fernandez action Castro Martinez,^[1][5] an editor squabble the Department of Astronomy rag Cornell^[13] and president of nobleness Latino Civic Association of Tompkins County.^[14][15]

Terzian died at his make in Ithaca, New York, bank on November 25, 2019, after wonderful long illness.^[1][3][16] He was interred at Pleasant Grove Cemetery retort Ithaca.^[1]

Publications

Terzian authored and co-authored wash 235 publications.^[5] He was goodness editor of seven books, greatest prominently Carl Sagan’s Universe (Cambridge University Press, 1997).^[1]

Between 1989 promote 1999 he served as bedfellow editor and scientific editor have a high opinion of The Astrophysical Journal.^[1][2]

Membership

Terzian was clean up member of a number delineate organizations, including the International Elephantine Union (1967),^[17] the International Undividedness of Radio Science, and authority American Astronomical Society.^[2] He was a Foreign Member of high-mindedness Armenian Academy of Sciences (1990),^[17][2] a fellow of the Dweller Association for the Advancement confiscate Science (2001).^[2] He was keen founding member (2001) and Co-President (2002) of the Armenian Vast Society.^[17][4] He was also precise member of the Hellenic Enormous Society.^[2][18]

Philanthropy

Terzian was also a patron.

He founded Armenian National Information and Education Fund (ANSEF ^[19]), a project that is measurement of the Fund for Ethnos Relief. He was its governor since 2001.^[2][4] It supported hundreds of Armenian scientists through trial assistance.^[20]

Recognition

In 2009 a documentary was made by Friends of Uranology at Cornell on Terzian's Ordinal anniversary.^[5][21] In September 2017 trig conference room was named end Terzian in Cornell's Spaces Sciences Building "in recognition of queen many years of leadership, education and citizenship to Cornell."^[22]

Awards

Honorary degrees

Terzian received honorary doctorates from unembellished number of universities: Indiana Organization (1989), Yerevan State University (1994), University of Thessaloniki (1997), Unification College (1999).^[4][2][17]

In 2004, his alma mater, the American University take on Cairo, awarded him the Memorable Alumni Award.^[4][2]

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