Name: Felix Aharonian
Title(s): Professor
Email: Felix.Aharonian@dias.ie
Phone: +353 1 662 1333 ext 317
Address: Astronomy & Astrophysics Section, 31 Fitzwilliam Place Dublin 2, Ireland
Research Interests
High Energy Phenomena in the Universe.
Biographical Sketch
Felix Aharonian graduated from Moscow Engineering-Physics Institute in Nuclear and Particle Physics in 1975. He obtained his PhD degree in the same Institute in 1979. He then worked in the Yerevan Physics Institute (Armenia/USSR) from 1979 to 1991, in the Enrico Fermi Institute of the University of Chicago (USA) from 1991 to 1992, in the Max Planck Institut fuer Kernphysik (MPIK) in Heidelberg (Germany) from 1992 to 2006. In 2006 he was appointed as Professor of the Astronomy and Astrophysics Section of the School of Cosmic Physics. In parallel, he leads the High Energy Astrophysics Theory Group of MPIK/Heidelberg with a status of External Member of the Institute.
Selected Publications
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Professor Felix Aharonian
Name: Felix Aharonian
Title(s): Professor
Email: Felix.Aharonian@dias.ie
Phone: +353 1 662 1333 ext 317
Address: Astronomy & Astrophysics Section, 31 Fitzwilliam Place Dublin 2, Ireland
Research Interests
High Energy Phenomena in the Universe.
Biographical Sketch
Felix Aharonian graduated from Moscow Engineering-Physics Institute in Nuclear and Particle Physics in 1975. He obtained his PhD degree in the same Institute in 1979. He then worked in the Yerevan Physics Institute (Armenia/USSR) from 1979 to 1991, in the Enrico Fermi Institute of the University of Chicago (USA) from 1991 to 1992, in the Max Planck Institut fuer Kernphysik (MPIK) in Heidelberg (Germany) from 1992 to 2006. In 2006 he was appointed as Professor of the Astronomy and Astrophysics Section of the School of Cosmic Physics. In parallel, he leads the High Energy Astrophysics Theory Group of MPIK/Heidelberg with a status of External Member of the Institute.
Selected Publications
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Astronomy and Astrophysics
Our paper on LOFAR Observations of a Jet-driven Piston Shock in the Low Solar Corona is now available on @AAS_Publishing ... doi.org/10.3847/1538-4… Check it out! @IrishResearch @tcddublin @DIASAstronomy @LOFAR Retweeted by DIAS Astronomy & Astrophysics
One year ago today... What a thrill to meet President Higgins and other @scienceirel awardees. Myself and my team have been working hard (from home) for the past year and we look forward to returning to in-person collaboration @DIASAstronomy in the not-too-distant future! twitter.com/PresidentIRL/s… Retweeted by DIAS Astronomy & Astrophysics
Meet the Judges of our "Reach for the Stars" Astrophotography competition! @petertgallagher is Head of @DIASAstronomy & has spent the past two decades studying the Sun its impacts on the Earth. To learn more and submit an entry see dias.ie/reachforthesta… #DIASdiscovers Retweeted by DIAS Astronomy & Astrophysics
For anyone looking for a bit of lockdown reading... Please be our guest 📡🌞 arxiv.org/abs/2102.05552 @IrishResearch @ASTRON_NL @I_LOFAR @DIASAstronomy @DIAS_Dublin @TCD_physics #DIASdiscovers #iamaphysicist #solareclipse Retweeted by DIAS Astronomy & Astrophysics
Today is International Day of Women and Girls in Science, and to celebrate, we’ll be retweeting your selfies all day. So tweet us a picture telling us what you do in physics and share using #IAmAPhysicist. #WomenInScience #WomeninSTEM #WomeninScienceDay #WomeninPhysics Retweeted by DIAS Astronomy & Astrophysics
Today marks the 'International day of Women and Girls in Science'. Below you can meet some DIAS's past and present women leading innovation and empowering women and girls across the world! Our CEO Eucharia Meehan will be chatting with @HeritageHubIRE later today on this topic Retweeted by DIAS Astronomy & Astrophysics
Remembering our last in-person public event, which was one year ago today. A lecture by @hfalcke of @Radboud_Uni who delivered a lecture on the 'The First Image of a Black Hole'. You can watch it back here: youtu.be/mkg_OGjWARI #DIASdiscovers #WatchWednesday Retweeted by DIAS Astronomy & Astrophysics
New co-authored paper out today on @arxiv led by @Brendan_PClarke at @DIASAstronomy identifying signatures of quasi-periodic particle acceleration in a solar flare - from low-frequency radio to hard X-ray arxiv.org/pdf/2102.04267… 🌞 Retweeted by DIAS Astronomy & Astrophysics
“How close are we to finding life beyond the solar system?” rte.ie/brainstorm/201…
This is stunning- @ESASolarOrbiter sends images of Venus, Earth & Mars from the centre of our solar system. Venus is bigger since it’s closer to the sun. Lots more data to come as we explore the sun. And Irish involvement from @enbio_eu @DIASAstronomy & CAPTEC. #spaceinsociety twitter.com/ESASolarOrbite… Retweeted by DIAS Astronomy & Astrophysics
Ready to apply to become a YGT at @ESA? esa.int/About_Us/Caree… Retweeted by DIAS Astronomy & Astrophysics
Reach for the Stars in 2021! We are pleased to announce our astro-photography competition in partnership with @IrishTimes and sponsored by @helloalicepr Learn more: dias.ie/reachforthesta… Retweeted by DIAS Astronomy & Astrophysics
@albertocaniz91, a PhD student of Solar Physics at DIAS and Trinity College Dublin has also been part of the organising committee for our Astrophotography competition. In his free time Alberto is a very passionate photographer... (1/2) Retweeted by DIAS Astronomy & Astrophysics
We're back!!! 🎉🎉🎉 Our first event of 2021 will be hosted online on Monday January 25th at 20:00 CET, streaming live on our YouTube channel! @ciara_a_maguire and @AstroJoeC will tell us all about radio stars! 📡✨ So grab a drink, get comfortable, and join us! Retweeted by DIAS Astronomy & Astrophysics
Delighted to strengthen the (already very strong) links with @DIASAstronomy ! twitter.com/petertgallaghe… Retweeted by DIAS Astronomy & Astrophysics
Meet the Judges of our Astrophotography Competition. First up is @EoinCarley of @DIASAstronomy. Eoin is a Schrödinger Research Fellow, currently working on observation of solar eruptions and flares using the Low Frequency Array (LOFAR). Learn more: dias.ie/2020/12/16/rea… Retweeted by DIAS Astronomy & Astrophysics
Kicking of new links between @DIASAstronomy and @DCUPhysics @DCU_CFAR this morning. We’ll virtually be hosting eight 3rd year Physics & Astronomy students working on @I_LOFAR, SolarMonitor.org and FERMI for the next 3 months. Looking forward to working with new students! Retweeted by DIAS Astronomy & Astrophysics
Please get in touch with me directly if you have any questions about this PhD opportunity! twitter.com/DIASAstronomy/… Retweeted by DIAS Astronomy & Astrophysics
PhD Studentship now available to work with @cm_jackman on planetary magnetospheres! Application deadline 31 January. More information here: dias.ie/phd-planetary-… 🌞🪐
My paper " @LOFAR observations of a jet-driven piston shock in the low solar corona" has been accepted by @AAS_Publishing !! Check it out here arxiv.org/abs/2101.05569 on @arxiv @IrishResearch @tcddublin @DIASAstronomy Retweeted by DIAS Astronomy & Astrophysics