CRD Projects 1997-2016

List of the International projects

wined by the Cosmic Ray Division of Yerevan Physics Institute

1997-2016 (total ~M3 USD)

 

 CRD 2016 current projects


1. A. Alikhanyan National Lab  base project, funds allocated to whole institute M$2 (each year), project manager - A. Chilingarian

2. RA Thematic Funding “High-energy physics in atmosphere and Lightning initiation” Project manager A. Chilingarian, period 2015 – 2017, total funding expected in 2 years  $ 40,000.

3.RA Applied Project Funding “The Armenian Geophysical Network”, Project manager G. Hovsepyan, period 2016-2018, total funding in 2 expected years $ 60,000.

 

 

Finished Projects

Armenian Government Projects

 

  1. Project 2000-784, “Investigations of the Galactic and Solar Cosmic Rays. Aragats Regional Space Weather Center”.  Project manager A. Chilingarian, period 2001-2002, status – accomplished, total funds received - $40,000.

 

  1. Project 2000-015, “Hardware Implementation of the Feed-Forward Neural Networks”.  Project manager A. Vardanyan, period 2001-2002, Status – accomplished, total funds received - $3,000.

 

  1. Project 1465, “Investigation of the sources and acceleration mechanisms of very high energy cosmic rays”.  Project manager A. Chilingarian, Period 2002-2004, status – accomplished, total funds received - $200,000.

 

  1. Project 0092, “Coordinated studies of the Space Weather and Galactic cosmic rays”.  Project manager A. Chilingarian, Period 2005-2007, status – accomplished, total funds - $350,000.

 

  1. Research of Space weather with networks of particle detectors detected charged and neutral components of the cosmic rays,  Project manager A. Chilingarian, Period 2008-2010, status – accomplished, funding parties Armenia, total funds promised - $150,000.

 

  1. RA thematic, “Investigation of the energetic processes in atmosphere”, Project manager A. Chilingarian, period 2011-2013, status – finished, total funds allocated - $50,000.

 

  1. Science & Technology Cooperation (STC) Germany with the Republic of Armenia (RA), “Web-based Data Analysis Platform for Space Weather Observations”, Project manager A. Chilingarian, period 2013-2015, status – completed, total funds allocated - $12,000.

 

  1. RA thematic,  “Research of the High-Energy Phenomena in Thunderstorm Atmosphere”, Project manager A. Chilingarian, period 2013-2015, status – completed, total funds allocated- $70,000.

 

NATO Projects

 

  1. NATO Networking Infrastructure Grant N 975436, “Computer network for real-time data transfer using wireless connections”.  Project co-directors A. Chilingarian, and H. Gemmeke (FZK, Germany), period 1999-2001, status – accomplished,  total funds  –  $30,000,  .

 

  1. NATO Collaborative Linkage Grant N 975954, “Construction of reliable data acquisition system for modern Astroparticle Physics experiments”.  Project co-directors A. Chilingarian and H. Gemmeke (FZK, Germany),  Period 1999-2001, status – accomplished, total funds –  $8,000.

 

  1. NATO Collaborative Linkage Grant, “Investigations of the air-shower development in the primary energy region of PeV”.  Project co-directors A. Chilingarian and A. Haungs (FZK, Germany),  period 1999-2001, status –  accomplished, total funds  – $8,000.  

 

 

INTernational ASsociation for the promotion of co-operation with scientists from former Soviet Union ( INTAS)  Projects

 

  1. INTAS 8777 “Solar and galactic cosmic ray particle acceleration and modulation”, Project manager A. Chilingarian,  period 2007-2008, status – implementing, funding party Europe, total funds promised - $120,000.

 

13.  INTAS Infrastructure Action Grant, “Improvement of the infrastructure of the Aragats international cosmic ray research center”.  Project coordinator M. Fleishner (DESY), project contractor A. Chilingarian, period 2002-2004, status - accomplished, total funds - $80,000.

 

Civilian Research and Development Fund (CRDF) Projects

 

  1. CRDF Cooperative Grant Program Grant N AB-2005, “Patterns of Gene Expression in Normal and Neoplastic Tissues and Associated Statistical Problems”.  Project principal investigators A.Chilingarian and A.Yakovlev (Huntsman Cancer Institute, Utah University), period 2000-2001, status - accomplished, total funds -  $38,000.

 

 

National Faundation of Science and Advanced Technologies

 

  1. NFSAT Graduate Research Support Program (GRSP), Project manager A. Chilingarian, period 2007, status – accomplished, funding parties USA-Armenia, total funds - $5,000.

 

 

 International Science and Technology Center (ISTC) Projects


  1. ISTC A116, “The Development and Implementation of Applied Neural Information Technologies”.  Project manager A. Chilingarian, period 1997-1999, status – accomplished,  funding party – European Union, total funds – $250,000.

 

  1. ISTC A216, “Detection of the Neutron Flux from the Solar Flares at the Aragats Cosmic Ray Observatory”.  Project manager A.Chilingarian,  period 2001-2003, status – accomplished , funding parties – Japan, USA, total funds  – $280,000.

 

  1. ISTC A-757, “Nonparametric methods of data analysis in Cosmic Ray Astrophysics. An applied theory of Monte Carlo statistical inference. Monograph”.  Project manager A. Chilingarian,  period 2002-2003, status – accomplished, funding parties USA, , total funds - $30,000.

 

  1. ISTC A1058 “Development of a Prototype Detector System for Space Weather Monitoring and Forecasting World-Wide Network. ”.  Project manager A. Chilingarian,  period 2004-2007, status –  accomplished, funding parties Europe, USA, total funds  - $668,000.

 

  1. ISTC, CSP -042, “Development of Regional Communication Network in Armenia”,  Project manager A. Vardanyan, period 2007, status –  accomplished, funding parties Europe, total funds for CRD  - $47,000.

 

  1. ISTC, “Planetary Space Weather Research and Forecasting by Networks of Hybrid Particle Detectors measuring neutral and charged fluxes”,  Project manager A. Chilingarian, period 2008-2010, status – finished, funding parties Europe, total funds  - $977,000. 2008 -2012.
  2. ISTC sustainability project “Applied” cosmic ray physics”, manager A. Chilingarian, period 2012-2013, status – finished, total funds 70,000.

 

 

EOARD projects

 

  1. EUROPEAN OFFICE OF AEROSPACE RESEARCHAND DEVELOPMENT (EOARD) FA865-01-1.3014, “Development and installation of the new hybrid particle detectors for the creating world-wide network aimed on the space weather research”, Project manager A. Chilingarian,  period 2007-2008, status – acomplished, funding parties USA, total funds promised - $30,000.

 

  1. EUROPEAN OFFICE OF AEROSPACE RESEARCHAND DEVELOPMENT (EOARD) FA8655-09-1-3053,"Correlated measurements of the disturbances of geomagnetic field and

changes of secondary particle fluxes at Aragats-Spavce Environmental Center (ASEC)", Project manager A. Chilingarian,  period 2009, status – acomplished, funding parties USA, total funds - $30,000.

 

 

FP7 Projects

 

  1. Integrated Infrastructures Initiative project (I3) proposal Infrastructures Call 1, FP7-INFRASTRUCTURES-2007-1Real-Time database for high resolution  Neutron Monitor measurements, Project coordinator C. Steigies, period 2008-2009, status acomplished, funding parties: EU, total requested funds  - $35,000.