Garegin A. Papoian

Assistant Professor - UNC Chapel Hill
Department of Chemistry,
Caudill Labs 340
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC  27599-3290
Tel: (919) 962-8037
Fax: (919) 962-2388
Email: gpapoian@unc.edu
Curriculum Vitae
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 Garegin A. Papoian
Jermuk, Armenia, 2005

Education

1995-1999 Cornell University, Ph.D.
Adviser: Prof. Roald Hoffmann		   Ithaca, NY
1995 University of Kansas, M.S.   Lawrence, K.S.
1990-1994 Russ. Acad. of Sci., Higher Chemical College, Undergr. Studies   Moscow, Russia
1990 High School of Physics & Mathematics   Yerevan, Armenia

Appointments

2004-Present Molecular and Cellular Biophysics Program Faculty, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   Chapel Hill, NC
2004-Present Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   Chapel Hill, NC
2001-2004 Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Chemistry, University of California, San Diego; Adviser: Prof. Peter G. Wolynes   La Jolla, CA
2000 Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Chemistry, The University of Pennsylvania; Adviser: Prof. Michael L. Klein   Philadelphia, PA

Awards

2009-2014 National Science Foundation CAREER Award USA
2008-2013 Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar USA
2007-2010 Beckman Young Investigator USA
2004-2009 Camille and Henry Dreyfus New Faculty Award USA
2005 R. J. Reynolds Excellence Junior Faculty Development Award, UNC-CH Chapel Hill, NC
2001-2004 National Institute of Health Postdoctoral Fellowship  USA
1999 Wentink Prize to Outstanding Graduate Students, Cornell University Ithaca, NY
1997-1998 Wachter Memorial Award for Outstanding Research in Physical, Chemistry, Cornell University Ithaca, NY
1995  H. P. Cady Award for Academic Excellence, The University of Kansas Lawrence, KS
1992 Mendeleev Award for Outstanding Undergraduate Student Research in Russia Moscow, Russia
1992 Young Scientist Award in the Kurnakov Institute of General and Inorganic Chemistry Moscow, Russia
1987-1990 Winner of a number of National Olympiads among high school students in the Republic of Armenia and USSR (Chemistry, Physics, Biology, Mathematics) USSR


Last updated: Feb 25, 2009