Cosmic ray division: State-protected center of scientific and cultural heritage

YEREVAN—In early 2026, the Horizon Europe Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions Doctoral Network program, the “GRAIL” project, will commence training a new generation of international Ph.D. researchers in advanced topics including cosmic ray physics, astrophysics and space science. As a recognized leader and center of excellence, with one of the world’s most extensive terrestrial cosmic ray research facilities, the Cosmic Ray Division (CRD) will provide students access to its facilities, where they will participate in CRD’s research programs.

In October 2023, the Cosmic Ray Division of the Alikhanyan National Science Laboratory became an associate member of the Virtual Alpine Observatory, a network of 12 countries with high-altitude research laboratories studying space weather, atmospheric physics and the effects of climate change—a topic of special importance in high-altitude, mountainous regions like Armenia.