Hovsep Daghdigian

Joseph “Hovsep” Daghdigian is originally from Lowell, MA. His grandparents were from Kharpet in Western Armenia. He is active in the Merrimack Valley community and a former chairman of the AYF CE. Dagdigian is a retired electrical and software engineer with a MS in computer engineering. Dagdigian spends three to five months per year in Armenia and Artsakh exploring sites with his friend Vova Tshagharyan. His adventures are described in his “Unseen Armenia” series of articles. He, with Anahid Yeremian, co-founded the Support Committee for Armenia’s Cosmic Ray Division (SCACRD) in 2000 to support the scientists and students at the Cosmic Ray Division of the Yerevan Physics Institute (now the A. Alikhanyan National Laboratory). He lives in Harvard, MA with his wife Lisa.
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Armenia’s Cosmic Ray Division hosts international physics conference

The 14th annual meeting of “Thunderstorms and Elementary Particle Acceleration” (TEPA, Yerevan, Armenia, October 14-17), was organized by the Cosmic…

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You can produce it in Armenia

On Bagrevand Street, 21/1 in the Nor Nork section of Yerevan is the Science and Technology Museum, part of the…

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A Home Away from Homes

Students from Armenia and Artsakh’s villages hoping to attend one of the many universities in Yerevan face a number of…

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CRD Continues Research During COVID-19 Pandemic

The Cosmic Ray Division (CRD) of the Yerevan Physics Institute is continuing its research and educational operations during the COVID-19…

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Interviews

The Young Scientists Leading the Future of Armenia’s Cosmic Ray Division, Atmospheric Physics

Five scientists, engineers and students from Armenia’s Cosmic Ray Division (CRD), Yerevan Physics Institute, with 4,000 other scientists, participated in…

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Travel

Unseen Armenia: Herher and the Vayotssar Volcano Church

Herher is a village in Vayots Dzor marz (“Valley of Woe” province), not far from the town of Vayk. From…

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Unseen Armenia: A New Home for the Ship Cilicia

Karen Balayan, born and raised in landlocked Armenia, is a sea captain. He looks the part and speaks clearly with…

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Interviews

Bari Mama: There’s a Mother Out There for Every Child

Bari Mama is a non-profit organization which supports disabled, underprivileged and abandoned children and their mothers. The following is an…

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Unseen Armenia: From Avarayr to Getikvank

Vayots Dzor Traveling south from Yerevan towards Artsakh, after passing through Ararat province, the main highway enters Vayots Dzor. Shortly…

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Unseen Armenia: The Quest for Mknatami Khach

On my map of Armenia and Artsakh is a church named “Mknatami Khach,” which literally translates into “Mouse’s Tooth Cross.”…

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