Director
Dr. Jon Karapetyan
PhD in Geology, 2010. Doctoral thesis in physical and mathematical sciences defended on 16 July 2026, approval in progress.
Director of the institute since 2013. Scientific head of the CHARNET network and co-director of the China–Armenia International Laboratory for Earthquake Monitoring and Modelling.
60+peer-reviewed publications
4patents on seismic sensors
15major research and engineering projects
3countries of work: Armenia, China, Russia
Memberships
- Scientific Board of IGESChairman, since 2013
- Asian Seismological CommissionIndividual member, since 2023
- Russian Journal of Earth SciencesMember of the editorial board, since 2022
- Belt and Road Seismic Risk ReductionCoordinators’ meeting, since 2018
- Territorial Survey for Seismic Protection of the Republic of ArmeniaMember of the Scientific Council