Center for the Advancement of Natural Discoveries using Light Emission

On April 26, the International Project “Transferring V4 Expertise in Knowledge/Technology Transfer” was summed up at the Armenian State University of Economics. Bagrat Grigoryan, Director of the CANDLE Synchrotron Research Institute, delivered a welcoming speech […]

Young scientists and students of CANDLE SRI reported about ongoing activities during a mini-workshop that took place on April 20th, 2022 at CANDLE SRI. This is a continuous activity and aimed to synchronize the activity […]

CANDLE Synchrotron Research Institute hosted a hands-on training course entitled “Microscopy Image Processing and Analysis” from April 13 to 14, 2022. The students and staff members of the Institute of Molecular Biology of NAS RA, […]

The CANDLE Synchrotron Research Institute within the framework of the “Day of Light”global initiative by UNESCO is announcing a photo contest entitled “See the Light.” Those who are over 12 years old are invited to […]

His contribution to world science is enormous. On November 28, 2016, after 5 months of public deliberations, the International Union of Theoretical and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) approved the names of the new four elements on […]

On January 11, 2021, at the age of 61, Director of CANDLE SRI, prof. Vasili Tsakanov passed away. V. Tsakanov began his scientific career at Yerevan Physics Institute in 1981 after graduating from Rostov State […]

On 24th and 25th November, due to the continuing restrictions imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility hosted the 29th European Synchrotron Light Source Workshop (ESLS) online. The workshop program covered all […]

A presentation session was organized at CANDLE with the participation of young scientists of the Institute who spoke about the ongoing activities and the achievements in the reporting period. The speakers are from the following […]

On 06 November 2021 the delegation of Russian Academy of Sciences headed by its President Academician Alexander Sergeyev, as well as together with Academician Nikolai Makarov (RAS Vice-president), Academician Arutyun Avetisyan (Deputy President of RAS), […]

CANDLE Synchrotron Research Institute officially became a member of the European Network for Novel Accelerators EuroNNAc in 2018 during the ALEGRO 2018 Workshop which was held in Oxford, UK. This year the 5th European Advanced […]

CANDLE Institute was very pleased to welcome the participants of the 6th international school “Frontiers in Optics & Photonics” (FOP-2021). The International School unifies young scientists working in different fields of optics and is organized […]

The research group headed by Dr. Gohar Tsakanova has published the results of the application of two-photon microscopy in the study of oxidative stress in human living cells in the Biological Journal of Armenia NAS […]

The ZEISS Axio Observer Research Inverted Microscope from Carl Zeiss Microscopy has been installed at CANDLE and now is in full operation. The installation of the fluorescent microscope has been performed by a Carl Zeiss engineer, […]

On 09 June CANDLE team was happy to organize the annual event “Illumination of the Unknown” within the celebration of the International Day of Light initiative, which is devoted to the memory of the founder […]

After a whole year of lockdown, CANDLE Institute is happy to reopen its doors for scientific and educational visits. A tour was organized to the research laboratories of magnetic measurements, electron-scanning microscope, ultrahigh vacuum technologies, […]

On May 12, during the regular meeting of CANDLE Board of Trustees, the election and the appointment of CANDLE SRI Director was held. The Deputy Director on Accelerator Department of CANDLE Institute Dr. Bagrat Grigoryan […]

A mini workshop was organized and held at CANDLE with the participation of young scientists of the Institute who presented and discussed the ongoing activities. The presenters highlighted activity tasks and outlooks of the scientific […]

A new modern Planetary Mill PULVERISETTE 6 has been obtained from FRITSCH Company. The experimental possibilities of the pulverisette will widely be used in the fields of Materials Science, Micro-/Nano- Science, other scientific disciplines and will […]

It is with deep sorrow we learn that the head of “Hirair and Anna Hovnanian Foundation”, founding member of the Hayastan All Armenian Fund, and a close friend of CANDLE Institute Mr. Hirair Hovnanian passed […]

Application deadline has expired CANDLE Synchrotron Research Institute announces an open competition for the position of CANDLE SRI Director   Requirements for the candidates: RA citizen of up to the age of 65 years, At […]

The Zeiss Evo 10 scanning electron microscope (SEM) has been installed at CANDLE and now is in full operation. CANDLE team highly appreciates the Grant by “Hirair and Anna Hovnanian Foundation” which allowed to obtain […]

Dear Colleagues, CANDLE Institute and Vasili Tsakanov’s family have been receiving a great number of letters of condolence ever since the irreversible loss of the professor. Friends and colleagues from Armenia and all over the […]

It is with deep sorrow we inform that on January 11, at the age of 61, Director of CANDLE SRI, prof. Vasili Tsakanov passed away. V. Tsakanov began his scientific career at Yerevan Physics Institute […]

On 16-17 December 2020 the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (Grenoble, France) organized the online 28th European Synchrotron Light Source Workshop (ESLS). ESLS workshop is an annual event designed to give the synchrotron community the opportunity […]

Despite the pandemic outbreak of COVID-19 in the world and the corresponding restrictions, the experimental research at AREAL was not interrupted and new scientific results have been obtained for currently running international projects. In the […]