Prof. Armen Sedrakian awarded the title of full professor
We are delighted to announce that professor Armen Sedrakian, affiliated with the Institute of Theoretical Physics at the Faculty of Physics and Astronomy, University of Wrocław, was awarded the prestigious title of professor of physical sciences in July 2025 by the President of the Republic of Poland, Andrzej Duda.
This title is a formal recognition of his outstanding scientific achievements, as well as his long-standing contributions to teaching and academic leadership. It also honours his role in advancing theoretical physics both in Poland and internationally.
Academic bio
Professor Armen Sedrakian was born in 1965 in Yerevan into a family of physicists. He studied physics at Yerevan State University and later at the University of Rostock in the former GDR, where he graduated with distinction under the supervision of Professor Gerd Röpke. He obtained his PhD in 1992, with a dissertation on the thermal properties of neutron stars.
In the years that followed, he conducted research at leading scientific institutions, including the Max Planck Institutes, Cornell University, and the universities of Groningen, Tübingen, and Frankfurt am Main. Since 2017, he has been affiliated with the Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies.
Since 2018, Professor Sedrakian has been engaged in research and teaching in Poland. In 2019, he was appointed Associate Professor at the Institute of Theoretical Physics, Faculty of Physics and Astronomy, University of Wrocław. He currently serves as Deputy Director for Research, supervises numerous doctoral and master’s theses, and mentors young researchers.
Scientific achievements
Professor Armen Sedrakian is a recognised expert in nuclear physics and theoretical astrophysics. He has published over 160 scientific papers, many of them as first or sole author. His work is widely cited and distinguished by its originality and strong links to both astrophysical observations and laboratory experiments.
His main research areas include: superfluidity and superconductivity in neutron stars, relativistic hydrodynamics and magnetohydrodynamics (MHD), evaporation and condensation in nuclear matter and ultracold gases, microphysics of compact stars and binary neutron star mergers (BNSMs), simulations of neutron star cooling involving exotic particles such as axions.
He was among the first researchers to apply second-order relativistic hydrodynamics in strong magnetic fields, investigate neutron–proton evaporation in asymmetric matter, and carry out complete simulations of neutron star cooling including axion emission.
In recent years, he has conducted research on the physics of BNSM collisions and their gravitational wave signatures. He has also co-authored hybrid star models incorporating QCD phase transitions and the influence of hyperons and Δ resonances on the structure of neutron stars.
During his six years of work in Poland, Professor Sedrakian has been awarded two grants by the National Science Centre (NCN), including one in 2024 for a project on the microstructure and dynamics of stellar matter under extreme density and temperature conditions.
He is a foreign full member of the National Academy of Sciences of Armenia and serves as Editor-in-Chief of the scientific journal Particles.
For more information about his scientific work, please see the link.
We warmly congratulate Professor Sedrakian on this distinguished honour and wish him continued success in his scientific and academic pursuits!
Date of publication: 29.07.2025
Date of modification: 5.08.2025
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