MERI  M.   MELKONYAN

Associate Professor, Deputy Chair

 

State Engineering University of Armenia

Department of Economics, Organization and Management of Machine-Building Industry,

105 Terian Str., Yerevan, 375009,

Armenia

Phone  3742 582-218;

amelk@ipia.sci.am

 

Education

1977 State Engineering University of Armenia, Yerevan, Armenia Ph.D in Economics.

1971 State Engineering University of Armenia, Yerevan, Armenia M.S. in Electrical Engineering

 

Work History

1983-Present

Associate Professor, Deputy Chair, State Engineering University of Armenia, Yerevan, Armenia

Department of Economics, Organization, and Management of Machine-Building Industry, Yerevan, Armenia

·       Conduct research on transition economies, labor market in Armenia,

·       Evaluation of external economic activities of enterprises in Armenia

·       Teaching undergraduate and graduate classes: Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Organization of External Economic Links, Economic Cybernetics,  Management,

Curator of graduate studies in economics

 

1976-1983

Senior Lecturer, State Engineering University of Armenia, Department of Economics, Organization, and Management of Machine-Building Industry, Yerevan, Armenia

·       Conduct research on organization of production

·       Teaching undergraduate and graduate classes: Economics and Organization of Production, Economic Cybernetics

 

1973-1976

Teaching Assistant, State Engineering University of Armenia, Department of Economics, Organization, and Management, Yerevan, Armenia

Teaching undergraduate and graduate classes: Economics and Organization of Production, Economic Cybernetics

 

1971-1973

Engineer, Research Institute of Mathematical Machines (Computers), Yerevan, Armenia

·       Participated in development of operative memory for computers,

Developed computer software using Algol

 

Other Information

Scientific Secretary of all-union (USSR) competition among students majoring in economics

Editor of the “Inter-University Discussion Papers”

IWISE Fellow

 

Teaching

During the last three years, I have had two Ph.D. and two M. S. students. Both Ph.D. students have received a teaching position in one of the most prestigious universities of Armenia. My M. S. student has received an award for the best Master’s thesis.

 

International Experience

I have participated in a number of scientific meetings, including conferences in Hungary, Czech Republic, Poland. In 1996, I was a visiting scholar at the California State University (Pomona). In 1999, I have participated in the International Women in Science and Engineering Program, Iowa State University.

 

 

Honors

Outstanding Advisor of the Year, State Engineering University of Armenia, 1998

Best Scientific Work Among Young Scientists, Armenia, 1978

 

Selected Publications

42 publications, including

1.     “Labor Market in Armenia”, Working Paper, 1999.

2.     “Application of Pattern Recognition Methods for Improvement of Flexible Manufacturing Systems’ Management”, with R. N. Gevorkyan, Proceedings of the Computer Science and Information Technologies Conference, 1999.

3.     “Forecasts and Economic Expertise in Management”, with V. Petrosyan and A. Shagoyan, Proceedings of the Computer Science and Information Technologies Conference, 1999.

4.     “Economic, political and social changes in Armenia during the transition period”, SEUA Press, 1997.

5.     “Agricultural sector in the period of transition from a centrally-planned to a market-oriented economy”, SEUA Press, 1996.

6.     “License contracts”, Inter-university discussion papers, 1993.

7.     “Modernization of machine-building enterprises in Armenia”, Inter-university discussion papers, 1993.

8.     “Some aspects of introducing technological innovations into electro-technical enterprises”, Inter-university discussion papers, Yerevan, 1990.

9.      “Armenian enterprises in perestroika period”, SEUA Press, 1987.

10.  “Industrial automation in conditions of rapid technological changes”, Discussion paper of Republican conference, Yerevan, 1987.

 

5 textbooks, including:

1.     “Economics for Engineers”, SEUA Press, 1986.

2.     “Organization, Planning, and Management of the Machine Building Industry”, SEUA Press, 1980.

 

1.     “Modernization of Charentsavan machine-building enterprise”, 1985, Report N 01830062199.

2.     “Improving technical and economic efficiency at the machine-building enterprises of Armenia”, Yerevan, 1985, UDK 658.5.011.4.

3.     “Management of machine-building enterprises”, 1986, SEUA Press, UDK 658.5.

4.     “Introduction of new technologies in the machine-building industry”, 1988, SEUA Press,UDK 678.5.