PRESS RELEASE
Contact: Vasken Yardemian
117 S. Louise Street
Glendale, CA 91205
818-469-0262
June 19, 2013
[email protected]
Dr. Hagop Injeyan to Speak on Laser Technology
(Glendale, CA) – `Lasers, From Science Fiction to Reality’ is the topic
of the lecture hosted by the Armenian Engineers and Scientists of America
(AESA). The presenter is Dr. Hagop Injeyan , a retired scientist from
Hughes Aircraft and Northrop Grumman and an Adjunct Professor at PCC and
CSULA. The lecture will be held on Thursday, July 11, 2013 at 7:30 pm in
the library of the Armenian Society of Los Angeles, 117 South Louise
Street, Glendale, CA 91205. The public is invited.
A fixture in just about any science fiction movie or TV series since the
early 20th century, lasers have become an integral part of everyday life
from the CD/DVD players in our homes to entertainment, automobile warning
devices and numerous sophisticated medical and industrial tools. This
lecture will provide an overview of lasers through a brief discussion of
the science behind lasers, the various types of lasers developed to date
and an introduction to some of the more advanced applications of high power
lasers focusing on laser fusion and laser weapon systems of the future. Laser
fusion is widely (and sometimes wildly) thought of as the clean energy
source of the future with an unlimited supply of fuel, while advanced laser
weapons are anticipated to be game changers in the battlefield by providing
an effective deterrent against highly destructive projectile based weapons
such as missiles, artillery shells and mortars.
Hagop Injeyan, during his 32 year career at Hughes Aircraft and Northrop
Grumman, has worked on research and development of high power lasers for
military and industrial applications. He is considered a leading expert in
solid state lasers and while at Northrop Grumman was a key contributor to
the development of the highest power solid state laser built to date. Dr.
Injeyan earned B.S., M.S., in Physics and a PhD in Electrical Sciences and
Engineering from University of California Los Angeles specializing in the
field of Quantum Electronics. He has 26 patents in the field of lasers and
non-linear optics, has authored numerous publications and conference
presentations and is twice the recipient of NG’s Chairman’s Award for
Innovation. He is also the co-editor and a co-author of a recently
published Book by McGraw-Hill titled “High Power Laser Handbook”.
`We are very excited to have Dr. Injeyan a leading expert in laser
technology field to talk about this technology which over the last five
decades has become an integral part in nearly every aspect of our everyday
life and can be found everywhere from high-tech research applications to
scanners at the grocery store’ said AESA Vice-President Vasken
Yardemian.
Established in 1983 in Glendale, California, AESA is a non-partisan and
non-sectarian philanthropic organization focused primarily on addressing
the professional, technical and scientific needs of fellow Armenian
engineers, scientists, industrialists and architects throughout the world.
For more information, check AESA’s website at
From: Baghdasarian