{"id":3658,"date":"2026-04-15T17:27:23","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T13:27:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/physmathfriends.am\/?p=3658"},"modified":"2026-06-01T13:19:19","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T09:19:19","slug":"bagrat-bagratyan-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/physmathfriends.am\/en\/bagrat-bagratyan-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Bagrat Bagratyan: A 17-Year-Old PhysMath Student Aspiring to Develop Aerospace Engineering in Armenia"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221; woodmart_inline=&#8221;no&#8221; text_larger=&#8221;no&#8221;]<em>In this edition of the \u201cPhysMath Students\u2019 Success Stories\u201d series, we spotlight 17-year-old Bagrat Bagratyan, whose dedication and passion for science have already led him to international recognition. In 2025, he was awarded a silver medal at the <a href=\"https:\/\/physmathfriends.am\/en\/news\/another-success-for-physmath-school-at-the-international-astronomy-olympiad\/\">International Astronomy Olympiad<\/a> held in Sochi.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><b>Why Astronomy <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p>I have always loved mathematics, but when I began attending physics olympiad training sessions, I developed a strong interest in physics and astronomy as well. In a way, it was mathematics that sparked my passion for these other subjects.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><b>Participation in the International Olympiad<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1016\" data-end=\"1319\">The International Astronomy Olympiad in Sochi was my first olympiad, where I won a silver medal. There was certainly some pressure, but during those days you are so fully engaged that your only focus is the competition and performing well.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1016\" data-end=\"1319\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3501\" src=\"https:\/\/physmathfriends.am\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/bagrat.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1065\" srcset=\"https:\/\/physmathfriends.am\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/bagrat.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/physmathfriends.am\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/bagrat-600x399.jpg 600w, https:\/\/physmathfriends.am\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/bagrat-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/physmathfriends.am\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/bagrat-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/physmathfriends.am\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/bagrat-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/physmathfriends.am\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/bagrat-1536x1022.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1321\" data-end=\"1540\">Participating in olympiads also brings many additional benefits\u2014we had the opportunity to interact with participants from different countries, attend astronomy lectures, and even take part in a tree-planting activity.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><b>Role Models in the Field<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1321\" data-end=\"1540\">I can say that my role models are my physics and astronomy teachers, Hrant Topchyan and Artavazd Harutyunyan.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><b>Future Plans<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1321\" data-end=\"1540\">I am currently planning to apply to one of the universities in China to study Aerospace Engineering. If possible, I would like to introduce and develop this field in Armenia, as I believe it is greatly needed in the country today.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221; woodmart_inline=&#8221;no&#8221; text_larger=&#8221;no&#8221;]In this edition of the \u201cPhysMath Students\u2019 Success Stories\u201d series, we spotlight 17-year-old Bagrat Bagratyan, whose dedication<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3657,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"two_page_speed":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3658","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-en"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/physmathfriends.am\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3658","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/physmathfriends.am\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/physmathfriends.am\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/physmathfriends.am\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/physmathfriends.am\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3658"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/physmathfriends.am\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3658\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3659,"href":"https:\/\/physmathfriends.am\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3658\/revisions\/3659"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/physmathfriends.am\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3657"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/physmathfriends.am\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3658"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/physmathfriends.am\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3658"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/physmathfriends.am\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3658"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}