Alenush Terian
From teaching astrophysics to studying the Sun
Alenush Terian was an Iranian Armenian physicist and astrophysics educator, born in Tehran in 1920. After studying physics at the University of Tehran, she continued her education in Paris and earned her doctorate in 1956.
Returning to Iran, she taught at Tehran University and helped establish astrophysics education. She participated in the development of solar observations and became head of the solar physics research group at the university’s Institute of Geophysics in 1969.
Her career became an example for women in science and younger students. Dedicated to teaching and practical research, Terian died in 2011, leaving an important legacy in Iranian astronomy and university education.