Hagop Panossian
Engineering innovation and scientific cooperation
Hagop Panossian is an engineer of Armenian heritage, born in 1946. He studied at the American University of Beirut and the University of Southern California before receiving his doctorate from the University of California, Los Angeles.
His engineering work concerns control systems, failure detection and vibration reduction. During his career at Rocketdyne and Boeing, he contributed to aerospace systems and obtained patents involving vibration control and hydraulic actuators.
He founded the Armenian Engineers and Scientists of America in 1983 and the ARPA Institute in 1992. His educational initiatives have connected specialists in Armenia and the diaspora, supporting research and the development of science and technology.