Background
Tyurkyan, Raffi Armenakovich was born on April 3, 1929 in Poti, Georgia, United States. Son of Armenak A. and Russana M. (Karapetyan) Tyurkyan. arrived in Ukraine, 1951.
Tyurkyan, Raffi Armenakovich was born on April 3, 1929 in Poti, Georgia, United States. Son of Armenak A. and Russana M. (Karapetyan) Tyurkyan. arrived in Ukraine, 1951.
Diploma in engineering, Institute of Technology, Tbilisi, Georgia, 1951. Candidate of science, Mining Institute, Moscow, 1965. Doctor of Science, Mining Institute, Moscow, 1989.
Executive director mine building, Donetsk, 1953-1955; director vertical mine tunnel building, Ukrainian Mining Architecture Trust Donetskshakhoprokhodka, 1955-1976; general director, Ukrainian Ministry Mining Building, 1976-1987; general director, Orthekhshakhtostrov Project Institute, Donetsk, since 1987; professor, Donetsk U. Technology, since 1991. Technical supervisor building of underground section of hull Chernobil (Ukraine) Atomic Station, 1986.
Member Ukrainian Academy Mining Science, Ukrainian Academy Mining Architect, New York Academy of Sciences.
Married Liana G. Aristakesyan, September 1954. 1 child, Karine.