Shamakhy Astrophysical Observatory - Solar Physics Group (Azerbaijan)

Description: Shamakhy Astrophysical Observatory - Solar Physics Group (ShAO/SPG) and collaborators have strong experience of academic research, high administrative capabilities and experience in management, leadership and supervision, especially with young scientists; experience in establishing international contacts and enhancing research programs, securing funding and research grants; background and preparation suitable for undertaking multidisciplinary research projects and providing effective guidance, so on. We have well established infrastructure for conducting heliobiological experiments, to handle necessary ecological and medical data, theoretical background and good auxiliary staff for experiments and data processing. Almost all of members of Azerbaijani team are able to conduct data processing, to carry out analysis.

Azerbaijani team has established strong ties with colleagues from different parts of globe. They could be tracked through published joint papers (see: below). We have established international collaborations in the field of solar physics, solar-terrestrial relations, space weather studies, joint researches with colleagues from Israel, Russia, Bulgaria, Belgium, Greece, Ireland, India, Turkey, USA, etc. Azerbaijani team has such advantages as establishing the first solar-terrestrial relations and space weather studies school in Azerbaijan, conducting of studies of solar and geomagnetic activities influence on human health state, particularly, human physiological and cardio-vascular health states, organizing of collaborative heliobiological experiments in middle latitudes, researches on possible impacts of space weather changes on electric power supply systems in region, morphological studies of scintillation of microwave radio signals and its dependence on solar and geophysical activities, so on. It should be noted that activities of Azerbaijani team were included in UN IHY-2007 Report published in 2008. There are recently established the Laboratory of Heliobiology and Department of Physics of Solar-Terrestrial Relations in the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences. “Sun and Geosphere”: The International Journal of Research and Applications is also published in Azerbaijan (www.shao.az/SG)

Collaborations with partners in the field of space weather impacts studies:

1. Dr.Prof. Eliyahu Stoupel, Tel Aviv University and Rabin Medical Center, Israel (heliobiology, data processing, analysis)
2. Dr. Norma Bock Crosby, Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy, Ringlaan-3-Avenue Circulaire,B-1180, Brussels, Belgium (all space weather impacts’ tasks)
3. Dr. Prof. Vladimir Nukhimovich Obridko, Pushkov Institute for Terrestrial Magnetism, Ionosphere and Radiowave Propagation (IZMIRAN),Russian Academy of Sciences, 142190, Troitsk, Moscow Region, Russia (solar physics and physics of solar-terrestrial relations)
4. Dr. Borislav Dimitrov, Department of General Practice, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin 2, Ireland heliobiology and chronobiology, data processing, analysis)
5. Dr. Svetla Dimitrova, Solar-Terrestrial Influences Institute, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Bulgaria (heliobiology, data processing, analysis)
6. Dr. Heleni Mavromichalaki, Nuclear and Particle Physics Section, Physics Department, University of Athens, Greece (heliobiology, cosmic rays effect, climate studies)
7. Dr. Prof. Atila Ozguc, Kandilli Observatory and E.R.I., Bogazici University, Cengelkoy, 34684 Istanbul, Turkey (sun-climate studies, solar physics, analysis)
8. Dr. Ali Kilchik, Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Akdeniz University, 07058 Antalya, Turkey (sun-climate studies, data processing)
9. Dr. Prof. Lev Dorman, Head of Cosmic Ray and Space Weather Center with Emilio Segre Observatory, affiliated to Tel Aviv University, TECHNION and Israel Space Agency, P.O. Box 2217, Qazrin 12900, Israel & Chief Scientist of Cosmic Ray Department of IZMIRAN Russian Academy of Science, Troitsk 142090, Moscow Region, Russia (cosmic rays, sun- climate studies, data processing)
10. Dr. Rajesh Singh, Indian Institute of Geomagnetism, New Panvel, Navi Mumbai 410 218, India(ionospheric studies, data processing, analysis)
11. Dr. Prof. Franz Halberg, Halberg Chronobiology Center, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA (chronobiological studies, analysis)
12. Dr. Germaine Cornelissen, Halberg Chronobiology Center, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA (chronobiological studies, data processing, analysis)
13. Dr. Olga V.Khabarova, Space Researches Institute (IKI), Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia (solar-terrestrial relations, data processing, heliobiological experiments, analysis)

• ORGANIZATION: Shamakhy Astrophysical Observatory of the Azerbaijan Academy of Sciences (Azerbaijan)
• Abbreviation used in the proposal: SAOA/SPG
• Group name: Space Physics Group (SPG)
• Department/division: Azerbaijan Academy of Sciences
• Leader of the IRSES team: Dr. Namig Dzhalilov
• Other contact person: Dr. Elcin Babayev
• Address: ShAO, Pirgulu, Y.Mammadaliyev settlement, Shamakhy district, Azerbaijan
• Post address: ShAO, P.O.Box 153, Central Post Office, Baku, AZ-1000, Azerbaijan
• Tel.: +(994-12)4398248; +(994-50) 670 16 98, +(994 -50) 213 14 59