On December 22, 2023 a jubilee event was held at AANL to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the foundation of Alikhanyan National Scientific Laboratory (Yerevan Institute of Physics). In honor of this milestone, a commemorative medal was issued, recognizing a group of distinguished scientists for their years of dedicated work. These individuals played a crucial role in ensuring the organization's continuous activity and achieving outstanding successes in theoretical and experimental physics.

Jubilee commemorative medals were awarded to:

- Ruben Mkrtchyan (leading researcher, PhD, former director of AANL from 1991-2001)

- Hrachya Asatryan (leading researcher, PhD, professor, former director of AANL from 2001-2008)

- Ashot Chilingaryan (leading researcher, professor, PhD, former director of AANL from 2008-2018)

- Ani Aprahamyan (leading researcher, PhD, professor, former director of AANL from 2018-2023)

The speech of prof. Chilingarian during this event.mp3