"WHAT I DREAMED ABOUT BEFORE BEING ADMITTED TO THE UNIVERSITY IS ALREADY A REALITY." YSU STUDENT NUNE BADALYAN

According to Nune, the love for science was born in childhood. She was very curious from a young age and had a habit of asking many questions, and she got the answers to her questions from her grandfather, a physicist, who explained various physical phenomena with great enthusiasm. He especially liked to tell about astronomy and the universe, which helped Nune get closer to science and choose an intellectual profession.

"In my opinion, YSU is the only university in Armenia where you can get a full academic education in natural sciences. I consider the turning point in my professional development when I started working at YSU artificial intelligence laboratory. Sometime after I started working in the laboratory, I realized that already in the third year, what I dreamed about before entering the university came to life," says Nune.

Then she remembers that many doors were opened after that: she had the opportunity to study and work for half a year in one of the leading universities in Belgium in the field of photonics, where Nune met world-renowned scientists.

"In Belgium, I met and had a conversation with Michael Berry, who, knowing that I am from Armenia, was very excited and said that he would like to visit Armenia again. Then in Armenia, I talked to Nobel laureate Donna Strickland, which was also very important and exciting for me."

Nune speaks about science in particular with special admiration, and says that it is limitless in all aspects: it does not recognize nationality, age, period, covers the nanoworld of incredibly small sizes and reaches up to the universe. Nune notes that this multilayeredness mostly scares people, but this is precisely the uniqueness of science.

"Imagine the movement of molecules, the flight of a flock of birds, and the movement of a large group of people in the subway and try to explain it with one general law...", she says with a smile and continues, "Science gives an opportunity to perceive life in a different way, broadens a person's worldview, and occupying the mind with universal, key problems helps to overcome problems in difficult times. In addition, delving into the scientific world contributes to both personal development and the establishment of a healthy social order," emphasizes our interlocutor.

Nune is sure that it is simply impossible to separate our life from physics, and science is not about complex formulas, but primarily about asking questions, which, she is sure, is specific to all people.

We also asked Nune about her current activities. In addition to getting an education at YSU Physics Faculty, she conducts her own research in the laboratory, and tries to implement various programs through the faculty's student structures for the dissemination of science, development of the faculty, creation of an academic environment, and other directions.

"Living in Armenia, I and my friends interested in science realize that, despite the difficulties, our work is of the utmost importance for the motherland. One of our bigger goals is to become a part of key changes in the development of science in Armenia, and for that, you must, first of all, be one of the best in your profession," says the YSU student.

She urges all applicants to be fearless and prioritize personal interest when choosing a profession.

Nune is convinced that if you do what you love, success becomes inevitable.

Karine Hovhannisyan