Yeghis Keheyan (Prime Researcher of Italian National Research Council) graduated in Chemistry at University of Rome “Sapienza”. PI of the Italian Space Agency project for Astrobiology, IAU member, responsible of a unit for ASI progect “Sistema Solare”.
Visiting scientist at University of Colorado in Boulder for Astrochemistry: Study of reaction mechanisms, and probing the chemistry of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon cations, which have been proposed as carriers of the Diffuse Interstellar Bands. Reviewer of CE INTAS proposals on Astrobiology Visiting scientist at Osservatorio di Capodimonte, Naple. Reviewer “Advances in Space Research” of COSPAR (Committee on Space Research) and for Journal of Astrophysics, associated to INAF (National Institute of Astrophysics) from 2005-2012.