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Scientist from IEFSEM-BAS with an honorary doctorate by Södertörn University in Stockholm

The University of Södertörn in Stockholm, Sweden, has conferred the honorary title of Doctor Honoris Causa on Prof. Dr. Elena Marushiakova. The title is awarded in connection with her contribution to the development of Romani studies and their inclusion as an academic discipline. Elena Marushiakova is an associate professor at the Institute of Ethnology and Folklore Studies with Ethnographic Museum of BAS and a professor at St. Andrews University in the UK, where she is currently working on a study of the civil emancipation of the Roma in the periods between the two world wars. She is one of the world's leading scientists in this field. Prof. Dr. Elena Marushiakova is the President of the Gypsy Lore Society, the oldest and most respected international organization [...]

Nikolay Ikonomov2020-02-18T17:51:43+02:00Tuesday, 11 February 2020|Categories: Cultural-historical Heritage and National Identity|

Training seminar for small learning & research communities

The High School Students’ Institute of BAS organizes a training seminar for small learning & research communities (teams of a teacher and students) under a project funded by the Ministry of Education and Science. The seminar is being held on 5 and 6 February with the participation of more than 20 teachers and 40 students from 10 cities in the country with an interest in scientific research. During the two-day seminar, trainings are held to build scientific text creation skills, to develop communication and presentation skills and to apply research methods. The meeting provides an opportunity for teachers and students to share experiences and maintain contacts also in the future. The lecturers are Prof. Emilia Chengelova (Institute of Philosophy and Sociology - BAS), Assoc. Prof. [...]

Nikolay Ikonomov2020-02-18T17:56:04+02:00Wednesday, 5 February 2020|Categories: High School Student Institute|

European Commissioner Mariya Gabriel visited the QUASAR Center of Competence

A working meeting with the participation of Commissioner Mariya Gabriel was held by the scientists at the QUASAR Center of Competence "Quantum Communication, Intelligent Security Systems and Risk Management". Academician Chavdar Roumenin and Assoc. Prof. Lachezar Georgiev presented the research activity on the project. Mariya Gabriel got acquainted with the newly constructed laboratory complex equipped with the highest class of specialized equipment which is located at the Institute of Robotics of BAS. Among the highlights of the meeting were Bulgaria's participation in the European Euro QCI initiative and the related challenges. "Quantum technologies are increasingly central to the digital world we live in. I am proud that Bulgaria has also made a major contribution to their development through the QUASAR Center of Competence,” said Commissioner [...]

Nikolay Ikonomov2020-02-18T17:58:42+02:00Monday, 3 February 2020|Categories: Information and Communication Sciences and Technologies, Selected|

Prof. Hristo Balarev with the Order “St. Cyril and Methodius”- pendant

At a solemn ceremony held on 31 January 2020 in the “Coat of Arms Hall” on 2, Dondukov Blvd., President Rumen Radev honored Prof. Hristo Balarev of the Institute of General and Inorganic Chemistry - BAS with the Order "St. Cyril and Methodius" - pendant for especially significant merits in the field of general and inorganic chemistry. The high state distinction is recognition of Prof. Balarev's scientific achievements in the field of structure and stability of crystalline hydrated salts, in modeling, scientific forecasting, research, interpretation and clarification of interactions occurring in various inorganic systems, as well as of his teaching, organizational and public activities. "The highest state honors are an expression of gratitude of our entire society for your dedicated work which places Bulgaria alongside [...]

Nikolay Ikonomov2020-02-18T18:00:39+02:00Monday, 3 February 2020|Categories: Nanosciences, New Materials and Technologies|

A young scientist at IEES-BAS is the winner of the “Entrepreneur in Science 2020” competition with a project for an ecological battery

Assist. Prof. Iliyan Popov, PhD from the Institute of Electrochemistry and Energy Systems (IEES-BAS) is one of the two winners of this year’s “Entrepreneurs in Science” competition organized by Karoll Knowledge Foundation. The award ceremony took place on 23 January 2020 in the building of Karoll Knowledge Foundation. […]

Nikolay Ikonomov2020-01-27T18:33:36+02:00Friday, 24 January 2020|Categories: Energy Resources and Energy Efficiency|

In memoriam

The Bulgarian Academy of Sciences with deep sadness announces that on 19 January 2020, after a short illness, Academician Blagovest Hristov Sendov passed away at the age of 87. Acad. Blagovest Sendov was a world-renowned Bulgarian mathematician, eminent statesman and public figure. Academician Sendov was born on 8 February 1932 in Asenovgrad. In 1956, he graduated in Mathematics at the Faculty of Mathematics of Sofia University "St. Kl. Ohridski ”; from 1960 to 1961 specialized in Moscow State University; in 1964 defended his PhD thesis and in 1967 became doctor of science. In 1968, he was elected professor of computational mathematics, in 1974 - corresponding member of BAS, and in 1981 - academician. He was the youngest doctor of sciences, the youngest professor and the [...]

Nikolay Ikonomov2020-01-23T15:57:37+02:00Monday, 20 January 2020|Categories: AACM|