The Vice-President of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences corr.-mem. Konstantin Hadjiivanov was invited by Tongji University in Shanghai, China, under the Jiangnan Master Lecture program. […]
Artists reconstruction by Velizar Simeonovski of male Danuvius guggenmosi The discovery of a 11.62 Million-year-old ape skeleton in Germany now fundamentally changes our views on the early evolution of the human family. These spectacular finds are announced by an international group of scientists from Germany, Canada, Bulgaria and the US in the journal NATURЕ (URL: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-019-1731-0 DOI: 10.1038/s41586-019-1731-0) The fossils of the newly described genus and species Danuvius guggenmosi (Genus name after the Celtic-roman river god Danuvius, associated with the Danube river) were discovered between 2015 and 2018 by Madelaine Böhme and her team from the Senckenberg Center for Human Evolution and Palaeoenvironment and Tübingen University, in the active clay pit of Hammerschmiede near Pforzen in the Allgäu area of Bavaria. The paleontological excavations [...]
For 50 years, scientists at the Space Research and Technology Institute have made Bulgaria the 18th space state in the world, creating more than 150 devices which have been flying on the International Space Station and in orbit around Mars. The director of the institute, Prof. Rumen Nedkov, said that during the celebration. The solemn meeting on the occasion of the anniversary was held on 6 November in “Prof. Marin Drinov” Hall at BAS. Prof. Nedkov also emphasized that SRTI – BAS is in a long-term international partnership with institutions such as the European Space Agency, ROSCOSMOS and the space research institutes of Japan and India. […]
The Honorary sign “St. St. Cyril and Methodius” of the President of the Republic of Bulgaria and honorary plaque “Marin Drinov” of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences received the Economic Research Institute (ERI-BAS) for its 70th anniversary. They were presented to Prof. Alexander Tasev – Director of the Institute, for the overall contribution of the institute to the development of economic science in Bulgaria and its tireless activity in the field of economy, education and business. […]
The Bulgarian Academy of Sciences awarded the Doctor Honoris Causa honorary title to Dr. Nat Gopalswamy of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center. The title is awarded for his achievements in the field of solar and solar-terrestrial physics. The solemn ceremony was held in “Prof. Marin Drinov” hall at BAS. Dr. Nat Gopalswamy is one of the most eminent astrophysicists in the world. His research is dedicated to the occurrence of Sun events with an effect on the Earth and is of great practical application. With these words the President of the Academy, Prof. Julian Revalski, member of BAS, presented the scientist. Dr. Gopalswamy works in close collaboration with scientists from the Space Research and Technology Institute of BAS in the field of space weather. His [...]
The Bulgarian Academy of Sciences marked the Day of the National Revival Leaders (also called the Day of Enlighteners) – 1 of November with a solemn joint celebration of the Assembly of Academicians and Corresponding Members (AACM) and the General Assembly (GA) of BAS. Seventeen young scientists - winners in the competition for young scientists "Prof. Marin Drinov" and for the youngest scientists "Acad. Ivan E. Geshov” were awarded by the General Assembly of BAS. The Minister of Education and Science Krasimir Valchev and the Chairman of GA of BAS Prof. Evelina Slavcheva handed in the awards at the celebration. The competition for young and youngest scientists "Ivan Evstratiev Geshov" is held every two years on the proposal of the Commission for Young Scientists to [...]
