Three scientists from the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences will receive honors for excellence from the Union of Scientists in Bulgaria. This was announced at a solemn assembly on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the Union by Prof. Diana Petkova. Prof. Angela Slavova-Popivanova from the Institute of Mathematics and Informatics, Dr. Radostina Ivanova from the Institute of Organic Chemistry with Center of Phytochemistry and Dr. Ivanka Petrova-Doycheva from the Institute of Mechanics will receive their awards at a special ceremony. Acad. Damyan Damyanov, Acad. Yachko Ivanov and corr.-mem. Maria Popova were declared honorary members of the Union. The celebration took place in the premises of Sofia Municipality where the Union of Scientists in Bulgaria was established 75 years ago. President Rumen Radev congratulated the [...]

A delegation of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), led by Vice President Prof. Xie Xincheng, visited the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. The President of BAS Prof. Julian Revalski, Member of the Academy, and the Scientific Secretary-General, Prof. Evdokia Pasheva, DSc discussed opportunities for future joint research projects. Academician Revalski presented the structure of the Academy, its research areas and institutes to the Chinese scientists. As a good example, he highlighted the collaboration of scientists at the Institute of Electrochemistry of BAS with China's largest producer of lead batteries. During the meeting, the establishment of contacts between scientists from the two institutions working in areas of mutual interest was discussed. The National Science Fund is about to announce a competition for bilateral co-operation [...]

The 160th anniversary of the birth of Academician Aleksandar Teodorov-Balan was celebrated by the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences and Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski". The Vice-President of BAS corr.-mem. Vassil Nikolov and University Rector Prof. Anastas Gerdjikov opened the event which took place on 24 October 2019 in the aula of Sofia University. Acad. Aleksandar Teodorov-Balan was elected member of the Bulgarian Learned Society in 1884 when he was only holding the scientific degree PhD of Charles University in Prague, said Academician Mikhail Videnov. He recalled that Balan was appointed first rector of Sofia University in 1888 and told curious events from the time he was a young researcher in the Czech capital. Balan was a scholar devoted to Bulgarian language with more than 800 [...]