The Geo Milev Campus - the newest laboratory complex of BAS, was opened at an official ceremony today. The campus has a unique scientific infrastructure for the country, distributed in 20 newly created and 10 renovated laboratories. Thirteen of the newly created laboratories are located in the reconstructed and modernized Block 29, part of the Scientific Complex 1 of the BAS. The renovation of the infrastructure was implemented under the project "National Centre for Mechatronics and Clean Technologies" with funding from the "Science and Education for Smart Growth" Operational Programme 2014-2020. The established laboratory complex provides the necessary conditions for conducting fundamental and applied research to support Bulgaria's transition to a green, energy-efficient and circular economy. This project is the largest and has the largest [...]

On December 2, the tenth edition of one of the Academy's educational initiatives aimed at students and teachers was opened - the High-School-Students’ Institute of BAS. The scientific competition session this year attracted participants from 29 schools and 17 cities in the country. The President of BAS opened the scientific forum by welcoming the participants of the session and encouraged the young people to be bold and active in their search for knowledge and communication with the scientific community. Prof. Revalski, Member of the Academy, expressed satisfaction with the level of the projects submitted for participation and the successful collaboration of scientists from the Academy's institutes with teachers and students from the country. Acad. Petar Kenderov, Head of HSSI-BAS, congratulated the participants in the tenth [...]

  Dr. Nikoleta Kircheva and Dr. Rosita Kokotanekova from the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences were awarded among more than 30 candidates who participated in the competition of the national programme "For Women in Science". The awards were presented at a ceremony at Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski”. Dr. Nikoleta Kircheva is a senior assistant professor at the Institute of Optical Materials and Technologies (IOMT) and a member of the Computational Chemistry and Molecular Modelling group. Her winning project is in the field of chemistry and is entitled "Development of alternative antibiotic therapy with a focus on metals with antibacterial activity: Ag+/Ga3+/Ga-PPIX as an innovative treatment". Her research focuses on the study of competition between metals in biological and biomimetic systems, with applications in the food, [...]