The fifteenth scientific session "Young Scientists in the World of Polymers", organized by the Institute of Polymers of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, was held on June 6. The forum is held annually in June and is attended by PhD students, post-docs, young scientists, interns and students interested in polymer science. The event is part of the Institute of Polymers’ activities to promote the scientific achievements of young researchers to the academic community, business and the general public. Three papers and 20 posters were presented by participants from the Institute of Polymers-BAS, the Institute of Chemical Engineering-BAS, the "Acad. Georgi Nadjakov" Institute of Solid State Physics-BAS, the "Stephan Angeloff" Institute of Microbiology-BAS, the "Acad. Evgeni Budevski" Institute of Electrochemistry and Energy Systems-BAS, the Institute [...]

 The solemn celebration on the occasion of the 45th anniversary of the founding of the Central Laboratory of Applied Physics (CLAP) of BAS was held on April 4 in Plovdiv. Honorary silver plaquette on behalf of the leadership and congratulatory address on behalf of the BAS President Prof. Julian Revalski, Member of the Academy, was presented by the Vice-President of BAS Corr. Memb. Evdokia Pasheva. The Central Laboratory of Applied Physics participates in the implementation of many national projects together with universities and institutes of BAS. It is a welcome partner in international teams together with scientific organisations in Greece, Austria and Canada, the congratulatory address said. The Director of the Laboratory Prof. Lilyana Kolaklieva opened the event and introduced the attendees with the mission, [...]

Ерик Димитров, проф. Венко Бешков (председател на СХБ) и проф. Иван Шопов Erik Dimitrov, Prof. Venko Beshkov (Chairman of the UChB) and Prof. Ivan Shopov Erik Dimitrov from the Institute of Polymers of BAS is awarded the "Outstanding Young Scientist in the field of Polymers" prize. It is named after Prof. Ivan Shopov and is awarded by the Union of Chemists in Bulgaria. The award was presented at a ceremony held on 1 March. Eric Dimitrov's research is dedicated to the development of novel nanostructured polymeric drug carriers. The polymer carriers are based on spherical nucleic acids of polymer-oligonucleotide conjugates, micellar carriers based on block copolymers, and modified niosomes for systemic delivery of biologically active substances. The results achieved are relevant for the [...]

More than 100 schoolchildren and students went through the laboratories of the Institute of Electronics of BAS on the Open Doors Day held on 12 December. How biological tissue absorbs and scatters light and why food glows were told by scientists to primary school pupils, high school and university students. Researchers showed how to perform spectral analysis of foods and beverages based on their fluorescence. Through experiments, the scientists presented the basic laws of reflection, refraction and scattering of light. With demonstration models made of plasticine, students learned how cells attach to surfaces structured by the scientists at the institute. Visitors had the opportunity to observe the newly obtained structures with a microscope. The programme of the Open Doors Day at the Institute of Electronics [...]

A session dedicated to the life and scientific achievements of Academician Jordan Malinowski was held on June 6 at the “Prof. Marin Drinov” Hall of BAS. The event was held on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the birth of the great Bulgarian scientist and physical chemist, who is also the patron of the Institute of Optical Materials and Technologies (IOMT-BAS). Acad. Malinowski is one of the most distinguished scientists in the field of physical chemistry, with a contribution to the study of photographic processes, said in his speech the President of BAS Acad. Julian Revalski and added that despite his achievements in innovations, he never neglected the importance of basic science. As President of BAS, Acad. Malinowski contributed to the development of the [...]

  The fourteenth scientific session "Young scientists in the world of polymers", organised by the Institute of Polymers-BAS, was held on June 1. The event is part of the Institute's activities related to promoting the scientific achievements of young Bulgarian researchers engaged in the field of polymer materials to the academic community, business and the general public. Twenty-two young scientists from institutes of BAS and different universities presented their work. During the session were awarded student Rumena Stancheva from IP-BAS and PhD student Denitsa Nikolova from the Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy at SU-Sofia. Awards for the best poster were given to young scientist Lyubomira Radeva from the Faculty of Pharmacy at MU-Sofia and PhD student Ina Anastasova from IP-BAS. Links to the posters are [...]