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Scientists from BAS inscribed in the “Golden Book” of the Patent Office

Scientists from the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences were inscribed in the "Golden Book" of the Patent Office at a solemn ceremony held in the Armorial Hall of the Presidency. The 41st inscription ceremony honored the most outstanding Bulgarian inventors and discoverers. Head of State Rumen Radev presented honorary diplomas for the entry to Prof. DSc Eng. Pavlinka Dolashka and Prof. Dr. Kostadin Kostadinov. The Bulgarian innovators deserve recognition for their tireless work and dedication to modern society for the development of fundamental and applied science and care for environmental protection, the President said in his address. Our aspiration for Bulgaria to be a modern and prosperous country can only be achieved with respect for the people of science and progress, Rumen Radev said. Prof. DSc. [...]

Nikolay Ikonomov2023-01-15T23:31:29+02:00Friday, 18 November 2022|Categories: General Academic News, Selected|

Awards of BAS for Prof. Diana Petkova and young scientists

The President of BAS Prof. Julian Revalski, Full Member of the Academy, presented Prof. Diana Petkova with the Honorary Medal of BAS "Marin Drinov on a Ribbon". The distinction is awarded for significant scientific achievements in the field of biochemistry and biophysics, for her multifaceted public, organizational and expert activities to raise the authority of Bulgarian science and on the occasion of her 70th anniversary. The ceremony has been held today during a solemn assembly of the Union of Scientists in Bulgaria on the occasion of the Day of the National Enlighteners. Prof. Diana Petkova is the President of the Union of Scientists in Bulgaria. At the ceremony the Vice President of BAS Corresponding Member Evdokia Pasheva presented awards to young scientists for 2021 and [...]

Nikolay Ikonomov2023-01-16T00:09:36+02:00Wednesday, 9 November 2022|Categories: General Academic News, Selected|

Golden Century Awards for Scientists of BAS

Photo: MC Three scientists from the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences have been awarded the "Golden Century" awards of the Ministry of Culture for their contribution to the development and popularization of Bulgarian culture. Corr. Mem. Prof. Plamen Markov was awarded the "Golden Century - Pendant", Prof. Emmanuel Moutafov and Assoc. Prof. Hristo Popov received the "Golden Century - Star" award. The awards were presented by the Deputy Ministers of Culture Prof. Dr. Borislava Taneva and Assoc. Prof. Plamen Slavov at a ceremony held on the Day of National Enlighteners.

Nikolay Ikonomov2023-01-14T00:00:06+02:00Wednesday, 2 November 2022|Categories: Cultural-historical Heritage and National Identity, Selected|

New plant species discovered and described for science

Sideritis elica Aneva, Zhelev & Bonchev is the new species discovered and described by Assoc. Prof. Ina Aneva (Scientific Secretary of division “Biodiversity, Bioresources and Ecology” and Researcher at the Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research, BAS), Prof. Petar Zhelev (University of Forestry) and Sen. Asst. Prof. Georgi Bonchev, PhD (Institute of Plant Physiology and Genetics, BAS). Sideritis elica (Rhodope elica) differs morphologically from the well-known Mursal tea (Sideritis scardica), and the differences have been confirmed at the molecular level by the application of genetic analyses. The most significant morphological characteristics that distinguish the new species are related to the way the stem branches, the width and length of the first three leaf pairs, the length of the bract tip and the high intensity of [...]

Nikolay Ikonomov2022-12-01T15:42:08+02:00Monday, 31 October 2022|Categories: Biodiversity, Bioresources and Ecology, Selected|

130 years National Archaeological Museum

The exhibition "130 Years of the National Archaeological Museum" was presented on 25 October by the National Archaeological Institute with Museum at BAS (NAIM-BAS). It is dedicated to the founding of the People’s Museum, now the National Archaeological Museum, separated as an independent institution from the Bulgarian People’s Library in 1892. This is the oldest and with the richest collection museum in the country. More than 150 of the most interesting exhibits, which entered the Museum's collection when it was a department of the People’s Library until the first decades of the 20th century, are presented. The exhibits are listed in the Museum's first inventory book. These are artefacts of different types and chronologies, from the Prehistory to the Late Middle Ages (15th - 17th [...]

Nikolay Ikonomov2022-12-01T15:39:56+02:00Wednesday, 26 October 2022|Categories: Cultural-historical Heritage and National Identity, Selected|

Public discussion of the Environmental Assessment Report of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan

A public discussion of the Environmental Assessment Report (EAR) of NRRP was held on 21 October 2022 in “Prof. Marin Drinov” Hall of BAS. The meeting was attended by representatives of the Council of Ministers - Mr. Ivan Ivanov (Director of the "Central Coordination Unit" in the Council of Ministers) and Ms. Tsvetelina Hinkova (expert "Central Coordination Unit"). Mr. Ivanov expressed special thanks to the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences for lending a hand and for the considerable efforts made in the preparation of the EAR. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ina Aneva, Project Coordinator and Scientific Secretary of the Biodiversity, Bioresources and Ecology division, emphasized that BAS was the leading scientific, spiritual and expert center of Bulgaria and as such, one of the priorities was to be [...]

Nikolay Ikonomov2022-12-01T15:35:55+02:00Monday, 24 October 2022|Categories: Biodiversity, Bioresources and Ecology, Selected|