Latest news from the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
2022 – International Year of Basic Sciences for Sustainable Development
The programme to mark the International Year of Basic Sciences for Sustainable Development started with scientific lectures and presentations on topical issues. Prof. Ivan Lalov from the Union of Bulgarian Physicists presented in the auditorium [...]
50 years Bulgaria – space state
A celebration on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of Bulgaria's proclamation as a space state was held in “Prof. Marin Drinov" Hall of the Academy. The Space Research and Technology Institute (SRTI) of [...]
2022 Security Innovation Award for the COUNTERFOG project
The European Commission awarded the COUNTERFOG project with the 2022 Security Innovation Award. The international interdisciplinary project involves 30 scientists from the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. The EU prize is awarded for a research project [...]
Bulgarian participation in the world’s first NEMO BMI project
The Institute of Information and Communication Technologies of BAS (IICT) is a partner in the NEMO BMI project: 'Auto-adaptive neuromorphic Brain-Machine Interface', funded by the European Innovation Council. The project is related to the application [...]
50 years Institute of Solid State Physics
Prof. Hassan Chamati The President of BAS Prof. Julian Revalski, Full Member of the Academy, handed the Director of the Institute of Solid State Physics, Prof. Hassan Chamati, Honorary Plaque – gold of [...]
Nanocoatings will protect against viruses and bacteria
Nanocoatings that can stop viruses and bacteria from infecting surfaces such as door handles and ATMs are being developed by an international team of scientists as part of the Surface Transfer of Pathogens (STOP) project. [...]
New NMR laboratory studies medicinal and aromatic plants
A Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (NMR Spectroscopy) Laboratory, with equipment funded by the Centre of Competence project "Sustainable Utilization of Bioresources and Waste from Medicinal and Aromatic Plants for Innovative Bioactive Products", Operational Programme SESG, [...]
153 years Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
The Bulgarian Academy of Sciences celebrated 153 years since its establishment with a solemn assembly in “Prof. Marin Drinov" Hall of the Academy. With confidence we can say that in the world research area BAS [...]
Fifty-two scientists of BAS are among the top 2% best scientists in the world
Fifty-two scientists from the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences are included in the top 2% of Stanford University's ranking of their impact on the development of global science in the past year 2021. Forty-five scientists from [...]
Bulgarian Academy of Sciences – 153 years of history
Speech by Academician Svetlanka Kuyumdzhieva BULGARIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES – 153 YEARS OF HISTORY Celebrating the birthday of the oldest Bulgarian scientific institution, the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, has always been a wonderful occasion to [...]
New generation of batteries being developed by scientists of BAS
A demonstration pilot installation for advanced production of gas diffusion electrodes for metal-air batteries, being built at the Institute of Electrochemistry and Power Systems of BAS (IEES-BAS), was presented for the first time at the [...]
Sofia Science Festival
Scientists from the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences took part in the Sofia Science Festival, which was held on 8 and 9 October in Sofia Tech Park. Among the highlights of the programme were lectures by [...]
15th Congress of Bulgarian Microbiologists with International Participation
The 15th Congress of Bulgarian Microbiologists with international participation was held from 5 to 8 October in Koprivshtitsa. The forum was dedicated to the 200th anniversary of the birth of the world-famous microbiologist Louis Pasteur, [...]
Participation of Prof. Revalski, Full Member of BAS, and Prof. Koseva in the forum “Science and Technology in Society”
The President of BAS Prof. Julian Revalski and the Scientific Secretary-General Prof. Neli Koseva participated in the 19th Annual Meeting of the "Science and Technology in Society", forum which was held from 2 to 4 [...]
100 years since the birth of Acad. Roumen Tsanev
The Institute of Molecular Biology is celebrating 100 years since the birth of Acad. Roumen Tsanev. The director of the institute Prof. Iva Ugrinova opened the three-day forum, which will last until 7 October in [...]
Award “John Atanasoff – Inspirer and Creator of Talents” for Sen. Asst. Prof. Emil Kelevedjiev from BAS
Photo: President of Republic of Bulgaria. Senior Asst. Prof. Emil Kelevedjiev from the Institute of Mathematics and Informatics of BAS is the winner of the award "John Atanasoff - Inspirer and Creator of [...]
European Researchers’ Night 2022
The European Researchers’ Night 2022 initiative, under the motto "Science and innovation are the key to the desired future", took place on 30 September and 1 October across the country. More than 10 scientific units [...]
Experts from the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences and Huawei discussed trust in the digital world
A panel discussion on the topic "Trust in the digital world" was held on September 27 at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, together with the technology company Huawei Technologies Bulgaria. During the discussion, experts shared [...]
Participation of Prof. Revalski in the General Assembly of the International Federation for Information Processing
The President of BAS Prof. Julian Revalski, Full Member of the Academy, participated in the General Assembly of the International Federation for Information Processing - IFIP, which was held on 20 and 21 September in [...]
Unveiling of a bust-monument to the composer Acad. Petko Staynov
Bust-monument of the composer Acad. Petko Staynov was unveiled yesterday on the occasion of the 125th anniversary of the birth of the great Bulgarian composer. The monument is located in the Alley of Artists in [...]
Exhibition “See the Unseen: The Dawn of Humanity”
At 18:00 on 20.09.2022 at the National Museum of Natural History of BAS was opened the exhibition "See the Unseen: The Dawn of Humanity" with the author of the scientific concept Prof. Nikolai Spassov. The [...]
Prof. Julian Revalski visited Provadia-Solnitsa
The President of BAS Prof. Julian Revalski, Full Member of the Academy, visited today the prehistoric salt-mining and urban center Provadia-Solnitsa, studied this year by a team of the National Archaeological Institute and Museum of [...]
A delegation from Turkey’s Çankırı Karatekin University visited the Institute of Electronics
A delegation from the Turkish University Çankırı Karatekin, led by the Rector Prof. Harun Çifçi, visited the laboratories of the Institute of Electronics of BAS and got acquainted with the latest scientific achievements of Bulgarian [...]
Scientific Conference INFRAMAT 2022
Scientific Conference INFRAMAT 2022 under the title “Modern Scientific Equipment in support of Science, Technology and Culture” was held from 12 to 14 September in Plovdiv. INFRAMAT is a distributed infrastructure of centers for synthesis [...]