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Created: 01.04.2014

Biography
JORDAN NIKOLOV STAMENOV
(1940 – 27.03.2014)


Born:

   Jordan Stamenov was born in Bjala Slatina.

Education:

    He graduated nuclear physics at the Technical University in Dresden, Germany (1963)

    Stamenov specialised in the Tien Shan Observatory (1966 – 1970) and graduated PhD (1970).

    He obtained ScD degree defending the tesis "Investigation of primary cosmic rays with wide torrents in the atmosphere" USSR.

Research:

    Astrophysics of ultrahigh energy and ecology was the areas of his research.

Professional experience:

    Two years he was in the Cosmic Ray station on the Musala Peak (1964 – 1966).

    J. Stamenov worked in Russia (1972 – 1975).

    In the INRNE - BAS he was research fellow (1976 – 1978), associate professor (1980), and professor (1987).

    He headed research group (1982 – 1986) and Laboratory on "Astrophysics of ultrahigh energies" in the INRNE - BAS from 1987.

    He was deputy director (1989 – 1993) and director of the Institute for Nuclear Research and Nuclear Energy at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (1993 – 2010).

Awards:

    J. Stamenov was elected a corresponding member of BAS (2004).

References:

  1. Obituary from the INRNE - BAS

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