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ACADEMIC BACKGROUND - 1994 - PhD (Agricultural Sciences), The High Testimonial Commission of Bulgaria; - 1981 - MSc (Grape-vine and Garden Production), Agricultural University in Plovdiv PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND - Since 2002 - Head of Agronomy Department at Dobroudja Agricultural Institute - Since 2006 - Professor in General Agriculture - 1997-2006 - Habilitated Researcher (Associate professor) - 1997 - Specialization course on Crop-Weather Modeling in Israel; - 1996 - Specialization on Alternative oil crops in Poland; - 1987-1997 - Research associate, Agronomy Dept. at the Dobroudja Agricultural Institute in General Toshevo - 1984-1987 - Director of State Farm at the Agricultural Complex Bolyarovo, Yambol district - 1981-1983 - Agronomist at Agricultural Complex Bolyarovo, Yambol district MAJOR RESEARCH INTERESTS - Investigations on agroecological factors and crop cultivation; - Crop rotations and predecessor & subsequent crops relationships; - Soil-plant relationships; - System of fertilization in crop rotation; - Alternative crops. RESEARCH & PEDAGOGICAL ACTIVITY - Author and co-author of 100 original papers and scientific presentations and 20 applied articles; - Participation in international scientific congresses, symposiums and conferences carried out in Bulgaria, Hungary, Ukraine, Moldova, Morocco, Slovak Rep., Belgium and China; - Co-author of applied in Bulgaria technologies for cultivation of winter wheat, sunflower and common bean; - Honorarium lecturer on Agrarian meteorology (Slavonic University, Shoumen University), Plant Cultivation (Veliko Tarnovo University) and Crop Technologies (Dobroudja Technological College); - Visiting professor at Technical University in Varna. - Supervisor of four PhD students - Dr Ivan Stoyanov (defended in 2001), Dr Dora Donkova (defended in 2005), Dr Hristofor Kirchev (defended in 2006) and Ms Irina Kiryakova (beginning study in Febr. 2007). PUBLIC ACTIVITY - Former president of Dobrich branch of The Union of Scientists in Bulgaria (2000-2005); - Editor-in-chief of the scientific journal Nauchni s’obshtenia na SUB kl. Dobrich (Res.Commun.of U.S.B. branch in Dobrich), member of the Editorial Council of the journal Nauka (Science), member of Editorial board of "Field Crops Studies" and "Rasteniev. Nauki".. - Member of Scientific Councils of Dobroudja Agricultural Institute and Institute of Agriculture in Karnobat. LANGUGAGES COMMAND (spoken & written) English, Polish, Russian
