Alexander Georgiev Petrov

Background

Petrov, Alexander Georgiev was born on May 27, 1948 in Stara Zagora, Bulgaria. Son of Georgi and Zlatka (Kimrianova) D.

Education

Master of Science, Sofia U., 1970; Doctor of Philosophy, Bulgarian Academy Sciences, 1974; Doctor of Science, Bulgarian Academy Sciences, 1987.

Career

Research physicist, Institute Physics, Sofia, 1971-1974; from assistant professor to associate professor, Institute Solid State Physics, Sofia, 1974-1990; senior research fellow, Nottingham U., United Kingdom, 1989-1990; professor, Institute Solid State Physics, since 1990. Guest professor of University Paris, Orsay, 1993. Editorial board Science & Art, since 1988, Europhysics News, since 1995.

Advisory editor European Biophysics Journal, since 1988.

Achievements

• Alexander Georgiev Petrov has been listed as a noteworthy Physics educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Senior Lieutenant Bulgarian National Army, 1971-1972. Member Union Physicists in Bulgaria (vice president since 1995), International Liquid Crystal Society, New York Academy Sciences.

Connections

Married Liliana Ivanova Kostova, December 28, 1975. Children: Alek, Yva.

Father:

Georgi D.

Mother:

Zlatka (Kimrianova) D.

Spouse:

Liliana Ivanova Kostova

child:

Alek Petrov

child:

Yva Petrov