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Gitsov, Ivan was born on November 27, 1954 in Sofia, Bulgaria. Son of Gitso Ivanov and Magdalina (Philipova) Iliev. came to the United States, 1990.
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Ivan Gitsov
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Ivan Gitsov, Bulgarian Chemist. Achievements include 14 patents in polymer synthesis; development of a method for the synthesis and complex characterization of materials that incorporate dendritic structures. Greve Science fellow The William and Mary Greve Foundation, Inc., New York, 1990; Twinning grantee National Research Council, Washington, 1995-1996. Member American Chemical Society, New York Academy Sciences.
Education
Master of Science, U. St. Kliment Ohridski, Sofia, 1979; Doctor of Philosophy, Bulgarian Academy Sciences, Sofia, 1986.
Career
Chemist, research associate Control Laboratory for Polymers, Bulgarian Academy Sciences, Sofia, 1979-1987; senior research associate, associate professor, Research and Development Institute for Special Chemicals, Sofia, 1987-1990; visiting scientist department chemistry, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, 1990-1993; research associate department chemistry, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, since 1993; associate professor, State University of New York College Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse, New York. Manager polymer characterization facility Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, 1993-1996. Associate professor State University of New York, Syracuse, since 1996.
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Membership
Member American Chemical Society, New York Academy Sciences.
Connections
Married Pavlina Toncheva Ivanova, September 22, 1991. 1 child, Ioan Pavel.
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Religion
Eastern Orthodox