Background
Lalov, Ivan Jotov was born on October 4, 1938 in Lovech, Bulgaria. Son of Joto Ivanov and Nevena Mincheva (Tonova) Lalov.
Lalov, Ivan Jotov was born on October 4, 1938 in Lovech, Bulgaria. Son of Joto Ivanov and Nevena Mincheva (Tonova) Lalov.
Master of Science, U. Sofia, Bulgaria, 1961; Doctor of Philosophy in Physics, U. Sofia, Bulgaria, 1977; Doctor of Science, U. Sofia, Bulgaria, 1988.
Assistant professor, U. Sofia, 1961-1969; senior assistant, U. Sofia, 1969-1976; chief assistant, U. Sofia, 1976-1980; associate professor, U. Sofia, 1980-1991; professor physics of electromagnetic phenomena, U. Sofia, since 1991; rector, U. Sofia, since 1993; minister education and science, since 1997. Science secretary Bulgarian Journal Physics, 1973. President rector's conference Bulgarian H.S. and University, Sofia, 1993.
Member Bulgarian Society Fair Election, Sofia, 1990, president, since 1995. Member Board Bulgarian Tourist Union, 1996. Minister of Education, Science and Technology, 1997.
Co-chairman Cultural Centers Union, St. Sofia, 1997. Member Union of Physicists (president 1992), Union of Scientists Bulgaria.