Background

Velchev, Nickolay Borrisov was born on March 16, 1940 in Bourgass, Bulgaria. Son of Boriss Nickolov and Mara Ivanova (Karagiosova) Velchev.

Education

Bachelor of Science, U. Sofia, Bulgaria, 1963; Master of Science, U. Sofia, Bulgaria, 1964; Doctor of Philosophy in Solid State Physics, Bulgarian Academy Sciences, Sofia, 1970; Doctor of Science, Institute Microelectronics, Sofia, 1986.

Career

Senior researcher, Institute Microelectronics, 1970-1988; professor physics, U. Plovdiv, Bulgaria, since 1989; program director, New Bulgarian U., Sofia, since 1994.

Achievements

• Nickolay Borrisov Velchev has been listed as a noteworthy Physics educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Union Physicists in Bulgaria (board directors 1978-1990), Bulgarian Union Electron, Elec. and Comm. Engineers (board directors since 1990), Bulgarian UnionScientists, New York Academy Sciences.

Interests

• Avocations: piano, listening to jazz and symphonic music E-mail: nickvel@yahoo.com.

Connections

Married Irena Vassileva Topousova, October 4, 1970. 1 child, Milko.

Father:

Boriss Nickolov Velchev

Mother:

Mara Ivanova (Karagiosova) Velchev

Spouse:

Irena Vassileva Topousova

child:

Milko Velchev