Vassil Todorov Vuchev

Background

Vuchev, Vassil Todorov was born on August 23, 1935 in Glozhene, Lovech, Bulgaria. Son of Todor Vuchev and Cvetana Ninova (Genova Gacheva) Gachev.

Education

Master of Science in Petroleum Geology, Mining Institute, Leningrad, Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics, 1958; Doctor of Philosophy in Geology, Bulgarian Academy Sciences, Sofia, 1971; Doctor of Science in Geology, Bulgarian Academy Sciences, Sofia, 1986; Master of Science in Mathematics, Sofia U., Sofia, 1975.

Career

Research geologist, Petroleum Institute, Leningrad, 1958-1959; prospecting geologist, Geological Survey, Sofia, 1960; research associate Geological Institute,, Bulgarian Academy Sciences, 1961-1974; senior research scientist, Bulgarian Academy Sciences, 1974-1991; professor, Bulgarian Academy Sciences, since 1991; honorary professor, Sofia U. School Geology, since 1975. National Security Council exchange research scientist University of California, Berkeley, and State University of New York, Syracuse, 1971. Visiting research scientist Kansas Geological Survey, U. Kansas, Lawrence, 1980-1982.

Organic geochemist Deep Sea Drilling Project, National Science Foundation, Leg 79 cruise, Drilling Vessel G. Challenger, 1981. Consultant on statistics and computer science Geochem. Laboratory, Sofia, 1982-1993.

Consultant on geology and mathematics Ore Mining Company, Rhodope Madan, Bulgaria, 1983-1989. Member science committee international geological correlation program United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, 1987-1993.

Achievements

• Vassil Todorov Vuchev has been listed as a noteworthy Geology and mathematics educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Senior Lieutenant artillery Bulgarian Army, 1960. Member International Association Mathematics Geology (officer 1980-1984), American Association Petroleum Geologists (editorial board Environmental Geology since 1993), American Statistical Association, Society Economics Paleontologists and Mineralogists, International Association Sedimentologists, New York Academy Sciences, National Geological Society, Planetary Society.

Interests

• Avocations: playing music, sports, car traveling.

Connections

Married ArinkaIvanova Ilcheva, August 21, 1961 (divorced June 1967). 1 child, Andrej; m.Anna Nikolova Najdenova, December 28, 1971. Children: Vladimir (deceased), Vladislav.

Father:

Todor Vuchev Gachev

Mother:

Cvetana Ninova (Genova Gacheva) Gachev

Spouse:

ArinkaIvanova Ilcheva

child:

Andrej Vuchev

child:

Vladimir Vuchev (deceased)

child:

Vladislav Vuchev