Matey Mateev
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Matey Dragomirov Mateev | |
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| Матей Драгомиров Матеев | |
| Born | 10 April 1940 |
| Died | 25 July 2010 (aged 70) Sofia, Bulgaria |
| Alma mater | Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Theoretical physics |
| Institutions | Sofia University (SU) · Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP) · Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR) |
Matey Dragomirov Mateev (Bulgarian: Матей Драгомиров Матеев) (10 April 1940 – 25 July 2010) was a Bulgarian professor in theoretical physics. He was a fellow of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences.[1]
Early life
[edit]Mateev was born in Sofia, Bulgaria. He studied nuclear physics at Sofia University where he became a research associate in the theoretical department.
Career
[edit]He worked at Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), Trieste (1967). He joined the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research in Dubna (1971–1980) where he received a Doctor of Philosophy in physics (Theoretical and Mathematical Physics) (1980).[1]
In 1981 he became an associate professor and later a professor (highest academic rank) in 1984. From 1983 to 1985 he led the faculty of physics and was a member of the academic council and vice-rector of Sofia University from 1985 to 1986. From 1986 to 1989 Mateev was vice-chairman of the Scientific Committee for Higher Education. He was Minister of Education and Science in the 80th and 81st cabinets (November 22, 1990 - November 8, 1991). In 2003 he was selected as an academician in physics from the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences.
Academician Mateev was editor-in-chief of the Bulgarian Journal of Physics (BJP) and a member of the editorial board of Balkan Physics Letters.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Tashev, Tasho (1999). Ministers of Bulgaria 1879-1999. Prof. Marin Drinov Publ. House of Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. p. 286. ISBN 978-954-430-603-8.