CURRICULUM VITAE Plamen Vladimirov Damianov

Date of birth: April 29th, 1956 Place of birth: Münhen, Germany Nationality: Bulgarian Address: Yoan Ekzarh 19, 1421, tel.: +(359-2)-963-03-82, mobile: (+359) 888 203 382 Education: Secondary education: School of mathematics in Sofia, 1970–1974

Higher education: - Graduate student in Physics, Sofia University “St. Kl. Ohridski”, 1976–1982 - Post–graduate study: Center for Science Studies at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1985–1990 - Ph. D. – conferred 1990 Dissertation: “Analogy as a method for Generating of a New Scientific Knowledge” Employment record: - Assoc. prof. (Section of Philosophical and Scientific Ideas), Institute for the Study of Societies and Knowledge - BAS, 2010-present; - Research associate (Section of History of Science), Center for Science Studies and History of Science - BAS, 1991 – 2010; - Post–graduate student in the Center for Science Studies - BAS, 1985; - Specialist in the Center for Science Studies BAS, 1984 - 1990 Congresses and symposia attended 24 national and 10 international – in , Hungary, Bulgaria with reports: Professional activity Selected projects: with respect to Bulgarian Academy of - The contribution of the scientists of Bulgarian academy of Sciences (BAS): sciences for building nuclear energetic in Bulgaria (1954-1974); The project was done on from 2001 to 2003

- The contribution of the Bulgarian scientists about investigation of alternative power resources during the second half of XX century; The project was done on from 2006 to 2008

- The new project on the theme “Research work in the Field of Geothermal Resources in Bulgaria from 1950 to 1990” is beeng worked on at present. Duration: The project was done on from 2009 to 2013

Professional activity - CO-president of Foundation “Solaris – 3”, 1993 – present; with respect to NGO: 1 - Coordinator of the micro-project “The Ethnic Groups in the Nation – Similarities and Differences” under the Phare – Democracy Programme, 1994–1995; - Head of the macro-project “Possible Decisions of the Educational Problems in the Regions with Mixed Population in Bulgaria” under the Phare – Democracy Programme, 1996–1997; - Executive director of the project “Reducing of the Unemployment among the Young Gypsy Population in the Lom Region” under Democracy Network Programme of the US AID, 1997–1998; - Coordinator of the project under the Programme Small Grants of the World Bank, 2002; -Assistant-redactor of magazine “Balkan” – Culturni Centar Wien, 2001 – 2008. Publications: - Three Monographs; - 32 publications in scientific journals in Bulgaria and abroad; - 38 publications in newspapers and popular journals Selected publications: Monographs:

- P. Damianov, Variability and Constancy, Academic Publishing House “Marin Drinov”, Sofia, 2004, 163 p., (in Bulgarian) ;

- P. Damianov, Contribution of Bulgarian Academy of Sciences to the development of the atomic energetic in Bulgarian, Heron press, Sofia, 2008, 90 p., (in Bulgarian) ;

- P. Damianov, Geothermal sources in Bulgaria (the history of research and chances for using), Heron press, Sofia, 2015, 129 p., (in Bulgarian).

Papers :

- P. Damianov. Potentials for Using of Renewable Energy Resources. In: National Thematic Collection, Publishing House “St. Ivan Rilsky”, Sofia, 2013 г., pp. 144-163

Articles in scientific Journals (in Bulgaria and in abroad)

- P.Damianov. Analoggy between knowledge from physics and psychology, International Symposium MMM, Varna (Drujba), v. 4., 1994, pp. 122-125 ;

- P. Damianov. Education – a Factor of Integration, Collection, International Conference, Sofia/Boyana, 1997, Publishers Lik, Sofia, 1997, рp. 7-8;

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- P. Damianov. Die Rolle der Bildung und Kultur für das gegenseitinge Verständnis der Minderheiten in Bulgarien, Konferenzstudie, Internationale Europakonferenz, 21-23 Oktober 2004, Waidhofen an der Thaya (Austria), pp. 87-89;

- P.Damianov, The Accumulation of Change Depending on the Time Factor, Forum Philosophicum, vol. 12, n.1, June 2007, pp. 177-192 ;

- P. Damianov, Bulgarian and the international cooperation in the power field during the time period of 1950-1990. Energetics, n. 4, 2008, pp. 46-48, (in Bulgarian)

- P. Damianov, Academy Science in Support of the Bulgarian Nuclear Energy Sector, Jubilee Collection of Center for Science Studies and History of Science – BAS, Sofia , 2008, pp. 336-350, (in Bulgarian) ;

- P. Damianov, Thermal Nuclear Synthesis – a new energy source. Energetics, n. 8, 2009, pp. 42-43, (in Bulgarian) ;

- P.Damianov, BAS and the Opportunities for Development of Science in Bulgaria, Collection Philosophy and Eurointegration. Knowledge and Science, USB, Sofia, 2011, pp. 104-109, (in Bulgarian) ;

- P. Damianov, Basic Phisical Characteristics and their Time Relevance, Actual Challenges in Philosophy , Sofia, USB, n. 2, 2013, pp. 124-130, (in Bulgarian) ;

- P. Damianov. Technological development, class and international fight, and internationalism. Philosophical alternatives, n. 1, Sofia, 2015, pp. 46-49, (in Bulgarian).

Major Fields of - Science studies, Science policy, History of science, Scientific Research Methodology and Philosophy of Science (Keywords): Membership in - Union of Bulgarian Scientists, from 1991. Scientific Professional Organization: Languages: English, Russian

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