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Matey Mateev

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Matey Dragomirov Mateev
Матей Драгомиров Матеев
Born(1940-04-10)10 April 1940
Died25 July 2010(2010-07-25) (aged 70)
Sofia, Bulgaria
Alma materSofia University St. Kliment Ohridski
Scientific career
FieldsTheoretical physics
InstitutionsSofia 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

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Mateev was born in Sofia, Bulgaria. He studied nuclear physics at Sofia University where he became a research associate in the theoretical department.

Career

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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

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  1. ^ 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.