Bulgarian Academy of Sciences

The Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (abbreviated BAS, in Bulgarian: Българска академия на науките, "Balgarska akademiya na naukite", abbreviated "БАН") is the National Academy of Bulgaria, established in 1869. The Academy is autonomous and has a Society of Academicians, Correspondent Members and Foreign Members. It publishes and circulates different scientific works, encyclopedias, dictionaries and journals, and runs its own publishing house.

The current president is Acad. Nikola Sabotinov.

History

As Bulgaria was under Ottoman occupation, Bulgarian émigrés founded the "Bulgarian Literary Society" on 26 September 1869, in Brăila, the Kingdom of Romania. The first Statutes accepted were:

Board of Trustees
* Nikolai Tsenov – President
* Vasilaki Mihailidi
* Petraki Simov
* Kostaki Popovich
* Stefan Beron

Acting members:
* Marin Drinov (1838-1906) – Chairman
* Vasil Drumev (1840-1901) – Member
* Vasil D. Stoyanov (1839-1910) – Secretary

The following year, the Literary Society began issuing the "Periodical Journal", its official publication, and in 1871 elected its first honorary member - Gavril Krastevich.

In 1878, shortly after Bulgaria's liberation from Ottoman rule, the General Assembly voted to move the seat of the Society from Brăila to Sofia, and on 1 March 1893 the BLS moved into its own building, right next to where the Bulgarian Parliament is seated.

The Bulgarian Literary Society adopted its present-day name in 1911, and Ivan Geshov became the Academy's first president. The BAS became a member of the Union of Slavonic Academies and Scientific Communities in 1913, and was accepted as member of the International Council of Scientific Unions in 1931.

Departments

The BAS has 9 main sections, more broadly united under three main branches: "Natural, mathematical and engineering sciences", "Biological, medical and agrarian sciences" and "Social sciences, humanities and art". Each consists of independent scientific institutes, laboratories and other sections.

Mathematical Sciences

* Institute of Mathematics and Informatics
* [http://www.imbm.bas.bg/ Institute of Mechanics]
* [http://www.bas.bg/clpp/index.html Institute for Parallel Processing]
* [http://www.nlcv.bas.bg/ National Laboratory of Computer Virology]

Physical Sciences

* [http://www.inrne.bas.bg/ Institute for Nuclear Research and Nuclear Energy]
* [http://www.issp.bas.bg/ Institute of Solid State Physics]
* [http://ie-bas.dir.bg/ Institute of Electronics]
* Institute of Astronomy
* [http://www.astro.bas.bg/rozhen.html National Astronomical Observatory - Rozhen]
* [http://www.astro.bas.bg/~aobel Astronomical Observatory Belogradchik]
* [http://www.senes.bas.bg/ Central Laboratory of Solar Energy and New Energy Sources]
* [http://www.bas.bg/plovdiv Central Laboratory for Applied Physics - Plovdiv]
* [http://www.optics.bas.bg/ Central Laboratory of Optical Storage and Processing of Information]

Chemical Sciences

* [http://www.igic.bas.bg/ Institute of General and Inorganic Chemistry]
* [http://www.orgchm.bas.bg/ Institute of Organic Chemistry with a Center of Phyto-Chemistry]
* [http://www.ipc.bas.bg/ Institute of Physical Chemistry]
* [http://ic.bas.bg/ Institute of Catalysis]
* [http://www.bas.bg/cleps Institute of Electrochemistry and Energy Systems (IIES) (former Central Laboratory of Electrochemical Power Sources)]
* [http://www.bas.bg/iceng/index.html Institute of Chemical Engineering]
* [http://www.clf.bas.bg/ Central Laboratory of Photoprocesses]
* [http://www.polymer.bas.bg/ Institute of Polymers]

Biological Sciences

* [http://www.bio21.bas.bg/imb Institute of Molecular Biology]
* [http://ig.bas.bg/ Institute of Genetics]
* [http://www.bio.bas.bg/iph Institute of Physiology]
* [http://www.bio21.bas.bg/ipp Institute of Plant Physiology]
* [http://www.microbio.bas.bg/ Institute of Microbiology]
* [http://www.iema.bas.bg/ Institute of Experimental Morphology and Anthropology]
* [http://www.bio.bas.bg/botany Institute of Botany]
* [http://www.zoology.bas.bg/ Institute of Zoology]
* [http://www.fribas.org/ Forest Research Institute]
* [http://www.iepp.bas.bg/ Institute of Experimental Pathology and Parasitology]
* [http://ibir.bas.bg/ Institute of Biology and Immunology of Reproduction]
* [http://www.bio21.bas.bg/ibf Institute of Biophysics]
* [http://www.nmnh.bas.bg/ National Museum of Natural History]
* [http://www.clbme.bas.bg/ Central Laboratory of Biomedical Engineering]
* [http://www.ecolab.bas.bg/ Central Laboratory of General Ecology]

Earth Sciences

* [http://www.geology.bas.bg/ Geological Institute]
* [http://www.geophys.bas.bg/ Geophysical Institute]
* [http://www.meteo.bg/ National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology]
* [http://clg.cc.bas.bg/ Central Laboratory for Geodesy]
* [http://www.clmc.bas.bg/ Central Laboratory of Mineralogy and Crystallography]
* [http://www.io-bas.bg/ Institute of Oceanology]
* [http://geograph.bas.bg/ Geographical Institute]
* [http://www.space.bas.bg/ Space Research Institute]
* [http://www.stil.acad.bg/ Central Laboratory of Solar - Terrestrial Influences]
* [http://clsmee.geophys.bas.bg/ Central Laboratory for Seismic Mechanics and Earthquake Engineering]
* [http://www.iwp.bas.bg/ Institute of Water Problems]

Engineering Sciences

* [http://www.ims.bas.bg/ Institute of Metal Science]
* [http://www.clphchm.bas.bg/ Central Laboratory of Physico-Chemical Mechanics]
* [http://www.iccs.bas.bg/ Institute of Computer and Communication Systems]
* [http://www.iinf.bas.bg/ Institute of Information Technologies]
* [http://www.icsr.bas.bg/ Institute of Control and System Research]
* [http://www.bas.bg/clmi/ Central Laboratory of Mechatronics and Instrumentation]
* [http://www.bshc.bg/ Bulgarian Ship Hydrodynamics Centre]

Humanities

* [http://www.ibl.bas.bg/ Institute of Bulgarian Language]
* [http://www.ilit.bas.bg/ Institute of Literature]
* [http://www.ihist.bas.bg/ Institute of History]
* [http://thracol.webbg.com/ Institute of Thracology]
* [http://aim.sofianet.net/ Institute of Archeology with Museum]
* [http://www.cl.bas.bg/Balkan-Studies/default.htm Institute of Balkan Studies]
* [http://hs41.iccs.bas.bg/ Ethnographic Institute with Museum]
* [http://www.arts.bas.bg/ Institute of Art Studies]
* [http://www.ipsyh.bas.bg/ifolk Institute of Folklore Studies]
* [http://kmnc.bas.bg/ Cyrillo Methodian Research Center]
* [http://www.bas.bg/arch Center for Architectural Studies]

Social Sciences

* [http://www.sociology-bg.org/ Institute of Sociology]
* [http://ipn.bas.bg/ Institute of Legal Studies]
* [http://www.iki.bas.bg/ Institute of Economics]
* [http://www.bas.bg/csshs/index.htm Center for Science Studies and History of Science]
* [http://mail.ipsyh.bas.bg/ipsych/ Institute of Psychology]
* [http://cps.bas.bg/ Institute of Demography]
* [http://www.philosophybulgaria.org/ Institute of Philosophical Studies]

Specialized and Supporting Units

* [http://www.cu.bas.bg/ Central Administration of BAS]
* [http://www.cl.bas.bg/ Central Library of BAS]
* [http://archiv.cl.bas.bg/ Scientific Archives of BAS]
* [http://m-drinov.bas.bg/ Academic Publishing House "Prof. Marin Drinov"]
* [http://www.cu.bas.bg/garden/ Botanical Garden]
* [http://www.bas.bg/nano/ National Centre on Nanosciences and Nanotechnology]
* [http://www.encyclopedia.bg/ Bulgarian Encyclopedia Scientific Information Center]
* [http://sbk.bas.bg/ Social - Utility Service]
* [http://www.cnsdr.bas.bg Center for National Security Research]
* [http://nponp.phys.bas.bg/eng/ban_sofia_eng.html Research Development and Implementation Association "Scientific Instrumentation"]
* [http://www.cc.bas.bg/ Laboratory of Telematics]
* [http://phd.cl.bas.bg/ Ph.D. Research Career Development Center]

Honours

Academia Peak and Camp Academia on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica are named for the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences in appreciation of Academy’s contribution to the Antarctic exploration.

ee also

*Camp Academia

External links

* [http://www.bas.bg/index-en.html Official website]