The winner of the Pythagoras Grand Prize for lifetime contribution to science is Prof. Radostina Stoyanova from the Institute of General and Inorganic Chemistry of BAS. The official ceremony for the highest awards for science of the Ministry of Education and Science took place on 14 October and was opened by the Minister of Education and Science Krasimir Valchev. It was held for the 17th consecutive year, with 52 scientists applying for the eight categories.
Minister Valchev presented the award to Prof. Radostina Stoyanova who had laid the foundation for the development of a new scientific field in the country – the chemistry of materials for clean and affordable energy storage. Her publications have been cited over 5 000 times and have a Hirsch index of 42. The winner received a diploma and a cash prize of 12 000 BGN.
Associate Professor Dr. Martin Ralchev from the Institute of Robotics at BAS was awarded the “Pythagoras” for young scientist in the field of natural sciences and engineering. He is involved in the development of new types of hypersensitive sensors and measurement methods.
The ceremony was attended by BAS Vice-President Prof. Shtelian Shterionov and the Scientific Secretary-General Prof. Neli Koseva.
