{"id":61035,"date":"2025-11-27T10:10:14","date_gmt":"2025-11-27T08:10:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bas.bg\/?p=61035"},"modified":"2025-12-01T10:12:21","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T08:12:21","slug":"two-researchers-from-bas-receive-the-for-women-in-science-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bas.bg\/?p=61035&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Two researchers from BAS receive the \u201cFor Women in Science\u201d award"},"content":{"rendered":"

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BAS<\/em> hosted the anniversary ceremony<\/em><\/p>\n

The fifteenth anniversary ceremony of the \u201cFor Women in Science\u201d National Program was held in the \u201cProf. Marin Drinov\u201d Hall of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. Two researchers from BAS received the \u201cFor Women in Science\u201d award:<\/p>\n

Dr. Blaga Blagoeva from the Institute of Optical Materials and Technologies<\/a> at BAS received an award for the \u201cPhotoinduced anisotropy in thin films containing various azo dyes and polymer matrices for application as all-optical switches\u201d project.<\/p>\n

Dr. Nia Toshkova from the National Museum of Natural History<\/a> of BAS was honored for her project \u201cThe Antibody Repertoire of Bats in Bulgaria: From Zoonotic Diseases to Conservation Activities\u201d.<\/p>\n

Vice President Iliana Iotova participated in the official award ceremony for the winners and noted that with their research work, women scientists were useful to themselves, their country, and the world because they were writing its future. \u201cWe say to these young ladies: We value you, we need you, we believe in you,\u201d she said. The Vice President pointed out that over the years of its existence, \u201cFor Women in Science\u201d had created a large community united by the idea that the world was created by science and that science was its future.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am happy to welcome you to the \u201cProf. Marin Drinov\u201d Hall of tBAS where the spirit of many generations of prominent Bulgarian scientists lives on, where we have listened to lectures by internationally recognized colleagues, foreign members of the Academy, and prominent scientists of global renown.\u201d With these words, the president of BAS, Corr. Memb. Evelina Slavcheva, welcomed the guests at the ceremony. \u201cI am delighted that you have chosen this venue for the anniversary of the program which has become a sought-after and eagerly awaited forum for young Bulgarian women and scientists,\u201d she emphasized. \u201cIn Bulgaria, the issue of gender equality for women in science has long been resolved,\u201d Corresponding Member Evelina Slavcheva said, explaining that a balance had been achieved at BAS. She congratulated the young scientists who participated in the competition and emphasized that the doors of BAS would always remain open to the \u201cFor Women in Science\u201d program.<\/p>\n

The Scientific Secretary-General of BAS, Prof. Neli Koseva, will be a representative on the jury for the next editions of the national program. Acad. Tony Spassov, Vice-Rector of Sofia University \u201cSt. Kliment Ohridski\u201d and chair of the jury, Elena Shekerletova, President of the Bulgarian National Commission for UNESCO, and Maximiliano Frenza, General Manager for L’Or\u00e9al Adria-Balkan region were among the special guests who gave welcoming speeches.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor Women in Science\u201d is a unique project for Bulgaria and the world and has been carried out in partnership between Sofia University „St. Kliment Ohridski,“ the National Commission for UNESCO in Bulgaria, and L’Or\u00e9al Bulgaria since 2010. To date, the initiative has honored 42 female researchers, including this year’s laureates, with a total prize fund of \u20ac210,000, encouraging the development of women in science and promoting their contribution to society. Detailed information about \u201cFor Women in Science\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

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BAS hosted the anniversary ceremony The fifteenth anniversary ceremony of the \u201cFor Women in Science\u201d National Program was held in the \u201cProf. Marin Drinov\u201d Hall of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. Two researchers from BAS received the \u201cFor Women in Science\u201d award: Dr. Blaga Blagoeva from the Institute of Optical Materials and Technologies at BAS received an award for the \u201cPhotoinduced anisotropy in thin films containing various azo dyes and polymer matrices for application as all-optical switches\u201d project. Dr. Nia Toshkova from the National Museum of Natural History of BAS was honored for her project \u201cThe Antibody Repertoire of Bats in Bulgaria: From Zoonotic Diseases to Conservation Activities\u201d. Vice President Iliana Iotova participated in the official award ceremony for the winners and noted that with […]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":60970,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1479,1485],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bas.bg\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61035"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bas.bg\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bas.bg\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bas.bg\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bas.bg\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=61035"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.bas.bg\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61035\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":61037,"href":"https:\/\/www.bas.bg\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61035\/revisions\/61037"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bas.bg\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/60970"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bas.bg\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=61035"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bas.bg\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=61035"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bas.bg\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=61035"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}