Sofia, November, 2002
| Name: | Konstantin Zdravkov MARKOV |
| Birthday: | 28.03.1945 |
| Place of Birth: | Sofia, Bulgaria |
| Marrital Status | Married. Three children |
| Education: | M. S. Mathematics; M. S. Mechanics, 1968, University of St. Petersburg (Leningrad), Russia |
| PhD (Physico-mathematical sciences), 1972: University of St. Petersburg (Leningrad), Russia | |
| Thesis: Group-theoretical Analysis of Constitutive Equations for Anisotropic Solids with Creep | |
| Dr Sciences (Mathematics), 1983, Bulg. Acad. of Sciences and Sofia University, | |
| Thesis: Mechanical and Mathematical Modelling of | |
| Micro-heterogeneous Solids. | |
| Professional Experience: | |
| 12/1972 - 4/1977 | Research Associate, Dept. of Continuum Mechanics,Institute of Mathematics and Mechanics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia |
| 6/1975- 12/1975 | Research staff, Department of Polymer Mechanics, "Ioffe'' Physico-Technical Institute, Soviet Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg (Leningrad), USSR |
| 5/1977 - 5/1989 | Associate Professor, Dept. of Continuum Mechanics,Faculty of Mathematics and Informatics, "St. Kl. Ohridski" University of Sofia, Bulgaria |
| 6/1989 - | Professor of Solid Mechanics and Mechanics of Continua at the same Department. |
| 9/1992 -
12/1992 1/1994 - 3/1994 |
Visiting Professor, Department of Engineering, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey |
| 4/1993 - 8/1993 | Visiting Scholar, School of Mathematical Sciences, University of Bath, Bath, U. K. |
| May 1997 | Visiting Scholar, Department of Mathematics, Politecnico di Torino |
| Scientifing Experience: | More
than 80 papers in the fields of Continuum mechanics,
Microstructural theories of elasticity, Tensor
functions representations, Random media,
Mechanics of composites, Damage mechanics, etc., published in SIAM J. Appl. Math., ZAMM, Int. J. Engng
Sci., Proc. A Royal Society, J. Mech. Phys. Solids, Int. J. Solids
and Structures, IMA J. Appl. Math., Europ. J. Appl. Math.,
in Russian and Bulgarian journals. Lectures presented at many international meetings, including the International Congresses on Mechanics in Copenhagen (1984), Grenoble (1988) and Haifa (1992), three Oberwalfach meetings, NSF Workshop in Washington DC(1993), etc. |
| Teaching Experience | at "St. Kliment. Ohridski'' University of Sofia since 1972 |
| undergraduate courses on Mathematical Modelling, Continuum Mechanics, Analytical Mechanics | |
| graduate courses on: Mathematical Metods of Mechanics (Special functions and applications), Mechanics of Composites, Damage Mechanics, Rheology, Tensor Calculus in Mechanics | |
| at "Konstantin Preslavski'' University, Shumen, Bulgaria, 1981 - 1993 | |
| undergraduate courses on:Analytical Mechanics, Calculus | |
| at St. Petersburg (Leningrad) University, Russia, 1970-72 | |
| a graduate course on: Tensor Calculus in Mechanics | |
| at Istanbul Technical
University, Istanbul, Turkey, 1992, 1994 postgraduate courses on Continuum Damage Mechanics and Introduction to Mechanics of Composites |
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| Professional Societies: | International Society
for Interaction of Mathematics and Mechanics, 1990 International Scientific Committee of the Symposia ``Continuum Models and Discrete Systems", 1988 - |
| Journal Editorship | Annuaire
(Godishnik) of the University of Sofia, Faculty of Mathematics and Informatics,
Editor-in-Chief |
| Conference Organizing: | Bulgarian-Greek Colloquium on Mathematical Modelling in Mechanics and Techniques, Gjuletchitza, Bulgaria, October, 1989. |
| European Mechanics Colloquium No 278 on Microstructure and Effective Properties of Random Composite Materials, Shumen, Bulgaria, June, 1991. | |
| Eight International Symposium on Continuum Models and Discrete Systems, Varna, Bulgaria, June, 1995. | |