Name: Blagovest V. Petrov

Citizenship: Bulgarian

Education:
       BSc in Physics, University of Soffia, Bulgaria (2005 - 2009)
       Thesis Topic: Blue Stragglers in Globular Clusters
       Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Petko Nedialkov
       Area of Study: Astronomy & Astrophysics
             
MSc in Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Sofia, Bulgaria (2009 - 2010)
       Thesis Topic: Photometric study of the open cluster NGC 957
       Supervisor: Head Assistant Prof. Evgeni P. Ovcharov
       Area of Study: Astronomy & Astrophysics 
             
Employment:
       Dates: 01.02.2010 - present
       Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Astronomy
       Occupation or position held: Physicist
             
Computer Skills:
       Matlab experience: linear algebra, polynomials, calculations, visualizations
       IDL experience: calculations, visualizations
       IRAF experience: DAOPHOT
       Programming: Fortran, IDL, Matlab
       Computer Applications: Origin, LATEX, most common productivity packages 
       for Windows   and  Linux platforms
       Graphic Design experience: Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, 
       Corel Draw, html
       Operating Systems: Microsoft Windows family, Linux 
             
Languages:
       Bulgarian: native
       English: Reading skills: very good; Writing skills: good; Verbal skills: fair
       
Conferences & Participations:
       6th SREAC Meeting Belgrade, Astrophysics and Astrodynamics in 
       Balkan Countries in the  International year of Astronomy, September 28-30, 2009
       National seminar of astronomy: 400 years telescopic observations - the astronomy,
       traditions and a challenge, Dimitrovgrad, 06 - 07 November 2009