CURRICULUM VITAE

Personal data

Date and place of birth

12.04.1973 г., Sofia, Bulgaria

Home address and telephone

1 Denkoglu str., 1000 Sofia
(359 2) 989 98 56, 0886 58 87 85

Office

University of Mining and Geology “St. Ivan Rilski”, Studentski Grad, 1700 Sofia
(359 2) 962 72 20 /369

e-mail

b_valchev@mgu.bg

Marital status

Single

Education

1998-2001

Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, Ph.D., “Paleontology and Stratigraphy”

1998

Institute for Foreign Students, 3-month course of English

1991-1996

Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, M. Sc., “Geology”, Specialization “Paleontology and Stratigraphy”

Professional career

2002 –

University of Mining and Geology “St. Ivan Rilski”, Department of Geology and Paleontology, Chief Assistant

2001-2002

University of Mining and Geology “St. Ivan Rilski”, Department of Geology and Paleontology, Assistant

1996

Geological and geomorphological mapping in M 1:25000 in parts of East Balkan, Field geologist

Teaching occupation

2004 -

Lectures

Paleontology

2003 -

Lectures

Micropaleontology

2003 -

Exercises

1) Paleoecology and Taphonomy
2) Micropaleontology

2001 -

Exercises

1) Paleontology
2) General geology

2001 -

Study trips

1) Paleontology and Stratigraphy
2) Field Geology

Membership of professional organizations

2005 -

Bulgarian Geological Society, Member of the board, treasurer

2005 -

Pro Geo

2003 - 2005

Bulgarian Geological Society, Member of the controlling board

1998 - 2000

Youth Society of Geologists and Geographers, Chief of the controlling board

1995 - 1998

Youth Society of Geologists and Geographers, Member of the board, secretary

Computer skills

MS Office, Canvas 8, Arc View 3.3, MapInfo 7.8, Adobe Photoshop 6.0, Ozi Explorer, Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox; Scanner Canon MPC600F

Languages

Bulgarian (mothern), English, Russian

Main fields of interests

1) Upper Cretaceous-Paleocene foraminiferal taxonomy, biostratigraphy and paleoecology
2) Application of GIS in geology
3) Paleontological methods in geoarcheology

Selected publications

Valchev, B. 2004. Paleocene Benthic Foraminiferal Assemblages from the Coastal Part of East Stara Planina.- Год. СУ, Геол.-геогр. ф-т, 96, кн. 1 – Геология, 5-19.

Valchev, B. 2004. On the Stratigraphical Distribution of Small Benthic Foraminifera and the Biostratigraphy of the Paleocene of the Coastal Part of East Stara Planina.- Ann. UMG, 47, Part І – Geol. and Geophys., 43-49.

Valchev, B. 2003. On the potential of Small Benthic Foraminifera as Paleoecological Indicators: Recent Advances.- Ann. UMG, 46, Part І – Geol. and Geophys., 51-56.

Valchev, B. 2003. Biostratigraphy of the Paleocene of the Coastal Part of East Stara Planina based on Small Benthic Foraminifera.- Geol. Balc., 33, 1-2, 47-59.

Valchev, B. 2003. Two Types of Paleocene Benthic Foraminiferal assemblages from the coastal Part of east Stara Planina.- C. R. de l’Acad. bulg. Sci, 56, 3, 43-47.

Valchev, B. 2002. ‘Flysh-type’ Agglutinated Foraminifera from the Paleocene of the Coastal Part of East Stara Planina. Family BATHYSIPHONIDAE Avnimelech, 1952 to Family HIPPOCREPINIDAE Rhumbler, 1895. Сп. Бълг. геол. д-во, 63, 1-3. 69-75.

Sinnyovsky, D., B. Valchev, D. Sinnyovska. 2002. Cretaceous/Tertiary boundary in the Carpathian type Upper Cretaceous near the village of Kladorub, Vidin District.- Ann. UMG, 45, Part I – Geol., 1-6.