Доц. д-р Желязко Дамянов
"Акад. Иван Костов"
Българска академия на науките
Date of birth: 11 December 1959
Nationality: Bulgarian
Education
1980 - 1985 MSc in “Economic Geology”, University of Mining and Geology “St. Ivan Rilski”, Sofia
1993 PhD in “Mineralogy and Crystallography”, Institute of Applied Mineralogy (at present Institute of Mineralogy and Crystallography), Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
Professional expertise
July 1, 2010 - November 30, 2015 Director, Institute of Mineralogy and Crystallography – BAS
2007 - June 30, 2010 Director, Central Laboratory of Mineralogy and Crystallography – BAS
2003-2007 Deputy Director, Central Laboratory of Mineralogy and Crystallography – BAS
1998 - present Associate Professor, Central Laboratory of Mineralogy and Crystallography – BAS
1995-1998 Research Associate, Central Laboratory of Mineralogy and Crystallography – BAS
1988-1995 Research Associate, Institute of Applied Mineralogy - BAS
1985-1988 Researcher, Institute of Applied Mineralogy - BAS
Field of interests
Ore Mineralogy, Sedimentary Hydrothermal Ore Formation, Ore Deposits Genesis and Modeling,
Economic Geology, Metallogeny, Clay Minerals, Native Metals and Alloys, Technological Mineralogy
Major basic projects
Mineralogy and Geochemistry of the Kremikovtsi Siderite Ores
Comparative Mineralogical Study of Natural and Modified by Radiation Iron Ore Minerals
Mineralogy of Native Metals and Alloys from the Metalliferous Sediments of the Oceanic Rift Zones (East Pacific Rise and Mid-Atlantic Ridge)
Mineralogy and Geochemistry of Fe-Mn Nodules from the Clarion-Clipperton Zone, Pacific Ocean
Sedimentary Hydrothermal Ore-forming Processes in the Kremikovtsi Deposit
Genetic Model of Barite Ore Formation in the Kremikovtsi Deposit
Comparative Characteristics of Polymetallic Sedimentary Hydrothermal Deposits in Carbonate Rocks
Clay Minerals as Indicators of Sedimentary Hydrothermal Ore Formation
Sedimentary Hydrothermal Ore Formation in the West Balkan, Bulgaria - Products, Processes, Systems and Models
Mineral Deposits Models in Bulgaria
Major applied projects
Mineralogy of the Kremikovtsi Primary Ores and Their Mineral Processing Products
Mineralogical Assessment of the Ores Feeding the Kurdzhali Processing Plant and Their Processing Products
Mineralogical Assessment of the Ores Feeding the Luki Processing Plant and Their Processing Products
High Brightness COnical Refraction Lasers (HiCORE)
Chemical and Radiological Risk in the Indoor Environment (CheRRIE)
Education and training
Supervisor of MSc student in “Economic Geology” S. Popov, University of Mining and Geology “St. Ivan Rilski” (1994)
Supervisor of PhD student in “Mineralogy and Crystallography” M. Dimova, PhD Thesis “Mineralogy of barite from the Kremikovtsi deposit” (2003-2006), CLMC-BAS
Lectures on Ore Deposits Modeling for the students from the University of Mining and Geology “St. Ivan Rilski”, Program “Applied Mineralogy”
Lectures on Applied Mineralogy and Crystallography, Project BG051PO001-3.3.06-0027 "Support for the development and realization of PhD students, postdoctoral fellows and young scientists in the field of materials science, mineralogy and crystallography" (2014)
Scientific consultant of PhD student in “Therapeutic Dentistry” E. Karteva, Plovdiv Medical University, PhD Thesis “Radicular posts in the restoration of endodontically treated teeth - questionnaire, biomechanical and clinical studies” (2017)
Membership
since 1996 Society of Economic Geologists
since 1983 Bulgarian Geological Society
since 1990 Bulgarian Mineralogical Society
since 1994 Union of Scientists in Bulgaria
since 2003 Editorial Board of the Journal “Geochemistry, Mineralogy and Petrology”, BAS
Reviewer Board of the Journal "Minerals"
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