(INRNE),
blvd. Tzarigradsko Shaussee 72, 1784 Sofia,
Bulgaria

(+359) 2 979 5546
(+359) 88 988 9559

Roumyana Hadjiiska

Research & Teaching

The Institute of Nuclear Research and Nuclear Energy (INRNE) of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences is one of the leading scientific institutions in Bulgaria for fundamental and applied research in the field of Nuclear Physics and Technologies. It was founded in 1972 as an ancestor of the main structure part of the former Institute of Physics of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. The Institute pursues now research on theoretical and experimental elementary particle physics, nuclear theory, soliton theory, astrophysics, string theory and gravitation, nuclear reactions and nuclear structure, nuclear energetics, nuclear reactor safety, radiochemistry, radioecology. Through collaboration with CERN mainly within the LHC experiment CMS and through collaborations with international theoretical research centers the high-energy physics activities are focused on understanding the building blocks of matter and the unification of the fundamental interactions in Nature. Instrumental and technology activities are realized for developments in applied and medical physics.

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Institute for Nuclear Research and Nuclear Energy

Atomic Physics Department
Faculty of Physics
5 James Bourchier blvd.
Sofia
Bulgaria

+359 2 8161264

+359 2 8622546

Leandar Litov
Borislav Pavlov
Venelin Kozhuharov

Research & Teaching

The University of Sofia “St. Kliment Ohridski” has been established in 1888 and it’s the oldest and the biggest university in Bulgaria. The nuclear and particle physics researches are conducted in the Faculty of Physics and covered several research fields: particle physics, nuclear physics, radioecology, natural radioactivity and metrology of ionizing radiation, simulation of physical processes, etc. The University offers Bachelor and Master program in Nuclear and Particle Physics. The BSc program is thought wholly in English language, while MSc is tought wholly in Bulgarian or in English depending of the student preferences. The Faculty offers also a PhD program in Nuclear and Particle Physics.

The high quality of the research and the education is ensured by several laboratories: Particle Physics Laboratory, GRID Technology Laboratory, Experimental Nuclear Physics Laboratory, Nuclear Electronics Laboratory, Laboratory for Computer Simulations of Physical Processes, Dosimetry and Radiation Protection Laboratory, Biophysics Laboratory and various other laboratories. Scientists from the Univeristy participate in numerous particle physics experiments: HYPERON, CHORUS, HARP, NA61, NA48, NA49, NA62, CMS, SHIP, ISOLDE, JEM-EUSO, PADME, MICE, EUROnu/IDS-NF. Many of the experiments are carried out at JINR-Dubna or at CERN. Scientist from the Faculty perform also theoretical research in the field of Mathematica Physics and QFT.

A group of researchers from the Faculty of Physics has joined the CMS from the very beginning. The group main contributions are in the design of the CMS HCAL system and in the production, installation and commissioning of the CMS RPC system. The team continues to contribute to a various aspects of the CMS Muon system, data taking and physical analysis. The University of Sofia has GRID Tier-3 centre and also contribute to the CMS computing.

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Sofia University Virtual tour

Faculty of Physics Virtual tour

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Sofia University

Faculty of Physics

Atomic Physics Deparment

BSc in Nuclear and Particle Physics, tought in English

MSc in Nuclear and Particle Physics, tought in Bulgarian or in English