Member of Correspondence of BAS, D.Sc.
Date and place of birth: 20th of October, 1950, Samovodene, Bulgaria
Space Research and Technology Institute, BAS
Acad. Georgy Bonchev str., BAS campus, block 1, Sofia, 1113, Bulgaria
+359 2 988 35 03
+359 888 418 160
Aerospace and intelligent systems - for automatic regulation and control
Study of man as a controlling unit in control systems (ergatic systems).
Bulgarian
Married
Wife: Tatyana Michaylova Getzova, phiologyst
Son: stefan Petrov Getzov, fighter pilot, Air force, Ministry of defence
Russian - excellent spoken and written
English - acceptable spoken and written
1969, High technical school in mechanics, Gorna Oryahovitza
1969-1974, Higher Air Force Military Academy, graduated in M.Sc., engineer in avionics
1978, Ph.D., Zhukovsky Air Force Engineering Academy, Moscow, Ph.D. thesis "Sudying the functional efficiency of a system for automatic control of the aircraft electric supply using the method of semi-real modeling"
2012, D.Sc., Space Research and Technology Institute, D.Sc. thesis "National Aerospace Earth Remote Sensing System and its application for monitoring and preventing natural ecodisasters"
2000, Strategic Course in National Security and Safety, Military Academy "G. Rakovsky"
1983, Assistant professor, Air Force Academy, Dolna Mitropolia, 02.05.35 Automatic control and tuning of aircraft
1985, Senior research fellow IInd rank, Military Research Academy, Ministry of defence, Sofia, 02.02.08 Dynamics, ballistics, and flight control of aerial vehicles
1986, Senior research fellow IInd rank, Space Research Institute, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, 02.02.08 Dynamics, ballistics, and flight control of aerial vehicles
2002, Senior research fellow Ist rank, Space Research Institute, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, 02.02.08 Dynamics, ballistics, and flight control of aerial vehicles
1974, Lecturer at Higher Military Air Force Academy "G.Benkovsky," department of "Electrotechnics and Avionics"
1975-1978, PhD student at Zhukovsky Air Force Engineering Academy, Moscow, Russia
1978-1981, Senior lecturer at Higher Military Air Force Academy "G.Benkovsky," department of "Electrotechnics and Avionics"
1981-1983, Associated professor, deputy of department of "Electrotechnics and Avionics"
1983-1986, Head of department of "Helicopters," Military Research and Development Institute, Ministry of Defence, Sofia
1986-1996, Head of department of "Aerospace Control Systems and Remote Control," Space Research Institute, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
1996-up to present, Head of department of "Aerospace Control Systems" at the Space Research and Technology Institute, BAS
1998-2005, Director of M.Sc. programme at New Bulgarian University, department of "Earth Sciences and Ecology," Sofia
2005-up to present, Professor at Technical University - Sofia, branch Plovdiv, department of "Aeronautical Technics and Technologies, Control Systems of Flying Vehicles"
1996-2018, Director of Space Research and Technology Institute, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
a) Research projects, I have either led or taken part in - total 80
as a project leader - 52
as a participant - 28
b) Taught activity:
- senior lecturer and associated professor - eight years at Higher Military Air Force Academy "G.Benkovski," in "Autopilots and Systems for Automatic Flight Control of Flying Vehicles"
- 1998 - 2005, Professor at New Bulgarian University in "Aerospace Devices of Ecological Monitoring," Director of MSc programme at department of "Ecology and Environment"
- 2005 - 2009, Professor at Technical University - Sofia, branch Plovdiv in "On-board Systems for Control of Flying Vehicles"
c) Personnel training:
- supervising more than 20 MSc graduating students including 5 foreign students
- supervising more than 13 PhD students eight of which have already been granted with degree
Chairman of the organizational committee of the annual scientific conference with international participation "Space, Ecology, Safety - SES," 2005-2012
Museum collection, exhibits, exhibitions, etc. with national and international significance
Museum collection of the Bulgarian space researches at SRI-BAS (annual)
Exhibition of the Bulgarian space achievements arranged in the building of the UN in Vien, 1999 during the world conference UNISPACE III
Exhibition "Research and Technology" at Hanover Fair 2002
Exhibition "East - West Euro Intellect," 2002 with apparatus for psycho-physiological testing the astronauts "Pleven-87"
Taking part annualy at military technical exhibition "Hemus," Plovdiv
More than 300 participations in radio and TV broadcasting and publishing articles in the newspapers promoting the Bulgarian space achievements
Medal "People's Republic of Bulgaria" - for realizing the scientific programme of the second Bulgarian astronaut
Diploma "For Active Participation in Studying and Mastering the Space," granted by the USSR Federation of Astronautics, Moscow, 12 of May 1987
More than ten medals for serving in the Bulgarian Army
Medal "For Collaborative Work within the Programme of International Collaboration in Space," granted by the Center for Flight Control, Moscow, 17 of June 1988
Gold medal from "East - West Euro Intellect," 2002 for apparatus for psycho-physiological testing the astronauts "Pleven-87"
A badge of honour granted by the President of the Republic of Bulgaria for merits in mastering Space, 15th of April 2004
Medal Tsiolkovsky granted by the Cosmonaut Federation of Russia
Tesla fest, 2015, Novi Sad, diploma and gold medal
Patent office at the Republic of Bulgaria, nominee as Inventor of the Year 2016
Union of Inventors of Bulgaria, Prize special award in high creativity during 2016
XIIth International Exhibition Hemus-2016, Defence, Antiterorism, Safety, diploma and honor plaque
International Technical Fair, Plovdiv 2016, gold medal, diploma, and charter
XIIth Anniversary Moscow International Exhibition of Inventions and Innovation "Archimedes 2017", silver and bronze medals
International Innovation Hall IWIS-2017, Warsaw, gold and silver medal
Xth National Exhibition "Inventions - Transfer - Innovation - ITI'2017", gold plaque
International Technical Fair, Plovdiv 2017, gold medal and diploma
International inventors exhibition 2018 Trinec / WERK ARENA Czech Republic, special award
Papers, reports, textbooks, etc., more than 270
Citations - more than 110
Treatises - 7
Patents, innovations, autor certificates, rootings, etc. - more than 60
On my initiative, a national programme for space studies in Bulgaria has been developed. It was approved by the Scientific Council of SRI-BAS in 2007. Based on personal ideas and participation, following research units have been established at the SRI-BAS:
-->Laboratory of space navigation and communication;
-->Laboratory for gyro devices research;
-->Center for aerospace technologies transfer according to PHARE and Competitiveness programmes at SRI-BAS.
-->Limited Liability Company TAKT-IKI
Scientific school of semi natural constructing of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles has been established at SRI-BAS, National Military University "Vasil Levski," Defence Institute at MoD
Taking part and intriducing the scientific branch of knowledge "Aerospace Means of Monitoring" at New Bulgarian University
Director of Space Research Institute - BAS since 1996 to 2018, the institute is said to be among the most successful ones within the BAS.
Since 1996, I have been a member of the General Gathering of Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. Also, I have contributed to institute preservation and development.
Scientific council at Air Force School "Georgy Benkovsky," 1978-1983
Scientific council at SRTI-BAS, since 1995; chairman since 2004
Specialized scientific council to the military committee of the Higher Attestation Commission in military engineering sciences, 1998 - 2007
Scientific council at the Institute for Prospective Studies of Defense, 2001
Interdepartmental Committee on Space Issues at the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Bulgaria, Decree of the Council of Ministers No.168, 1999
Member of the International Academy of Technology Sciences - registered in Switzerland, 2004 - up to present
Member of "New York Academy of Sciences", 2005 - up to present
Member of the Governing Board of the Eurasian Academy of Sciences - Moscow, since 2015
Member of the Presidium of the International Academy "Homo Perfectus Integralis", registered in Sofia, 2001
Honorary member of the "Academy of Cosmonaut of Russia"
Expert in the Open Skies contract, Order of Chief of the General Staff of the Bulgarian Army No. 33/06.04.1999
Member of Program Committee on organization and conduct of research "National Security, the Bulgarian Army and the Types of Armed Forces, vision for the 21st Century," Minister of defence order No.14/08.02.1999
Member of the Program Council developed a "Vision for the Transformation of the Military Industry - Terem AD," Minister of defence order and contract between BAS and MoD
Member of the Scientific Coordination Center for Global Changes at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Resolution of the Managing Board of BAS No.13/24.09.2003, order No.1234/28.10.2003, up to present
Scientific council at IGAPE, Skopie, Republic of Northern Macedonia, since 2005, up to present
Scientific council at space researches at management board at BAS, order NO.35/04.09.2001, up to present
Chairman of the Executive Working Group at an annual discussion on the cooperation in the field of space research between BAS and RAS, Moscow, since 2003, up to present
Member of the National Security Council at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, since 2007, up to present
Chairman of the Scientific Council at the SRTI-BAS, since 2019, up to present
Union of the scientist in Bulgaria, since 1983
Chairman of the Management Board of Bulgarian Astronautics Society, since 2005, up to present
Member of Editorial Board of "Earth Exploration from Space" Magazine, ISSN 02025-9614, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, since 2007, up to present
Head of Editorial Board of "Journal Scientific and Applied Research" ISSN 1314-6289
Head of Bulgarian Drone Academy, since 2016
Manager of Aerospace Technology Transfer Office under the Phare and Competitiveness Project of SRTI-BAS and Limited Liability Company TAKT-IKI
Deputy of head of department - 2 years
Head of deparment - 25 years
Director of Space Research and Technology Institute - 22 years
Total head of administrative and scientific units - 41 years