African University of Science & TechnologyProf. Stoyan Stoytchev (Institute of Mechanics and Biomechanics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Bulgaria)
Education
- MSc Theoretical Physics, Leningrad State University, Sanct Petersburg, Russia, 1970.
- PhD, Thesis "Orthotropic mechanical properties of large human arteries", Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1979.
Academic positions
- 2004 - present, Head of Department “Biomechanics of Tissues and Systems”, Institute of Mechanics and Biomechanics (IMBM), Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS).
- 1984 - present, Associate Professor, IMBM, BAS.
- 1978 - 1983, Research Fellow, IMBM, BAS.
- 1973 - 1977, Research Fellow, Central Laboratory of Biomechanics, BAS.
- 1970 - 1972, Research Physicist, Physical Institute, BAS.
Research interests
- Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering
- Solid and Fluid Mechanics