Dr. Dimitar Antonov
Associate Professor Ph.D.

Office Address: Department of Environmental Geotechnics,
Geological Institute, Bulgaria, Sofia 1113, Acad. G. Bonchev Str., bl. 24
phone: (+359-2)979 2295, (+359-2)8728-010;
fax: (+359-2)8724-638

Education:
University of Mining and Geology "St. Ivan Rilski"- Sofia; Faculty of Geological Prospecting;
  • M.Sc. in Hydrogeology and Engineering Geology; 1997
  • M.Sc. Thesis: "Analysis of the engineering geological settings of Rousse Town for the foundation of highrise buildings"
  • Ph.D. Geological Institute, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2002
  • Ph.D. Thesis: "Loess near Kozloduy NPP as a medium for low and intermediate level radioactive waste disposal"
  • Chief Assist. Prof. since April 2003-February 2017; Lecturer University of Mining & Geology, Sofia 2012/2016; Alumni of Mie University, Japan - JSPS Postdoctoral Program; Alumni of University of California, USA - Fulbright Commission Program;
  • Lecturer Kyoto University, Japan, 2016-2017
  • Associate Professor March 2017
    Main field of scientific experience and interest:
  • Radioactive waste disposal - site selection and site investigation procedures: scientific investigation and analyses of geosphere data for the purposes of radionuclide migration pathways;
  • Contaminant transport in variably-saturated media: elaboration of classical and innovative (reactive transport modeling, RTM) models in the field of the flow and transport simulations for describing the fate and migration of nutrients and contaminants in chemically and physically heterogeneous soil systems;
  • Determination of soil hydraulic properties: Laboratory and field-scale tests for receiving of soil hydraulic properties as key factors in the predictions of contaminant migration in the environment;
  • Soil-based engineered barriers: stabilized soil-cement mixtures with various high-adsorption additives (zeolite, bentonite, etc.) for environmental protection purposes.
  • Positions and Specializations
  • Participation in projects
  • Membership in professional societies & associations
  • Seminars and Conferences
  • Publications

    Languages: Bulgarian (native), English (fluent), Russian (very well), and Japanese (elementary).

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