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Stefan Shanov

Research Professor - (retired since January 2012)

1113 Sofia
24 Acad. G. Bonchev Str.
Geological Institute
Laboratory of Seismotectonics
Telephone: ++359 2 599391
Office Telephone: ++359 2 979 2247
Fax: ++359 2 724638


Main fields of geological interests and research activities

Education

Positions held

Membership in committees and societies

Projects

Seismic Hazard of Circum Panonian Region

NATO Project. Subproject: Microseizmic zoning of the towns of Rousse and Varna in connections with Vranchea earthquakes.
Duration:1996-1999

Assessment of the Seismic Potential of European Large Earthquakes Areas (ASPELEA)

COPERNICUS Project
Duration:1997-2000

Fifth Framework Programme: International Conference and Field Trip "Geodynamic hazards (earthquakes, landslides), Late Alpine tectonics and neotectonics in the Rhodopean Region", Bulgaria

Duration: May 2001.

Moment deformations in young sediments - geological indicators for paleoseismic events

Bilateral cooperation between the Geological Institute of Bulgarian Academy of Sciences and the Royal Observatory of Belgium
Duration: 2000-2005

Comparative study of the Tectonic of the Balkan Mountains and the Betic Cordillera: Alpine deformations, Neotectonic evolution and Active tectonics

Bilateral cooperation between the Geological Institute of Bulgarian Academy of Sciences and the Instituto Andaluz de Ciencias de la Tierra (CSIC-Univ.Granada).
Duration: 2004-2005

Project R-4 "Intramoesian Fault: Geophysical considerations for its structure and recent seismic activity"

Join research project between the Geological Institute of Bulgarian Academy of Sciences and the Faculty of Geology and Geophysics of the University of Bucharest (Romania), supported by the National Fund "Scientific Studies" of the Bulgarian Ministry of Education and Science under the bilateral Agreement between Bulgaria and Romania.
Duration: 2005-2007

Paleoseismological investigations in Bulgaria: Chirpan-Popovitsa region

The National Science Council of The Ministry of Education and Science supports paleoseismological investigation of the Chirpan fault and Popovitsa fault.
Duration: 2003-2005

Participation in international congresses and symposia

Participation in Congresses, Symposia and Workshops in: Bulgaria, Germany, France, Poland, Greece, Italy, Former USSR, Brazil, Turkey, Romania, Austria, Great Britain, Belgium.

Publications

Course in Seismotectonics (march ,2006)

More than 200 scientific publications.

Selected recent publications:

2005

Shanov S., A. Boykova, A. Mitev, 2005. Intramoesian fault on Bulgarian territory: Available geophysical data, Supplement to Journal of the Balkan Geophysical Society, Volume 8 (2005), 003 - Regional Geophysics and Geotectonics (CD), ISSN 1302 - 1672.

Shanov S., A. Benderev, 2005. Seismic impact from earthquakes and from grouped blasts in quarries on the discharge of karst springs. Proceedings of the International Conference "Water Resources and Environmental Problems in Karst - CVIJIC 2005", Belgrade & Kotor, 13-22 September 2005, p. 145-150.

Benderev A., V. Spassov, S. Shanov, B. Mihaylova, 2005. Hydrogeological karst features of the Western Balkan (Bulgaria) and the anthropogenous impact. Proceedings of the International Conference "Water Resources and Environmental Problems in Karst - CVIJIC 2005", Belgrade & Kotor, 13-22 September 2005, p. 37-42.

Dimitrov O., S. Shanov, I. Genov, A. Boykova, 2005. Earthquake risks for the town of Varna. International Symposium on Latest Natural Disasters - New Challenges for Engineering Geology, Geotechnics and Civil Protection, 5-8 September, Sofia, Bulgaria, Topic VI Case Studies, Full text on CD.

Vanneste, K., A. Radulov, P. De Martini, G. Nikolov, T. Petermans, K. Verbeeck, T. Camelbeeck, D. Pantosti, D. Dimitrov, and S. Shanov, 2005. Paleoseismologic investigation of the fault rupture of the 14 April 1928 Chirpan earthquake (M 6.8), southern Bulgaria, J. Geophys. Res., 110.

Shanov, 2005. Post-Cretaceous to recent stress fields in the SE Moesian Platform (Bulgaria), Tectonophysics, Volume 410, Issues 1-4 , 9 December 2005, Pages 217-233, The Carpathians-Pannonian Basin System - Natural Laboratory for Coupled Lithospheric-Surface Processes

Ganas A., Shanov S., Drakatos G., Dobrev N., Sboras S., Tsimi Ch., Frangov G. and Pavlides S., 2005. Active fault segmentation in southwest Bulgaria and Coulomb stress triggering of the 1904 earthquake sequence, Journal of Geodynamics, Volume 40, Issues 2-3, Ground Effects of Large Morphogenic Earthquakes, September-October 2005, Pages 316-333.

2004

Shanov S. Recent tectonic stress fields in the Eastern Central Balkan Peninsula. 5th International Symposium on Eastern Mediterranean Geology, Thessaloniki, Greece, 14-20 April 2004, Proceedings, v.1, p.396-399

Vanneste K., Radulov A., Camelbeeck T., De Martini P., Nikolov G., Pantosti D., Petermans T., Shanov S. Paleoseismological investigation of the fault rupture associated with the M 6.8 earthquake of April 14, 1928 near Chirpan, Southern Bulgaria, 5th International Symposium on Eastern Mediterranean Geology, Thessaloniki, Greece, 14-20 April 2004, Proceedings, v.2, p. 659-662.

Yaneva, M., A. Radulov, G. Nikolov, S. Shanov, T. Camelbeeck, N. Nikolov, A. Mitev, K. Kostov, K. Vaneste, K. Verbeeck. 2004. Geological records for paleoseismisity of Popovitsa fault in a trench near Popovitsa, Southern Bulgaria. - Proceedings, Annual Scientific Conference of the Bulgarian Geological Society "Geology 2004", Sofia, 16-17 December 2004, p107-109.

2003

Dimitrov O.V., Genov I.D., Boykova A.D., Shanov S.B., 2003. New data for the active faults of the most southern part of the Bulgarian Black Sea shelf and continental slope. Comptes rendus de l'Acad. Sci. Bulg., t. 56, No 4, 59-64.

Pandurska-Whitcher R., Shanov S., 2003. Seasonal changes of body mass of some cave-dwelling bats (Chiroptera) from Bulgaria. Annual of Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski", Faculty of Biology, Book 1 - Zoology, vol. 93-94, p. 69-80.

Shanov S., 2003. Recent geodynamics of the South Eastern Moesian Platform (Bulgaria). Fourth "Stephan Muller Conference" of the European Geosciences Union "Geodynamics and Tectonic Evolution of the Carpathian Arc and its Foreland". Retezar Mountains, Southern Carpathians, Romania, May 31 - June 05, 2003. Abstract Book, p. 40-41.

2002

Georgiev I., Pashova L., Dimitrov D., Nikolov G., Shanov S., Botev E., Gospodinov S., Zdravchev I., Alexandrov B., 2002. GPS networks for geodynamic investigation in the region of Southwest Builgaria. Book of Abstacts (extended), 3rd Balkan Geophysical Congress and Ehibition, 24-28 June 2002, Sofia, p. 345-346.

Georgiev I., Nikolov G., Pashova L., Dimitrov D., Gospodinov S., Zdravchev I., Alexandrov B., Shanov S., Botev E., 2002. Assessment of horizontal motions in the region southeast from Sofia by GPS. Book of Abstacts (extended), 3rd Balkan Geophysical Congress and Exhibition, 24-28 June 2002, Sofia, p. 343-344.

Shanov S., Dimitrov D., Vanneste K., Pashova L., Camelbeeck T., Nikolov G., Verbeeck K., Kostov K., 2002. Geophysical and geodetic evidence for the recent activity of the faults ruptured during the 1928 Earthquakes in South Bulgaria (Plovdiv-Chirpan Region). Book of Abstacts (extended), 3rd Balkan Geophysical Congress and Exhibition, 24-28 June 2002, Sofia, p. 355-356.

2001

Tzankov Tz., Georgiev I., Shanov S., 2001. Global and Mediterranean Contemporary Plate Motions from SLR and GPS Data. Journees Luxembourgeoises de Geodynamique, 88th session, Comptes-Rendus, 18-23.

Ranguelov B., Kies A., Papadopoulos G., Pavlides S., Shanov S., 2001. The Kresna active seismogenic zone - a model of a geodynamic machine. Cahiers du Centre Europeen de Geodynamique et de Seismologie, vol. 18. Proceedings of the Workshop: "Evaluation of the potential for large earthquakes in regions of present day low seismic activity in Europe", Luxembourg, 125-128.

Benderev A., Shanov S., Ilieva I., 2001. Evaluation of the environmental threats affecting the Lakatnik karst region (Western Balkan Mountains, Bulgaria). Proceedings of the 7th Conference on Limestone Hydrology and Fissured Media, Besancon, France, 20-22 Sept. 2001, p.31-35.

Shanov S., Benderev A., Ilieva I., 2001. Traces of recent active tectonics in the cave of Duhlata (Southwestern Bulgaria). Riviera 2000 - Tectonique active et geomorphologie, Villefranche-sur-Mer, Revue d'Analyse Spatiale, No special 2001, pp. 145-150.

Shanov S., Georgiev I., 2001. Tectonic stresses and their control on the karst formation in the Plateau of Vaucluse (South-East France). Riviera 2000 - Tectonique active et geomorphologie, Villefranche-sur-Mer, Revue d'Analyse Spatiale, No special 2001, pp. 139-144.

Shanov S., Kourtev K., Kostov K., Nikolov G., Boykova A., Benderev A., 2001. Paleoseismological traces in the Lepenitsa Cave, Velingrad district, South Bulgaria. Riviera 2000 - Tectonique active et geomorphologie, Villefranche-sur-Mer, Revue d'Analyse Spatiale, No special 2001, pp. 151-154.

Georgiev I., Shanov S., Chapanov J., 2001. A contribution in the estimation of tectonic plate motion from the CLG98 SLR solution. - Geologica Balcanica, 30, 3-4, Sofia, p.89-100.

Shanov, S., K. Kurtev, G. Nikolov, A. Boykova, B. Rangelov. 2001. Seismotectonic characteristiics of the western periphery of the Rhodope Mountain region. - Geologica Balcanica, 31, 1-2, 53-66.

2000

Shanov S., 2000. Seismotectonic model of Maritza Seismic Region, Reports on Geodesy, Warsaw University of technology, Institute of geodesy and geodetic astronomy, 3(48),73-81.

Ranguelov B., van Eck T., Papadopoulos G., Pavlides S., Shanov S., Schenk V., 2000. Initial data for the magnitude reevaluation of the strong earthquakes during 1904 in Kresna-Kroupnik Zone (SW Bulgaria), Geodynamic Investigations on the Territory of Bulgaria. Investigations of the Krupnik-Kresna Region Related to the 1904 Earthquake. Reports of Geodesy. Warsaw University of Technology, No 4 (48), p. 51-55.

Shanov S., Dobrev D., 2000. Tectonic stress field in the epicentral area of 04.04.1904 Kroupnik Earthquake from strea on slickensides. Geodynamic Investigations on the Territory of Bulgaria. Investigations of the Krupnik-Kresna Region Related to the 1904 Earthquake. Reports of Geodesy. Warsaw University of Technology, No 4 (48), p. 117-122.

Todorov J., Popov K., Shanov S., Boykova A., 2000. Consideration of the geological conditions for correct geostatistical evaluation: Example from Elatsite Cooper deposit in Bulgaria. 31st International Geological Congress, Rio de Janeiro, 6-17 August 2000, General Symposium 11-2: Geostatistical Evaluation of Mining Ore Bodies According to their Geology. Poster and oral presentation, Abstracts on CD. Published by Kluwer Publishing House in special issue "Geostatistics Rio 2000", Book Series: Quantitative Geology and Geostatistics, vol. 12, 2002, p. 177-190.

Evlogiev J., Karachorov P., Boykova A., Shanov S., 2000. Seismogeological Settings of the Town of Rousse. 5th International Sumposium on Environmental Geotechnology and Global Sustainable Development, Belo-Horizonte - Minas Gerais/ Brazil, August 17-23, 2000. Abstracts, COD 173, ID 099. Full text on CD.

Shanov S., Yanev Y., Lastovickova M., 2000. Temperature dependence of the electrical conductivity of granite and quartz-monzonite from South Bulgaria: geodynamic inferences. Journal of the Balkan Geophysical Society, Vol. 3, No 2, p. 13-19.

Tzankov, Tz., K. Kourtev, G. Nikolov, S. Shanov. 2000. About the Upper Thracian Depression origin (SE part of the Balkan Peninsula), Reports on Geodesy, Warsaw University of technology, Institute of geodesy and geodetic astronomy, 3(48), 67-72.

1999

Shanov S., Dobrev N. 1999 Reconstruction of the tectonic stress field in the epicentral area of the Kroupnik Earthquake, 04.04.1994. Symposium "Geodynamic investigations related to the earthquakes from 1904 in Kroupnik - Kresna Area". Proceedings, pp. 117 - 123 (in Bulgarian with an abstract in English).

Shanov S., Boykova A., Stoev D. 1999. Geophysical model of the co-seismic rupturing from the April 4-th 1904 Kroupnik Earthquake (M=7,8, SW Bulgaria). Second Balkan Geophysical Congress and Exhibition, Istanbul, Turkey, July 5-9, 1999, Book of Abstracts, p.232-233, (extended abstract).

Shanov S., Dobrev N., 1999. Reconstruction of the tectonic stress field in the epicentral area of 04.04.1904 Kroupnik Earthquake from strea on slickensides. Symposium "Geodynamic studies related to the Kroupnik-Kresna 1904 earthquakes", Blagoevgrad, 27-28 April 1999, Proceedings, pp. 117-124 (in Bulgarian with an Abstract in English).

Rangelov B., Rizhikova S., Shanov S., Gospodinov D., Tosheva T., 1999. Earthquake potential of the seismogenic zone of Kresna-Kroupnik. Symposium "Geodynamic studies related to the Kroupnik-Kresna 1904 earthquakes", Blagoevgrad, 27-28 April 1999, Proceedings, pp. 191-202 (in Bulgarian with an Abstract in English).

Shanov S., Boykova A., Stoev D. 1999. Geophysical model of the co-seismic rupturing from the April 4-th 1904 Kroupnik Earthquake (M=7,8, SW Bulgaria). Second Balkan Geophysical Congress and Exhibition, Istanbul, Turkey, July 5-9, 1999, Book of Abstracts, p.232-233, (extended abstract).

1998

Shanov S., Tzankov Tz., Nikolov G., Boykova A., Kourtev K., 1998 Peculiarities of the young geodynamics of Sofia Complex Graben. Rev. of Bulg. Geol. Soc., 59, v. 1, pp. 3-12 (in Bulgarian with an Abstract in English).

Tzankov Tz., Kourtev K., Shanov S., Nikolov G., 1998. On the genesis of the Upper Thrace Depression (South-Eastern Balkan Peninsula). Proceedings of the Symposium "Geodynamic studies related to the Chirpan-Plovdiv 1928 earthquakes", Sofia, the 9-th of Ostober 1998, pp. 113-118, (in Bulgarian with an Abstract in English).

Shanov S., 1998. Seismotectonic model of Maritsa seismic region. Proceedings of the Symposium "Geodynamic studies related to the Chirpan-Plovdiv 1928 earthquakes", Sofia, the 9-th of Ostober 1998, pp. 101-112, (in Bulgarian with an Abstract in English).

Shanov, S., K. Kourtev, K. Kostov, G. Nikolov, A. Boykova, A. Benderev, 1998. Palaeseismological traces in the Lepenitsa cave, Velingrad district, South Bulgaria. PROGEO'98, Abstracts volume, pp. 53-54.

Shanov S., 1998. Deep structures in the crust and the upper mantle beneath the Rhodopes from geophysical data. Acta Vulcanologica, vol. 10 (2) Tertiary magmatism of the Rhodopean Region, pp. 347 - 352.

Shanov S. 1998. Seismotectonic model of Maritza seismis region. Simposium "Geodynamic studies related to the 1928 Chirpan-Plovdiv earthquakes", Sofia, October 9th, 1998, Proceedings, p.101-112. (in Bulgarian).

Tzankov T., Kourtev K., Shanov S., Nikolov G., 1998. In the genesis of the Upper Thracian Depression (SE part of the Balkan Peninsula). Simposium "Geodynamic studies related to the 1928 Chirpan-Plovdiv earthquakes", Sofia, October 9th, 1998, Proceedings, p.113-118. (in Bulgarian).

Shanov S., Tzankov Tz., Nikolov G., Boykova A., Kourtev K. 1998. Characters of the recent geodynamics of Sofia Complex Graben. Rev. Bulg. Geol. Society, 59, 1, 3-12 (in Bulgarian with an abstract in English).

1997

Shanov S., Boykova A., Kostadinov I., Kourtev K., Nikolov G., Tzankov Tz., 1997. Seismotectonic prognosis of the maximum expected magnitudes of earthquakes in Zagora Depression. Proceedings of the IV National scientific and applied Conference on the scientific support of the prevention activity and defense of the population from disasters and catastrophes, vol. 5 - Seismic Hazard, Meteorological and Hydrological aspects of disasters and catastrophes. pp. 177-182 (in Bulgarian).

Varbanov R., Boykova A., Shanov S., 1997. Seismo-geological conditions of the town of Varna and Devnia Industrial Region, and the impact of Vrancea Earthquakes. Proceedings of the IV National scientific and applied Conference on the scientific support of the prevention activity and defense of the population from disasters and catastrophes, vol. 5 - Seismic Hazard, Meteorological and Hydrological aspects of disasters and catastrophes. pp. 217-224 (in Bulgarian).

Milev G., Matova M., Shanov S., Minchev M., Vassileva K., Dobrev N., 1997. Geodynamic investigations in the crossing zone of the Struma and the Krupnik faults. In: The Earth and the Universe, Volume dedicated to Prof. L.Mavridis, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki: Ziti Editions, pp.483-492.

Benderev A., Shanov S., 1997. Karst waters from the region of Bosnek (West Bulgaria): Characteristics and conditions of formation. 12th International Congress of Speleology, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Proceedings, v.2, 6 Conference of Limestone Hydrology and Fissured Media, p.p. 255-258.

Shanov S., Dobrev N.D., 1997. Impact of the seismic processes on the mouvements along the Kroupnik Fault Zone (SW Bulgaria). C.R. de l'Acad. Bulg. des Sciences, Geologie - Tectonique, Tome 50, No 6, pp.95 - 98.

1996

Shanov S., Boykova A. Contemporary stress field in Central Balkan Peninsula from earthquake mechanismes. First Congress of the Balkan Geophysical Society, Athens, 1996, Extended abstracts, p.20-21.

Shanov S., Yanev Y. Thermal stress in the Earth's crust: Evidence from electrical conductivity studies, First Congress of the Balkan Geophysical Society, Athens, 1996, Extended abstracts, p. 50-51.

Shanov S., Karagjuleva J, 1996. Post Sarmatian structures and tectonic stress fields in North-Eastern Bulgaria. Rev. Bulg. Geol. S., .57, v.1, .53-60. (in Bulgarian with an abstract in English).

Shanov, S., K.Kurtev,A. Boykova, 1996. Study of the recent tectonic stress field for the region of Sofia (Bulgaria).First Meeting of the UNESCO Joint Project on Land Subsidence "Expert Assessment of Land Subsidence Related to Hydrogeological and Engineering Geological Conditions in the Regions of Sofia, Skopje and Tirana"; Sofia, 31.10.-3.11.1996, p. 24-27.

Shanov S., 1996. Young tectonics and karst formation in the Albanian Alps. Geologica Balcanica, 26.3, Sofia, pp. 47-52.

1995

Shanov S., Georgiev T. Recent tectonic stress field in the Moesian Platform based on crustal earthquake focal mechanisms. XV Congress of the Carpatho-Balkan Geological Association, September 1995, Athens, Greece, Proceedings, v.4/1, pp. 106-111.

Boykova A, Shanov S. Evaluation of the expected ground acceleration from earthquakes on landslide terrain. Bulletin of the Romanian Society of Geophysics, v.2, 1995, P 19 (Extented abstract - 2 pages)

1994

1993

Shanov S. Medium-time earthquake prediction based on tectonic fault zone displacement data. Acta Montana, IGt AS CR, Series A, No 4(90), 1993, p.53-62.

Shanov S., Cousset O. Tectonic Stress Fields and Karst Processes in the Olateau of Vaucluse (South-Eastern France), International Symposium on Water Resources in Karst with Special Emphasis in Arid and Semi Arid Zones, 25-26 Oct., 1993, Shiraz, Iran, Proceedings, vol.2, pp.775-783.

Shanov S., Benderev A. Structural, geophysical and hydrogeological exploration on the karst system of Plateau Guasso (Cuba). International Symposium on Water Resources in Karst with Special Emphasis in Arid and Semi Arid Zones, 25-26 Oct., 1993, Shiraz, Iran, Proceedings, vol.2, pp.595 - 611.

1992

Kostadinov I., Shanov S., Karagjuleva J. Seismotectonic prognosticating and regionalizing of North-East Bulgaria. Geologica Balcanica, 22.1, Sofia, 1992, p.83-104, (in Russian with an Abstract in English).

Shanov S., Georgiev Tz. The January 23d 1984 Pavlikeni earthquake and its seismotectonic interpretation. Review of the Bulg. Geol. Society, vol LIII, part 1, 1992, p.85-90, (in Bulgarian with an Abstract in English).

Shanov S., Kostadinov I. Configuration of the deep geophysical discontinuities beneath the territory of Bulgaria. Geologica Balcanica, 22.2, Sofia, 1992, p.71-79.

Paskalev M., Benderev A., Shanov S. Tectonic condition of the region of the Iskretz Karst springs (West Stara-Planina). Review of the Bulg. Geol. Society, vol.LIII, part 2, 1992, p.69-81, (in Bulgarian with an Abstract in Eng lish).

Shanov S., Spassov E., Georgiev T. Evidence for the existence of a paleosubduction zone beneath the Rhodopean massif (Central Balkans). Tectonophysics, 206 (1992), p.307-314.

1991

Shanov S., Chochov S. The sapropel breccia from the bottom sediments of the Black sea - an indicator of active seismic processes during the Holocene. XIII International Congress of IUQR, August 2-9, 1991, Beijing, China, Abstracts, p.324.

Georgiev Tz., Shanov S. Contemporary Geodynamics of the Western Part of the Moesian Platform (Lom Depression). Bulg.Geoph.J., v.XVII, No 3, 1991, p.3-9, (in Bulgarian with Abstracts in Russian and English).

Marchev P., Shanov S. Potassium and silica variations in the Paleogenic Macedonian-Rhodope-North Aegean Volcanic Belt: geodynamic and petrogenetic implications. - Geologica Balcanica, 21.1, Sofia, 1991, 3-11.

1990

Spassov E., Shanov S., Andreev A., Dotsev N. Statistical interrelations between some geological and geophysical parameters of the lithospere. - Physics of the Earth, Moscow, No 3, 1990, 33-40 (in Russian).

Karagjuleva J., Shanov S., Matova M., Kostadinov V. Seismotectonic features of Gorna Oriahovica earthquake zone. - Geotect., Tectonophys. and Geodynam., Sofia, 21, 1990, 26-42 (in Bulgarian with abstracts in English and Russian).

Shanov,S. Kostadinov I. Maps of the main deep geophysical surfaces beneath the territory of Bulgaria. Proceedings of the 35-th International Geophysical simposium, Varna, 1990, v.III, p.434-443.

Shanov S. Tectonic stress fields in Northeast Bulgaria. - Geologica Balcanica, 20.4, 1990, p.37-47.

hanov,S. Kostadinov I. Maps of the main deep geophysical surfaces beneath the territory of Bulgaria. Proceedings of the 35-th International Geophysical Symposium, Varna, 1990, v.III, p.434-443.

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