Stefan Vodenicharov

Stefan M. Vodenicharov (born 1 September 1944) is president of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences and former Minister of Education, Youth and Science.

Vodenicharov graduated from the Technical University, Sofia with a degree in metal technology, and then got his Ph.D. in 1974. In 1991 he became a professor and in 2004 became corresponding member of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. On 3 December 2013, following the death of Stefan Dodunekov, Vodenicharov was elected as BAS president. He also serves as deputy director and head of the Academician Angel Balevski Institute of Metal Science Equipment and Technologies with Center for Hydro and Aerodynamics at BAS and a member of managing board of the Bulgarian Industrial Association. As a president of the BAS, Vodenicharov had participated in a forum on innovation meeting, held at BAS between Bulgaria and Israel.