MAJIC12FILMS's video: Part 2 Aliens on Earth Dr Filipov Deputy Director Space Research Institute of Bulgaria

Dr. Lachezar Filipov DEPUTY DIRECTOR HEAD OF ASTROPHYSIC AND SYNERGETICS EDUCATION: 1967 - 1970 National Physical and Mathematical Gymnasium 1970 - 1977 Physical Faculty of the Moscow Sternberg State Astronomical Institute. Diploma thesis on Non stationary Disk Accretion of Strongly Magnetised Neutron Stars. 1978 - 1983 Space Research Institute at the Soviet Academy of Sciences and Physical Faculty of the Moscow State University. Post graduate research under the supervision of Acad. Ya.B. Zeldovich. Candidate of Physical and Mathematical Sciences (equivalent to Doctor of Philosophy, PhD) with Thesis on "Non-stationary Disc Accretion". Dr. Filipov's EMPLOYMENT HISTORY Since 2005 - Deputy Director, International and National Activities Head of Astrophysics and Synergetics, Space Research Institute, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. Since 1990 - Vice - President of the Scientific Council, Space Research Institute. 1988 - 2005 Deputy Director of Sciences, Space Research Institute. Since 1988 - Head of Space Astronomy and High-Energy Astrophysics Divisions, Space Research Institute. 1983 - 1987 Head of the High-Energy Astrophysics Group at the Central Laboratory for Space Research. PROFESIONAL TRAINING 1978 - 1983 Ph.D. Graduate studies, Space Research Institute at the Soviet Academy of Sciences and Physical Faculty of the Moscow State University. 1981 Language qualification - England PROFESIONAL VISITS MPI fur Extrerrestrishe Physik - Germany ISAS, Nagoya University -Japan Francaty, Roma University - Italy Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) - USA Abastumany Observatory - Georgia Brussels Free University -Belgium ACADEMIC ACTIVITY 1983 - 1987 High Energy Astrophysics Group Theoretical Research, Development of X -Ray Instrumentation 1983 - 1989 Principal Investigator and Science Team Leader of the Bulgarian part for the fast rotating X - Ray telescope PODSOLNUCH (Sunflower), GRANAT International Mission ( together with USSR, France, Bulgaria, Denmark ) 1986 - 1988 National Co-ordinator for the Space Physical and Astrophysical Programme for the flight of the Second Bulgarian Cosmonaut onboard MIR Station. Scientific leader of the astronomical complex Rozhen operating onboard MIR Station. 1983 - 1990 Research Supervisor of 6 graduate students and diploma theses of which 4 co-supervised. Since 1991 - Research Supervisor of 4 Ph.D graduate students (Aspirants) . MEMBERSHIPS: Bulgarian Union of Scientists - member International Astronomical Union - member International Astronautics Academy - academision membe COSPAR Committee on Astrophysics from Space - member Space Exploration Committee of the International Astronautical Federation - member International Scientific Committee on Spectra - X-Rays and GammaRays - member International Society for Optical Engineering (SPIE)-member European Astronomical Union - member INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITY 1983 President Local Committee COSPAR Symposium on High Energy Astrophysics and Cosmology, Pamporovo, Bulgaria 1987 Member - International Scientific Committee President - Local Organising Committee of COSPAR Symposium on the Physics of Compact Object - Theory versus Observation, Sofia, Bulgaria Since 1984 Co - chairman - Space Astronomy Session, IAF Space Exploration Symposium Active participation in COSPAR, IAF, ESA events. Team Leader - Bilateral agreement between the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences and CNR - Italy in the field of high energy astrophysics, between Space Research Institute and Nagoya University in the field of Space Research. Team Leader - Bilateral agreement between Space Research Institute, BAS and Nagoya University in the field of Space Research. STATEMENT OF RESEARCH INTERESTS AND FIELD OF RESEARCH