Current PhD Programs – Faculty of Forestry

Current PhD Programs – Faculty of Forestry

PhD student:

Adriana Vaneva

Department:

Dendrology

Scientific supervisor:

Assoc. Prof. PhD S. Anev

Thesis topic:

Physiological aspects of natural regeneration in European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) forests in a region of TEFR “Petrohan”

PhD student:

Eli Antoine El Khoury

Department:

Dendrology

Scientific supervisor:

Prof. PhD P. Zhelev and Prof. PhD Y. Sasine

Thesis topic:

Consrvation of native Pyramidal orchid (Anacamptis pyramidalis L.) Rich. in Lebanon through vegetative propagation

PhD student:

Mihail Aleksandrov

Department:

Dendrology

Scientific supervisor:

Prof. PhD P. Zhelev

Thesis topic:

Breeding and genetic studies in provenance and progeny tests of Oak (Quercus L.) species in Bulgaria

PhD student:

Nina Bogdanova Nikolova

Department:

Forest management

Scientific supervisor:

Assoc. Prof. PhD R. Koleva

Thesis topic:

Application of modern photogrammetry technologies, remote sensing methods and GIS in the management of protected areas in Bulgaria

PhD student:

Georgi Donchev

Department:

Forest management

Scientific supervisor:

Assoc. Prof. PhD M. Asenova

Thesis topic:

Forests survey using photogrammetric methods and terrestrial three-dimensional laser scanning at SIDP – Sliven

PhD student:

Yordan Ivanov

Department:

Forest management

Scientific supervisor:

Assist. Prof. PhD N. Aleksandrov

Thesis topic:

Opportunities for optimizing the use of uneven-aged forests in the Rila and Western Rhodopes

PhD student:

Mladen Mikov

Department:

Forest management

Scientific supervisor:

Assoc. Prof. Ph I. Dobrichov

Thesis topic:

Models in the structure, growth, and increment of middle-aged European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) natural stands in Central Stara Planina

PhD student:

Martin Georgiev

Department:

Silviculture

Scientific supervisor:

Assoc. Prof. PhD G. Kostov

Thesis topic:

Ecology and cultivation of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) forest plantations

PhD student:

Kristiyan Kolev

Department:

Silviculture

Scientific supervisor:

Assist. Prof. PhD N. Aleksandrov

Thesis topic:

Natural regeneration of Quercus forests in Western Bulgaria

PhD student:

Ivan Kamburov

Department:

Silviculture

Scientific supervisor:

Assist. Prof. PhD S. Savev

Thesis topic:

Impact of forestry systems on the ecosystem benefits of the forests of Strandzha Nature Park

PhD student:

Pavel Pavlov

Department:

Soil science

Scientific supervisor:

Prof. DSc L. Malinova

Thesis topic:

Study of soil degradation processes on the territory of Vitosha Nature Park

PhD student:

Bilyana Grigorova-Pesheva

Department:

Soil science

Scientific supervisor:

Prof. PhD Svetla Bratkova

Thesis topic:

Soil microflora in the Vitosha Nature Park

PhD student:

Konstantin Kostov

Department:

Technologies and Mechanization in Forestry

Scientific supervisor:

Prof. PhD K. Marinov

Thesis topic:

Research on the technological capabilities of rotary machines for soil preparation of afforestation areas

PhD student:

Milen Ivanov

Department:

Technologies and Mechanization in Forestry

Scientific supervisor:

Prof. PhD K. Marinov

Thesis topic:

Research on technologies for the production of seedlings of forest tree species

PhD student:

Yanko Ilchev

Department:

Wildlife Management

Scientific supervisor:

Assoc. Prof. PhD H. Mihaylov

Thesis topic:

Population-ecological studies of the capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus L., 1758) in the Pirin mountain

PhD student:

Evlogi Angelov

Department:

Wildlife Management

Scientific supervisor:

Thesis topic:

Population-ecological characteristics of partridge (Perdix perdix L., 1758) in the Upper Thracian Plain

PhD student:

Pencho Pandakov

Department:

Wildlife Management

Scientific supervisor:

Assoc. Prof. Phр G. Raykova-Petrova

Thesis topic:

Influence of small hydropower plants on the ichthyofauna of model rivers in Bulgaria

Technologies and Mechanization in Forestry

1. Konstantin Yordanov Kostov – Part-Time Education.
Duration of the training: 2017-2021
Thesis: “Study of the technological capabilities of rotary machines for soil preparation of forest sites afforestation”
Scientific supervisor: Prof. PhD Konstantin Marinov.

2. Milen Petrov Ivanov – Full-time Education.
Duration of the training: 2018-2021.
Thesis: Study of technologies for seed processing from forest tree species
Scientific supervisor: Prof. PhD Konstantin Marinov.