Biography:Stoycho Panchev

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Short description: Bulgarian meteorologist and fluid dynamicist
Stoycho Panchev Valchev
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DiedAugust 31, 2014(2014-08-31) (aged 81)
CitizenshipBulgarian
Alma materSofia University
Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
Scientific career
FieldsMeteorology
Turbulence
Chaos theory
InstitutionsSofia University,
Colorado State University

Stoycho Panchev Valchev (Stoĭcho Panchev) (6 March 1933 – 31 August 2014) was a Bulgarian meteorologist and fluid dynamicist, and a professor of Sofia University.[1] His book on turbulence is used as the standard text in the field of turbulence.

Biography

Stoycho Panchev was born in Lisec in Lovech. He obtained his bachelor's degree from Sofia University and completed PhD at Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. He was also a visiting professor of Colorado State University.

Books

References

  1. "STOJCHO PANCHEV – Physicists – Museum". http://www1.issp.bas.bg/museum/sp11-page1.html. 
  2. Elsevier. "Random Functions and Turbulence - 1st Edition". https://www.elsevier.com/books/random-functions-and-turbulence/panchev/978-0-08-015826-6. 
  3. Anderson, D. J. (26 April 2006). "Dynamic Meteorology. By S. PANCHEV. Kluwer, 1985. 360 pp. Dfl200 or US $74.". Journal of Fluid Mechanics 229: 691. doi:10.1017/S0022112091233236. ISSN 1469-7645.