Matey Mateev


Matey Dragomirov Mateev was a Bulgarian professor in theoretical physics. He was a fellow of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences.

Early life

Mateev was born in Sofia, Bulgaria. He studied nuclear physics at Sofia University where he became a research associate in the theoretical department.

Career

He worked at Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Trieste. He joined the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research in Dubna where he received a Doctor of Philosophy in physics .
In 1981 he became an associate professor and later a professor in the 80th and 81st cabinets. In 2003 he was selected as an academician in physics from the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences.
Academician Mateev was editor-in-chief of the Bulgarian Journal of Physics' and a member of the editorial board of Balkan Physics Letters''.