Projects funded by the Ministry of Education and Science:

• Д01-185/01.08.2022
  "National Research Infrastructure for Observing Atmospheric Aerosols, Clouds and Gas Pollutants Integrated within the Pan-European Infrastructure ACTRIS",
  included in the Bulgarian Roadmap for research infrastructure and supported by the Ministry of Education and Science of Bulgaria
  Coordinator for IE-BAS - assoc.prof. Tanja Dreischuh, PhD
• Д01-271/09.12.2022
  National Science Program "Environmental Protection and Reduction of Risks of Adverse Events and Natural Disasters",
  approved by a Resolution of the Council of Ministers and supported by the Ministry of Education and Science of Bulgaria (Agreement РП I.5.7).
  Coordinator for IE-BAS - assoc.prof. Tanja Dreischuh, PhD
• D01-299/17.12.2021
  "National Research Infrastructure for Observing Atmospheric Aerosols, Clouds and Gas Pollutants Integrated within the Pan-European Infrastructure ACTRIS",
  included in the Bulgarian Roadmap for research infrastructure and supported by the Ministry of Education and Science of Bulgaria
  Coordinator for IE-BAS - assoc.prof. Tanja Dreischuh, PhD
• ДО1-279/03.12.2021г
  National Science Program "Environmental Protection and Reduction of Risks of Adverse Events and Natural Disasters",
  approved by a Resolution of the Council of Ministers and supported by the Ministry of Education and Science of Bulgaria (Agreement РП I.5.7).
  Coordinator for IE-BAS - assoc.prof. Tanja Dreischuh, PhD
• D01-407/18.12.2020
  "National Research Infrastructure for Observing Atmospheric Aerosols, Clouds and Gas Pollutants Integrated within the Pan-European Infrastructure ACTRIS",
  included in the Bulgarian Roadmap for research infrastructure and supported by the Ministry of Education and Science of Bulgaria
  Coordinator for IE-BAS - assoc.prof. Tanja Dreischuh, PhD
• ДО1-363/17.12.2020г.
  National Science Program "Environmental Protection and Reduction of Risks of Adverse Events and Natural Disasters",
  approved by a Resolution of the Council of Ministers and supported by the Ministry of Education and Science of Bulgaria (Agreement РП I.5.7).
  Coordinator for IE-BAS - assoc.prof. Tanja Dreischuh, PhD
• Д01-269/16.12.2019
  "National Research Infrastructure for Observing Atmospheric Aerosols, Clouds and Gas Pollutants Integrated within the Pan-European Infrastructure ACTRIS",
  included in the Bulgarian Roadmap for research infrastructure 2017-2023 and supported by the Ministry of Education and Science of Bulgaria
  Coordinator for IE-BAS - assoc.prof. Tanja Dreischuh, PhD
• Д01-322/18.12.2019
  National Science Program "Environmental Protection and Reduction of Risks of Adverse Events and Natural Disasters",
  approved by the Resolution of the Council of Ministers № 577/ 17.08.2018 and supported by the Ministry of Education and Science of Bulgaria (Agreement № ДО-230/ 06-12-2018).
  Coordinator for IE-BAS - assoc.prof. Tanja Dreischuh, PhD
• Д01-151/28.08.2018 г.
  "National Research Infrastructure for Observing Atmospheric Aerosols, Clouds and Gas Pollutants Integrated within the Pan-European Infrastructure ACTRIS",
  included in the Bulgarian Roadmap for research infrastructure 2017-2023 and supported by the Ministry of Education and Science of Bulgaria (Agreement № Д01-151/28.08.2018)
  Coordinator for IE-BAS - assoc.prof. Tanja Dreischuh, PhD
• Д01-230/6.12.2018 г.
  National Science Program "Environmental Protection and Reduction of Risks of Adverse Events and Natural Disasters",
  approved by the Resolution of the Council of Ministers № 577/ 17.08.2018 and supported by the Ministry of Education and Science of Bulgaria (Agreement № ДО-230/ 06-12-2018).
  Coordinator for IE-BAS - assoc.prof. Tanja Dreischuh, PhD

Projects funded by the Science Fund of the Ministry of Education and Science:

• Project No КP-06-N28/10/11.12.2018,
  "Investigation and characterization of atmospheric aerosols for air quality assessments by using two-wavelength lidar approach" (2018-2021)
  Coordinator - assoc.prof. Zahary Peshev, PhD
• Project Ф-1511/2005
  "Lidar methods for high resolution probing of inhomogeneities objects by optical and gamma radiation", 2005-2009
  Coordinator - assoc.prof. Tanja Dreischuh, PhD
• Project Ф-1408/2004
  "Development of powerful raman lidar for determination of molecular components of the low and middle troposphere" (2004-2008)
  Coordinator - assoc.prof. Atanaska Deleva, PhD
• Project Ф-907/1999
  "Development of tomographic method based on lidar principle", 1999 - 2004
  Coordinator - assoc.prof. Ljuan Gurdev, PhD
• Project Ф-811/1998 г.
  "Methods for determination of photon arrival times by inverse problems. Development of High Resolution Lidars System (1-5ns)", 1998-2003
  Coordinator - prof. Dimitar Stoyanov, DSc
• Project Ф-554/1995г.
  "Optical methods for investigation, control and application of tunable lasers and crystals for producing and modulation of laser radiation" (1995-1998)
  Coordinator - assoc.prof. Atanaska Deleva, PhD
• Project Ф-447 с НФНИ,
  "Inverse problems in the laser sensing of the physical characteristics of the scattering media (theoretical and experimental investigations)", 1994-1997
  Coordinator - prof. Dimitar Stoyanov, DSc
• Project МУ-5-ОПС/1993
  "Receiving system with a nanosecond resolution for laser remote sensing of the atmosphere and water reservoirs", 1993-1995
  Coordinator - assoc.prof. Tanja Dreischuh, PhD
• Project Ф-63/1992 г.
  "Investigations of the Doppler and Raman Lidars for creating a laser remote system for determining the meteorological parameters of the atmosphere. Lidar ecological monitoring of the atmosphere", 1992-1995
  Coordinator - prof. Dimitar Stoyanov, DSc

Projects funded by EU FP programs:

• Grant agreement n. 739530, 1.01.2017 - 31.12.2019
  ACTRIS-PPP (ACTRIS Preparatory Phase Project)
  supported by the European Commission Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Framework Programme (H2020-EU.1.4.1.2. - "Integrating and opening existing national and regional research infrastructures of European interest")
  Coordinator for the part of IE-BAS - assoc.prof. Tanja Dreischuh, PhD
• Grant agreement n. 654169, 1.05.2015 - 30.04.2019
  ACTRIS-2"Aerosols, Clouds, and Trace gases Research InfraStructure"
  supported by the European Commission Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Framework Programme (H2020-EU.1.4.1.1. -"Developing new world-class research infrastructures")
  Coordinator for the part of IE-BAS - prof. D.Stoyanov, DSc
• Grant agreement n.262254, 1 April 2011 - 31 March 2015
  ACTRIS (Aerosol, Clouds, and Trace gases Research InfraStructure)
  funded within the EC 7^th Framework Programme under "Research Infrastructures for Atmospheric Research"
  Coordinator for the part of IE-BAS - prof. D.Stoyanov, DSc
• Grant agreement n. FU07-CT-2007-00059 (2007-2014)
  EU FP7 project "Contract of Association between the European Atomic Energy Community (EURATOM) and INRNE";
  Task "Improving the resolution of Thomson scattering LIDARs by application of novel deconvolution - based algorithms",
  Coordinator for the part of IE-BAS - prof. D.Stoyanov, DSc
• ACCENT - Atmospheric Composition Change the European Network of Excellence, Subproject WP12 (Aerosols), 2006
  "Climatological Aspects of the Aerosol Optical Properties in the Planetary Boundary Layer over Urban Area"
  Coordinator for the part of IE-BAS - assoc.prof. Ivan Kolev, PhD

Projects funded by foreign sources

• "Cooperation in the field of optical tomography", 2006-2007, funded by SIEMENS Medical Solutions - Germany
  Coordinator - prof. D.Stoyanov, DSc

Projects funded by national sources:

• Project СО 15-РД-55-239/2015 with the Sofia Municipality
  "Experimental application of lidar method for ecological monitoring using lidar mapping and analysis of the aerosol distribution over Sofia", 2015
  Coordinator - prof. Dimitar Stoyanov, DSc
• Project NIF-IF-00-121/06 (Financed by the National Innovation Fund - Bulgaria)
  "Laser optoelectronic system for optical tomography", 2006-2007
  Coordinator - prof. Dimitar Stoyanov, DSc

Projects, funded by the National Science Fund - bilateral research programmes:

• Grant INT/BULGARIA/B58/05, 17.07.2007
  "Laser Radar Characterization of Atmospheric Aerosols and Clouds in the Boundary Layer and Free Troposphere"
  Indo-Bulgarian Cooperative Research Programme, Project between the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology and the Institute of Electronics - BAS
  Coordinators - P.C.S. Devara, PhD, and assoc.prof. I.Kolev, PhD

Academic exchange programmes, funded by Bulgarian Academy of Sciences:

• "Lidar remote sensing of natural and anthropogenic atmospheric aerosols"
  Inter-Academic Cooperation Project with the Academy of Sciences of Belarus
  Coordinator - assoc.prof. Tanja Dreischuh, PhD
• "Advanced lidar technologies for tropospheric & stratospheric aerosol studies" (2007-2010)
  Inter-Academic Cooperation Project with the Institute of Methodologies for Environmental Analysis of the National Research Council of Italy
  Coordinator - prof. Dimitar Stoyanov, DSc
• "Application of lidar methods for investigation of aerosol fields transformations over industrial zones", (2007-2009)
  Inter-Academic Cooperation Project with the Academy of Sciences of Belarus
  Coordinator - prof. Dimitar Stoyanov, DSc
• "Application of lidar methods for investigation of aerosol fields transformations over industrial zones", (2004-2006)
  Inter-Academic Cooperation Project with the Academy of Sciences of Belarus
  Coordinator - prof. Dimitar Stoyanov, DSc

Projects for support of young scientists, funding by Bulgarian Academy of Sciences:

• Contract No DFNP-17-4/24.07.2017
  "Optimal effective elastic lidar sensing of aerosol atmosphere containing strongly scattering compact objects"
  funded by the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS) Program for Supporting Young Scientists and PhD students in BAS - 2017
  Coordinator - chief assist. Tsvetina Evgenieva, PhD
  Sci.consult. - assoc.prof. Ljuan Gurdev, PhD