Ocean Technologies Department
Scientific and applied research in the field of marine technologies and operational oceanography is conducted. The main activities focus on: oceanographic instruments and systems, in situ and remote methods for monitoring the marine environment, assessment of the climate of the main hydrological parameters, study of the impact of climate change and anthropogenic load on the marine environment.
The Oceanographic Data Center of the department provides access to marine data and information, maintains databases and creates information products and services in support of the national and European research space and business. It has the status of a National Oceanographic Data Center and is included in the IOC-IODE network.

Head of the Department
Assoc. Prof. Veselka Marinova-Stoyanova



Chief Asst. Nadezhda Nikolaeva Valcheva, PhD

Assoc. Prof. Asen Yakimov Stefanov

Violeta Hristova Slabakova, engineer

Yordan Petkov Danevski, engineer

Anatoli Yankov Apostolov, engineer

Asen Naumov Krastev, engineer

Valentin Todorov Panayitov, engineer

Atanas Atanasov, engineer

Georgi Milkov Milkov, engineer

Konstantin Petkov Daskalov, engineer

Elena Petrova Zhekova, administrative secretary

Yavor Petkov Vekov, technician, computer systems

Iliyan Bozhidarov Kityakov, technician, computer systems

Plamen Hristov Georgiev, technician, computer systems

Dobroslav Ivanov Dechev, technician

Zhechko Dimitrov Filev, worker, scientific equipment

Ognyan Teoharov Yanev, worker, scientific equipment