Prof. DSc Hassan Chamati
Prof. DSc Hassan Chamati graduated from Ibn Tofail University in Kenitra, Morocco, in 1989. From 1990 to 1994 he was a doctoral student at the Institute of Solid State Physics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS). In 1995 he defended a dissertation for the scientific degree of “Candidate of Physical Sciences”. In 2010 the Higher Attestation Commission awarded him the scientific degree of “Doctor of Physical Sciences” on the basis of a defended dissertation. Prof. Chamati was appointed as a physicist at the Institute of Solid State Physics in 1995 and progressed there to the rank of professor, to which he was elected in 2011. Since 2011 he has been Head of the “Theory” division at the institute. From 2015 to 2023 he was Director of the Institute of Solid State Physics of BAS.
Experience
Over the years he has worked at the universities of Würzburg, Aachen and Duisburg–Essen in Germany, Pavia in Italy and Ioannina in Greece, and at the International Centre for Theoretical Physics in Trieste, Italy. He has led and participated in research projects funded by national and international organisations.
Achievements
The theoretical research of Prof. DSc Chamati concerns the properties of various many-body systems, the modelling of interactions between the elements of these systems, the influence of external factors on the properties of materials, etc. He has well-established international collaborations. He is a co-author of more than 100 scientific papers in specialised journals, which have been cited more than 900 times, with a citation index of 15.
Hassan Chamati at the National Centre of Excellence
Hassan Chamati is part of the team of the National Centre of Excellence “Mechatronics and Clean Technologies”. The full membership is presented on the Professional Team and Management Board pages. Enquiries to individual team members are therefore directed via Contact.
The Centre brings together 18 organisations — institutes of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences and five universities — and operates on three campuses in Sofia. In addition, its activities are funded by the Programme “Research, Innovation and Digitalisation for Smart Transformation” 2021–2027.