Curriculum Vitae: Alexander Mishev Date, place of birth: 07.07.1971, Sofia, Bulgaria Citizenship Bulgarian Address: Space Climate Research Unit, University of Oulu, Finland e-mail: alexander.mishev@oulu.fi Education: 1998-2002 Ph. D. University of Franche Compte France - promotion 22 March 2002, (bursary of the French government in the frame of the agreement for scientific, technical and cultural partnership between Bulgaria and France) “Monte Carlo and experimental studies of Cherenkov effect in different media in wide energy range. Applications for cosmic ray detection” 1992-1997 M. Sc. Sofia University Physics Department specialization Physics of nuclei and elementary particles with additional specialization in astronomy 1991-1992 military service “Mathematical modeling of the response of Cherenkov gamma telescope CELESTE” 1985-1990 French language school “Alphonse de Lamartine” Sofia, Bulgaria, French and English languages Current position: Assoc. Professor in space physics, SGO University of Oulu, Finland