in the small town of Shipka in Central Bulgaria. He graduated from the Higher Institute of Chemical Technology in Sofia with a degree in electrochemistry. On the proposal of Professor St.G. Christov, a prominent Bulgarian scientist, Dr Pavlov joined the staff of the Institute as an assistant in physical chemistry; a position that he subsequently held for 8 years. When the famous Bulgarian scientist in the field of crystal growth, Professor R. Kaishev, founded the Institute of Physical Chemistry at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, he invited Dr Pavlov to serve as a research scientist in the Department of Electrochemistry. At this time, Dr Pavlov started investigations on the anodic processes that take place on lead electrodes immersed in H2504 solution. In 1967, together with Professor E. Budevski, Dr Pavlov established the Central Laboratory of Electrochemical Power Sources. Since the inception of this organization, he has been the founder and head of the Department of Lead/Acid Batteries. The latter has developed gradually into a team of talented scientists. In 1970, Dr Pavlov was promoted to senior research scientist and, in 1984, he obtained a D.Sc. degree. Elsevier Science S.A.