Department staff:

 

Assoc. Prof. PhD eng. Ivania Markova-Deneva

Assoc. Prof. PhD eng. Ivan Gruev

Assoc. Prof. PhD eng. Vladislava Stefanova

Assoc. Prof. DSc eng. Venceslav Vassilev

Assoc. Prof. PhD eng. Pencho Lessidrenski

Assoc. Prof. PhD eng. Todora Racheva-Stambolieva

Senior Assistant PhD eng. Lilia Aljihmani

Assistant eng. Jordan Trifonov

eng. Temenuga Hristova-Vasileva

eng. Katerina Tomova

eng. Cvetanka Kotzeva

ecologist Mira Radonova

eng. Alexander Badev

eng. Diana Badeva

eng. Ivan Denev

eng. Dimitrina Atanasova

eng. Ina Karadashka

 

 

                                                                                                 

Name: Ivania Nikolova Markova-Deneva

Degree (rank): PhD, associate professor, engineer

Year and place of birth: 1948, Teteven

Education: higher, engineer-metalurgist, UCTM-Sofia (1971), PhD, UCTM-Sofia (1976)

Position: head of the department “MNFMST”, UCTM-Sofia, associate professor on materials science

Career:    Scientific collaborator SRC, UCTM-Sofia (1976-1989),

Partnership in over 30 scientific contracts,

4  introduced technologies and 3 Author certificates;

Lecturer in UCTM-Sofia (since 1989); Tutor of over 40 graduated students, 5 post-graduated students and 3 PhD-students;

Author of over 95 scientific publications,

Published manual “Materials for electronics and microelectronics”, publishedGuide for freshmen in UCTM;

Tutor of project financed by the National science fund “Nanotechnologies and new materials” – MES;

Scientific interests in the field of synthesis and IR spectroscopic investigations of metal nanomaterials (nanoparticles and nanowires) obtained by the bohrhidride chemical reduction.

Membership: Member of the Union of the scientists in Bulgaria

                         Member of the Faculty counsel of the Faculty of metallurgy and materials science

         Member of the Scientific counsel the Department “MNFMST”

Recent publications:

1. I. Markova-Deneva, K. Alexandrova, I. Dragieva, “IR spectroscopy study of copper nanoparticles produced by borohydride reduction", Meeting in Physics at University of Sofia, Heron Press, Sofia, vol. 3 (2002) 55-58.

2. I. Markova-Deneva, K. Alexandrova, I. Dragieva, “IR spectroscopy study of copper nanoparticles”, Nanoscience and nanotechnology, Heron Press, Sofia (2002) 79-82.

3. K. Alexandrova, L. Slavov, I. Markova-Deneva, M. Stoycheva, I. Dragieva, “Electron microscopic investigations of gold and aluminum nanowires”, Nanoscience and nanotechnology, Heron Press, Sofia (2002) 83-85.

4. Ch. D. Deleva, M. A. Mladenov, I. N. Markova-Deneva, I. Dragieva, "Nanoscaled Hydrogen containers - theoretical approach, investigations and applications for electrode materials", Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Heron Press, Sofia (2002) 125-128.

5. Iovka Dragieva, Christina Deleva, Mladen Mladenov and Ivania Markova-Deneva, “Self-Organization of Magneric Nanoparticles and Inclusion of Hydrogen by Borohydride Reduction”, Monatshefte für Chemie (Chemical Monthly) 133 (2002) 807-814.

6. M. Mitiv, S. Bliznakov, A. Popov, I. Dragieva and I. Markova, “Electrochemical Properties of Nanoparticles Produced by Borogydride Reduction”, C. Julien et al. (eds.), New Trends in Intercalation Compounds for Energy Storage, NATO Science series, Kluver Academic Publishers.Printed in the Ntherlands, v. 61 (2002) 623-628.

7. I. Markova-Deneva, K. Alexandrova, G. Ivanova, I. Dragieva, “IR Spectroscopy Investigation of Metal Amorphous Nanoparticles”, Journal of the University of Chemical Technology and Metallurgy, XXXVII, 4 (2002) 19-26.

8. K. Alexandrova, I. N. Markova-Deneva, S. Vassilev, I. Dragieva, “Synthesis and investigations of NixByHz nanoparticles obtained from sulfate and chloride solutions”, Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Heron Press, Sofia (2003) 67-69.

9. M. Mladenov, K. Alexandrova, P. Zlatilova, I. N. Markova-Deneva, I. Dragieva, "Nanoscaled Hydrogen containers in Li-ion battery”, Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Heron Press, Sofia (2003) 223- 226.

10. K. Alexandrova, I. Markova-Deneva, M. Popova, M. Stoycheva, A. Gigiva, I. Dragieva, “Nucleation and Characterizarion of NiB/SiO2 Nanaoparticles and Nanowires”, Journal of the University of Chemical Technology and Metallurgy, XXXVIII, 4 (2003) 130-138.

11. K. Alexandrova, I. Markova-Deneva, A. Gigova, I. Dragieva, “Morphology of NiB nanoparticles produced by borohydride reduction”, Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Heron Press, Sofia (2004) 52-5.         

12.                 K. Alexandrova, I. Markova-Deneva, M. Popova, V. Mavrodinova, M. Stoycheva, A. Gigiva, I. Dragieva, “Mechanism of nucleation and Characterization of NiB/SiO2 nanoparticles and nanowires”, Journal of the University of Chemical Technology and Metallurgy”, Sofia, XXXVIII, 4 (2004) 1031-1038.

13. Ê.Alexandrova, I. Markova-Deneva, I. Dragieva, M. Stoycheva, S. Vassilew, A. Gogowa, Tz. Iliev, “Specifics of nanowires formation from aqua solutions”, DP-08, Nanoscience & Nanotechnology, Sofia, Heron Press, Sofia, 2005 ã.

                                14. I. Markova-Deneva, Oral presentation Infrared spectroscopy investigations of nanoscale materials”, Summer school “Adanced nanotechnologies, testing, production and application of nanoscale materials”, NENAMAT, 1-7 June 2005, Primorsko, Buldaria.

                15. Ê.Alexandrova, I. Markova-Deneva, I. Dragieva, M. Stoycheva, S. Vassilev, A. Gogowa, Tz. Iliev, “Specifics of nanowires formation from aqua solutions”, 7th Workshop of Nanoscience & Nanotechnology, 24-26 November 2005, C/P-17, p. 50, Sofia, Bulgaria

                                16. Ê. Alexandrova, I. Markova-Deneva, I. Dragieva - “Metallic nanoparticles and nanowires from various aqua solutions”, NANOVED 2006-NENAMAT International Conference, May 14-17, 2006, Stara Lesna, Slovakia, Oral presentation  (in Programme p.2), Book of Abstracts,16.

17. Ê. Alexandrova, I. Markova-Deneva, I. Dragieva – “Nanoparticles and nanowires ”, Joint International Seminar, Unique Chemical Properties of Nanomaterials: Environmental and Energy Applications, 6-9 June 2006, Sofia, Bulgaria, in Programme of NSF Supported Intarnational Joint Seminar.

18. K. Alexandrova, I. Markova-Deneva I. Dragieva – “Metallic nanoparticles and nanowires from various aqua solutions”, Powder Metallurgy Progress, Slovak Academy of Science, Institute of Materials Research, No2, v. 6 (2006) 57-61.

19. Markova-Deneva, IR spectroscopy as a method for study of the nanostructures surface state- Oral presentation, 8th national Workshop on Nanoscience and nanotechnology, November 20-22, 2006, Sofia.

20. Markova-Deneva, I. Dragieva, “IR spectroscopy study of nanoparticles and nanowires”, Poster Sessions (topic F), 8th national Workshop on Nanoscience and nanotechnology, November 20-22, 2006, Sofia.

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Name: Ivan Naidenov Gruev

Degree (rank): PhD, associate professor, engineer

Year and place of birth: 1945, Sofia

Education: higher, engineer-metalurgist, PhD, UCTM-Sofia (1987)

Position: Dean of FMMS, UCTM-Sofia, Associate professor on metallurgy

Career:    Lecturer in UCTM-Sofia (since 1987); Tutor of over 20 graduated students and 2 PhD-students;

Author of over 20 scientific publications; 3 patents;

Awarded with Golden medalAsen Zlatarovfrom the NSTF in Bulgaria;

Tutor of many scientific research projects;

Scientific interests in the field of the heavy non-iron metals metallurgy and the ecological problems due to this activity;

Licensed expert in the Ministry of environment.

Membership: Member of the Mining, geology and metallurgy scientific and technical union,

         Member of the Balkan Metallurgists Union,

         Member of the International Academy of Mineral Resources of Russia,

         Member of the Academic counsel of UCTM-Sofia,

                        Member of the Faculty counsel of Faculty of Metallurgy and Materials Science.

Recent publications:

1.        Gruev I., P. Lessidrenski, Problems and perspectives of zinc extractive metallurgy, Proc. of The 4th International Conference Zinc 2006, 11-12 September, Plovdiv, Bulgaria, 149

2.        Lessidrenski P., I. Gruev, A. Apostolov, S. Stoyanova, E. Bekrieva, Jarosite technology of zinc production at the lead and zinc complex and optimization of the reagent mode, Proc. of The 4th International Conference Zinc 2006, 11-12 September, Plovdiv, Bulgaria, 213.

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Name: Vladislava Pshebinda Stefanova

Degree (rank): PhD, associate professor, engineer

Year and place of birth: 1949, Krakov, Poland

Education: higher, engineer-metalurgist, UCTM-Sofia (1974), PhD UCTM-Sofia (1990)

Position: Associate professor on metallurgy

Career: Lecturer in UCTM-Sofia (since 1989); Tutor of over 16 graduated students and 3 PhD-students.

Pertnership in over 25 scientific projects financed by metallurgical companies, in 9 scientific projects of National fund “Scientific Research” and in ai international project financed by the consortiumCO Interoceanmetal”;

Author of over 80 scientific publications,

Scientific interests in the field of determination of the physico-chemical and thermo-physical characteristics of high-temperature sulphide-oxide dispersion systems characteristic for the torch processes in non-ferrous metallurgy; mathematical and physical modeling of torch processes, ecological and power optimization of torch processes, complex processing of polymetal concretes on the bottom of the Pacific ocean

Membership: Member of the Scientific and Technical Union;

                         Member of the Faculty counsel of Faculty of Metallurgy and Materials Science

                         Member of the Editorial board of the “Journal of University of Chemical Technology and Metallurgy

Recent publications:

1. Stefanova V., Trifonov Y., Stefanov B., ”Modeling Investigation on the Equilibrium Composition of Copper Sulfide Concentrates under Flash Smelting Conditions”, Journal of the UCTM, XXXVIII, 4 (2003), 1155-1162

2. Partenov D., Stefanova V., Trifonov Y., Avramov A., “Research of Drying Conditions and Reduction for the Pacific Ocean Polymetallic Nodules”, Journal of the UCTM, XXXVIII, 4 (2003), 1105-1110

3. Karoleva V., V. Stefanova, V. Konareva, Copper-tin activating additive for cementation of cobalt and nickel from zinc sulphate solution, Proc. Of The 4th International Conference Zinc 2006, 11-12 September, Plovdiv, Bulgaria, 289

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Name: Venceslav Stefanov Vassilev

Degree (rank): DSc, associate professor, engineer

Year and place of birth: 1949, Pavlikeni

Education: higher, engineer-metallurgist, DSc, UCTM-Sofia (2006)

Position: associate professor on materials science

Career:     scientific researcher and lecturer in Scientific Research Sector and in UCTM-Sofia for the past 33 years,

Tutor of over 180 graduated students and over 10 PhD-students,

Author of over 200 scientific publications, 1 manual on Semiconductor chemistry and physico-chemistry, 2 handbooks on: Semiconductor chemistry and physico-chemistry and Designing of power semiconductor devices,

Tutor of an international scientific research project with the Faculty of chemistry and metallurgy of the University of Skopie (Macedonia), as well as of many national scientific projects.

Scientific interests in the field of materials science, semiconductors science, solid state chemistry, semiconductors chemistry and physyco-chemistry, electro-materials, electro-vacuum materials, general and inorganic chemistry, semiconductor technologies, semiconductor sensors.

Membership: Member of the Scientific Researchers Union

                     Member of the Union of the chemists in Bulgaria

                         Member of the Specialized S