CURRICULUM VITAE:

Place of birth: Shumen

Date of birth: 1990

Nationality: bulgarian

EDUCATION AND ACADEMIC DEGREES OBTAINED:

2016-2020 Higher education, University of Chemical Technology and Metallurgy, Sofia. Bachelor of Material science and engineering, engineer.

2020-2021 Higher education, University of Chemical Technology and Metallurgy, Sofia. Master of Nanotechnology and nanomaterials, engineer.

ACADEMIC POSITIONS IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS

2018 - currently, chemist, Institute of Mineralogy and Crystallography, “Acad. Ivan Kostov”, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (IMC-BAS)

FIELD OF INTEREST:

-crystal growth;

-synthesis of new materials;

-powder X-ray diffraction analysis;

LIST OF SELECTED PUBLICATIONS AND PATENTS:

1. Kuvandjiev, N., Dimitrov, Ts., Titorenkova, R.. Synthesis and characterization of V - doped diopside ceramic pigments. Reports Awarded with "Best Paper" Crystal Prize - 60th annual scientific conference of University of Ruse and Union of Scientists „New industries, digital economy, society - projections of the future – II”, University of Ruse, 2021, ISBN:978-954-712-864-4, 256-260

2. V. Nikolov, I. Koseva, N. Kuvandjiev. BaB2O4-NaBO2-NaF-NaCl system for beta BBO single crystal growth, Journal of Crystal Growth, Volume 580, 2022, 126474, ISSN 0022-0248