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Iva Belovezhdova Email: ahib@chem.uni-sofia.bg Phone: + 359 2 8161388 Fax: + 359 2 9625438 Sofia University „St. Kliment Ohridski” Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy 1164 Sofia, 1 James Bourchier Blivd.

Education

• B. Sc - Nuclear chemistry, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, 2017
• M. Sc. - Nuclear chmistry, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, 2018
• Ph.D from 01.02.2019 – Analytical chemistry, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”

Professional Experience

• Assistant, Analytical chemistry, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, 2019

Specializations and Visiting Researcher at:

• Regional training course on advances of neutron activation analysis in environmental applications, 4-8.11.2019, Zagreb, Croatia
• The MEET-CINCH Spring School 2020 Radiochemistry for Society: High School meets University, 2-6.03.2020, Larnaca, Cyprus

Research Interests

• Radioecology; determination of radionuclides and heavy metals in environmental samples; elemental analysis of environmental samples and waste materials; ICP-MS; gamma spectrometry

Selected Publications (max 5)

1. Recycling of ¹⁸O enriched water used in ¹⁸F cyclotron production, Boyan Todorov, Iva Belovezhdova, Osku Alanen, Anu J. Airaksinen, Rumyana Djingova, Applied Radiation and Isotopes vol. 145, 109-115, 2019
2. Recovery of Radionuclides with Ionic Liquids. I. Selective Extraction of ²⁴¹Am, Iva Belovezhdova, Boyan Todorov, Milen G. Bogdanov, Separation and Purification Technology vol. 262, 2021

Project Activity – (Research Projects in the last 5 years)

• Investigation on the possibilities of [4+2] cycloaddition for radiolabeling of bioactive molecules with 18F-FDG by new bifunctional compounds, The Bulgarian National Science Fund, 2018-2021, Head Assist. Prof. Boyan Todorov, Ph.D
• Center of competence “Clean technologies for sustainable environment - water, waste, energy for circular economy” (Clean&Circle), Operational programme “Science and Education for Smart Growth”, 2018 – 2023
• National Scientific Infrastructure, Distributed infrastructure of centers for synthesis and characterization of new materials and conservation of archeological and ethnographic artefacts, Inframat I., The Bulgarian Ministry of Education and Science, 2017-2023

Conferences

1. Iva Belovezhdova, Boyan Todorov, Outi Keinänen, Anu J. Airaksinen, Modification of [¹⁸F] FDG for use as a universal radiolabeling agent for bioactive molecules, VIII National Conference in Chemistry for students and doctoral students, 15-17.05.2019, Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, Sofia, Bulgaria
2. Iva Belovezhdova, Boyan Todorov, Outi Keinänen, Anu J. Airaksinen, [¹⁸F]FDG as prosthetic group and fluorination agent – produced by automated system, International School of Nuclear Physics “JINR Days in Bulgaria”, 14-16.05.2019, Borovetz, Bulgaria
3. Iva Belovezhdova, Milen Bogdanov, Ivan Svinyarov, Boyan Todorov, Preconcentration of uranium in drinking water by using ionic liquid – 1-methyl-3-octylimidazolium saccharinate, Tenth Jubilee National Conference on Chemistry, 26-28.09.2019, House of Science and Technology, Sofia, Bulgaria
4. Iva Belovezhdova, Boyan Todorov, Valentina Lyubomirova, Milen Bogdanov, Speciation of U and Th in natural waters after specific extraction with ionic liquid and ICP MS/Gamma spectrometry measurement, Scientific Conference Kliment’s Days, 05.11.2020, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, Sofia, Bulgaria
5. Iva Belovezhdova, Valentina Lyubomirova, Investigation of the possibilities of a semi-quantitative ICP-MS method for characterization of liquid and solid waste, XIX National Conference in Chemistry for students and doctoral students, 02-04.06.2021, Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, Sofia, Bulgaria