| Stefan Tsakovski Email: stsakovski@chem.uni-sofia.bg Phone: + 359 2 8161426 Fax: + 359 2 9625 438 University of Sofia „St. Kliment Ohridski” Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy 1164 Sofia, 1 James Bourchier Blivd. |
Education
- M. Sc. – Chemistry – Inorganic and analytical chemistry, Sofia University „St. Kliment Ohridski”, 1992
- Ph.D – Analytical chemistry, Sofia University „St. Kliment Ohridski”, 1999
Professional Experience
- Assistant Professor, Sofia University „St. Kliment Ohridski”, 1997 – 1999
- Head Assistant Professor, Sofia University „St. Kliment Ohridski”, 1999 – 2004
- Associate Professor, Sofia University „St. Kliment Ohridski”, 2004 – 2012
- Full Professor, Analytical chemistry, Sofia University „St. Kliment Ohridski”, 2012 –
Specializations and Visiting Professor at:
- University of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany
- Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
- Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
- Technical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
- University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
- Friedrich-Schiller University of Jena, Jena, Germany
- Gdansk University of Technology, Gdansk, Poland
Research Interests
- Environmental analytical chemistry
- Chemometrics and Environmetrics
- Chemical Education
Selected Publications (max 5)
- A. Astel, S. Tsakovski, P. Barbieri and V. Simeonov. Comparison of Self-Organizing Maps Classification Approach with Cluster and Principal Components Analysis for Large Environmental Data Sets. Water Res., 41 (19), 2007, 4566-4578
- S. Tsakovski, M. Tobiszewski, V. Simeonov, Z. Polkowska and J. Namiesnik. Chemical Composition of Water from the Roofs in Gdansk, Poland. Envir. Pollut., 158, 2010, 84-91
- B. Campos, N. Garcia-Reyero, C. Rivetti, L. Escalon, T. Habib, R. Tauler, S. Tsakovski, B. Pina and C. Barata. Identification of metabolic pathways in daphnia magna explaining hermetic effects of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and 4-nonyphenol using transcriptomic and phenotypic responses. ES&T, 47 (16), 2013, 9434-3443
- M. Farrés, S. Platikanov, S. Tsakovski and R. Tauler. Comparison of the variable importance in projection (VIP) and of the selectivity ratio (SR) methods for variable selection and interpretation. J. Chemomet., 29 (10), 2015, 528-536
- G. Yotova, M. Padareva, M. Hristova, A. Astel, M. Georgieva, N. Dinev, S. Tsakovski. Establishment of Geochemical Background and Threshold Values for 8 Potential Toxic Elements in the Bulgarian Soil Quality Monitoring Network. Sci. Total Environ., 643, 2018, 1297-1303.
Project Activity – (Research Projects in the last 5 years)
- Development of integrated methodology for dams’ chemical impact assessment on adjacent surface water bodies (DIMDAMS), project leader, National Science Fund of Bulgaria, 2023 –
- National Science Program "Environmental Protection and Reduction of Risks of Adverse Events and Natural Disasters", team member, Ministry of Education and Science of Bulgaria, 2018 –
- Environmental impact assessment of waste water treatment plants on receiving water bodies, project leader, National Science Fund of Bulgaria, 2017 – 2021
Teaching Activity
Period from - to | Discipline | Specialty |
2008 - | Statistical data treatment | BSc Chemistry and Informatics BSc Computer Chemistry |
2008 - | Applied statistics | BSc Environmental chemistry |
2012 - | Environmetrics | BSc Environmental chemistry |
2012 - | Chemometrics | BSc Chemistry BSc Computer Chemistry |
2013 - | Information technology and statistics | MSc Pharmacy |
External Scientific Service Activities
Member of Editorial Board of:
- Molecules
Reviewer of Manuscripts for:
- TrAC, Journal of Environmental Science & Health, Journal of Hazardous Materials, Water, Air, and Soil Pollution, Environmental Modelling&Software, Central European J Chemistry, Analytica Chimica Acta, Analytical Letters, Analytical & Bioanalytical Chemistry, Chemometrics & Intelligent Laboratory Systems, Talanta, Chemosphere.
Authored Books and Books Chapters
- S. Tsakovski, V. Simeonov. Hasse Diagrams as Exploratory Tool in Environmental Data Mining: A Case Study. In: Multicriteria ordering and ranking: Partial orders, ambiquities and applied issues. (Editors: J. Owsinski and R. Bruggemann), Systems Research Institute, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw 2008, 49-65pp.
- S. Tsakovski, V. Simeonov. Chemometrics as a Tool for Treatment Processing of Multiparametric Analytical Data Sets. In: Analytical Measurements in Aquatic Environments (Analytical Chemistry) (J. Namiesnik and P. Szefer Eds.), Chapter 15, CRC Press and IWA Publishing, 2009, pp. 369-387. ISBN 478-3-4200-8268-5.
- Stefan Tsakovski and Vasil Simeonov. "Hasse Diagram Technique Contributions to Environmental Risk Assessment." Multi-indicator Systems and Modelling in Partial Order. Springer New York, 2014, pp. 293-313