Софийски университет "Св. Климент Охридски"

Education

2020 – Ph.D. in Chemical science 4.2. Chemical science (Inorganic Chemistry)

2010 – Master in Modern Spectral and Chromatographic Analytical Methods, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski, Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy

2007 – Bachelor in Chemistry and Informatics, , Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski, Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy

Professional Development

2022 – Assistant Professor, Department Inorganic Chemistry, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski, Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy

2020-2022 – Chief specialist, Department Inorganic Chemistry, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski, Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy

2015-2020 - Chemist, Department Inorganic Chemistry, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski, Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy

Scientific interests

• Member of the Rare Earth Chemistry laboratory
• Synthesis and investigation of optical properties of coordination compounds with lanthanoid elements.

Selected publications

• V. I. Kircheva, J. Ts. Zaharieva, I. Manolov, M. M. Milanova. Synthesis and characterization of lanthanoid complexes with 3,3’-(4-bromophenylmethylene)bis-(4-hydroxy-2H-1-benzopyrane-2-one) Bulg. Chem. Comm. 49 Special Issue G,2017,160-165.

• V. Kircheva, J. Zaharieva, I. Manolov, M. Milanova, Spectral properties of Tb(III) and Nd(III) complexes with 3,3’-[(phenylmethylene)]bis(4-hydroxy-2H-1-benzopyran-2-one), Journal of optoelectonics and Advanced materials, 2021, Volume 23, No 9-10, September-October 2021, Pages 508-517

Project activity (research projects in the last 5 years)

• “High Selective Luminescent Sensors Based on Stable Lanthanide Metal-Organic Frameworks (Ln-MOFs) for Detection of Water Pollutants”, Project KP-06-N69/6, National Fund of Science, Coordinator of the research; team: 2022-2025
• “Clean technologies for a sustainable environment - water, waste, energy for a circular economy", Project: BG05M2OP001-1.002-0019, financed by the Operational Program "Science and Education for Smart Growth, Member of the research team; 2018-2023

Teaching activity

Practical classes:

• Seminars and exercises in "General and inorganic chemistry" and "Chemistry of elements" - specialties of Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Faculty of Biology

Full list of publications

• SCOPUS ID: 55391782700
• ORCID ID : https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3846-819X