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Education
2003 – PhD in Chemical sciences (Analytical chemistry), Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski, Faculty of Chemistry
1997 – Master degree of “Chemistry”, specialization “Chemical ecology”, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski, Faculty of Chemistry
Professional Development
2001 – Teaching assistant of Radiochemistry, Department Inorganic Chemistry, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski, Faculty of Chemistry
2005 – Chief assistant professor of Radiochemistry, Department Inorganic Chemistry, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski, Faculty of Chemistry
2015 – Associate Professor of Radiochemistry, Department Inorganic Chemistry, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski, Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy
Head of the Laboratory of Radiochemistry at the Department of Inorganic Chemistry
- Program Director of the Master degree programs “Radiochemistry and radioecology” and “Nuclear Chemistry”
- Head of the Bachelor degree program “Nuclear Chemistry”
Scientific interests
- Radiochemistry, radioecology, radiation chemistry, mechanochemistry, radioisotope dating
Selected publications
- P. Kovacheva, G. Avdeev, D. Todorovsky. Mechanochemically induced synthesis of UO2+x and uranium-thorium mixed oxides from sol-gel produced precursors, Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, doi: 10.1007/s10967-010-0707-1 287 (2) (2011) 519-524.
- P. Kovacheva, G. Avdeev. Application of mechanochemical activation for synthesis of uranium-lanthanoid mixed oxides, Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, doi: 10.1007/s10967-010-0901-1, 288 (1) (2011) 221-227.
- P. Kovacheva, S. Mitsiev, R. Djingova. Physicochemical fractionation of Americium, Thorium and Uranium in Chernozem soil after sharp temperature change and soil drought, Chemical Papers, 68(3) (2014), 336-341.
- P. Kovacheva, R. Djingova. Influence of freezing on the physicochemical forms of natural and technogenic radionuclides in Chernozem soil, Chemical Papers, 68 (5) (2014) 714-718.
- P. Kovacheva, M. Slaveikova, B. Todorov, R. Djingova. Influence of temperature decrease and soil drought on the geochemical fractionation of 60Co and 137Cs in fluvisol and cambisol soils, Applied Geochemistry, 50 (2014) 74-81.
Project activity (research projects in the last 5 years)
- 2016 – 2020 – International Atomic Energy Agency, Implementing of Radiocarbon Method for Dating of Archaeological Finds , Project leader
- 2016 – 2020 - International Atomic Energy Agency, Studying Side-Effects of Gamma Irradiation Treatment for Disinfestation of Cultural Heritage Artefacts , Project leader
Internships and scientific visits
- Rudjer Bojkovich Institute, Zagreb, Croatia, topic: “Radiocarbon dating“, November – December 2016
- Center for Radiation Protection and Radioecology, Leibniz University, Hannover, Germany, topic: “Determination of Sr-90 in environmental samples and study of its transfer within the food chain”, October 2007 – April 2008.
- Summer Institute of the World Nuclear University, 09th July – 21st August 2005, Idaho Falls, USA.
- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Technical University, Athens, Greece, October – December 2000.
Teaching activity
Lectures and laboratory practice
Specialty “Nuclear chemistry”
- Bachelor degree program: „Nuclear chemistry and radiochemistry – parts I and II“, „Chemistry of the nuclear fuel cycle and nuclear reactors“, „Radioactive waste“, „Application of radionuclides in chemical investigations“, „Radioisotope dating“
- Master degree programs: „Radiochemistry“, „Application of radionuclides“, „Reactor chemistry“, „Methods for absolute dating“, „Radioactive waste materials“
Specialty „Chemistry“, specialization „Inorganic chemistry and chemistry of the solid state“
- „Nuclear chemistry and radiochemistry“
Specialties „Chemistry“, „ECO chemistry“, „Nuclear chemistry“, „Chemical engineering and contemporary materials“
- „Methods for dating of archaeological and geological materials“(elective course)
Master degree programs „Nuclear energetics and technologies” and „Nuclear and particle physics“, Faculty of Physics
- „Radiochemistry“
Master degree program „Archaeometry“
- „Methods for absolute dating“
Scientific supervision
- Supervisor of more than 20 diploma works of students from the Bachelor degree program “Nuclear chemistry” and Master degree programs “Nuclear chemistry” and “Radiochemistry and radioecology”
- Supervisor of a PhD student in Radiochemistry
Full list of publications
- Information system Authors
- SCOPUS ID: 16552395900
- ORCID ID: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8181-1547
- ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Petya-Kovacheva