Career:
| 1995 | M.Sc., Chemical Physics and Theoretical Chemistry, University of Sofia, Bulgaria |
| 1999 | PhD in Theoretical Chemistry, University of Sofia, Bulgaria | |
| 2001 | Assistant Professor at the Department of Physical Chemistry, University of Sofia | |
| 2006 | Senior Assistant Professor at the Department of Physical Chemistry, University of Sofia | |
| 2013 | Associate Professor at the Department of Physical Chemistry, University of Sofia |
Teaching:
Core courses, Bachelor level: Theoretical chemistry, Structure of matter
Elective courses, Bachelor level: Molecular design, Molecular modelling of functional materials
Core course for the Master program “Computational Chemistry”:
Applied Computational Chemistry
Core course for the Master program “Pharmacy”: Physical and Colloidal Chemistry 1
Textbooks and Teaching Aids
E-lectures (in Bulgarian) for the BSc and MSc levels
Grants:
2000 Post-doc position at the Institute for Fundamental Chemistry, Kyoto, Japan;
Host: Prof. Tokyo Yamabe
2004 STSM at the Institute for Chemistry of Surfaces and Interfaces, Mulhouse, France;
Host: Prof. Dr. Natalia Gospodinova
2015 Post-doc position at the Max Planck Institute for Microstructure Physics, Halle, Germany;
Host: Prof. Eberhard Gross
Research interests:
Theoretical studies of:
- Magnetic properties of Heusler alloys as an alternative to rare-earth free permanent magnets;
- Structure and conducting properties of functionalized and boron-nitrogen doped carbon nanotubes;
- Band structure, conducting, optical and magnetic characteristics of extended p-conjugated systems;
- Reactivity indices of organic molecules
- Electronic structure of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons with and without defects.
Co-organized Scientific Events:
QSCP XX, Twentieth European Workshop on Quantum Systems in Chemistry and Physics, Varna, Bulgaria, 2015
Size-dependent Effects in Materials for Environmental Protection and Energy Application, Nessebar, Bulgaria, 2010
QSCP VI, Sixth European Workshop on Quantum Systems in Chemistry and Physics, Sofia, Bulgaria, 2001
Selected Publications:
- Kolev, V. L., Ivanova, A. N., Madjarova, G. K., Aserin, A. and Garti, N. (2014) Unit Cell Structure of Water-Filled Monoolein into Inverted Hexagonal (HII) Mesophase Modeled by Molecular Dynamics. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B 118, 5459−5470.
- Petrova, J., Romanova, J., Madjarova, G., Ivanova, A. and Tadjer, A. (2012) Absorption Spectra of Model Single Chains of Conducting Polyaniline. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B 116, 6543-6552.
- Petrova, J., Romanova, J., Madjarova, G., Ivanova, A. and Tadjer, A. (2011): Fully Doped Oligomers of Emeraldine Salt – Polaronic versus Bipolaronic Configuration. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B 115, 3765-3776.
- Velinova, M., Madjarova, G., Ivanova, A. and Tadjer, A. (2010): Systematic Theoretical Study of Li Adsorption on BN- and B-doped Aromatic Hydrocarbons. Journal of Molecular Structure (THEOCHEM) 955, 109-122.
- Madjarova, G., Tadjer, A., Cholakova, Tz., Dobrev, Al. and Mineva T. (2005): Selectivity Descriptors for the Michael Addition Reaction as Obtained from Density Functional Based Approaches. Journal of Physical Chemistry A 109, 387-393.
- Madjarova, G. and Yamabe, T. (2001): Band Electronic Structures of Polyphenanthrene and Polyacene Doped with Lithium. Journal of Physical Chemistry B 105, 2534-2538.
- Tyutyulkov, N., Madjarova, G., Dietz, F. and Muellen, K. (1998): Is 2D Graphite an Ultimate Large Hydrocarbon? I. Energy Spectra of Giant Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons. Journal of Physical Chemistry B 102, 10183-10189.
Contact information:
Email: gmadjarova@chem.uni-sofia.bg
Phone: + 359 2 8161431
Fax: + 359 2 9625438
Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Sofia,
1 J. Bourchier Blvd., Sofia 1164, BULGARIA