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Name:                   KMETOV   Veselin   Jordanov  
Date of birth:         22 January 1963 
Place of birth:        Gabrovo, Bulgaria 
Nationality:            Bulgarian 
Marital Status:      Married. Two children 

PLOVDIV UNIVERSITY “PAISII HILENDARSKI”                                                        FACULTY OF CHEMISTRY                            Department of Analytical Chemistry (DAC)                            24 Tzar, Assen St., BG 4000 Plovdiv, BULGARIA          Tel:            +395 (0)32 261 337                         Fax:           +395 (0)32 635 049          GSM +395 (0)888735410         E-mail:       kmetov@argon.acad.bg

        Home:       22 "G. Rakovski" St., 4101 Kuklen, Plovdiv, Bulgaria  
                          Tel. +359 (0)3115 3463 

Academic statement - Dr. Chief Assistant Professor in Analytical Chemistry- Instrumental methods of analysis
                                            Ph.D. tessis  Discrete sample introduction of high dissolved solids solutions in FAAS

1998 -              Chief Assist. Prof. - Department of Analytical Chemistry
1997- 2000      Project Leader TEMPUS JEP –12451-97 – Restructuring of the university
                        chemistry education in Bulgaria: curricula and study programmes for Bachelor degree –  
1994 – 1998    Senior Assist. Prof. – Center of Analytical Chemistry and Applied
1991 - 1994     Assistant Professor   -    Plovdiv University - CACAS 
1987-1991       Research Chemist - Plovdiv University CACAS 

Education:       Attended High School "V. Aprilov"  
 1977-1980       Gabrovo (silver medal) 

1987                 Graduated from the PLOVDIV UNIVERSITY , Faculty of Chemistry 
                         (gold medal - Ministry of Education Republic Bulgaria) 

1989                Post Graduate Student in Analytical Chemistry at the Faculty of Chemistry  
                        on the topic:  "Use of Injection Flame Atomic Absorption for Determination of  
                         Trace Elements in  Highly Concentrated Solutions." 

Current investigations  
and main activities:   
                        Laboratory practice with students - instrumental methods for analysis.  
                        Research work in analytical application of AAS, ICP-OES and ICP-MS  
                        for environmental analysis and analysis of  pure substances.  
                        Sample introduction, FI, ETV

International Exspirience   1. Perkin Elmer - training course - ICP-MS instrumentation and analysis (01.12-08.12.1990)   2.  Research project CEC COST ERB-CIPA-CT-92-0371;   Stazione Sperimentale per i Combustibili, Milanese, Italy,                              2.05.-30.07.1993  3. TEMPUS IMG - 95- BG 2010-University of Alicante  Spain                        25.04.-18.07.1996 4. OEAD - ZL 1838-39/1997 The Institute of Analytical Chemistry at VIENNNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY “New approaches in Speciation Analysis” (15.01.-15.041998) 5. TEMPUS JEP –12451-97 – 1997- 2000 work as Project Leader Restructuring of the university chemistry education in Bulgaria:   curricula and study programmes for Bachelor degree – Short visits of teaching assignment in  the frame of the TEMPUS JEP 2451                    Joseph Fourier University Grenoble France (23.10.- 04.11.1998)                    Saarland University Germany (19.07-25.07.1999)                   University of Alicante Spain (26.01-09.02.2000) 6. Supervising Alfredo Sanchez Agullo -Erasmus student form the University of Alicante, Spain, research work for obtaining a Master degree in Chemistry 7. Consultant and provision of technical assistance according to the Service Contract for EUROPEAN COMMUNITY EXTERNAL AID, Central Finance and Contracts Unit - CFCU concerning the evaluation of the Phare Supply Tender BG 0003.02.03 Metrological equipment for Chemical Laboratory (Lot 2)  (Contract 07.10.2002)

Practical               Operator work with Perkin Elmer AAS - Zeeman 5100 AS;  
experience:          “Spectroflame” ICP-OES and Plasma 1000 PE;  ELAN 500 ICP-MS.  
                              IBM compatible computers and on application  
                              software: WINDOWS 95 - Word 7.0; EXCEL 7.0; Internet

Membership:         Society of Applied Spectroscopy                                           Union of Bulgarian Scientists                                Union of Metrologists in Bulgaria

Languages:           English - good   
                               Russian - good   
                               Spanish - fair 

References: 

                        Prof. Dr.Sc. Georgi St. Nikolov -, Plovdiv University  
                        tel. 00359 (2) 9801340   Fax. 00359 (2) 705024   
                        E-mail: gst.nikolov@sf.cit.bg

                        Dr. Paolo Tittarelli - Stazione Sperimentale per i Combustibili,  
                        Milanese, Italy  tittarelli@ssc.it
                        tel. +39 2 510031 
  
                        Prof. Dr. Antonio Canals - University of Alicante, Spain  
                        tel.  + 6 590 3464       
                        E-mail: A.Canals@ua.es