Department of Physical Chemistry
University of Plovdiv
24, Tzar Assen Str.
BG-4000 Plovdiv
Bulgaria

emails:
ninadd@uni-plovdiv.bg
nina.dimcheva@uni-plovdiv.net
ninadimcheva@gmail.com


E-9196-2010

Phone: +359 32 261 336 (office)
Mobile: +359 895 372 975

January 27, 1967

City of Plovdiv, Bulgaria

Female

2001 Ph. D. Thesis (“Enzymatic and electrochemical reactions with immobilized on carbon matrices enzymes”); The Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria. 1990 M. Sc. (Majored in Physical and Theoretical Chemistry); The University of Sofia, Bulgaria

Bulgarian - Native
English - Very good
Russian - Good
French - Fair

2006- to Present: Associate Professor (docent) of Physical and Colloid Chemistry, Plovdiv University, Bulgaria
1997- 2006: Senior/Chief Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Chemistry, University of Plovdiv, Bulgaria
1994 - 1997: Full-time Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Chemistry, University of Plovdiv, Bulgaria
1993 - 1994: Part-time Lecturer, Department of Physical Chemistry, University of Plovdiv, Bulgaria

2003 – 2004: Member of AAAS (The American Association for the Advancement of Science)
1999 – to Present: The Bulgarian Scientists Society
1996 - to Present: The Bulgarian Electrochemists’ Society
1996 - to Present: The Bulgarian Catalysis Society

A 9-month postdoctoral research visit in the Department of Analytical Chemistry, Lund University, Sweden (October, 2002 to July, 2003, prof. L.Gorton’s group of Bioelectrochemistry)
10- months research visit in the Department of Analytical Chemistry, Ruhr – Universität Bochum, Germany (September, 2007-July, 2008, prof.Schuhmann’s group)

1. Scientific Fields of interests: electrochemistry; heterogeneous catalysis; immobilized oxidative enzymes; enzyme-modified graphite and noble metals electrodes; amperometric biosensors, biofuel cells.
   Research focused on catalytic activities and electrochemical characteristics of immobilized enzymes on mostly carbonaceous matrices; modification of electrodes by electrically active enzymes and related studies (linear and cyclic voltammetry, rotating-disk electrode technique, potential step methods etc.).
   
2. Academic
   - Extensive teaching at both graduate and post-graduate level, comprising laboratory courses, seminars lectures etc. (on Physical and Colloid Chemistry, Heterogeneous catalysis, Biocatalysis and Electrochemistry – more than 400 hours per academic year; obligatory: 360 h/ac.year);
   - Supervised and co-supervised more than 10 Master students; co-supervisor of one PhD student (jointly with prof. E.Horozova);
   - Involved in an international project: Restructuring of the University chemistry education in Bulgaria: curricula and study programmes for bachelor degrees TEMPUS (1997/2000);
   - Co-authored the student textbook “Physical Chemistry in Problems and Questions” in two parts and “Applied Physical Chemistry” (both in Bulgarian) (pls, see list of publications).
   
3. Other competences
   - Computer proficiency - MS Office, CorelDraw, chemical software, Internet, search-engines;
   - Good knowledge of Mathematics
   

Reviewing articles for:

• Electroanalysis (Willey);
• Bioelectrochemistry (Elsevier);
• Electrochimica Acta (Elsevier),
• Microchimica Acta (Springer),
• Journal of Applied Electrochemistry (Springer);
• Central European Journal of Chemistry (Versita-Springer),
• Chemical Papers (Versita-Springer);
• Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces (Elsevier),
• Applied clay sciences (Elsevier);
• Biotechnology Progress (Willey Interscience),
• Bulgarian Chemical Communications

• Mar 2011
  Award: Member of the International Delegation at Pittcon2011; Atlanta, GA,USA - sponsored by the ACS
• Dec 2010
  Grant: Bulgarian National Science Fund (DVU 02/38)
• Sep 2002
  Award: Fellowship from the Swedish Institute (2002) for undertaking research in Bioelectrochemistry, in the Department of Analytical Chemistry; the University of Lund, Sweden