CURRICULUM VITAE:

• Nationality: Bulgarian
• Place of birth: Silistra, Bulgaria
• Year of birth: 29.07.1965

EDUCATION AND ACADEMIC DEGREES OBTAINED:

• 2004 PhD thesis, “Structural characterization of compounds in the system M2+(ReO4)2-L-H2O, M= Ca, Sr, Ba, Pb, Cd; L = CO(NH2)2, CS(NH2)2” CLMC, BAS.
• 1989 Master of sciences, University Bratislava, Slovak Republic.

• Postdoctoral specialization in Yamaguchi University, Japan.
• Lecturer at the International summer schools 2005 and 2006.

• Zeolites, Micro and Mesoporous materials, Crystallography, hydrogen bonding interactions, bioactive, anticonvulsant, antitumor compounds, Solid state physics in complex oxide materials, boron, tellurite and silicate glasses and crystals.

• Bilateral project with the Institute of Inorganic chemistry (Czech Academy of Sciences), PI, 2005-2011,
• Bilateral project with the Institute of Sorption and Problems of Endoecology (National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine), PI, 2009-2011,
• ВУХ-01.05 NSFB „Synthesis, Structure and metal binding properties of a series of cycloalkane-5-spirohydantoines and their thio- analogs 2005–2008,
• 039 SU „New Ru complexes with aza containing ligands as potential antitumor compounds: synthesis, structure and properties" 2006 – 2008,
• ВУ-ТН-965 NSFB „ Rare earth Selenides as new semiconductor materials" 2007 – 2009,
• TK 358/08 NSFB "Novel biodegradable nanostructured materials accelerating osteogenesis" 2008 – 2010,
• ТК– Х 1715/07 NSFB  "Modeling and modification of physical parameters of crystals for optical storage and data manipulation" 2008 – 2010,
• ДОО2-305 NSFB „New multi-component tellurite matrices with NLO properties” 2009 - 2011.

LIST OF SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:

• Списък на научните публикации на Росица Петрова Николова

  ст. н.с. II ст. Лаборатория по рентгеноструктурен анализ, ЦЛМК - БАН

   1  .C. Varcek, J. M. M. Vasconcelos, R. Petrova, P. Fejdi, 1990. Crostedtit (Fe₂Fe)(SiFeO₅)(OH)₄ zo zily Klement, Roznava. Mineralia slovaca, 22, 565 - 567.

  2.  J. Macíček, O. Angelova, & R. Petrova, 1995. Structure of molecular adducts of inorganic salts. I. Pb(ReO₄)₂.Urea.H₂O and Ba(ReO₄)₂.3Urea. Z. Kristallogr., 210, 24 – 30.

   3.  J. Macíček, O. Angelova, & R. Petrova, 1995.  Structure of molecular adducts of inorganic salts. II. Ca(ReO₄)₂.Urea.H₂O. Z. Kristallogr., 210, 319 - 322.

   4.  O. Angelova, J. Macíček, R. Petrova, T. Todorov & B. Mihailova, 1996. Structure of molecular adducts of inorganic salts. IV. Comparison of the Cd(ReO₄)₂.2Urea and Cd(ReO₄)₂.2H₂O. Z. Kristallog., 211, 163 - 169.

   5.  R. Petrova, O. Angelova & J. Macíček, 1996. Structure of molecular adducts of inorganic salts. VI. The dimorphism of Cd(ReO₄)₂.2tu. Acta Cryst. C52, 1935 – 1939.

   6.  R. Petrova, O. Angelova, Snejana Bakardjieva & J. Macíček, 1996. Structure of molecular adducts of inorganic salts. VII. Cd(ReO₄)₂.4tu. Acta Cryst. C52, 2432 – 2434

  7.  O. Angelova, R. Petrova, V. Radomirska & T. Kolev, 1997. Crystalline complexes involving amino acide II. (R)-(-)-1-Phenylglycinium Hydrogen Squarate Monohydrate. Acta Cryst. C52, 2218 - 2220.

   8.  R. Petrova, O. Angelova & J. Macíček, 1997. Structure of molecular adducts of inorganic salts. VII. Cadmium Tetraoxorhenium Hexakis(thiourea) Hydrate. Acta Cryst. C53, 565 – 568.

   9.  V. Velikova, O. Angelova, R. Petrova & K. Kossev, 1997, N-(2-Pyridinium)urea perchlorate. Acta Cryst. C53, 971 – 973.

   10.  V. Velikova, R. Petrova & O. Angelova, 1997. N-(2-Pyridinium)urea perrhenate. Acta Cryst. C53, 1230 – 1232.

   11.  V. Kostov-Kytin, R. Petrova & J. Macicek, 1997. Crystal structure of synthetic Pb4.32Sb3.68S8.68Cl2.32. A chlorine-bearing alternative to Pb4Sb4S11. Eur. J. Mineral, 9, 1191-1197.

   12.  O. Angelova, R. Petrova & V. Atanasov, 1998. 2-(Nitroamino)pyridine. Acta Cryst. C54, 441 – 442.

   13.  T. Todorov, R. Petrova, K. Kosev, J. Macicek, & O. Angelova, 1998. Magnesium Sulfate Tetraurea Monohydrate. Acta Cryst., C54, 456 - 458.

   14.  M. Stancheva, R. Petrova & J. Macicek, 1998. Neodymium Diselenite Selenious Acid Dihydrate: Structure and Conformation of Se₂O₅ Group. Acta Cryst., C54, 699-701.

   15.  T. Todorov, R. Petrova, K. Kosev, J. Macicek, & O. Angelova, 1998. Hexakis(urea-O)magnesium Dichlorate. Acta Cryst., C54, 927-929.

   16.  T. Todorov, R. Petrova, K. Kosev, J. Macicek, & O. Angelova 1998. Magnesium Sulfate Hexaurea Hemihydrate. Acta Cryst., C54, 1758-1760.

   17.  M. Khristov, P. Peshev, O. Angelova, R. Petrova & J. Macicek, 1998. Preparation, thermal Behaviour and Structure of Calcium Trifluoroacetate Monohydrate. Monatshefte fur Chemie, 129, 1093-1102.

   18.  T. Kolev, Z. Glavcheva, R. Petrova & O. Angelova, 2000. Ammonium hydrogen squarate-water(3/2). Acta Cryst., C56, 110-112.

   19.  R. Petrova, S. Bakarjieva and T. Todorov, 2000. Structure of molecular adducts of inorganic salts. VIII. Thiourea complexex of cadmium nitrate. Z. Kristallogr., 215, 118-121.

   20.  R. Petrova, T. Todorov, S. Bakardjieva, B. Mihailova  & O. Angelova, 2000. Crystal structures of Cd(ReO₄)₂.4Urea, Cd(ReO₄)₂.6Urea and Ca(ReO₄)₂.5Urea. Sythesis and characterization of urea adducts from the system M((ReO₄)₂  - Urea - H₂O, M=Ca, Sr, Ba, Pb and Cd. Z. Kristallogr., 215, 309 - 316.

   21.  T. Kolev, T. Todorov & R. Petrova, 2002. Bis(phenylguanidinium) carbonate monohydrate. Acta Cryst., E58, 111-113.

   22.  T. Kolev & R. Petrova, 2003.  Zwitterionic 2-guanidinium-1-aminocarboxylate monohydrate. Acta Cryst. (2003). E59, o447-o449    

   23.  T. Kolev, R. Petrova & M. Spiteller, 2004. (R)-2-[(2-Ethoxy-3,4-dioxocyclobut-1-en-1-yl)amino]-3-phenylpropanamide hemihydrate. Acta Cryst. (2004). E60, o634-o636 

   24.  B. Shivachev, R. Petrova, K. Kossev & K. Troev, 2005. [1-(Hydroxyethylammonio)propyl]phosphonate. Acta Cryst. E61, o134-o136  

   25.   T. Kolev, D. Yancheva, B. Shivachev, R. Petrova & M. Spiteller, 2005. 2-{3-[(E)-(3,4-Dimethoxyphenyl)ethenyl]-5,5-dimethylcyclohex-2-enylidene}malononitrile. Acta Cryst. E61, o550-o552

   26.  T. Kolev, D. Yancheva, B. Shivachev, R. Petrova & Michael Spiteller, 2005. 2-(3-Benzoyl-1-pyridinio)-3,4-dioxocyclobutenolate. Acta Cryst. C61, o213–o215

   27.  K. I. Kavrakova, S. Denkova & R.P. Nikolova, 2005. Kharasch-type addition of 3-bromoacetyl-2-oxazolidinones to norbornadiene. Stereoselective Lewis acid promoted. Tetrahedron: Asymmetry 16 1085-1089.

   28.  R. Petrova, B. Shivachev, K. Kosev, M. Stoyanovab & S. Angelovа, 2005. (3RS,4RS)-3-(2-Furyl)-2-phenethyl-4-(pyrrolidin-1-ylcarbonyl)-3,4-dihydroisoquinolin-1(2H)- One. Acta Cryst. E61, o2248–o2250.

   29.  T. Kolev, R. Bakalska, B. L. Shivachev, R. Petrova, 2005. R. 6-O-Acetylcodeine. Acta Cryst.  E61,  o2582–o2584.

   30.   B. L. Shivachev, R. Petrova, E. Naydenova, 2005. Dimorphism in 3’-aminocyclohexanespiro-5’-hydantoin. Acta Cryst. C61 o524-o526.

   31.  Р. П. Николова 2004. „Структурна характеристика на съединенията от системата M(ReO₄)₂ - L - H₂O, M=Ca, Sr, Ba, Pb, Cd ; L=CO(NH₂)₂, CS(NH₂)₂.” Автореферат на докторска теза.

   32.  Р. П. Николова (2005). Рентгеноструктурен анализ и фазова идентификация на нови материали. Юбилеен сборник 10 години ЦЛМК „ Акад. Иван Костов” 69 -74.

   33.   Вл., Костов – Китин, Й. Мацичек, В. Бресковска, Р. Петрова, 2005. Оловно-антимонови хлорсулфосоли – синтез, кристалохимия и прогнози за нови структури. Юбилеен сборник 10 години ЦЛМК „ Акад. Иван Костов” 147-150.

   34.   Р. П. Николова и Б. Шивачев, 2005. Кристална структура на 3Pb (COOH)₂.13tu.H₂O. Юбилеен сборник 10 години ЦЛМК „ Акад. Иван Костов” 189.

   35.  Petrova, R., Ivanov, A., Kadiyski, M., Petrov, O., Kostov-Kytin, V., and Tarassov, M. 2005. Single Crystal Structure Analysis of Sr-bearing Chabazite from Kayryaka Quarry, Bourgas Region, Bulgaria and its Sr-exchanged Form. Proceedings of the Jubilee International Conference “80 Years Bulgarian Geological Society”, p. 75-78.

   36.  N. Petrova, B.L. Shivachev, T. Kolev & R. Petrova., 2006. Sodium hydrogensquarat monohydrate. Acta Cryst.  E62,  m1359–m1361.

   37.  B. Shivachev, R. Petrova, P. Marinova, N. Stoyanov, A. Ahmedova & M. Mitewa., 2006. Four cycloalkanespiro-4-imidazolidine-2,5-dithiones. Acta Cryst.  C62,  o211–o215.

   38.  P. Todorov, E. Naydenova, R. Petrova, B. Shivachev & K. Troev., 2006. [(4,4-Dimethyl-2-oxo-1,3-oxazolidin-3-yl)methyl]phosphonic acid. Acta Cryst.  C62,  o661–o662.

   39.  V. Videva, T. Tosheva, A. S. Chauvin, S. Shenkov, R. Petrova, R. Scopelliti, E. Tashev, S. Varbanov & M. Mitewa, 2006. Phosphoamide – modified p-tert-butyl calix[4]arene and its sodium complexes.  Synthesis, coordination ability and structure. Polyhedron 25, 2261–2268.

   40.  T. Kolev, R. Bakalska, B. Shivachev & R. Petrova, 2006. Codeinone. Acta Cryst.  E62,  o255–o257

   41.  Boris Shivachev, Rosica Petrova & Emilia Naydenova, 2006. 3-Aminocyclohexanespiro-5-hydantoin–phenylboronic acid (1/1). Acta Cryst.  E62, o3887–o3889

   42.  T. Kolev, D. Yancheva, B. Shivachev & R. Petrova, 2007. The pyridinium-betaine of squaric acid, Acta Cryst. E63, o3259.

   43.  T. Kolev, B. Shivachev, R. Petrova, I. Ivanov, S. Atanasova & S. Statkova, 2007. 1,2,3,4-Tetrahydroisoquinolinium hydrogensquarate, Acta Cryst. E63, o3353-o3354.

   44.  T.I. Milenov, P.M. Rafailov, R. Petrova, Yu.F. Kargin & M.M. Gospodinov, 2007. X-ray diffraction study of a Bi4Ge3O12 crystal. Mat. Sci. Eng. B, Solid-State Materials for Advanced Technology 138 (1), pp. 35-40.

   45.  T. I. Milenov, P. M. Rafailov, A. V. Egorisheva, V. M. Skorikov, R. Petorova, M. N. Veleva, T. D. Dudkina, C. Thomsen, A. YA. Vasilev & M. M. Gospodinov, 2007. XRD and Raman spectroscopic study of Ru and Os doped Bi₁₂SiO₂₀ crystals. J. Opt.  Adv. Mater. Vol. 9, No. 2, February 2007, p. 293 – 295.

   46.  A. Bakalova, R. Petrova, B. Shivachev & H. Varbanov, 2007. Synthesis and crystal structure of a Pt(II) complex with 3-amino-5-methyl-5-phenylhydantoin.J. Coord. Chem. Vol. 60, No. 15, 1701–1707. IF 1.08

   47.  T. Kolev, B. Shivachev & R. Petrova, 2007. 5.4-Phenylpyridinium 3-carboxy-2,3-dihydroxypropanoate dihydrate. Acta Cryst. (2007). E63, o2511.

   48.  R. Petrova, R. Titorenkova & B. Shivachev, 2007. Isoquinolin-1(2H)-one, Acta Cryst. E63, o4751.

   49.  E. Tashev, T. Tosheva, S. Shenkov, A.-S. Chauvin, V. Lachkova, R. Petrova, R. Scopelliti & S. Varbanov, S., 2007. Synthesis and characterization of partially substituted at lower rim phosphorus containing calix(4)arenes. Supramolecular Chemistry 19 (7), 447-457.

   50.  P. Dorkov, I.N. Pantcheva, W.S. Sheldrick, H. Mayer-Figge, R. Petrova & M. Mitewa, 2008. Synthesis, structure and antimicrobial activity of manganese(II) and cobalt(II) complexes of thepolyether ionophore antibiotic Sodium Monensin A. J. Inorg.  Biochem. 102 (1),  26-32.

   51.  R. P. Nikolova, K. Fujiwara, N. Nakayama & V. Kostov-Kytin, 2008. Structural studies of layered zirconosilicate Na₂Zr₇Si₂.5O₂₀·3H₂O and its ion exchanged forms. Transactions of the materials research society of Japan, (accepted March 25, 2008)

   52.  G. Georgieva, G. Gencheva, B. L. Shivachev, R. P. Nikolova, 2008. A new monoclinic polymorph of dichlorido-tetra-kis(dimethyl sulfoxide)-ruthenium(II), Acta Crystallographica Section E: Structure Reports Online 64 (8), pp. m1023

   53.  R. P. Nikolova, T. Kolev, S. M. Statkova-Abeghe, B. L. Shivachev, 2008.  (±)-Ethyl 6,7-dimethoxy-1-(1H-pyrrol-2-yl)-1,2,3,4-tetra- hydroisoquinoline-2-carboxylate , Acta Crystallographica Section E: Structure Reports Online 64 (9), o1796

   54.  R. P. Nikolova, K. Fujiwara, N. Nakayama, V. Kostov-Kytin, 2009. Crystal structure of a new small-pore zirconosilicate Na2ZrSi2O7.H2O and its relation to stoichiometrically and topologically similar compounds. Solid State Sciences 11, 382-388

   55.  P. T. Todorov, R. N. Petrova, E. D. Naydenova, 2009. Structure, conformation and hydrogen bonding of two amino-cycloalkanespiro-5-hydantoins, Cent. Eur. J. Chem 7(1) 14-19.

   56.  T. I. Milenov, P. M. Rafailov , M. V. Abrashev , R. P. Nikolova , R. Titorenkova and M. M. Gospodinov, 2009. Growth and characterization of large La_1-xPb_xMnO_3-δ (x=0.32–0.35) crystals, Cryst. Res. Technol. 44, No. 11, 1192 – 1196.

   57.  Ivayla N. Pancheva, Petar Dorkov, Vasil N. Atanasov, Mariana Miteva, Boris L. shevachev, Rosica P. Nikolova, Heike Mayer-Figge, William S. sheldrick, 2009. Crystal structure and Properties of the copper(II) complex of sodium monensin A, Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry 103, 1419-1424.

   58.  A.V. Egorisheva, T.I. Milenov, P. M. Rafailov, C. Thomsen, R. Petrova, V. M. Skorilov, M. M. Gospodinov, 2009. Lattice distortions in a Bi₁₂SiO₂₀ crystal caused by doping with copper, Solid State Communications, 149, 1616-1618.

   59.  Dobreva, S., Milenov, T., Rafailov, P., Nikolova, R., Comptes Rendus de L'Academie Bulgare des Sciences, 62, 5 (2009), 565-570. Growth, structure and electrical properties of La₂CoMnO₆ crystals ISSN 1310-1331

   60.  R. Titorenkova, R. Nikolova and B. Mihailova, Effect of doping on the structure of Bi₄Ge₃O_{12 ,}Acta Cryst A. (2009). A65, s217

   61.  Titorenkova, R., Mihailova, B., Petrova, R., Gospodinov, M., Konstantinov, 2009. L. Effect of doping on the structure and Raman spectra of Bi ₄Ge₃O_12, AIP Conference Proceedings, 1203, 289-293.

   62.  Dobreva, S., Milenov, T., Rafailov, P., Nikolova, R., 2009. Growth, structure and electrical properties of La2CoMnO6 crystals, Comptes Rendus de L'Academie Bulgare des Sciences 62 (5), pp. 565-570

   63.  Shivachev Boris, Nikolova Rositsa, 2009., Hydrogen Bonding in Spirohydantoin Compounds. Acta Cryst. A65, s304

   64.  P. Todorov, E. Naydenova, R. P. Nikolova and B. L. Shivachev, Ammonium hydrogen (RS)-[(5-methyl-2-oxo-1,3-oxazolidin-3-yl)methyl]phosphonate Acta Cryst. (2010). E66, o6 doi:10.1107/S1600536809050338 ]

   65.  Margarita D. Apostolova, Rositsa P. Nikolova and Boris L. Shivachev, 2010. (4-Carbamoylphenyl)boronicacid, ActaCryst. E66, o1273

   66.  Milenov, T.I. Rafailov, P.M. Abrashev, M.V. Nikolova, R.P., Nakatsuka, A. Avdeev, G.V. Veleva, M.N. Dobreva, S. Yankova, L. Gospodinov, M.M.,2010. Growth and characterization of La2CoMnO6 crystals doped with Pb, Materials Science and Engineering B
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