News:
New Publications | PhD Defences | New Academic Positions | Students' Theses
New Publications:
16.09.2016
New publication in Colloids and Surfaces A on topic "Limited coalescence and Ostwald ripening in emulsions stabilized by hydrophobin HFBII and milk proteins" by Lydia M. Dimitrova, Mariana P. Boneva, Krassimir D. Danov, Peter A. Kralchevsky, Elka S. Basheva, Krastanka G. Marinova, Jordan T. Petkov , Simeon D. Stoyanov. [Abstract]
02.09.2016
New publication in arXiv.org "A Theory of Shape-Shifting Droplets" by Pierre A. Haas,Raymond E. Goldstein, Stoyan K. Smoukov, Diana Cholakova, Nikolai Denkov. [Abstract]
03.08.2016
New publication in Colloids and Surfaces A on topic "Factors Affecting the Coalescence Stability of Microbubbles" by Nevena Pagureva, Slavka Tcholakova, Kristina Rusanova, Nikolai Denkov, Tatyana Dimitrova. [Abstract]
10.08.2016
New publication in Soft Matter on topic "Particle detachment from fluid interfaces: theory vs. experiments" by Svetoslav E Anachkov, Ivan Lesov, Michele Zanini, Peter A Kralchevsky, Nikolai D Denkov, Lucio Isa. [Abstract]
18.07.2016
New publication in Langmuir on topic "On the mechanism of drop "self-shaping" in cooled emulsions" by Nikolai D. Denkov, Diana Cholakova, Slavka Tcholakova and Stoyan K. Smoukov. [Abstract]
23.06.2016
New publication in Colloids and Surfaces A on topic "Sulfonated methyl esters, linear alkylbenzene sulfonates and their mixed solutions: Micellization and effect of Ca2+ ions" by Veronika I. Ivanova, Rumyana D. Stanimirova, Krassimir D. Danov, Peter A. Kralchevsky, Jordan T. Petkov. [Abstract]
20.06.2016
New publication in Biomath Communications on topic "Kinetics of Drop Breakage and DropDrop Coalescence in Turbulent Flow" by S. Tcholakova, N. Politova, N. Denkov. [Abstract]
13.06.2016
New publication in Colloids and Surfaces A on topic "Production and characterization of stable foams with fine bubbles from solutions of hydrophobin HFBII and its mixtures with other proteins" by Lydia M. Dimitrova, Plamen V. Petkov, Peter A. Kralchevsky, Simeon D. Stoyanov, Eddie G. Pelan. [Abstract]
11.06.2016
New publication in Advances in Colloid and Interface Science on topic "Control of drop shape transformations in cooled emulsions" by Diana Cholakova, Nikolai Denkov, Slavka Tcholakova, Ivan Lesov, Stoyan K. Smoukov. [Abstract]
19.02.2016
New publication in Materials on topic "Effect of Ionic Correlations on the Surface Forces in Thin Liquid Films: Influence of Multivalent Coions and Extended Theory" by K.D. Danov, E.S. Basheva, P.A. Kralchevsky. [Abstract]
10.02.2016
New publication in BBC Knowledge (Bulgaria) on topic "The Secret Life of Drops" by D. Cholakova. [Abstract]
29.01.2016
New publication in Colloids and Surfaces A on topic "Capillary bridge: Transition from equilibrium to hydrodynamic state" by B. Radoev, I.T. Ivanov, P. Petkov. [Abstract]
PhD Defences:
18.06.2016 | Gergana M. Radulova
PhD thesis: "Surface rheology of adsorption layers from the protein hydrophobin and its mixtures with other proteins: experiment and theoretical model"
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22.03.2016 | Plamen V. Petkov
PhD thesis: "Monolayers of charged colloid particles on a liquid interface: Effects of interparticle forces and aggregation on surface pressure"
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15.06.2015 | Liliya I. Vinarova
PhD thesis: "In vitro studies of factors affecting cholesterol solubilization in the digestive tract"
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21.04.2015 | Zlatina G. Mitrinova
PhD thesis: "Control of dynamic foam properties by using cosurfactants"
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06.04.2015 | Sylvia S. Tzocheva
PhD thesis: "Phase behavior of fatty acids and alchohols in mixed micellar surfactant solutions"
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New Academic Positions:
27.04.2016
Associate Professor Theodor D. Gurkov has been promoted to Full Professor in the Department of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Engineering. Congratulations, Prof. Gurkov!
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01.07.2016
Dr. Zahari P. Vinarov has been appointed as Senior Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Engineering. (He was Assistant Prof. from September 2014.) Let’s wish our young colleague good luck!
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23.02.2015
Dr. Svetoslav E. Anachkov has been appointed as Senior Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Engineering. Congratulations, Svetoslav, and good luck with your future studies!
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Students' Theses:
11.07.2016
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BSc Thesis Defense of Diana Cholakova, entitled "Control of drop shape during phase transition".
Scientific advisor: Prof. Nikolai Denkov
Reviewer: Dr. Konstantin Golemanov
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11.07.2016
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BSc Thesis Defense of Petar Kosev, entitled "Mechanical strength of porous materials, prepared via foaming of carbonate particles and surfactants".
Scientific advisor: Prof. Slavka Tcholakova
Reviewer: Dr. Zlatina Mitrinova
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21.03.2016
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MSc Thesis Defense of Maria Chenkova, entitled "Effect of short-chain surfactant on the dynamic properties of SLES + CAPB mixtures".
Scientific advisor: Prof. Slavka Tcholakova, Dr. Zlatina Mitrinova
Reviewer: Dr. Zahari Vinarov
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21.03.2016
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MSc Thesis Defense of Joana Balabanova entitled "Anti-foam action of calcium soaps in detergent solutions".
Scientific advisor: Prof. Theodor Gurkov
Reviewer: Dr. Zlatina Mitrinova
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21.03.2016
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MSc Thesis Defense of Theodora Tosheva, entitled "Surfactant role on wetting behavior of thin films".
Scientific advisor: Prof. Slavka Tcholakova, Dr. Konstantin Golemanov
Reviewer: Assist. Prof. Svetoslav Anachkov
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Events and Awards:
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