| Personal information | ||
| Name | BENOVA Evgenia | |
| Address | Head of Plasma Technology Laboratory
Clean&Circle Centre of Competence University of Sofia 1164 Sofia, 8 Dragan Tsankov Blvd., BULGARIA Phone number:+359 878748837 |
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| ebenova@uni-sofia.bg | ||
| Nationality | Bulgarian | |
| Date of birth | 25.04.1956 | |
| Work experience | ||
| [ 2018 – Current ] | Head of Plasma Technology Laboratory
Sofia University, Clean&Circle Center of Competence City: Sofia Country: Bulgaria Main activities and responsibilities: Research and Development |
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| [ 23/07/2013 – Current ] | Euratom Scientific and Technical Committee (STC) at the European Commission
Member Main activities and responsibilities: Participating in the STC work and meetings for providing valuable scientific and technical advices for the European Commission. |
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| [ 2021 – Current ] | Expert, Remote Evaluator European Commission, Horizon Europe – Pathfinder Open
Main activities and responsibilities: Evaluation of project proposals for European Innovation Council and Small and Mediumsized Enterprises Executive Agency (EISMEA) |
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| [ 03/2015 – Current ] | FuseNet Association Board of Governors
Member https://fusenet.eu/about/organisation Main activities and responsibilities: WP_SEC – Secondary, European Fusion Teacher Day |
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| [ 2015 – 2016 ] | Head of Science and Mathematics Chair
Sofia University, Department for Language Teaching and International Students City: Sofia Country: Bulgaria Main activities and responsibilities: Higher education; Organizing students education, curriculum, practicum, lab renovation; Teaching Physics |
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| [ 2013 – 2021 ] | Euratom Programme Committee (Fusion) at the European Commission and Shadow Programme Committee
Member Main activities and responsibilities: Bulgarian representative, National Contact points |
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| [ 2011 – 2021 ] | Head of Master degree program Fusion and Plasma Technology
Sofia University, Faculty of Physics City: Sofia Country: Bulgaria Main activities and responsibilities: Higher education; Administrative responsibilities; Organizing students education, curriculum, practicum, lab renovation; Teaching in Master degree program Fusion and Plasma Technology |
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| [ 01/01/2000 – 30/06/2021 ] | Assoc. Professor in Physics Sofia University, Department for Language Teaching and International Students
City: Sofia Country: Bulgaria Main activities and responsibilities: Higher Education, Teaching Physics to international students |
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| [ 12/2011 – 11/2015 ] | Vice-Rector for Estates, Facilities and Economic Affairs Sofia University
City: Sofia Country: Bulgaria Main activities and responsibilities: Higher education; Administrative responsibilities; Teaching in Master degree program Fusion and Plasma Technology |
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| [ 2008 – 2011 ] | Deputy-director Sofia University, Department for Language Teaching and International Students
City: Sofia Country: Bulgaria Main activities and responsibilities: Higher Education; Administrative responsibilities; Teaching Physics |
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| [ 2000 – 2008 ] | Director Sofia University, Department for Language Teaching and International Students
City: Sofia Country: Bulgaria Main activities and responsibilities: Higher Education; Administrative responsibilities; Teaching Physics |
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| [ 1996 – 2000 ] | Assoc. Professor in Physics Institute for Foreign Students City: Sofia Country: Bulgaria
Main activities and responsibilities: Teaching Physics to international students |
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| [ 1993 – 2000 ] | Head of the Department of Physics Institute for Foreign Students,
Department of Physics City: Sofia Country: Bulgaria Main activities and responsibilities: Teaching Physics to international students; Administrative responsibilities |
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| [ 1981 – 1995 ] | Assistant Professor and Senior Assistant Professor of General Physics Institute for Foreign Students, Department of Physics
City: Sofia Country: Bulgaria Main activities and responsibilities: Teaching Physics to international students |
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| Education and training | ||
| [ 1992 – 1994 ] | PhD, Plasma and Gas Discharge Physics
Sofia University, Faculty of Physics Address: 5 James Bourchier Blvd., 1164, Sofia, Bulgaria Field(s) of study: Natural sciences, mathematics and statistics Thesis: MODELLING OF PLASMA COLUMNS AT LOW PRESSURES SUSTAINED BY TRAVELLING ELECTROMAGNETI |
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| [ 1974 – 1979 ] | MSc, Physics, Atomic Physics Sofia University,
Address: 5 James Bourchier Blvd., 1164, Sofia, Bulgaria |
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| Personal skills
and competences |
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| Field of research | PLASMA PHYSICS, ATOMIC PHYSICS, PLASMA TECHNOLOGY PLASMA MODELLING, COMPUTER SIMULATION, MICROWAVE DISCHARGES | |
| Membership of Professional | Member of the American Physical Society | |
| Societies | Member of the International Scientific Committee of the International Workshop on MICROWAVE DISCHARGES: FUNDAMENTALS AND APPLICATIONS | |
| Member of the Scientific Council of Radiophysics and Quantum Electronics at the Higher Certifying Committee at the Council of Ministers of Bulgaria (2004–2010) | ||
| Member of the Academic Council of Sofia University (since Nov. 2007) | ||
| Member of LOC of the International Conference Advances in Physics and Astrophysics of the 21st Century, 2005 | ||
| Scientific secretary of 36th European Physical Society Conference on Plasma Physics 2009 | ||
| Chairperson of the Local Organizing Committee and International Advisory Committee of the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th , 5th , 6th, 7th , 8th , 9th , 10th International Workshop and Summer School on Plasma Physics (2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022) | ||
| Member of interAcademia since 2012 | ||
| General chair of the Executive Committee and the Local Organizing Committee of the 12th International Conference on Global Research and Education, interAcademia 2013 | ||
| Bulgarian representative in the FUSENET Association | ||
| SUPERVISOR | Bachelor diploma works – 4 | |
| Master diploma work – 2 | ||
| PhD Thesis 5 (4 PhD degrees already obtained) | ||
| Publications | 114 | |
| In Plasma Physics | 83 | |
| • papers in refereed journals | 53 | |
| communications to scientific meetings | 46 | |
| • books: | 10 | |
| Citation index434 | ||
| h-index (Scopus) | 11 | |
| h-index (Web of Science) | 12 | |
Specializations and work for FOREIGN INSTITUTIONS and PROJECTS
| [01/11/2021 – Current]
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PROMISCES – Grant agreement ID: 101036449 – Preventing Recalcitrant
Organic Mobile Industrial chemicalS for Circular Economy in the Soilsediment-water system Bulgarian team leader |
| [2015– 2016] | COST Action CA20114 – Therapeutical applications of Cold Plasmas
Bulgarian MC member |
| [01/11/2020 – Current]
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COST Action CA19110 Plasma applications for smart and sustainable
agriculture (PlAgri) Bulgarian MC member |
| [2013 – 2017]
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COST Action TD1208 Electrical Discharges with Liquids for Future
Applications Bulgarian MC member |
| [2011 – 2015]
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COST Action MP1101 – Biomedical Applications of Atmospheric Pressure
Plasma Technology Individual participation |
| [13/12/2016 – 16/10/2020]
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DN08/8 from 2016 at Bulgarian National Science Fund – Effects and
mechanisms of impact of electrical discharges in gases and liquids on model biological systems Project Coordinator |
| [2008 – 2013]
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FUSENET, The European Fusion Education Network, Grant Agreement No 224982/2008, Framework Program 7, SP5-Euratom |
| [2010 – 2015] | EURATOM-INRNE BG
Coordinator of Sofia University team 2012 – 2015 SPECIALIZATIONS AND WORK FOR FOREIGN INSTITUTIONS |
| [15/04/2013 – 28/04/2013]
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Czech Republic, Brno University of Technology, CEEPUS III – CIII-AT-0063-08-
1213 – Applications and diagnostics of electric plasmas. Microwave discharges sustained by travelling waves |
| [09/07/2012 – 15/07/2012]
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Portugal, Instituto de Plasmas e Fusão Nuclear, Instituto Superior Técnico,
Lisboa Consultant of the project “Microwave Discharges: From Fundamentals to Nanotechnologies” PTDC/FIS/108411/2008 |
| [01/03/2010 – 12/03/2010]
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Czech Republic, Masaryk University in Brno, CEEPUS II – CII-AT-0063-01-0506 –
Applications and diagnostics of electric plasmas Modelling of surface-wave-sustained discharges |
| [20/09/2009 – 28/09/2009]
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Japan, Shizuoka University, International School on TRUE-NANO Plasma
Science & Technology at Graduate School of Science and Technology Lecture: Surface-wave-sustained discharges |
| [04/06/2007 – 10/06/2007] | Spain, University of Cordoba
Erasmus Teachers’ Mobility: Surface-wave-sustained discharges: Applications and selfconsistent modeling |
| [28/05/2007 – 03/06/2007]
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Portugal, Instituto de Plasmas e Fusão Nuclear, Instituto Superior Técnico,
Lisboa Consultant of the project “Ecological Engineering Plasma Laboratory” POCTI/FIS/ 61679/2004 |
| [16/04/2007 – 27/04/2007]
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Czech Republic, Masaryk University in Brno, CEEPUS II – CII-AT-0063-01-0506 –
Applications and diagnostics of electric plasmas |