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Rumiana Kotsilkova

 

Position: Head of Department, Professor

Room number: 419 at Block 1

Phone: +359 2 979 3939

E-mail: kotsilkova@imbm.bas.bg

kotsilkova@yahoo.com

Scientific degrees, institution, year:

 

 

  • Professor, BAS, 2007

  • Doctor of Sciences, BAS, 2005

  • Invited Professor at Yamagata University, Venture Business Laboratiry, Yonesawa, Japan, 2003

  • Visiting Professor at the Toyota Technological Institute, JSPS Fellowship, Nagoya, Japan, 1997

  • Associate Professor, BAS, 1992

  • Post Doc. Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship, Universität Karlsruhe, Germany, 1988-1990

  • Ph Doctor, BAS, 1983

Fields of Research:

 

Polymer nanocomposites: Engineering polymers incorporating nanoparticles, carbon nanotubes, nanoclays. Nanocomposite design. Rheological control on nanocomposite technology. Processing-structure-properties relationships. Interfacial and size phenomena. Physical and mechanical properties of nanocomposites.

Characterization of polymer nanomaterials: Rheology of nanodispersions. Structure and morphology. Nano-, micro and macromechanics. Tribology. Nanoindentation integrating inline AFM scan.

Material sciences. Nanotechnology. Materials technology and engineering. Industrial and production technologies. Reinforced polymers and composites. Materials for engineering applications. Polymer processing technology.

 

Extended Information
National Contact Point at Seven Framework Program, Theme 4-NMP.
Member of the National Expert Council on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, BAS, Bulgaria
Supervisor of PhD students;

Recent Publications:
[1]. Thermoset Nanocomposites for Engineering Applications, Rumiana Kotsilkova (Editor), Smithers Rapra Technology, Shawbury, Shrewsbury, UK, 2007.
[2]. Kotsilkova R., E. Krusteva, E. Ivanov, C. Silvestre, S. Cimmino, D. Doraccio. Isotactic polypropylene composites reinforced with multiwall carbon nanotubes: Part. 2. Thermal and mechanical properties related to the structure. Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 2010, Vol 115, pp 3576-3585
[3]. Kotsilkova R. On the processing-structure-properties relationships of mechanically and thermally enhanced smectite/epoxy nanocomposites. Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 2005, 97, 6, 2499.
[4]. Kotsilkova R., D. Fragiadakis and P. Pissis. Reinforcement effect of carbon nanofillers in an epoxy resin system: rheology, molecular dynamics, and mechanical studies. Journal of Polymer Science: Part B: Polymer Physics, 2005, 43, 522.
[5]. Silvestre C., S. Chimmino, M. Raimo, C. Carfagna, V.Vapuano and R. Kotsilkova, Effect of clay/diamond and clay/carbon nanosystems on structure-properties relationship of iPP. Macromolecular Symposia, 2005, 228, 1, 99
[6]. Kotsilkova R., Krusteva E., Silvestre C., Cimmino S., Raimo M. Polymer nanocomposites with clay and diamond. A rheological control on the processing and structure. In: Nanoscience & Nanotechnology, (E. Balabanova and I. Dragieva Eds.), Heron Press Science Series, 2005, 5, 138-142
[7]. Kotsilkova R., D. Nesheva, I. Nedkov, E. Krusteva and S. Stavrev, A study on the rheological, electrical and microwave properties of polymers with nanosized carbon particles. J. Applied Polymer Science, 2004, 92, 2220.
[8]. Krusteva E., R. Kotsilkova. Effect of polydispersity of nanoscale binary fillers on polymer dispersion rheology. In: Nanoscience & Nanotechnology, Eds. E. Balabanova, I. Dragieva, Heron Press Science Series, 2004, 4, 127.
[9] Kotsilkova R. Design and characterization of polymer nanocomposites for microwave absorbing application. Proceedings CAS'2004, October 4-6, 2004, Sinaja, Romania, 125-128
[10]. Nedkov, B. Vichev, S. Kolev, T. Merodijska, R. Kotslkova, S. Stavrev. Magnetooptical and microwave behaviour of Fe3O4 Layers. In: Nanoscience & Nanotechnology, eds. E. Balabanova and I. Dragieva, Heron Press Science Series, 2003, 3, 118.
[11]. Kotsilkova R. Rheology-structure relationship of polymer-layered silicate hybrids Mechanics of Time-Dependent Materials, 2002, 6, 283.
[12]. Kanapitsas A., Pissis P., Kotsilkova R. Dielectric studies of molecular mobility and phase morphology in polymer-layered silica te nanocomposites. J. Non-Crystal Solids, 2002, 305, 204.
[13]. Kotsilkova R., V. Petkova and Y. Pelovski. Thermal analysis of layered silicate-epoxy nanocomposites. Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, 2001, 64, 591-598
[14]. Kanapitsas A., P. Pissis, R. Kotsilkova, I. Nedkov, S. Stavrev. Phase morphology and molecular mobility in hybrid nanocomposites. In: "Composites: From Fundamentals to Advanced Structures" (ed. by V. Kostopoulos), 2001, 256-265
[15]. S. Stavrev, R. Kotsilkova, J. Karadjov and Z. Karagyozova, Polymer nanocomposites with nanoscale diamond. In: Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Eds., E. Balabanova and I. Dragieva, Heron Press, Sofia, Bulfgaria, 2001, Volume 1, p.154.
[16]. Kotsilkova R. Rheological peculiarity of layered silicate-epoxy nanocomposites. In: Proceeding of the 13th International Congress on Rheology, Cambridge, UK, 4, (2000) 145-147

Recent Projects:

  • FP7-INCO.2010-6.1 -CSА- 266529 / BY-NanoERA "Institutional Development of Applied Nanoelectromagnetics: Belarus in ERA Widening" (2010-2013). - coordinator for Bulgaria - Prof. R. Kotsilkova

  • FP7- NMP-2007-218331 / NaPolyNet "Setting up Research Intensive Clusters for Characterization of Polymer Nanostructures" (2008-2011) - coordinator for Bulgaria - Prof. R. Kotsilkova

  • FP6-NMP-CSA-WomenInNano "Strengthening the role of women scientists in nanoscience" (2005-2009) - coordinator for Bulgaria - Prof. R. Kotsilkova

  • COST-FA0904 (2010-2015) , Prof. R. Kotsilkova - Vice President

  • COST-MP0701(2009-2014), Prof. R. Kotsilkova - member of the Management Committee

  • Research Infrastructure Project: DO-02-53 (2008-2010) "Setting up an Open Laboratory on Experimental Mechanics of Micro-and Nanomaterials" (OLEM), supported by National Science Fund - MES, Bulgaria. Prof. R. Kotsilkova - coordinator

  • Bilateral Agreement BAS-CNR, Italy (2010-2012), Project title: "Design of polymer nanocomposites with carbon nanotubes and clay nanolayers". Prof. R. Kotsilkova - coordinator for Bulgaria.


 

 


Modified date:16-02-2012