Education

• Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
  Thesis title: Interaction of HeI (21S) and HeI (21P) with NeI (1S0), YbI (1S0) and N2 at thermal energy
  Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Solid State Physics, 2005
  Experimental work in the field of atomic spectroscopy, plasma physics, vacuum techniques and technologies
  Work with monochromators; experimental work with the time – delay coincidence methods; work with electronic devices and power supplies.
• Master's Degree, Quantum Electronics and Laser Physics,
  Department of Quantum Electronics and Laser Physics, Faculty of Physics, Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski, 1994
  Diploma work: Laser action of nd8(n+1)s2 – nd9(n+1)p transitions in HgIII Theoretical and experimental investigation of the conditions and principle of work of gas lasers with Hg as active media.
  Qualification: Engineer - Physicist

Specializations

• Institute of Physics, Zagreb, Croatia – 1996 (for a month)
• Technical University, Institute of Experimental Physics, Graz, Austria
  1996 (for a month)
  1997 (for a month)
• Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Science, Warsaw, Poland; 2004 (for six months)
• Post-doc position, Clarendon Laboratory, Oxford University, Oxford, UK –2008 (6 months)
• Specialization at ICTP, Triest, Italy –2007, (40 days)
• Post-doc position, Laboratoire Aimé Cotton, Universite Paris-Sud XI, Orsay, France
  01.04.2005 – 31.12.2006 (21 months)
  01.12.2010 – 28.02.2011 (3 months)
  20.11.2016 – 31.01.2017

Work Experience

• 2012-present, Associate Professor at Institute of Solid State Physics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Experimental work in the field of atomic physics, leading the experiment : Manipulation of Ultra-cold Atoms and Molecules by Light
• 2005-2012, Assistant Professor at Institute of Solid State Physics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
  Experimental work in the field of atomic physics, leading the experiment of laser cooling and trapping

Publications:

1. E. Dimova, Wei Huang, G. Popkirov, A. Rangelov, E. Kyoseva
   Broadband and ultra-broadband modular half-wave plates
   Opt. Communication 366, pp. 382–385 (2016)
2. E. Dimova, A. Rangelov, E. Kyoseva
   Tunable bandwidth optical rotator
   Photon. Res 3, No. 4 pp. 177-179 (2015)
3. E. Dimova, A. Rangelov, E. Kyoseva
   Broadband and ultra-broadband polarization rotators with adiabatic modular design
   Journal of Optics, 17 ( 7), 075605 (5pp) (2015)
4. E.S. Dimova, S.S. Ivanov, G.S. Popkirov, N.V. Vitanov
   Highly efficient broadband polarization retarders and tunable polarization filters made of composite stacks of ordinary wave plates
   J. Opt. Soc. Am. A v.31, No. 5, pp. 952 - 956 (2014)
5. E.S. Dimova, S.S. Ivanov, G.S. Popkirov, N.V. Vitanov
   Efficient composite broadband polarization retarders and polarization filters
   Journal of Physics: Conference Series 558, 012033 (2014)
6. E. S. Dimova, D. Comparat, G. St. Popkirov, A. A. Rangelov, N. V. Vitanov
   Efficient broadband composite optical isolator
   Applied optics 52 (35), 8528-8531
7. D. Sofikitis, G. Stern, L. Kime, E. Dimova, A. Fioretti, D. Comparat, and P. Pillet
   Loading a dipole trap from an atomic reservoir
   Eur. Phys. J. D 61, 437–442 (2011)
8. V. Steflekova, D. Slavov, D. Zhechev, E. Dimova, G. Todorov
   Magneto-Galvanic Resonances in Hollow Cathode Discharge Lamps
   Spectroscopy Letters, 42: 8, 513 - 517 (2009)
9. E. Dimova
   Magneto-Optical Trap for 87Rb atoms
   Modern trends in Mathematics and Physics, ed. S. S. Tinchev, Heron Press, Sofia, 86-93 ( 2009)
10. David J. McCabe, Duncan G. England, Hugo E. L. Martay, Melissa E. Friedman, Jovana Petrovic, Emiliya Dimova, Beatrice Chatel, and Ian A. Walmsley
    A pump-probe study of the photoassociation of rubidium molecules
    Phys. Rev. A 80, 033404 (2009)
11. Jovana Petrovic, David McCabe, Duncan England, Hugo Martay, Melissa Friedman, Alexander Dicks, Emiliya Dimova, Ian Walmsley
    Pump-probe Study of the Photoassociation of Cold Rubidium Molecules
    Faradey Discussions 142, 403-413 (2009)
12. E. Radeva, K. Kolentsov, L. Yourukova, D. Zhechev and E. Dimova
    Optical and photoluminescent properties of plasma polymer films used in electroluminescent display structures
    J. of Phys. And Chem. of Solids, 70 (1), 169-172 (2009)
13. E. Dimova, O. Morizot, G. Stern, C.L. Garrido Alzar, A. Fioretti, V. Lorent, D. Comparat, H. Perrin and P. Pillet
    Continuous transfer and laser guiding between two cold atom traps
    Eur. Phys. J. D 42, 299-308 (2007)
14. D. Comparat, A. Fioretti, G. Stern, E. Dimova, B. Laburthe Tolra and P. Pillet
    Optimized production of large Bose Einstein Condensates
    Phys.Rev A, 73, 043410 (2006)
15. K. Kowalski , E. Dimova-Arnaudova , K. Fronc , S. Gateva, M. Głódź , L. Lis, L. Petrov, J. Szonert
    System for magneto-optical cooling and trapping of Rb atoms
    Optica Aplicata, 36 (4), p 559 - 567 (2006)
16. E. Dimova, G. M. Petrov and K. B. Blagoev
    Quenching of 4He and 3He excited states by collisions with N2
    VACUUM, v.76, 405-408 (2004)
17. K. B. Blagoev, E. Dimova and G. M. Petrov
    Quenching of 4He(21S, 21P) and 3He(21S, 21P) states by collisions with Ne(1S0) atoms
    JQSRT, 87, 69-82 (2004)
18. K. B. Blagoev, G. Petrov, E. Dimova
    Laser action of nd8(n+1)s2 – nd9(n+1)p transitions in HgIII, CuII and AgII
    Appl. Phys. B 63, p. 349-354 (1996)

Computer Skills

• Good command of Origin, CorelDraw
• Good command of photo editing software: PageMaker, PhotoShop
• Good command in programs for plotting, estimations and analysis of the results during the work: Origin (independent user), Wolfram Mathematica (basic), LabView (basic)
• Good command of office suite (word processor, spread sheet, presentation software): Latex, HTML, MS Office

Experimental Skills

• Experience in work with different types of lasers (Nd:YAG laser; Yb Fibre laser, diode lasers, cw and pulse dye laser, femtosecond laser,…)
• Vacuum techniques and technologies including: rotation pump, diffusion pump, ionic pump; vacuum systems
• Electronic devices: AOM, power supply, frequency meter, photo diodes
• Polarization optics; optical components
• Registration by Delay coincidence method
• Diagnostic of atoms and molecules properties by time - resolved method
• Different methods for cooling of atoms and molecules to ultra-cold temperatues
• Organizing the establishment and experimental realization of new scientific subject
• Computer control of the experiments

Organizational Skills

• Leading a scientific task at the institute
• Leading team of 9 people for organizing 2 Workshops with about 70 participants
• Organizing scientific events: conferences, workshops
• Supervisor of Bachelor and Master diploma work
• Coordinator of projects
• Member of Scientific Council of the Institute of Solid State Physics, BAS – since 2012
• Scientific Secretary of the Scientific Council of the Institute of Solid State Physics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences – since march 2016
• Principal of several commission at ISSP-BAS
• Reviewer of the evaluation procedures for scientific proposals, 7FP, HORIZON 2020
• Examiner at commissions for election of the academic positions
• Member of Junior associate of the Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Trieste, Italy – 2004 – 2009
• Member of the Union of physicists in Bulgaria

Organized events

• Member of the Organizing committee of EGAS 34, 9-12 July, 2002, Sofia, Bulgaria
• Member of the Organizing committee of CAMEL 5, 2009, Nesseber, Bulgaria
• Member of the Organizing committee of CAMEL 6, 28 June-2 July 2010, Varna, Bulgaria
• Member of the Organizing committee of CAMEL 7, 03-11 July 2011, Nesseber, Bulgaria
• Member of the Organizing committee of CAMEL 8, 24-29 June 2012, Nesseber, Bulgaria
• Member of the Organizing committee of CAMEL 9, 23-28 June 2013, Nesseber, Bulgaria
• Member of the Organizing committee of CAMEL 10, 17-21 June 2014, Nesseber, Bulgaria
• Member of the Organizing committee of CAMEL 11, 21-26 June 2015, Nesseber, Bulgaria
• Member of the Organizing committee of LNN 2015, 19-22 October 2015, Hissar, Bulgaria
• Chief of the Organizing committee of Workshop, 11-12 November 2015, Sofia, Bulfaria (more than 70 participants)
• Member of the Organizing committee of CAMEL 12, 17.06. – 01.07.2016, Nesseber, Bulgaria
• Member of the Organizing committee of 19 SCMP, August 28th – September 2nd, 2016, Varna, Bulgaria
• Chief of the Organizing committee of Workshop, 12-14 September 2016, Sofia, Bulgaria (more than 70 participants)

Projects

• NATO Reintegration grant: EAP.RIG.982778, Coordinator: Dr. Emiliya Dimova – (2007 - 2009)
• National Science Fund, project No: VU-I-301/2007 "Encoding, processing and tomography of quantum information with ultra-cold atoms ", member
• National Science Fund, project DO02-1/2008 (Bilateral collaboration between Bulgaria and People’s Republic of China)” Theory and experimental investigation of quantum information transfer by interaction between ultra-cold atoms and molecules”, Coordinator: Dr. Emiliya Dimova – (2008 - 2010)
• "Radiation proparties of ionic spectra" financed from the Bulgarian National Science Fond, contract 1516/05. - member
• “Laser diagnostics in archaeology”, financed from the Bulgarian National Science Fond - member
• RILA project: “INTERACTIONS À N-CORPS DANS DES ATOMES DE RYDBERG FROIDS” -2013-2014; Coordinator: Dr. Emiliya Dimova
• EU REGPOT project: INERA 316309; Leader of Work Package 3; - (2013-2017)
• Bilateral collaboration between Bulgarian Academy of Sciences and Polish Academy of Sciences – (2015 - 2018) - Coordinator: Dr. Emiliya Dimova
• EU H2020-MSCA-IF-2015, project 705256, COPQE, “Composite Pulses for Quantum Engineering” (2016 - 2018), Fellow: Dr. Elica Kyoseva; supervisor: Dr. Emiliya Dimova

Teaching

• February 2013- June 2013
  External lecturer
  Department of Applied Physics, Technical University of Sofia
  Education of students in general physics, laboratory exercises in general physics.
• February 2017- June 2017
  External lecturer
  Department of Applied Physics, Technical University of Sofia
  Education of students in general physics, laboratory exercises in general physics.