Curriculum Vitae
Boriana Mihailova, CURRICULUM VITAE
Education and academic degrees:
1984–1989 |
Studies of physics at the |
1989 |
Master of Science, Faculty of Physics, |
1990 -1996 |
PhD studies at the combined with Maternity leave |
1997 |
PhD in Physics, |
2001 |
Habilitation, Bulgarian |
Professional background:
1997 - 2000 |
Research associate at the Central Laboratory of Mineralogy and Crystallography, |
1998 (7 months) 1999 (4 months) |
Wenner-Gren PostDoc in the group of Prof. Dr. Johan Sterte, Luleå University of Technology, Sweden, |
2000 - 2001 2002 (6 months) |
AvH PostDoc in the group of Prof. Dr. Ulrich Bismayer, |
2001 - 2004 |
Senior research associate at the Central Laboratory of Mineralogy and Crystallography, |
2003 (6 months) 2004 (6 months) |
Visiting scientist in the group of Prof. Dr. Thomas Bein, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, |
2005 - 2011 |
Junior Professor, Mineralogisch-Petrographisches Institut, Universität Hamburg |
2011 - |
permanent position, Mineralogisch-Petrographisches Institut, Universität Hamburg, named Professor in 2016 |
Research Area: Materials and mineral science
Specific field of research: Raman and infrared spectroscopy of solids;
Scientific interests in: perovskite-type ferroelectrics, phase transitions, complex hydrous silicate minerals, metamict minerals, bioapatite and biocompatible materials, microporous materials, non-crystalline solids .
Fellowships, Honours and Awards
· Wenner-Gren Center Foundation fellowship (1998 - 1999)
· Alexander von Humboldt Foundation fellowship (2000 - 2002)
Professional activities (Third-party funds)
· 2003 - 2006: Principal investigator of the Bulgarian National Priority Program on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology "Design and structural investigations of nanoscale spatial regions in functional materials" (NT 1-02).
· 2005 -2008: Principle investigator of the DFG project: "Nanoscale clusters and phonon anomalies in relaxor-ferroelectric materials" (MI 1127/1-1 and MI 1127/1-2).
· 2006 - 2012: Principle investigator of the DFG projects "High pressure-induced renormalization phenomena in lead scandium niobates and tantalates with relaxor behaviour" (MI 1127/2-1) and "High pressure/temperature-induced structural transformations in lead-based perovskite type relaxor ferroelectrics" (MI 1127/2-2), within the framework of DFG SPP 1236 .
· 2010 - 2013: Principle investigator of the DFG project "High-temperature polar clusters in perovskite-type relaxor ferroelectrics and their response to an electric field" (MI 1127/5-1)
· Feb 2011 - Jul 2011: Host Professor of DFG Mercator Professorship for Prof. Dr. Ross Angel from
· 2012 - 2017: Associate partner in the Helmholtz Virtual Insitute "In vivo studies of biodegradable magnesium based implant materials" (MetBioMat)"
· 2014 - : Principle investigator of the DFG projects "Crystal chemistry and phonon modes in complex silicates containing hydrous species" (MI 1127/7-1) and "Composition, temperature, and pressure dependence of phonon modes in complex hydrous silicates" (MI 1127/7-2)
· 2015 - 2019: Principle investigator of the DFG project "Local structure and dynamics of Bi-based perovskite-type ferroelectric solid solutions" (MI 1127/8-1) and "Mesoscopic-scale transformation processes in Bi-based perovskite-type ferroelectric solid solutions" (MI 1127/8-2)
· 2017 - : Associate partner in the ERC Grant "TRUE DEPTHS" (Grant No 714936)
· 2019 - : Principle Investigator within the framework of the DFG Cluster of Excellence 2176 ”Understanding Written Artefacts: Material, Interaction and Transmission in Manuscript Cultures”
· 2021 - : Principle investigator of the DFG project: "Multi-scale structural response of the lead-free perovskite-type ferroelectric solid solution (1-x)Na0.5Bi0.5TiO3-xBaTiO3 to high pressures" (MI 1127/12-1).
Service for the Scientific Community
Publications: more than 170
Citations (excluding self-citations): more than 2000
h-index: 29