Maria Nikolova PhD

Dr. Maria Nikolova serves as an Associate Professor at Ruse University “A. Kanchev”, Bulgaria, and is a Coordinator for the Technology of Materials Master program. She is head of laboratories of “Scanning Electron Microscopy” and “Evaluation of Coatings and Materials“. Her expertise area is in surface engineering, focusing on thermochemical treatment and PVD coatings. Her current research interests focus on the synthesis and evaluation of nanomaterials for biomedical applications and the multidisciplinary approach of the technological application of nanoparticles. She has also extensive knowledge of spectroscopic techniques, XRD, SEM, properties evaluation, etc.