Liudmil Antonov, PhD, DrSci

May 26, 1966  – Born in City of Breznik, Bulgaria
1989 – Graduated from Faculty of Chemistry, University of Sofia, as MSc in Organic and Analytical Chemistry
1994 – PhD in Chemistry (Applied Spectroscopy), University of Sofia
2006 – DrSci (DrHabil) in Chemistry (Analytical Chemistry), National State Committee in General and Analytical Chemistry
1994-1998 – Assistant Professor in Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, National Forestry University, Sofia
1998-2006 – Associate Professor in Analytical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, National Forestry University, Sofia
1999-2003 – Head, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, National Forestry University, Sofia
2007-2013 – Associate Professor in Physical Organic Chemistry, Institute of Organic Chemistry with Centre of Phytochemistry, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
2013-2020 – Full Professor in Analytical Chemistry, Institute of Organic Chemistry with Centre of Phytochemistry, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
2020-currently – Full Professor in Analytical Chemistry and Leading Researcher in the National Research Program VIHREN, Institute of Electronics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
2021-currently – Research Professor (part-time), University of Chemical Technology and Metallurgy, Sofia
2021 – Received the Grand National Pythagoras Prize 2021, the most prestigious scientific award in Bulgaria

Visiting Fellowships and Professorships:

1995-1966 – Tokyo Tech (UNESCO PostDoc, quantum chemistry, 12 months), Prof. T.Iijima, Prof. J.Komiyama, Prof. M.Satoh. Final thesis “Theoretical investigations of the tautomerism of some phenylazonaphthols”
2002 – Photonics Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Japan (Japanese Society for The Promotion of Science, two-photon absorption spectroscopy, 8 months), Prof. K.Ohta
2003-2004 – Humboldt University of Berlin (Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, fluorescent spectroscopy, 12 months), Prof. W.Rettig
2006 – Photonics Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Japan (Japanese Society for The Promotion of Science, two-photon absorption spectroscopy, 8 months), Prof. K.Ohta
2011 – Tokyo Tech (Japanese Society for The Promotion of Science, quantum chemistry, 6 months), Prof. S.Kawauchi
2012 – Free University of Berlin (Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, mass spectrometry, 3 months), Prof. Ch.Schalley
2015 – Tokyo Tech (Tokyo Tech Visiting Scholar, 3 months)
2019 – University of Rostock (Mare Balticum Fellow, 2 months)

Memberships:

European Photochemical Association
International Society for Plant Spectroscopy
Tokyo Institute of Technology Alumni Association
Bulgarian Humboldt Union
Union of Scientists in Bulgaria

Teaching:

General and Analytical Chemistry (National Forestry University, Faculty of Agroculture, 1997-2006)
Organic Chemistry (National Forestry University, Faculty of Agroculture, 2002-2006)
UV-Vis absorption and emission spectroscopy (Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, PhD Training Center)

Research Interests:

Quantum chemistry (relative stability of equilibrium systems, solvent effects, absorption and emission spectra prediction)
Molecular Spectroscopy (UV-Vis-NIR, fluorescence, mass spectrometry)
Chemometrics (including derivative spectroscopy and overlapping bands fitting)
Tautomerism (experimentally and computationally)
Supramolecular chemistry (host-guest interactions, molecular switches and wires, sensoring systems)
Dye chemistry (design and properties – photochromism, thermochromism, halochromism, solvatochromism, aggregation)