Prof. Pavletta Shestakova
Prof. Pavletta Shestakova
(room 209)
Name: Pavletta Shestakova
Phone: +359 2 9606 136
E-mail: Pavletta Shestakova@orgchm.bas.bg
Scopus ID: 36651703800 (Shestakova), 6602774171 (Denkova)
Research interests/Area of expertise:
Application of HRMAS and solid state NMR methods for the elucidation of structure and morphology of hydrogels, micro-heterogeneous, liquid crystals and porous materials.
Academic career:
2017 – present Full Professor, Bulgarian NMR Centre, Institute of Organic Chemistry with Centre of Phytochemistry, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
2010 – 2017 Associate Professor, Bulgarian NMR Centre, Institute of Organic Chemistry with Centre of Phytochemistry, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
2006 – 2010 Research Associate I degree, NMR Laboratory, Institute of Organic Chemistry with Centre of Phytochemistry, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
1997 – 2006 Research Associate II degree, NMR Laboratory, Institute of Organic Chemistry with Centre of Phytochemistry, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
1994 – 1997 Research Associate III degree, NMR Laboratory, Institute of Organic Chemistry with Centre of Phytochemistry, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
1988 – 1994 Researcher, NMR Laboratory, NMR Laboratory, Institute of Organic Chemistry with Centre of Phytochemistry, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
Education:
2006 PhD in organic chemistry, NMR Laboratory, Institute of Organic Chemistry with Centre of Phytochemistry, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
Thesis: “Specific applications and development of NMR methods for the investigation of molecular mobility”, supervisor Prof. DSc. Valentin Dimitrov
1988 MSc in chemistry, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy.
1982 – 1988 Student in Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy. All general courses in chemistry, with specialization in organic and analytical chemistry.
Awards:
- Best poster award at the conference Magnetic Moments in Central Europe, Otocec, Slovenia, 2013.
- Best poster award at the Annual Poster Sessions of the IOCCP, BAS in 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007;
- Best paper award of the IOCCP, BAS in 2004, 2006, 2011
Selected publications:
2022 Bonchev, A., Simeonov, M., Shestakova, P., Vasileva, R., Titorenkova, R., Apostolov, A., Dyulgerova, E., Vassileva, E., “Bioinspired Remineralization of Artificial Caries Lesions Using PDMAEMA/Carbomer/Calcium Phosphates Hybrid Microgels”. Gels, 8(10), 681. (link)
2021 Popova, M., Szegedi, A., Oykova, M., Lazarova, H., Koseva, N., Mihályi, M.R., Mitrev, Y., Shestakova, P., “Hydrodemethoxylation/Dealkylation on Bifunctional Nanosized Zeolite Beta”, Molecules, 26(24), 7694 (link)
2021 Ravutsov, M., Mitrev, Y., Shestakova, P., Lazarova, H., Simeonov, S., Popova, M., “CO2 Adsorption on Modified Mesoporous Silicas: The Role of the Adsorption Sites”, Nanomaterials, 11(11), 2831 (link)
2020 Todorova, T., Shestakova, P., Petrova, T., Popova, M., Lazarova, H., Kalvachev, Y., “Fluoride etching of AlZSM-5 and GaZSM-5 zeolites”. Journal of Materials Science, 55, 13799-13814. (link)
2019 Guthardt, R., Oetzel, J., Schweizer, J.I., Bruhn, C., Langer, R., Maurer, M., Vícha, J., Shestakova, P., Holthausen, M.C., Siemeling, U., “Reactive Dimerization of an N‐Heterocyclic Plumbylene: C− H Activation with PbII”. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 58(5), 1387-1391. (link)
2018 Popova, M., Shestakova, P., Lazarova, H., Dimitrov, M., Kovacheva, D., Szegedi, A., Mali, G., Dasireddy, V., Likozar, B., Wilde, N., Gläser, R., “Efficient solid acid catalysts based on sulfated tin oxides for liquid phase esterification of levulinic acid with ethanol”. Applied Catalysis A: General, 560, 119-131 (link)
Active projects:
Participant in projects:
- Creation and Development of Centre of Excellence “National center of mechatronics and clean technologies“ BG05M2OP001-1.001-0008-C01
- Creation And Development Of Centres Of Competence „Sustainable utilization of bio-resources and waste of medicinal and aromatic plants for innovative bioactive products” BG05M2OP001-1.002-0012-C01
- INFRAMAT: Distributed infrastructure of centers for synthesis and characterization of new materials and conservation of archeological and ethnographic artefacts’, part of the Bulgarian National Roadmap for Research Infrastructure Programme.
International collaborations and fellowships:
2013 – present collaboration with Prof. Tatiana N. Parac-Vogt, KU Leuven, Belgium.
2016 – 2018 г. collaboration with Dr. Charlotte Martineau-Corcos, Institut Lavoisier de Versailles, Universite de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France.
2006 – 2014 г. collaboration with prof. Rudolf Willem, High Resolution NMR Center, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium.
