Professional experience
- 01/11/2024 – Currently – Postdoctoral fellow, Institute of Organic Chemistry with Centre of Phytochemistry, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria. Founded by Recovery and Resilience Plan, BG-RRP-2.015 – Strengthening research potential by attracting and retaining talented researchers.
- 01/06/2023 – Currently – Assistant Professor, laboratory of “Organic Reaction on Microporous Materials”, Institute of Organic Chemistry with Centre of Phytochemistry, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria.
- 01/09/2019 – 30/09/2022 – Marie Skłodowska-Curie – Early Stage Researcher, Institute of Organic Chemistry with Centre of Phytochemistry of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria. Founded by the Marie Skłodowska-Curie-ITN Actions.
- 01/03/2018 – 30/07/2019 – Guest Researcher, “Nanobiophotonics Center of Interdisciplinary Research, Institute in Nano-Bio-Sciences”, Babes-Bolyai University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania. Founded by the Erasmus Traineeship Actions.
Education and training
- 01/2023 – Dissertation of the PhD thesis entitled: “Advanced iron and nickel-based materials for the safe production and storage of hydrogen”, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. Sofia, Bulgaria, under the supervision of Prof. T. Tsoncheva.
- 10/2022 – 12/2022 – Secondment-training, within the H2020 Biomass4Syntons project, Department of Sustainable Process Engineering (SPE),Technical University of Eindhoven (TU/e).
- 07/2022 – 09/2022 – Secondment-training, within the BIKE-MSCA project, Institute fur Technische Chemie Und Polychemie, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and ANKA Synchrotron Light – Source, Karlsruhe, Germany, under the supervision of Prof. J.D. Grundwaldt (KIT).
- 01/2021 – 03/2021 – Secondment-training, within the BIKE-MSCA project, Department of Chemical Engineering, Norwegian Institute of Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway, under the supervision of Prof. M. Rønning.
- 03/2020 – 06/2020 – Secondment-training, within the BIKE-MSCA project, Instituto de Carboquímica (CSIC),Zaragoza, Spain, under the supervision of Prof. M.J. Lazzaro
- 2018 – 2019 – Erasmus traineeship, Universitatea Babes-Boliay in Cluj-Napoca, Institute of Nano-Biophotonics in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, under the supervision of Prof. S. Astilean.
- 2016 – 2019 – Master’s degree in chemistry, University of Messina, Italy, with specialization in supramolecular-nanostructural chemistry, under the supervision of Prof. Anna Piperno.
Main research interests
Synthesis, characterization and testing of catalytic systems for the production of green hydrogen and fine chemicals from renewable biomass by thermo-chemical or electrochemical processes. Currently working in simultaneous synthesis processes of fine chemicals from aqueous polyols solutions.
Selected Publications
Author of 7 research papers
Total citations (excluding self-citations): 37, h-index – 5
- C. Rosmini, M. Pazos Urrea, E. Tusini, S. Indris, D. Kovacheva, D. Karashanova, H. Kolev, A. Zimina, J.D. Grunwaldt, M. Rønning, M. Dimitrov, M. Popova, “Unveiling the synergistic effects of pH and Sn content for tuning the catalytic performance of Ni0/NixSny intermetallic compounds dispersed on Ce-Zr mixed oxides in the aqueous phase reforming of ethylene glycol”, Applied Catalysis B: Environment and Energy, 350, 2024, 123904. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apcatb.2024.123904
- C. Rosmini, T. Tsoncheva, D. Kovatcheva, N. Velinov, H. Kolev, D. Karashanova, M. Dimitrov, B. Tsyntsarski, D. Sebastián, M. J. Lázaro, “Mesoporous Ce–Fe–Ni nanocomposites encapsulated in carbon-nanofibers: Synthesis, characterization and catalytic behavior in oxygen evolution reaction”, Carbon, 196, 2022, 186-202, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbon.2022.04.036.
- T. Tsoncheva, C. Rosmini, M. Dimitrov, G. Issa, J. Henych, Z. Němečková, D. Kovacheva, N. Velinov, G. Atanasova, I. Spassova, “Formation of catalytic active sites in hydrothermally obtained binary ceria–iron oxides: composition and preparation effects”, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 13, 2021, 1838-1852, https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.0c16326.
Latest projects
Leader
- “Aqueous Phase Reforming of bio-waste polyols for simultaneous green hydrogen and fine chemicals production” (X-ASPERA) Recovery and Resilience Plan, BG-RRP-2.015 – Strengthening research potential by attracting and retaining talented researchers 2024-currently.
Member of the research team
- “Deriving ADDitional value by converting platform molecules obtained from the VAlorization of Lignocellulose biomass (ADD-VAL)” Bilateral project with Italy, 2022-currently.
- “Straightening training, research and innovation capacities in the valorization of biorenewable resourches”- Biomass4Synthons, European Union’s Horizon 2020 – Twinning of Research Istitutions, 2021-2024 GA: 951996.
•”Bimetallic catalyst knowledge-based development for energy applications” – BIKE, H2020- Marie Skłodowska-Curie-ITN Actions -2018, 2019-2022, GA: 813748.
Honours and awards
- Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Award for young researchers “Prof. Marin Drinov” for achievements in the field “Nanosciences, New Materials and Technologies”, Sofia, Bulgaria, 2023