{"id":369,"date":"2025-02-20T19:27:45","date_gmt":"2025-02-20T19:27:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/85.14.25.4\/ormmlab.com\/?p=369"},"modified":"2025-04-26T08:54:56","modified_gmt":"2025-04-26T08:54:56","slug":"gloria-issa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ormmlab.com\/en\/gloria-issa\/","title":{"rendered":"Gloria Issa"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"row1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-370\" src=\"https:\/\/85.14.25.4\/ormmlab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/gloria-issa.webp\" alt=\"\u0413\u043b\u043e\u0440\u0438\u044f \u0418\u0441\u0441\u0430\" width=\"399\" height=\"437\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ormmlab.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/gloria-issa.webp 399w, https:\/\/ormmlab.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/gloria-issa-274x300.webp 274w, https:\/\/ormmlab.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/gloria-issa-150x164.webp 150w, https:\/\/ormmlab.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/gloria-issa-300x329.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" \/><br \/>\n<strong>Email:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:gloria.issa@orgchm.bas.bg\">gloria.issa@orgchm.bas.bg<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Phone number:<\/strong> (+359) 02\/9606110<br \/>\n<strong>ORCID:<\/strong> 0000-0001-5617-3961<br \/>\n<strong>Scopus ID:<\/strong> 55587591500<\/div>\n<div class=\"row1\">\n<blockquote class=\"td_quote_box td_box_left\"><p>Professional experience<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>01\/01\/20222<\/strong> &#8211; <strong><em>Associate professor<\/em><\/strong> &#8211; Institute of Organic Chemistry with Center of Phytochemistry, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria.<br \/>\n<strong>01\/01\/2017 \u2013 01\/01\/2021<\/strong> &#8211; <strong><em>Assistant professor<\/em><\/strong>, Institute of Organic Chemistry with Center of Phytochemistry, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria.<br \/>\n<strong>01\/09\/2019 \u2013 01\/11\/2020<\/strong> \u2013 <strong><em>Guest researcher<\/em><\/strong>, Jan Evangelista Purkyn\u011b University (UJEP), Department of Physic, \u00dast\u00ed nad Labem (Czech Republic).<br \/>\n<strong>01\/01\/2015 \u2013 01\/01\/2017<\/strong> \u2013 <strong><em>Assistant <\/em><\/strong>\u2013 Institute of Organic Chemistry with Center of Phytochemistry, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria<br \/>\n<strong>01\/09\/2013 \u2013 01\/11\/2023<\/strong> \u2013 <strong><em>Guest researcher<\/em><\/strong>, Institute of Chemical Technology, UPV-CSIC, Valencia, Project BG051PO001\/3.3.-05.001 \u201cScience and Business\u201d, Operational Program &#8220;Human Resources Development&#8221; of the European Social Fund (Spain).<br \/>\n<strong>01\/01\/2012 \u2013 01\/01\/2015<\/strong> &#8211; <strong><em>PhD student<\/em><\/strong>\u2013 Institute of Organic Chemistry with Center of Phytochemistry, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row1\">\n<blockquote class=\"td_quote_box td_box_left\"><p>Education and training<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li>01\/01\/2012 \u2013 01\/01\/2015 &#8211; <strong><em>PhD student<\/em><\/strong>, Institute of Organic Chemistry with Center of Phytochemistry, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria<\/li>\n<li>01\/10\/2009 \u2013 01\/04\/2011 &#8211; <strong><em>Master of science in medicinal chemistry<\/em><\/strong>, Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Sofia University, Sofia, Bulgaria<\/li>\n<li>01\/09\/2005 \u2013 01\/07\/2009 &#8211; <strong><em>Bachelor of science in chemistry<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Sofia University, Sofia, Bulgaria<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row1\">\n<blockquote class=\"td_quote_box td_box_left\"><p>Main research interests<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li>Synthesis of nanostructured oxides and micro\/mesoporous;<\/li>\n<li>Modification of mesoporous materials with nanosized transition metal\/ metal oxide species;<\/li>\n<li>Physicochemical characterization of modified materials (UV-VIS spectroscopy and Infrared spectroscopy, temperature programmed gravimetrical analysis, adsorption methods etc.);<\/li>\n<li>Investigation of catalytic properties of nanocomposite materials: catalytic combustion of different volatile organic compounds (VOCs), methanol conversion to hydrocarbons, hydrogen, CO and methane as a source of alternative ecological fuel from renewable sources and industry supply with gas mixtures;<\/li>\n<li>Investigation of the relation between composition-structure-catalytic properties of the catalyst.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row1\">\n<blockquote class=\"td_quote_box td_box_left\"><p>Selected publications<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Author of <strong>33 research<\/strong> papers<\/p>\n<p>Total citations (excluding self-citations): 334, h-index \u2013 12<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Issa, G.<\/strong><strong>,<\/strong> Kormunda, M.,\u00a0Tumurbaatar, O., Szegedi, A., Kovacheva, D., Karashanova, D.,\u00a0Popova, M.. Impact of Ce\/Zr Ratio in the Nanostructured Ceria and Zirconia Composites on the Selective CO2 Adsorption. Nanomaterials, 13, 2023, 2428, link <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/nano13172428\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/nano13172428<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Issa, G.,<\/strong> Dimitrov, M., Marinov, S., Velinov, N., Spasova, I., Kovacheva, D., Tsoncheva, T.. Activated carbon from used motor oils: synthesis and application as supports of nanosized Fe-Cr oxides. Waste and Biomass Valorization, 14, 4, Springer, 2023, link <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s12649-022-01921-8\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s12649-022-01921-8<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Tsoncheva,T., <strong>Issa, G<\/strong>., Ivanova, R., Dimitrov, M., Kovacheva, D., Atanasova, G., Henych, J.. Design Control of Copper-Doped Titania\u2013Zirconia Catalysts for Methanol Decomposition and Total Oxidation of Ethyl Acetate. Symmetry, 14, MDPI, 2022, link: <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/sym14040751\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/sym14040751<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row1\">\n<blockquote class=\"td_quote_box td_box_left\"><p>Latest projects<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong><em>Leader<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;Advanced catalytic systems for complete oxidation of organic pollutants in water and air&#8221;, National science fund, KP-06-H59\/12, 2022-2025.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>Member of the research team<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Center of Excellence &#8220;National Center for Mechatronics and Clean Technologies&#8221;, Operational Program &#8220;Science and Education for Smart Growth&#8221;, which is co-financed by the European Union through the European Regional Development Fund to build centers of excellence, BG05M2OP001-1.001-0008, 2018-2023.<\/li>\n<li>3D printed waste-based catalysts for sustainable production of synthetic fuels and valuable chemicals (3DCatFuel&amp;Chem), National science fund, \u041a\u041f-06-\u041d69\/3, 2022-2025.<\/li>\n<li>Innovative metal-carbon nanocomposites for hydrogen storage, National science fund, KP-06-H27\/9, 2018-2024.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<style>.td-editor-date,.entry-date{display:none}<\/style>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Email: gloria.issa@orgchm.bas.bg Phone number: (+359) 02\/9606110 ORCID: 0000-0001-5617-3961 Scopus ID: 55587591500 Professional experience 01\/01\/20222 &#8211; Associate professor &#8211; Institute of Organic Chemistry with Center of Phytochemistry, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria. 01\/01\/2017 \u2013 01\/01\/2021 &#8211; Assistant professor, Institute of Organic Chemistry with Center of Phytochemistry, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria. 01\/09\/2019 \u2013 01\/11\/2020 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":370,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-369","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-15"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ormmlab.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/369","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ormmlab.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ormmlab.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ormmlab.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ormmlab.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=369"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/ormmlab.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/369\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":716,"href":"https:\/\/ormmlab.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/369\/revisions\/716"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ormmlab.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/370"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ormmlab.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=369"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ormmlab.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=369"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ormmlab.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=369"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}