Viktor Stefov

Name: Viktor Stefov
Date of birth: 20. 07. 1961
Place of birth: Tashkent - Uzbekistan
Nationality: Macedonian
E-mail: viktorst@iunona.pmf.ukim.edu.mk
Address: Arhimedova 5, 1000 Skopje, Macedonia
Phone: +389-2-3249942
Fax: +389-2-3226865

Education:

Doctoral thesis on the issues of Vibrational and Structural chemistry, defended at the Sts. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje.
Completed studies in 1984 (as best student of his generation), University “Sts. Cyril and Methodius”
Postgraduate studies completed in 1992, University “Sts. Cyril and Methodius”
Doctoral studies completed in 1997, University “Sts. Cyril and Methodius”

Visits abroad:

Dept. of chemistry and physics at King’s College, London, England (in 1993, 1994, 1996).
Faculty of Chemistry, Sofia, Bulgaria (1997)
Institute of Inorganic Chemistry at the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia (in 1999)
Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Siegen, Germany (in 2000, 2002, 2007)
Institute of General and Inorganic Chemistry, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (in 2007)
JICA, Tokyo, Japan (2005).

Areas of research interests:

Molecular Spectroscopy and Structural Chemistry

Spectra-structural correlations of some minerals, inorganic and organic compounds
Environmental chemistry
Production and manufacturing of pure and extra pure compounds

Main methods for analysis:

Infrared and Raman spectroscopy
X-ray diffraction

Professional experience:

Assistant lecturer for subjects in the field of physical chemistry (1986), University “Sts. Cyril and Methodius”
Assistant Professor (1998), University “Sts. Cyril and Methodius”
Associated Professor (2003), University “Sts. Cyril and Methodius”, in the following subjects:
- Selected topics of physical chemistry
- Spectroscopic methods (IR, Raman, NMR, UV, Mass Spectrometry)
- Sources and use of chemical information
Head of Department of physical chemistry (1998-2002)
Head of the Department of Science, Ministry of Education and Science, Republic of Macedonia (2003-2005)
National Subcoordinator for JRC (Joint Research Centres, 2004-2006)
President of Council for Science and Research, Ministry of Education and Science, Republic of Macedonia (2005-2007)
Current position: COST National Coordinator (2003-).

Publications:

Number of papers in Referred Journals: 66 (51 in the International Journals)
Number of Communications to Scientific Meetings: 114
Number of Patents: 6
Number of books: 1

The most recent publications:

Z.T. Popovski and V. Stefov, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (R&D) IN THE REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA, Nato Science Series: Science and Technology Policy, IOS Press, p. 61-67 (2005)
V. Stefov, B. ?optrajanov, I. Kuzmanovski, H. D. Lutz and B. Engelen, INFRARED AND RAMAN SPECTRA OF MAGNE¬SI¬UM AMMO¬NIUM PHOSPHATE HEXAHYDRATE (STRUVITE) AND ITS ISO¬MOR¬PHOUS ANALOGUES. III. SPECTRA OF PROTIATED AND PARTIALLY DEUTERATED MAGNESIUM AMMONIUM PHOS¬P¬HATE HEXAHYDRATE, J. Mol. Struct., 752, 60-67 (2005).
G.V. Yukhnevich, E.G. Tarakanova, V. Stefov, THE EFFECT OF DIVALENT CATIONS ON THE VIBRATIONAL PROPERTIES OF THE WATER MOLECULE IN CRYSTAL HYDRATES, J. Opt. Technol., 72, 423-425 (2005).
Lj. Pejov, M. Solimannejad, V. Stefov, THE ?-TYPE HUDROGEN BOND WITH TRIPLE C-C BOND ACTING AS A PROTON-ACCEPTOR. A GRADIENT-CORECCTED HYBRID HF-DFT AND MP2 STUDY OF THE PHENOL=ACETYLENE DIMER IN THE NEUTRAL S0 GROUND, Chem. Phys., 323, 259-270 (2006).
A. Cahil, M. Najdoski and V. Stefov, INFRARED AND RAMAN SPECTRA OF MAGNE¬SI¬UM AMMO¬NIUM PHOS¬PHATE HEXAHYDRATE (STRUVITE) AND ITS ISO¬MOR¬PHOUS ANA¬LOGUES. IV. FTIR SPECTRA OF PROTIATED AND PARTIALLY DEUTERATED NICKEL AMMONIUM PHOSPHATE HEXAHYDRATE AND NICKEL POTASSIUM PHOS¬P¬HATE HEXAHYDRATE, J. Mol. Struct., 834-836, 408-413 (2007).
F. Spirovski, B. Engelen, V. Stefov, NEW CRYSTAL STRUCTURE OF RbZn(HSeO3)2X (X= Cl, Br), Z. Kristallogr. NCS, 222, 91-92 (2007).
V. Stefov, S&T IN MACEDONIA, See-science.eu eJournal: Country focus, p. 8-9 (2007)
V. Stefov, SCIENCE AND RESEARCH IN THE REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA, Proceedings of the International Conference and High Level Round Table, p.114-116, UNESCO-ROSTE, Venezia, 2007
E. Roste, J. Sonnenburg, R. Hanatschek, K.H. Barre, R. Fuchs, A. Gjonaj, F. Gruber, S. Koprivica, S. Krusic, P. Mayr, I. Mihail, H. Panjeta, N. Sideropulos, V. Stefov, A. Stoklaska, S. Szigeti, J. Teffo, I. Videnovic, A. Vutsova, D. Simon, H. Matthies, WHITE PAPER ON GAPS, OVERLAPS, AND OPPORTUNITIES IN VIEW OF THE EXTENSION OF BILATERAL RTD PROGRAMMES AND INITIATIVES TOWARDS MULTILATERAL APPROACHES, Transition Studies Review, 14, 205-261 (2007).
V. Stefov, B. ?optrajanov, M. Najdoski, B. Engelen and H. D. Lutz , INFRARED AND RAMAN SPECTRA OF MAGNE¬SI¬UM AMMO¬NIUM PHOS¬PHATE HEXAHYDRATE (STRUVITE) AND ITS ISO¬MOR¬PHOUS ANA¬LOGUES. V. SPECTRA OF PROTIATED AND PARTIALLY DEUTERATED MAGNESIUM AMMONIUM ARSENATE HEXAHYDRATE (ARSENSTRU¬VITE), J. Mol. Struct., 872, 87-92 (2008).
A. Cahil, B. ?optrajanov, M. Najdoski, H. D. Lutz, B. Engelen and V. Stefov, INFRARED AND RAMAN SPECTRA OF MAGNE¬SI¬UM AMMO¬NIUM PHOS¬PHATE HEXAHYDRATE (STRUVITE) AND ITS ISO¬MOR¬PHOUS ANA¬LOGUES. VI. FT-IR SPECTRA OF ISOMORPHOUSLY ISOLATED SPECIES. NH4+ IONS ISOLATED IN MKPO4 • 6H2O (M = Mg; Ni) AND PO43- IONS ISOLATED IN MgNH4AsO4 • 6H2O, J. Mol. Struct., 876, 255-259 (2008).

Total number of scientific articles published in international journals: 44

Scientific Projects:

Leader or coordinator on 7 scientific projects
Participant in 35 scientific projects
Subcoordinator of ERA-WEST-BALKAN Project (FP6, 2004-2006)
National Coordinator of SEE-ERA.Net Project (FP6, 2004-)
Member of management committee in COST Action ISO604 (2007-2011)
Member in Advisory Board of Macedonian-Austrian R&D project: UKIM-Business start-up centre (2006-2009)