Specialist Units and Expertise
July 30, 2024 2025-07-31 6:53Specialist Units and Expertise
LABORATORY OF FOREST ENTOMOLOGY
Activities:
Education: Practical training of the students in the program “Landscape Architecture” in the courses “Ornamental plant protection” and “Plant protection in greenhouses”. Education of PhD students in the scientific specialty “Forest melioration, forest protection and special forest uses”. Laboratory work of graduates in the courses “Forest entomology” and “Forest protection” in the program of Forestry.
Research: Investigations of the insect pests and their damages.
Diagnostic: Rearing insects from various plant parts. Identification of both of adult insects and their preimaginal stages using light microscopes and stereoscopes.
Contacts:
Address:
10 Kliment Ohridsky Blvd., Sofia 1756, Bulgaria
Department of the Plant Pathology and Chemistry, building A, room 322
E-mails:
Assoc. Prof. Danail Doychev, PhD, doychev@abv.bg
Asisst. Prof. PhD Stoyka Ruseva, PhD, tonirusevaev@gmail.com
Tel.: +359 2 91 907 455
LABORATORY OF FOREST PATHOLOGY
Activities
Educational: Practical education of students in the fields of Forestry and Ecology and environmental protection. Education and scientific research of graduates and PhD students in the scientific specialty “Forest land improvement, forest protection and special uses in forests”.
Scientific: Conducting research and analysis on scientific and applied projects.
Diagnostic: Laboratory analyzes of plant material with disease symptoms for determination of the disease causes; consultations and conducting expertise.
Contacts:
Address:
10 Kliment Ohridsky Blvd., Sofia 1756, Bulgaria
Department of the Plant Pathology and Chemistry, building A, room 519
E-mails:
Prof. S. Bencheva, PhD, sbencheva@ltu.bg
Chief Assistant Prof. N. Zafirov, PhD, niki.zafirov@gmail.com
Tel.: +359 2 91 907 455
LABORATORY OF DENDROCHRONOLOGY
Activities
Educational: The laboratory provides practical education for students in the fields of Forestry and Ecology and Environmental Protection. It conducts scientific studies of graduates and PhD students in the scientific specialty “Forest land improvement, forest protection and special uses in forests”. The learning process is ensured by studying modern dendrochronological methods for measuring, processing, analyzing and visualizing the results.
Scientific: The Laboratory of Dendrochronology conducts research and analyses on scientific projects. Modern research methods are being adopted and applied, and new approaches, if necessary, are being developed to solve specific problems in the field of dendrochronology.
Applied: The laboratory carries out expertise and other scientific and applied activities depending on the needs of the department and the university.
Facilities: The laboratory premises (office 320) is equipped with the following equipment and instruments:
Contacts:
Address:
10 Kliment Ohridsky Blvd., Sofia 1756, Bulgaria
Department of the Plant Pathology and Chemistry, building A, room 320
E-mail:
Chief Assistant Prof. N. Zafirov, PhD, niki.zafirov@gmail.com
CHEMISTRY LABORATORY
Activities:
Educational: Experimental chemical work on subjects: Chemistry, Inorganic and Organic Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry, Medical chemistry (in Bulgarian and in English language), Biochemistry (in Bulgarian and in English language), Polymer Chemistry, Water Pollution and impact on Ecosystems, Water supply in urban areas.
Research: Deposition Chemistry, Assessment of Surface Water Quality, Preparation of Plant samples for Analysis, Organic Synthesis.
Contacts:
Address:
10 Kliment Ohridsky Blvd., Sofia 1756, Bulgaria, University of Forestry
Department of the Plant Pathology and Chemistry, building A, rooms 202 and 313
E-mails:
Assoc. Prof. Sonya Damyanova, sonya_damyanova@abv.bg
Assoc. Prof. Yordanka Ivanova, yordanka_b_ivanova@abv.bg
