Zornitza TOSHEVA

Zornitza Tosheva is Research and Development specialist in the Experimental Soft Matter Physics group (ESMP) led by Professor Jan Lagerwall in the Department of Physics and Materials Science. Furthermore, she is responsible for some shared equipment and the systems using pure water in the department at Campus Limpertsberg. To a certain level as member of ESMP she also works as Lab manager.

Main research was several years related to radioprotection and radioactivity / radiochemistry and interdisciplinary research implying the natural radioactivity as a tracer for studying different earth phenomena. Starting 2014 her research is related to cellulose as a liquid crystal with fascinating physical properties, especially cellulose nanocrystals (CNC) in different situations.

She participates as a support teaching activities in different levels during the years. From general lab classes for Bachelor’s and specialized lab classes for Master’s students as well as accompanying PhD students in the field of apply radiochemistry and radio physics. Nowadays she performs specialized training for using some equipment.

Since 2001 she has been working at the University of Luxembourg

MSc in Physics and a couple of specialized trainings in the field of environment and radioactivity.