Jan. 2026
Habilitation in Experimental Physics (venia legendi)
Faculty of Physics, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology.
Curriculum vitae
Dr. Svetoslav Stankov
Group leader of Nano Characterization at the Institute for Photon Science and Synchrotron Radiation, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, and group leader of NANODYNAMICS — a Helmholtz-University Young Investigators Group.
Professional experience
Career timeline
July 2013 – June 2021
KIT Associate Fellow
Participation in the promotion of Bachelor, Master, and PhD students.
July 2012 – present
Group leader, Nano Characterization
Institute for Photon Science and Synchrotron Radiation, KIT.
May 2010 – present
Group leader, NANODYNAMICS
Helmholtz-University Young Investigators Group.
June 2009 – June 2012
Group leader, Nanolabs
ISS/ANKA, KIT — a group comprising UHV Analysis, MOVPE, and KNMF-ANKA materials-for-energy laboratories.
Oct. 2008 – May 2009
Scientist
Institute for Synchrotron Radiation, KIT.
March 2006 – Sep. 2008
Postdoctoral scientist
Nuclear Resonance Group, ESRF, Grenoble, France (Dr. R. Rüffer).
- Investigation of magnetic and dynamic properties of thin films and nanostructures by in situ nuclear resonant scattering.
March 2003 – Feb. 2006
Postdoctoral scientist
University of Vienna, group of Prof. G. Vogl, permanently working at the Nuclear Resonance Group, ESRF.
- Design, setup, and commissioning of a complex UHV system for sample preparation and in situ characterisation.
- Application of synchrotron-radiation scattering and spectroscopy to magnetism and dynamics of ultrathin films.
Education
Academic training
PhD study
Jan. 1999 – Feb. 2003
University of Sofia, Bulgaria. Thesis title: "Polarization and photochromatic effects in nitroprusside complexes studied by angle-dependent Mössbauer spectroscopy" (graduated with distinction); supervisor Prof. V. Rusanov.
Visiting PhD student
Oct. 2001 – July 2002
University of Lübeck, Germany, in the group of Prof. A. X. Trautwein, supported by a DAAD research grant.
MSc engineer-physicist
Sep. 1991 – July 1996
Nuclear technique and nuclear power engineering, University of Sofia, Bulgaria.
Awards and honours
Service, prizes, and fellowships
2017 – 2027
Elected member of IBAME
International Board on the Applications of the Mössbauer Effect.
2026
Local Organizing Committee member
16th Conference on High-Resolution X-ray Diffraction and Imaging XTOP 2026.
Since 2019
International Advisory Committee member
International Conference on the Applications of the Mössbauer Effect ICAME.
2018; 2024; 2027
Scientific Program Committee member
International Conference on Synchrotron Radiation Instrumentation SRI2018, SRI2024, SRI2027.
May 2010
Recipient of the Helmholtz-University Young Investigators Group Grant
Highly competitive funding program for establishing an independent research group at Helmholtz.
Oct. 2001
DAAD research fellowship
Research fellow of the German Academic Exchange Service.
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