Contact

Background

Teaching

Research

Publications

Other Interests.

Contact:

Email:	maia.angelova@unn.ac.uk
Tel:	+44 (0)191 243 7611
Fax:	+44 (0)191 243 7630
Post:	School of Computing, Engineering and Information Sciences  University of Northumbria Pandon Building, Camden Street Newcastle upon Tyne England GB-NE2 1XE

Background:

I am a theoretical and mathematical physicist with teaching experience in mathematics and physics and research interests in the field of algebraic and group-theoretical methods, condensed matter physics, bioinformatics, mathematical biology, financial mathematics and data mining. My present position is a Professor of Mathematical Physics and Research Group Leader of Intelligent Modelling Lab.

I graduated at the University of Sofia in 1981 with a B.Sc. in Physics. I continued my studies at the University of Sofia and in 1983 was awarded a M.Sc. in Physics and in 1988 a Ph.D. in Theoretical and Mathematical Physics. In 1988 I was appointed an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Physics of the University of Sofia and became a Senior Assistant Professor in 1989. Between 1988 and 1991 I had three visiting research fellowships at the University of Kent at Canterbury , UK, funded by The British Council, the Science and Engineering Research Council and the University of Kent. In 1991 I became a stipendiary Lecturer in Physics at Somerville College, University of Oxford and remained on this post until 1996. I had also a lectureship at Worcester College, University of Oxford in 1995 and 1996. Between 1991 and 1996 I was a member of Theoretical Physics, Department of Physics, University of Oxford. In 1997 I joined the University of Northumbria.

Teaching:

My teaching experience covers a wide range of subjects in Mathematics and Physics for mathematics students, science students and engineers. These include calculus, vector calculus, differential equations, computing for mathematics, dynamics and advanced dynamics, financial mathematics, mathematical modelling, engineering mathematics, mathematics for chemists, group theory, mathematical physics, solid state physics, theoretical physics and electromagnetism.

Currently, I teach the following modules at the University of Northumbria:

First Semester:

MS0407: Mathematics for Computer Games I, level 1.

MS0500: Further Differential Equations, level 2.

Second Semester:

MS0407: Mathematics for Computer Games I, level 1.

CG0010: Financial Mathematics, level 3.

Teaching materials for these modules are available on Blackboard.

I supervise final year projects, Master projects, MRes and PhD.

Research:

My research interests are in the field of theoretical physics, mathematical physics and applied mathematics, and include group theory and algebraic methods and applications to magnetism and crystal fields, molecular physics, mathematical crystallography, structures and electron-phonon properties of fullerenes, and mathematics of finance. In the last few years work in bioinformatics, mathematical biology and data mining with particular interests in gene expression analysis and genetic networks.

Research Students:

Sujan Rajbhandari

Shadi Aljawarneh

Pritpal Singh, completed December 2007

Asma Ben Halim

Publications:

Selected publications are given below, for full list of publications click here.

· M. Angelova and V. Hussin (2008). Generalised and Gaussian coherent states for the Morse potential. J. Phys. A,accepted.

· M. Angelova, C. Myers and J. Faith (2008). Classification of Genes based on Gene Expression Analysis. Yadernaya Fizikas 71 (5), pp 1-8,to appear.

· J. Faith, R. Mintram and M. Angelova (2006). Targeted projection pursuit for gene expression data. Bioinformatics 22 (21), pp 2667-2673, doi:10.1093/bioinformatics/btl463

· Maia Angelova (2006). Classification of E.coli genes based on gene regulation. Bulg. J. Physics 33 (s1b), special issue "Quantum Theory and Symmetries IV" vol. 2, pp 876-883.

· Maia Angelova and A. Frank (2005). Algebraic Approach to Thermodynamic Properties of Diatomic Molecules. Physics of Atomic Nuclei 68, No 10, pp 1625 -1633, also in Yadernaya Fizika, 68, No 10, 1689 -1699.

· Maia Angelova (2005). Symmetries and thermodynamic properties of vibrational models. IoP Conference Series 185, edited by G.S. Pogosyan, L.E.Vincent and K.B. Wolf, Proceedings of the XXV International Colloquium on Group-Theoretical Methods in Physics, Cocoyoc, Mexico, 2-6 August, 2004, IoP Publishing, Bristol, pp 133-141.

· Maia Angelova, V. Dobrev and A. Frank (2004). Revisiting the Quantum Symmetries of Diatomic Molecules. European Physics Journal, D31, pp 27-37. http://www.iop.org/EJ/article/0305-4470/34/37/101/a137l1.html

· Maia Angelova (2003). Algebraic Models and Quantum Deformations in Molecular Thermodynamics. IOP Conference Series 173, GROUP 24 Physical and Mathematical Aspects of Symmetries, Proceedings of the XXIV International Colloquium on Group Theoretical Methods in Physics (Paris, July 15-20, 2002), edited by J P Gazeau and R. Kerner, IOP publishing, Bristol, pp 379-382, 2003.

· Maia Angelova (2003). Application of the algebraic approach to molecular thermodynamics and quantum deformations. APH N.S. Heavy Ion Physics, Proceedings of Wigner Centennial Conference , pp 40 1-5.

· Maia Angelova (2002). Applications of Classical and Quantum Algebras to Molecular Thermodynamics, Physics Particles Nuclei 33, Suppl. 1, pp 37-42, , preprint cond-mat/0201240.

· Maia Angelova and A. Frank (2002). Algebraic Approach to Molecular thermodynamics. cond-mat/0203413

· M. Angelova. V. Dobrev and A.Frank (2001). Simple Applications of q-bosons. J.Phys A 34, L1-L7, cond-mat/0105193.

· Maia Angelova and A. Frank (2001). Anharmonic Algebraic Model of Thermodynamic Properties of Diatomic Molecules. Proceedings of the 6^th International Wigner Symposium, edited by E.Arik, vol. 2 pp543-549, BUP Istanbul, cond-mat/0105554.

· Maia N. Angelova (1999). Vibrational spectra of C60-based fullerenes. Group-Theoretical methods in Physics, Proceedings of the 5th Wigner Symposium, eds. P.Kasperkovitz and D.Grau, World Scientific, pp 136-138.

· Maia N. Angelova (1997). Electron-phonon interactions in icosahedral systems: applications to vibronic energies in charged C60 molecules. Physical Applications and Mathematical Aspects of Geometry, Groups, and Algebras, eds. H-D. Doebner et al., World Scientific, Singapore, vol. 2, p. 795-800.

· Maia Angelova and L.L Boyle (1996). On the classification and enumeration of the irreducible co-representations of magnetic space groups. 1996, J. Phys. A29, 991- 1008, (IOP link).

· Maia N. Angelova (1996). On the Jahn-Teller effect in fullerenes. 1996, Group-Theoretical Methods in Physics, eds. T. Seligman et al., World Scientific, Singapore, 28-36.

· J. Cullerne, M. Angelova and M.C.M. O'Brian (1995). Extension of Ham factors in strongly coupled systems. J. Physics Condensed Matter 7, 3247-3269.

Other Interests

I enjoy skiing and tenis, theatre and cinema, music and travelling.

Links:

Intelligent Modelling Lab home page.

School of Computing, Engineering and Information Sciences

Workshop: Wavelet Analysis with MATLAB 2nd and 3rd May 2007

Last updated February 2008.