Dr Sofia Raikova

Dr Sofia Raikova
Alumni

Dr Sofia Raikova

2014 Cohort
Currently
Senior Portfolio Manager EPSRC · UK
Last updated: 23 May 2025
After the CSCT

Career Journey

CSCT
MRes / PhD
Current
Senior Portfolio Manager EPSRC UK
Research

PhD Project

Developing a marine biorefinery for the production of fuels and fertilizer from the hydrothermal liquefaction of macroalgae

Supervisors
Chris ChuckChemical Engineering
Marcelle McManusMechanical Engineering
Industry Partner
Airbus Group
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About

Sofia graduated from the University of Bristol with an MSci in Chemistry in 2013. In her fourth year she investigated transition metal Frustrated Lewis Pairs, and spent a year in industry working for AkzoNobel. She took a year out to travel before starting at the CSCT. Outside of university, Sofia enjoys cooking and foreign films.

Research

MRes Projects

MRes Project 1

Valorisation of microalgae used in the valorisation of acid mine drainage

Supervisors
Chris ChuckChemical Engineering
Asel SartbaevaChemistry
MRes Project 2

Sustainable synthesis of high surface-area, highly porous materials using gas-expanded liquids and supercritical fluids

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