Education
MSc in Physics, Sofia University, Faculty of Physics, 1988

Positions held
1989 - now - Assist., Geological Institute, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
1989 - now - Head of the Scanning Electron Microscopy Lab, Geological Institute, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences

Main fields of scientific research
Scanning Electron Microscopy, electron microprobe analysis, chemical composition of minerals 

Participation in programmes and projects
Trace element and isotope studies of rocks, soil, minerals, coal, waters and archeological artifacts by laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS), RNF01/0006 (2008-2010), National Science Fund, Leader: Res. Prof. D.Sc. Peter Marchev

International scientific journals
Tasseva, J., K. Petkov, D. Kozhuharova, Tz. Iliev. 2005. Light-induced changes in the physico-chemical and optical properties of thin Ge-S-Se-As films, Journal of Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials, 7, 3, 1287-1292.

Dikova, J., Tz. Babeva, Tz. Iliev. 2005. Photoinduced optical changes in vacuum deposited nanocrystalline As₂S₃ films, Journal of Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials, 7, 3, 1281-1286.

Todorov, R., Tz. Iliev, K. Petkov. 2003. Light-induced changes in the optical properties of thin films of Ge-S-Bi(Tl, In) chalcogenides. Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids 326&327, 263-267.

Bulgarian scientific journals
Yanev, Y., N. Popov, Tz. Iliev, T. Popova. 2007. Zeolitized pyroclastic rocks from Oaxaca (southern Mexico): Mineralogy, ion-exchange properties and use, Geochem, Mineral and Petrol. 45, 29-38.

Vangelova, V., Ts. Stanimirova, Tz. Iliev. 2007. New data on the mineralogy and geochemistry of the Goranska padina deposit, Luki ore field. Ann. Univ. Sofia, Geology, 100, 131-154. (in Bulgarian)

Proceedings of international congresses and conferences
Dimitrova, D., T. Kerestedjian, M. Petrova, Ts. Iliev. 2007. Compositional variations in the tetrahedrite-tennantite fahlores and polybasite-pearceiteseries from the Chiprovtsi Ag-Pb deposit, northwestern Bulgaria. In: K.K. Kojonen, N.J. Cook, V. Juhani Ojala (Eds.) “Proceedings of the 2007 Field Workshop of IGCP 486, Espoo, Finland, 26-31.08.2007”, 39-44.

Dikova, J., Tz. Babeva and Tz. Iliev. 2006. Functional Properties of Nanostructured Materials, 373 -378

Yanev, Y., R. Ivanova, Tz. Iliev. 2004. Zeolite deposit “Jelezni - Vrata” (iron door). In: Paleogene and recent volcanism in the Eastern Rhodopes (Bulgaria), and on Milos Island (Greece), and Related Industrial Minerals, APAT. Roma - Italy, 7-12.

Proceedings of Bulgarian congresses and conferences
Dimitrova, D., T. Kerestedjian, Ts. Iliev. 2008. Uraninite in the Mo-W skarns from the Martinovo deposit, NW Bulgaria. In: Proceedings of Scientificconference “From field observations to atomic structure: 60 years of Geology in Sofia University”, 9-10.01.2008, 17-21.

Dikova, J., Tz. Babeva, Tz. Iliev. 2005. Optical behavior of vacuum deposited amorphous and nano-crystalline As₂S₃ films before and after irradiation, Submitted in NATO Science Series Volume: “Functional Properties of Nanostructured Materials”, (EDITOR(S): Rainer Kassing, Plamen Petkov, Wilhelm Kulisch and Cyril Popov).

Dikova, J., Tz. Babeva, Tz. Iliev. 2004. Optical properties of vacuum deposited nanocrystalline As₂S₃ films. In: Nanoscience & Nanothechnology 4, (E. Balabanova, I. Dragieva eds.), Heron Press, Sofia, 180-183.

Boev, V., Tz. Iliev, Tz. Babeva. (2003). EDX analysis of thin films obtained from the Ge-Se-AgI system. Nanoscience & Nanothechnology 3, (eds. E. Balabanova, I. Dragieva), Heron Press, Sofia, 191-193.

Danev, G., J. Assa, I. Jivkov, Tz. Iliev, V. Strijkova, I. Tsenov, E. Spassova. 2003. Polyimide/Aluminium thin nanocomposite layers. Nanoscience & Nanothechnology 3, (eds. E. Balabanova, I. Dragieva), Heron Press, Sofia, 155-157.

Lefterova, E., V. Boev, P. Angelov, Tz. Iliev, Y. Dimitriev. 2003. Synthesis of nanosized AgI particles in defferent amorphous matrices. Nanoscience & Nanothechnology 3, (eds. E. Balabanova, I. Dragieva), Heron Press, Sofia, 148-150.

Abstracts
Dimitrova, D., V. Mladenova, L. Hecht, T. Kerestedjian, P. Machev, Ts. Iliev. 2008. Accessory Fe-Ti oxides in the Pilatovets gabbro from the island-arc volcano-sedimentary sequence unconformably overlaying the Balkan-Carpathian ophiolite. Abstract Volume of the 33rd International Geological Congress in Oslo, Norway in 6-14 August 2008.