Nina D. Berova

Dr. Nina D. Berova is a Research Professor in the Department of Chemistry at Columbia University. She holds a PhD from the University of Sofia, Bulgaria, and has held academic roles including Professor of Organic Chemistry and Stereochemistry at the University of Sofia and the Institute of Organic Chemistry at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. Her research focuses on stereochemical analysis using electronic circular dichroism (ECD), structural analysis of natural products and synthetic compounds, and development of chiroptical sensors. She has collaborated internationally and served as co-editor of the journal Chirality (1998–2018) before becoming its Editor-in-Chief (2019–present).

• Education: PhD in Chemistry, University of Sofia, Bulgaria
• Key Roles: Visiting Professor at Columbia University, Research Professor, and Editor-in-Chief of Chirality
• Awards: Chirality Gold Medal (2007), Honorary Member of Italian Chemical Society (2012)

Her work has produced over 250 peer-reviewed publications and co-authored/edited landmark texts such as Circular Dichroism: Principles and Applications and Comprehensive Chiroptical Spectroscopy. Her contributions span molecular and supramolecular chirality studies, with innovations in porphyrin-based sensors and microscale methodologies.