NIKOLA P. DYULGYAROV 4 Marin Popov St. www.dyulgyarov.com Sevlievo 5400, Bulgaria [email protected] (+359) 886-077-578 www.linkedin.com/in/ndyulgyarov EDUCATION 08/2014 – 05/2018 Bachelor of Science, Organic Chemistry Rice University, Houston, Texas cum laude (3.970/4.00) HONORS AND AWARDS 04/2015 Howard Hughes Medical Institute Prize “Developing a nitrate sensor in B. subtilis”, Poster Rice Undergraduate Research Symposium 04/2016 Cuthbertson Service Award Will Rice College, Rice U. 05/2018 Arthur L. Draper Award in Chemistry In recognition of exceptional performance in chemistry coursework. Department of Chemistry, Rice U. 05/2018 Distinction in Research and Creative Works “In Praise of Analog Photography” Department of Visual and Dramatic Arts, Rice U. 05/2018 Raymond John Swift Award Department of Visual and Dramatic Arts, Rice U. 2014 – 2018 President’s Honor Roll Rice University RESEARCH EXPERIENCE 02/2015 – 08/2016 Research Assistant, Tabor Lab Department of Bioengineering, Rice U. Engineering novel bacterial two-component sensors I focused on the design and implementation of bacterial two-component signal transduction systems as versatile, tunable biosensors for inflammation in the diseased gut. 05/2015 – 09/2015 Member, HKUST-Rice iGEM Team “Potassium, Phosphate, and Nitrate Biosensors” I collaborated on the design and assembly of BioBrick parts for bacterial soil management. PRACTICAL SKILLS Organic Chemistry Retrosynthetic analysis using research databases (Reaxys, SciFinder). Preparative organic chemistry: synthesis and purification of organic compounds on milligram and gram scale. Analytical chemistry: performing and interpreting FT-IR, UV-Vis, NMR spectroscopy. Photography Formulation and preparation of photographic processing chemistry for silver-gelatin and color emulsions. Preparation and use of “alternative” photographic processes: cyanotype, wetplate collodion, carbon print, salt print, cross processing, reversal processing. Contact and enlargement printing on silver-gelatin media including darkroom manipulations, toning, etc. Scanning, editing, organizing analog photographic images, proficiency in Adobe CC (Photoshop, Lightroom) and inkjet printing (Epson Systems). Studio and outdoor photography using digital and analog cameras up to 8x10’, lighting and flash equipment. Filmmaking Editing and assembly of short films in Adobe Premiere, manipulation of video, images, and text. 16mm silver-gelatin film processing, including negative, reversal, push, and experimental development. Studio and outdoor shooting using digital and analog cameras (Super8, 16mm). Directing, lighting, cinematography. Printmaking Intaglio printing, acid etching on copper and zinc plates: hard and soft ground, aquatint, open bite. Printing and finishing editions, manipulation of inks, chine- collé, blend rolls, etc. Xero-photolithography: photocopy transfers, registration and CMYK separations. LANGUAGES Bulgarian Native language proficiency. English Native or bilingual proficiency German Limited reading, writing proficiency. PUBLICATIONS AND EXHIBITIONS 04/2018 Phosphatase activity tunes two-component system sensor detection threshold. Landry, B. P., Palanki, R., Dyulgyarov, N., Hartsough, L. A., & Tabor, J. J. (2018). Nature Communications, 9(1), 1433. 03/2017 Nitrate biosensor WO2017049182A1 Tabor, J. J., Landry, B. P., & Dyulgyarov, N. P. 11/2016 Identifying ligands from bacterial sensors US2016182819 Dyulgyarov, N., Schmidl, S., Ekness, F., Sheth, R., Landry, B., & Tabor, J. J. 05/2015 FLICKS 2015 Student Film Showcase Rice Cinema Three 16mm short films. 05/2017 54th Annual Student Art Exhibition Rice University Media Center Oil-on-canvas and collage triptych, cyanotype prints. 05/2018 FLICKS 2018 Student Film Showcase Rice Cinema Screening of OBSCURE/A, Personal Trainer, Body. 05/2018 54th Annual Student Art Exhibition Sewall Hall, Rice University Video installation and exhibition of intaglio and photo prints. Senior thesis project. FILMOGRAPHY OBSCURE/A Writer, Director, Cinematographer. 2018, 5 min Short 16mm surrealist film. Thesis project. Personal Trainer Lead actor (Hal). 2018, 8 min Short narrative film by Alex Shultz. Mens (in)sana Lead actor, Assistant director. 2018, 5 min Short narrative film. Student project. Body Lead actor (mad scientist). 2017, 5 min Short 16mm narrative film by Robert Katz. PERSONAL INTERESTS Literature Kurt Vonnegut, W.S. Burroughs, J. Kerouac, J.K. Jerome, Aldous Huxley. Activities Biking, Urban Exploration, Mountaineering, Skiing. .