Curriculum Vitae
Date of birth
March 13, 1949
Birth place
town Dej, county Cluj, Romania
Marital status
married, 2 children
Nationality
Romanian
Education
B.Sc. Chemical Engineering, Polytechnic Institute “Gh. Asachi“, Iaşi, Romania – 1972
Ph.D. Polymer Chemistry and Technology, Polytechnic Institute “Gh. Asachi“, Iaşi, Romania – 1979
Scientific title
Doctor Engineer
Professional title
Professor at the “Gheorghe Asachi“ Technical University of Iaşi,
Romania
Visiting researcher
postdoctoral research fellowship "Haute Alsace" University,
Laboratory of Macromolecular Chemistry, Mulhouse, France, 9 months
(October 1991 - June 1992)
Teaching activity
Main teaching fields: Polymer chemistry, physics and technology
Academic positions since 1972 until present
- teaching assistant (trainee): 1972 – 1975
- teaching assistant: 1975– 1982
- assistant lecturer: 1982 – 1991
- lecturer: 1991 – 1993
- professor: 1993
- Ph.D. supervisor in “Material Science and Engineering”
since 1997; supervised 31 students who completed their program and
obtained their PhD degree.
- associate professor at the “Gr. T. Popa” University of
Medicine and Pharmacy, Iasi, Faculty of Medical Bioengineering,
1998-2001; 2008-present
Courses
- Polymer chemistry and physics
- Technology of polymer syntheses
- Bioactive polymers
- Composite polymeric materials
- Polymeric materials engineering
- Technopolymers
- Polymer characterization methods
Scientific activity
Expertise fields
- Polymer mechano-chemistry
- Composite polymeric materials
- Bioactive polymers (polymer – biologic active ingredient: drugs,
enzymes, cells, microorganisms)
- Hydrogels (films, micro- and nanoparticles) for drug delivery
- Interpenetrating networks
- Polymeric biomaterials
Publications
- Books published in home country: 7
- Monographs and book chapters published overseas : 24
(CRC Press, TECNOMIC, Martinus Nijhoff Publishers-Holand, Elsevier
Science Publishers, RAPRA Techn.Ltd., AMERICAN SCIENTIFIC
PUBLISHERS, BENTHAM)
- Books published overseas: 2
- Editor and translator in Romanian for books in the field:
1
- Book editor: 2 - 2 vol., AMERICAN
SCIENTIFIC PUBLISHERS; BENTHAM
- Published articles : 376, from which
234 in ISI listed journals
- Presented papers (oral and posters): 410, from
which 299 at international conferences and symposia
- Invited conferences: 41
Authored patents: 19
Member in the Excellence Research Center «Polymers»
(CNCSIS accredited) – “Image, publicity, recognition” Department
Evaluating expert for the projects of «Agence Universitaire de la
Francophonie» (AUF)
Evaluating expert for scientific research projects of the ”Agence
Nationale de Recherche” (ANR), France
Editor in chief for Journal of Hydrogels
(American Scientific Publishers Ed).
International scientific collaboration projects:
11, with universities and research institutes located in
Italy, France, Germany, Canada
International programs coordinated:
21 programs (Erasmus programs,
Leonardo da Vinci,
AUF, interacademic exchanges France-Romania)
Invited Professor (for lectures, conferences, research collaboration):
- associated professor, «Chaire Noelting» department, Université de Haute
Alsace, Mulhouse, France, October-November 2001,
- invited professor at :
- Université de Rouen, Rouen, France (November 2002, September
2003, March - May 2004, July 2008)
- « Heinrich Heine »
Universität, Düsseldorf, Germany (November 2002, October 2003, April
2006, April 2010)
- Universitat Polytecnica de Catalunya,
Barcelona, Spain (April 2003, September 2003)
- Université de
Haute Alsace, Mulhouse, France (April 2004, March – April 2005, July
2005, March-April 2006, September-October 2010)
- Université du
Littoral et Côte d’Opale, Dunkerque, France, October 2004
- Ecole des Mines de Paris, Centre de Mise en Forme des Matériaux de
Sophia Antipolis, France, October 2005
- Université de Sud,
Toulon-Var, Laboratoire « Matériaux à Finalités spécifiques », Toulon,
France (October 2005, April 2007, November 2007, November 2009, Avril
2011, December 2011, April 2013)
- Université de Pau et des Pays
de l’Adour, Pau, France (November 2005, December 2007)
- Université de Montréal, Québec, Canada (August-Setember 2007, July 2008)
- Ecole de Mines de Douai, France (March 2010, November 2010)
- Université d’Artois, Béthune, France, March 2010
- University of Science, Hanoi, Vietnam, December 2010
- Université d’Artois, Béthune, France, July, 2011
Member in scientific societies
- Romanian Chemistry Society
- Romanian Biomaterials Society
- Groupe Français des
Polymères, member of Teaching section
PRIZES AND AWARDS
- The «Gh. Spacu» Award of the Romanian Academy
- 1984
- The «OPERA OMNIA» Award for « Excellency in Scientific
Research» granted by CNCSIS (The National Education Ministry) in
recognition of scientific lifetime achievements, 2002
- The
«HENRI COANDA» medal, I-st class, for «Special Merit in Technical
Innovation» granted by the Romanian Inventor Society, June 2002
- 14
prizes and medals (6 gold medals) awarded at world, international and
national innovation exhibitions
- Nominated in “Who’s who in Romania”,
2002
- Nominated in Marquis “Who’s who in the World”, 2010
- Doctor
Honoris Causa of Université de Pau et des Pays de l’Adour, France, 2010
- Nominated in “Who’s who in Romania”, 2011
- Nominated in “Who’s
who in Romania”, 2012
- Nominated in “Who’s who in Romania”, 2013
- Nominated in Marquis “Who’s who in the World”, 2013