SMARTIES

·         Associate Professor, Department of Industrial Engineering and Management,  "George Emil Palade" University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Sciences and Tehnology of Târgu Mureş, Romania

·         UEFISCDI-ID: U-1700-034C-4427

Experience and expertise (in the topic of the project):

·    PhD in Materials Science and Engineering, 2008  - Researches on technologies for obtaining in multilayer structure of wear resistant nanocomposite materials

·    Research activity in the field of: materials science and engineering, materials processing, nanostructured titanium based coatings for biomedical applications developed by anodization, nanostructured hard coatings developed by PVD (17 books, 73 research papers);

·    Coordinator of Biomaterials’ Surface Engineering Laboratory https://erris.gov.ro/Biomaterials-Surface-Engineering

·    Reviewer: Surface and Coatings Technology, Applied Surface Science, Journal of Materials Research and Technology, Journal of Materialas Science, Journal of Advanced Microscopy Research, Journal of Optoelecronics and Advanced Materials, Procedia Technology, Procedia Manufacturing

·    Editor: Advanced materials - Applied Mechanics and Materials (Chapter 5.), vols. 809-810, 2015

Research grants (selection, associated to the team member’s role in project):

1.    PN-III-P2-2.1-PED-2016-0142 -  Optimized electrochemical anodization technology for development of nanostructured  TiO2  layers  on  complex  surfaces  of  biomedical implants – NanoBio EA, Project director, 2017-2018

2.    Project PN-III-P1-1.1-MCD-2018-0219 – Advanced technologies for surface nano scale modification of aluminium based materials  – NanoSurf AL, Project coordinator, 2018

3.    Project PN-III-P1-1.1-MCD-2017-0004 – Advanced characterization of materials for biomedical applications – BioMat CA, Project coordinator, 2017

4.    Project PN-III-P1-1.1-MCT-2016-0042 – Study of biocompatibility of nanostructured TiO2  layers  used for enhancement of biomedical implants osseointegration – NanoBio Comp, Project coordinator, 2016

5.    PN-II-PT-PCCA-2013-4-2101 - Nanostructured surfaces for enhancement of osseous integration of titanium implants, coordinated by University of Medicine and Pharmacy Tirgu Mures - Member in project team, 2015