CURRICULUM VITAE





BIRTH DATE                                      

10/III/1975

BIRTH PLACE                                  

TIMIŞOARA, ROMÂNIA

NATIONALITY

ROMANIAN (European Union)

STATUS

MARRIED (with Ana-Maria Lacrama), 1 DAUGHTER (Ana-Ecaterina)

LANGUAGES

Romanian: native, English: good, Italian: good, German: fair, French: fair

TERTIARY

EDUCATION

IX/1989-VI/1993

NATIONAL COLLEGE "C.D.Loga", Timişoara.

VI/1993

BACCALAUREATE, rated 9.80 from 10 maximum.

X/1993-VI/1997

PHYSICS FACULTY, West University of Timişoara

VI/1997

GRADUATE EXAM (rated 9.90 from 10 maximum) & THESIS "Theory of Experiments of Atomic Gravitation by means of Laser Atomic Interferometer" (rated 10 from 10 maximum, in Romanian); Coordinator: Prof. Dr. Vulcanov, N.; defended at Physics Faculty, West University of Timişoara.

X/1997-III/1998

MASTER STAGE on “Harpoon Mechanism in Spectra of Condensed Halogen Gases” at Institute of Experimental Physics of Free University of Berlin, in the group of Prof Dr. N. Schwentner, awarded by European TEMPUS fellowship JEP 09873.

III/1999

MASTER THESIS "The Dissociation of HCl in the Condensed Xe Lattice. Theory and Experiment" (in English); Coordinators: Prof. Dr. Avram, N. (West University of Timişoara) & Prof. Dr. Schwentner, N. (Free University of Berlin); rated 10 from 10 maximum; defended at Physics Faculty, West University of Timişoara.

XII/1998-IX/2001

PHD PROBATION in physical-chemistry at Chemistry Department at Faculty of Chemistry-Biology-Geography of West University of Timişoara.

X/2000-III/2001

PHD STAGE on “Variational Perturbation Theory of Markovian Processes” at Institute of Theoretical Physics of Free University Berlin in the group of Prof. Dr. Hagen Kleinert, awarded by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD: 322 A/00/22455).

15/III/2002

PHD THESIS "Contributions within Density Functional Theory with Applications to Chemical Reactivity Theory and Electronegativity" (in English), rated “Excellent”, defended at Chemistry Department at Faculty of Chemistry-Biology-Geography of West University of Timişoara, Coordinator: Prof. Dr. Eng. Chiriac, A.; published at Dissertation. Com, Parkland, Florida, USA (2003) pp. 180; ISBN: 1-58112-184-9.

XI/2001-XI/2003

POST-DOCTORATE STAGE on “Fundamentals and Applications of Chemical Reactivity Indices in Density Functional Theory” at Chemistry Department of University of Calabria in the Group of Prof. Dr. Nino Russo, awarded by Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research (143/30.10.2001/UNICAL).

VII/2004-VIII/2004

POST-DOCTORATE STAGE on “Semiclassical Path Integrals” at Institute of Theoretical Physics of Free University Berlin in the group of Prof. Dr. Hagen Kleinert awarded by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD: 322 A/04/17690).

VII/2010-VIII/2010

GUEST PROFESSORSHIP RESEARCH on “Bose-Einstein Condensates in Random Potentials” at Institute of Theoretical Physics of Free UniversityBerlin – FUB in the groups ofProf. Dr.Hagen Kleinert & Priv. Doz. Habil. Dr. Axel Pelster, awarded by the Centre of International Cooperation of FUB (funds: 0503041814).

VII/2011-VIII/2011

GUEST RESEARCHER DAAD on “Density Functional Theory of Bose-Einstein Condensates” at Institute of Theoretical Physics of Free UniversityBerlin – FUB in the groups ofProf. Dr.Hagen Kleinert & Priv. Doz. Habil. Dr. Axel Pelster, awarded by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD: 322 A/11/05356).

POSITIONS

X/1998-IX/1999

JUNIOR ASSISTANT (General Physics) at Physics Department of Polytechnic University of Timişoara.

X/1999-IX/2002

JUNIOR ASSISTANT (Thermodynamics, X-Ray Diffraction, and Crystallography) at Physics Faculty of West University of Timişoara.

X/2002-II/2005

ASSISTANT (Crystallography, Physical Chemistry, General Physics) at Chemistry Department at Faculty of Chemistry-Biology-Geography of West University of Timişoara.

III/2005-V/2007

LECTURER (Crystallography, Biophysics, Structural Physical Chemistry, Physics for Chemists, Environmental Physics) at Chemistry Department at Faculty of Chemistry-Biology-Geography of West University of Timişoara.

From VI/2007

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR (by Romanian Education and Research Ministry order no. 1013/15.05.2007) at Chemistry Department at Faculty of Chemistry-Biology-Geography of West University of Timişoara, with courses: Crystallography, Structural Physical Chemistry, and Environmental Physics – at Graduation-License Cycle, and with courses Computational Chemistry in Molecular Design and Specific Interaction, Modern Inorganic Chemistry: Quantum Chemistry and Crystallography, Methods for Investigation of Solid State and Crystal Structures, and Computational Ecotoxicology – at Master Cycle (according with European Union’s Bologna Convention).

EXPERTISE

Density Functional Theory, Path Integral Formalisms, Physical Chemistry, Spectroscopy, X-Ray Diffraction, Quantum Chemistry, Environmental Physics and Chemistry, Ecotoxicology

SCIENTIFIC

Articles & Reviews:

94

Conferences’ talks:

20

Monographs:

15

Textbooks:

10

BOARD

ANNALS OF WESTUNIVERSITYOF TIMIŞOARA– SERIES OF CHEMISTRY (West University Press, ISSN: 1224-9513, indexed by EBSCO), since 2005;

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute-MDPI, ISSN 1422-0067, ISI Impact Factor 2.4), since 2006

JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY AND ECOTOXICOLOGY (Academic Journals, Nairobi& Lagos, ISSN: 2141-226X), since 2010.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CHEMOINFORMATICS AND CHEMICAL ENGINEERING(IJCCE) (IGI Publishing, Hershey, PA 17033, USA, ISSN: 2155-4110; EISSN: 2155-4129; DOI: 10.4018/IJCCE), since 2011;

POLIMER RESEARCH JOURNAL (NOVA Science Publishers, New York-USA, ISSN: 1935-2530, Indexed by Chemical Abstract Services of Americal Chemical Society, Elsevier), since 2011.

MATCH-Communications in Mathematical and in Computer Chemistry (Kragujevac University Publisher, Serbia, ISSN: 0340-6253, ISI Impact Factor 3.3), since 2012.

REFEREE

New Journal of Chemistry (Royal Society of Chemistry –UK, ISSN: 1144-0546, ISI Impact Factor 2.9), referee since 2007;

Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology (Pharmaceutical Press, ISSN: 0022-3573, ISI Impact Factor 1.84), referee since 2007;

European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry (Elsevier, ISSN: 0223-5234 ISI Impact Factor 2.88), referee since 2008;

International Journal of Molecular Sciences (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute-MDPI, ISSN 1422-0067), referee since 2006;

International Journal of Quantum Chemistry (Wiley, ISSN: 0020-7608, ISI Impact Factor 1.4), referee since 2009;

Chemosphere (Elsevier, ISSN: 0045-6535 ISI Impact Factor 3.05), referee since 2008;

Chemistry Physical Letters (Elsevier, ISSN: 0009-2614 ISI Impact Factor 2.291), referee since 2010;

Acta Chemica Slovenica (Slovenian Chemical Society, ISSN: 1318-0207, ISI Impact Factor 1.09), referee since 2008;

Journal of Inclusion Phenomena and Macrocyclic Chemistry (Springer, ISSN: 0923-0750, ISI Impact Factor 1.1), referee since 2009;

International Journal of Quantum Chemistry (Wiley, ISSN: 0020-7608, ISI Impact Factor 1.4), referee since 2009

Journal of Chemical Physics (American Institute of Physics, ISSN: 0021-9606, ISI Impact Factor 3), referee since 2009;

Science of The Total Environment (Elsevier, ISSN: 0048-9697, ISI Impact Factor 2.6), referee since 2009;

Journal of Mathematical Chemistry (Springer, ISSN: 0259-9791, ISI Impact Factor 2.), referee since 2009;

Journal of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry (World Scientific, ISSN: 0219-6336, ISI Impact Factor 1.), referee since 2009.

Journal of Physical Chemistry A (American Chemical Society, ISSN: 1089-5639, ISI Impact Factor 2.87), referent 2010.

Journal of Chemical Physics (American Institute of Physics, ISSN: 0021-9606, ISI Impact Factor 3), referee since 2009;

European Journal of Chemistry (4614 Lavista Road, Tucker, Georgia, 30084, USA, ISSN 2153-2257), referee since 2010.

Current Drug Discovery Technologies, (Bentham Science Publishers, ISSN: 1570-1638), referee since 2010.

Food Research International (Elsevier, ISSN: 0963-9969,ISI Impact Factor 2.07), referee since 2009;

Asian Chemistry Letters (Anita Publications, India, ISSN: 0971-9822), referee since 2009;

Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling (American Chemical Society, ISSN: 1549-9596, ISI Impact Factor 3.882), referee since 2010;

MATCH Communications in Mathematical and in Computer Chemistry (Kraguevac University, ISSN: 0340-6253, ISI Impact Factor 3.5), referee since 2010;

Molecular Physics (Taylor & Francis, ISSN: 0026-8976, ISI Impact Factor 1.634), referee since 2011;

Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics (Royal Society of Chemistry, ISSN: 1463-9076, ISI Impact Factor 4.12), referee since 2010;

Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data (American Chemical Society, ISSN: 0021-9568, ISI Impact Factor 1.695), referee since 2010;

The European Physical Journal – D (Springer, ISSN: 1434-6060, ISI Impact Factor 1.692), referee since 2011;

Journal of Quantum Information Science (Scientific Research Publishing), referee since 2011.

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL MODELING, at NOVA Science Publishers, New York, USA, ISSN: 1941-3955, Indexed by Chemical Abstract Services of American Chemical Society, Scirus, Scopus), founder, editor-in-chief, and referee since 2008.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES, at Serials Publishers, New Delhi, India), founder, editor-in-chief, and referee since 2010.

GUEST EDITOR

CHEMICAL BOND AND BONDING – Special Issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2007-2008, published by Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, Matthaeusstrasse 11, CH-4057 Basel, Switzerland.

ATOMS IN MOLECULES AND IN NANOSCRUCTURES – Special Issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2010, published by Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, Matthaeusstrasse 11, CH-4057 Basel, Switzerland.

BOOKS’ EDITOR

ADVANCES IN QUANTUM CHEMICAL BONDING STRUCTURES, published by Transworld Research Network, 2008, Kerala, India.

QUANTUM FRONTIERS OF ATOMS AND MOLECULES, published by NOVA Science Publisher Inc., 2011, New York, USA.

ADVANCES IN CHEMICAL MODELING, published by NOVA Science Publisher Inc., 2011, New York, USA.

ADVANCES IN CHEMICAL MODELING – VOL 2, published by NOVA Science Publisher Inc., 2011, New York, USA.

CHEMICAL INFORMATION AND COMPUTATIONAL CHALLENGES IN 21ST ~ A Celebration of 2011 International Year of Chemistry, published by NOVA Science Publisher Inc., 2011, New York, USA.

CARBON BONDING AND STRUCTURES: ADVANCES IN PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY, within the Springer Series on , 2011, London, UK.

QSAR & SPECTRAL-SAR IN COMPUTATIONAL ECOTOXICOLOGY, Apple Academics, 2012, Ontario, Canada.

QUANTUM THEORY: DENSITY, CONDENSATION, AND BONDING, Apple Academics, 2012, Ontario, Canada.

MEMBERSHIPS

Association of Multidisciplinary Research from West Romania - ACMV (Timişoara, RO), since 1999;

Romanian Chemical Society (Bucharest, RO), since 1999;

American Chemical Society-Physical Chemistry Division (Washington, USA), since 2006;

European Society of Mathematical Chemistry (Cluj-Napoca, RO) affiliated at European Mathematical Society, since 2007.

Doctor Honoris Causa (DHC) Academic Senate of West University of Timisoara, awarding Prof. Dr. Hagen Kleinert with DHC on 2009 for his “outstanding contributions in Modern Physics and for the faithfully cooperation with West University of Timisoara in educating its young generation of scientists”.

Co-director of the MATH/CHEM/COMP, The Dubrovnik “International Course on the Interfaces among Mathematics, Chemistry and Computer Sciences”, editions XXV (June 7-12 2010), XXVI (June 12-18 2011), and memeber in organizing comittee of ed. XXIII (June 16-21, 2008)

ACADEMIC

AWARDS

1996, December

Diploma of EXCELENCE awarded by Rector of West University of Timişoara for “the Best Student of Physics Faculty on Academic Year 2005-2006”.

2008, October

Diploma of EXCELENCE awarded by Rector of West University of Timişoara for “the Best Young Scientific Researcher of University on Academic Year 2007-2008”.

2008, December

Diploma and Prize „The Eminent Researcher of Timișoara 2008” awarded by Association „University Horizons”Timişoara.

2008, December

Diploma and Special Prize of the „RomanianAcademy– Timişoara Branch”, for „outstanding results in scientific didactic and research activity”.

2008, December

Diploma, Prize, and Medal „Only healthy ideas can fly all over the world” awarded by the National Authority for Scientific Research in Romania (ANCS), for „The Young Eminent Researcher of Timişoara”.

2009, March

Certificate of EDITORIAL ACHIEVEMENT „in recognition to the contribution as Guest Editor for the special issue The Chemical Bond and Bonding for the Open Access journal International Journal of Molecular Sciences”.

2010, November

THE BEST ROMANIAN RESEARCHER OF THE YEAR, awarded at National Gala of Education, for “the founding and formation role in relation between learning and education, knowledge and research developed in Timisoara University Centre, for the national and international projects developed in physical chemistry and for the good practices at all students’ specializations (graduation, master, PhD, and post-doctorate)”.

2010-2011

Included in the MARQUIS’ WHO’S WHO IN THE WORLD 27th (2010) Edition ISBN: 978-0-8379-1144-1 & 28th (2011) Edition ISBN: ISBN: 978-0-8379-1145-8, “inclusion in which is limited to those individuals who have demonstrated outstanding achievement in their own fields of endeavors and who have, thereby, contributed significantly to the betterment of contemporary society”.

2011, October

Diploma of EXCELLENCE awarded by the Rector of West University of Timişoara for “the Best Consecrated Scientific Researcher of University on Academic Year 2010-2011”.