Prof. Dr. Rafael Luque Alvarez de Sotomayor
BSc PhD, FRSC, FACS
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rafael.alvarez@upb.ro
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Rafael Luque (PhD in 2005 from the Universidad de Cordoba, Spain) is currently Professor at the Department of Chemistry, King Saud University from Saudi Arabia and has significant experience in biomass and waste valorization practices to materials, fuels and chemicals as well as nanoscale chemistry, green chemistry and catalysis. He published over 900 articles, has an h-index of 106 and over 53,000 citations, 7 patents and 10 edited volumes. He serves as the Advisory/Editorial Board of several RSC, Elsevier, Springer-Nature and Bentham journals (>10). He has been named 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022 Highly Cited Researcher (Clarivate Analytics).
Anca DUMITRU
Experience: Associate Professor, Faculty of Physics, University of Bucharest; Ph.D., Physics, University of Bucharest.
Email: aurelia.dumitru@upb.ro
Research Interests: Carbon-based materials; Conducting polymer nanocomposites.
Marian-Nicolae VERZIU
Experience: Scientific Researcher III, Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, UNSTPB; Ph.D., Chemistry, University of Bucharest.
Email: marian.verziu@upb.ro
Research Interests: Heterogenous catalysis; Biomass; Microwave synthesis.
Cătălin ZAHARIA
Experience: Professor, Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, UNSTPB; Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, UNSTPB; Ph.D., Cell Biology, University of Angers.
Email: catalin.zaharia@upb.ro
Research Interests: Polymer chemistry; Biomedical applications; In vivo and in vitro studies.
MURUGESAN Sathiyamoorthy
Education: Ph.D., Organic-organometallics and homogenous catalysis, Technische Universität Wien; M.Sc., Chemistry, Bharathidasan University.
Email: smuruges.iitb@gmail.com
Research Interests: Organometallic synthesis; Catalysis; Biomass conversion.
Vlad A. NEACȘU
Education: Ph.D., Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong; M.Sc., Nanoscience, University of Copenhagen, B.Sc., Chemistry, University of Bucharest.
Email: vlad_andrei.neacsu@upb.ro
Research Interests: Metastable materials; Phase engineering; Photophysics.
Ionuț-Cristian RADU
Education: Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, UNSTPB; M.Eng., Chemical Engineering, UNSTPB; B.Eng., Chemical Engineering, UNSTPB.
Email: ionut_cristian.radu@upb.ro
Research Interests: 3D printing; Polymer recycling; Polymer chemistry.
Maria-Minodora MARIN
Education: Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, UNSTPB; M.Eng., Medical Engineering, UNSTPB; B.Eng., Medical Engineering, UNSTPB.
Email: maria_minodora.marin@upb.ro
Research Interests: 3D printing, Biopolymers, Biomass.
Erika BLÂNZEANU
Education: M.Eng., Chemical Engineering, UNSTPB; B.Eng., Chemical Engineering, UNSTPB.
Email: erika.blanzeanu@upb.ro
Research Interests: Polymers, 3D printing, Polymers degradation.
Derniza-Elena COZORICI
Education: M.Eng., Applied Engineering Sciences, UNSTPB; B.Eng., Applied Engineering Sciences, UNSTPB.
Email: derniza.cozorici@upb.ro
Research Interests: Biopolymers, 3D printing, Biomedical applications.