Education and career
- 1985-1993, Primary and the secondary school in my town;
- 1993-1997, “Grup Scolar Energetic” Highschool, Iasi;
- 1997-2001, Faculty of Chemistry, at the “Al. I. Cuza” University, Iasi, Romania;
- 2001-2003, Aproach study (MASTER) at the “Al. I. Cuza” University, Iasi;
- 1-13 July 2002, classes at Summer School “Biologie et Pathologie Moléculaires. Biotechnologies”
Achievements:
- 2001, Bachelor in Chemistry;
- October 2003, Assisting professor, The Chemistry Department, “Ion Ionescu de la Brad” University (Agronomy University), Iasi
- February 2005, Assisting professor, The Organic Chemistry Department, “Al.I.Cuza” University, Iasi.
- March 2008, Doctor’s Degree in Chemistry. The title of my theses was “Study concerning 1,2–diazinium ylides and derivatives through conventional and nonconventional (microwaves) metods” lead by Prof.dr. Ionel Mangalagiu.
- February 2009, Lecturer, The Chemistry Department, “Al.I.Cuza” University, Iasi.
- October 2012, Associate professor at the same department.
Prizes and awards:
- May 19-21, 2016 “Gold Medal” Brevet awarded: “Hybrid imidazole / pyridine (quinoline) derivatives with anticancer and antimycobacterial activity”. Euroinvent 2016, Iasi, Romania;
- December 4-6, 2015 “Silver Medal” Brevet awarded: “11,12-Bis-p-tolyl-piridazonil-drim-5(6),8(9)-diene-7-one with antifungal and antibacterial properties”. Kaohsiung International Invention and Design Expo 2015, Kaohsiung, Taiwan;
- May 14-16, 2015 “Gold Medal” Brevet awarded: “11,12-Bis-p-tolyl-piridazonil-drim-5(6),8(9)-diene-7-one with antifungal and antibacterial properties”. Euroinvent 2015, Iasi, Romania;
- May 22-24, 2014. “Gold Medal” Brevet awarded: “Ultrasound and microwave assisted synthesis of dihydroxyacetophenone derivatives with or without 1,2-diazine skeleton”. Euroinvent 2014, Iasi, Romania;
- May 12-14, 2011 “Silver Medal” Brevet awarded: “Microwave assisted synthesis of blue luminophors” and “Excellence Diploma” Brevet awarded: “New imidazole based ionic liquids”. Euroinvent 2011, Iasi, Romania;
- December 9-12, 2006 Sofia, Travel grant for the International Symposium on Organic Chemistry, 156 Euro value, offered by Alexander von Humboldt Foundation and The Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe.
Specialization abroad
- November 2014 I won a DAAD scholarship at University of Konstanz, Germany and I worked in group research of Dr. Thomas Huhn.
- March, 2006, I worked in group research of Professor Ulrich Groth, at Organic Chemistry Department, University of Konstanz, Germany. The results of this collaboration consisting in a manuscript published in Tetrahedron in 2010.
Publications:
- 62 scientifically papers.
- more than 700 citations in prestigious scientific papers (without self-citations) – Hirsch Index – 15
- more than 160 international and national conferences;
- 2 patents;
- 4 book;
- 13 grants: 3 grants as director and other 10 as associate (with Romanian Ministry of Education).
Languages:
- English: advanced (understand, speak, read, write);
- French: medium (understand, speak, read, write);
- Romanian: native language.
Professional recognition:
- Guest Editor of the Special Issue “Recent Progress in Green Organic Synthesis” from Molecules.
- Guest Editor of the Special Issue “Advances in Ultrasound Chemistry 2021” from Molecules.
- Reviewer on several chemistry Journals: Medicinal Chemistry, Revue Roumaine de Chimie, Chinese Journal of Chemistry, Spectroscopy Letters, Ultrasonics Sonochemistry, Acta Chemica Iasi, Molecules, Chemistry Journal of Moldova.
- November 2016 and September 2017 invited professor at Tiraspol State University, Faculty of Biology and Chemistry