The research activity is focused on the assessment of radiation effects on natural and synthetic polymers, the synthesis and physicochemical characterization of polymer hydrogels via radiation crosslinking, the processing of polymeric hydrogels incorporated with nanoparticles, and radiation dosimetry (chemical and film dosimetry, ionizing chamber, and calorimeters).
Dr. Gabriela Craciun has a Ph.D. in Polymer and Condensed Matter Physics from 2004 and works as Senior Researcher II at the National Institute for Laser Plasma and Radiation Physics (NILPRP) in Bucharest. Her main occupational skills are material processing (polymerization, grafting, cross-linking) using electron beam and microwaves, physical and chemical characterization of electron-beam- and microwave-processed materials, the interaction of ionizing radiations (accelerated electron beams) and non-ionizing radiations (microwaves) with matter, and electron beam dosimetry using various systems, such as Frick, Cu-Fe, Ceric sulfate, calorimetry, ionizing chambers, and neutron dosimetry using bubble detectors. She is the NILPRP Radiation Protection Officer and an expert in radiation protection for the Romanian National Commission for Nuclear Activities Control (CNCAN).
Dr. Elena Manaila has a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from 2003 and works as Senior Researcher II at the National Institute for Laser Plasma and Radiation Physics (NILPRP) in Bucharest, Romania. Her main occupational skills are chemical synthesis and material processing (polymerization, grafting, cross-linking) in electron beam and microwave fields, physical and chemical characterization of electron-beam- and microwave-processed materials, the interaction of ionizing radiations (accelerated electron beams) and non-ionizing radiations (microwaves) with matter, and electron beam chemical dosimetry. She has been involved in national and international research projects and contributes to investigations and analyses for scientific articles.
