Dr. Cristian Mihailescu earned, from the University of Bucharest, a BS in Technological Physics (2007) and an MSc in Physics (2009). He/she completed his/her PhD studies in Exact Sciences at the Physics Faculty, University of Bucharest in 2012. From 2004 to 2007, he/she works as a Research Assistant at the “Laser-Surface-Plasma Interactions” Laboratory, Lasers Department, National Institute for Lasers, Plasma and Radiation Physics. From 2008 to 2010, he/she served as a Scientific Researcher at the same affiliation. From 2010 to 2013, he/she worked as an ITN Marie Curie Fellow at the “Laser-Assisted Materials Processing” Laboratory, Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of Cyprus. From 2014 to 2015, he/she served as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the “Nanotechnology Research Center (NRC)” University of Cyprus. From 2016 until now, he/she has been a Scientific Researcher III-rd Degree at the “Laser-Surface-Plasma Interactions” Laboratory, Lasers Department, National Institute for Lasers, Plasma and Radiation Physics. His/her current research interests include Stress and associated strain effects developed at the interface in oxide multilayers, Resistive switching phenomena in epitaxial thin films of lithiated alkali metal oxides, and Thermal transport in epitaxial thin films of quasi-1D quantum magnets. He/she is also a member of the International Society of Optical Engineering (SPIE) since 2005.
Dr. Mihai Oane is a senior scientist at the Electron
Accelerators Laboratory, National Institute for Lasers, Plasma and Radiation
Physics (INFLPR), Magurele, Romania. He obtained a Ph.D. in physics from the
University of Bucharest, Romania. He did some specializations in Nuclear
Physics at GSI Darmstadt Germany, in Laser Physics at Free University from
Brussels, in Particle Physics at CERN-Geneva, and in Synchrotron Radiation at
ICTP, Trieste, Italy. His main research areas are (a) laser-materials processing
and (b) electron beam-materials processing. He developed several original
theoretical and computational models for heat transfer in laser and electron
beam–matter interaction. He authored and co-authored over 60 research
peer-reviewed papers in laser processing physics and electron processing
physics in journals, including Infrared Physics and Technology, Optics and
Lasers Technology, Surface Applied Physics, Nuclear Instruments and Methods–B,
Romanian Reports in Physics, Review of Scientific Instruments, Metals, and
Nanomaterials. He is the first author of two monographs: (a) Notes on Laser
Processing and (b) Charged Particle Beams Processing versus Laser Processing.
He is also a member of the Optical Society of America and the Optical Society
of Korea.
Dr. Claudiu Hapenciuc received his Bachelor’s Degree in
Physics from the Faculty of Physics University of Bucharest in 2005. He earned,
from the Mechanical Aerospace and Nuclear Engineering Department, Rensselaer
Polytechnic Institute, a Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering (2004) and a
PhD (2007). From 1995 to 1996, he served as a Research assistant at the Quantum
Electronic Solid State Laboratory, INFLPR. From 1996 to 1998, he worked as a
Physicist Engineer at the Safety Environmental Laboratory. From 1998 to 2001,
he served as a Scientific Researcher at the Quantum Electronic Solid State
Laboratory. From 2002 to 2007, he worked as a Research Assistant at the
Mechanical Aerospace and Nuclear Engineering Department, Rensselaer Polytechnic
Institute. From 2008 to 2009, he served as a Teaching Assistant at the Physics
Department, Boston College. From 2014 until now, he has been a Scientific
Researcher at the Lasers Department, National Institute for Lasers, Plasma and
Radiation Physics. His main research interests include Gas sensor
characterization, Organic thermoelectrics, Laser cladding process fundamentals
and modeling, and Fundamentals and modeling of heat transfer in thin films and
other nanostructures.
Dr. Carmen Ristoscu earned, from the University of
Bucharest, a BSc in Physics (1995) and an MSc in Major (1996). She completed
her PhD studies in Physics at the Faculty of Physics, University of Bucharest.
From 1997 to 2000, she served as a Research Assistant at the
“Laser-Surface-Plasma Interactions” Laboratory, Lasers Department, National
Institute for Lasers, Plasma and Radiation Physics. From 2000 to 2004, she
worked as a Scientific Researcher at the same affiliation. From 2004 to 2009,
she served as a Senior Scientific Researcher, 3rd degree. Now, she is a Senior
Scientific Researcher, 1st degree. Her current research interests include Laser
processing of thin films (PLD/RPLD, MAPLE, LDW), modification and characterization of nanostructured thin coatings;
optoelectronics and sensors, nanopowders generation and characterization,
and biomimetic metallic implants. She is also a member of the SPIE, the Editorial
Board of the World Journal of Condensed Matter Physics, and the international
advisory committee of the International Conference on Photo-Excited Processes
and Applications.
Prof. Dr. Ion N. Mihailescu received his Ph.D. from the
Central Institute of Physics, Bucharest, in 1982. From 1969 to 1975, he served
as a Physicist at the Lasers Department, Institute of Atomic Physics. From 1975
to 1989, he worked as a research scientist at the Institute of Physics and
Technology of Radiation Devices, Central Institute of Physics. Now he is the head
of the "Laser-Surface-Plasma Interactions" laboratory, Professor at the Faculty
of Physics, University of Bucharest, and Senior research scientist 1-st
degree at National Institute for Laser, Plasma and Radiation Physics. His current research interests include pulsed laser deposition (PLD); modification and characterization of
nanostructured thin coatings; matrix-assisted pulsed laser evaporation (MAPLE);
laser surface studies and processing; biomaterials thin layers; tissue
engineering; biomimetic metallic implants; and optoelectronics and sensors. He is
also a member of the Optical Society of America, European Physical Society
(Quantum Electronic Division), Romanian Physical Society, and International
Society of Optical Engineering (SPIE). He is the winner of the 1994
"Galileo Galilei" Award of the International Commission for Optics
(ICO) and the 1975 "Constantin Miculescu" Prize of the Romanian
Academy. From 2019 he has been OSA fellow.
