(Prof. univ. emeritus dr. habil.),
National University of Science and Technology POLITEHNICA Bucharest, Romania
Emeritus Professor Corneliu Balan
graduated mechanical engineering from NUST Politehnica Bucharest in 1981. He obtained a PhD in continuum mechanics at TU Darmstadt (DAAD fellowship 1990 – 1991), a COST post-doc fellowship at University of Wales at Aberystwyth (1993) and a Fulbright Senior Researcher fellowship at University of Minnesota (1994-1995). Corneliu Balan occupied the position of professor in fluid mechanics at Politehnica Bucharest (1996 – 2021), invited professor at TU Darmstadt (1999 – 2014) and visiting scientist at Claude Bernard University Lyon (2004 – 2005).
Corneliu Balan founded in 2000 the REOROM group at Politehnica Bucharest, an unit focused on developing research in non-Newtonian fluid mechanics and rheology. He is co-founder and vice-president of the Romanian Society of Rheology (since 2009), an active member of the European Society of Rheology and International Committee of Rheology. He organized numerous summer schools with the aim to promote rheology in Romania and to establish scientific connections between Romanian institutions and research groups from EU and USA.
Scientific activity of Corneliu Balan was mainly focused on four directions: a) rheometry and modelling of yield stress fluids, b) rheology of polymers derived ceramics, c) flow visualizations of complex fluids in confined domains, d) microfluidics and interfacial phenomena.
He also has a constant interest in philosophy and history of science, especially in investigation the influences of the Austrian universities to the evolution of physics, in particular continuum/fluid mechanics, in the first part of the XXth century.
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Babeș-Bolyai University. Romania
Professor Adina-Eliza Croitoru, PhD, Habil.,
is a Professor at Babeș-Bolyai University in Cluj-Napoca, where she teaches and conducts research on extreme weather and climate phenomena, climate change, and their impacts on the environment and society. Professor Croitoru has participated in numerous studies exploring the effects of extreme events and climate change on health, agriculture, and water resources. She serves as the Regional Representative for Europe (RA VI) on the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Research Board, contributing to the advancement of climate research. Furthermore, Professor Croitoru chairs the WMO Working Group on Data Exchange with the Research Sector, a significant initiative designed to improve scientific access to meteorological and climate data. She also coordinates the WMO European Research Working Group, which focuses on setting regional research priorities and facilitating communication between researchers and professionals in meteorology, hydrology, and atmospheric composition to integrate scientific findings into operational activities. At the national level, Professor Croitoru is a member of the Advisory Council for Sustainable Development (CCDD), serving as an expert for Sustainable Development Goal 13 – Climate Action.
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