EDUCATION

· PhD: Institute of Atomic Physics, Bucharest

Title - "Theoretical and numerical studies of transport processes in plasmas"

Supervision - Prof. Ioan-Iovit Popescu, Member of the Romanian Academy

· Faculty of Physics, University of Bucharest (1972-1977);

Degree in nuclear physics with a grade point average over 5 years of 98%.

EMPLOYMENT

· Since 1978, I have a permanent position as researcher in the National Institute of Laser, Plasma and Radiation Physics, Plasma and Fusion Laboratory

- 1990 - degree Senior Researcher III

- 1993 - degree Senior Researcher II

- 1999 – degree Senior Researcher I

· Since 1994, for various periods that add to more than 5 years, the „Département de Recherche sur la Fusion Controlée”, Commissariat à l’Energie Atomique, France, has employed me.

· 1998-2000, co-director of the NATO Linkage Grant CRG.LG 971484,

“Statistical Physics for anomalous transport in plasmas”,

collaboration between groups from DRFC-Cadarache (France), Universite Libre de Bruxelles (Belgium) and our institute.

· 2000-2002, co-director of the NATO Linkage Grant PTS CLG 977 397,

“Mathematical Physics for anomalous transport in plasmas and fluids”,

collaboration between groups from DRFC-Cadarache (France), Universite Libre de Bruxelles (Belgium), Craiova University and our institute.

· In 2003 (January-June) I was invited professor at the National Institute for Fusion Science, Toki, Japan

· In the period October 2004 to March 2005, I was invited professor at Kyushu University, Japan.

· Since 2000, I am referee at several scientific journals (Physical Review Letters, Physical Review E, Physics of Plasmas, Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion, Nuclear Fusion).

· 2004-2009 member of Scientific Commetee of the European Fusion Theory Conference

· 2006-2009: Director of the Project “Turbulence and quasi-coherent structures in fluids and space plasmas”.

· 2007-2008: temporary position for foreigner scientists as Director of Research at CNRS, Universite de Provence, France.

EXPERIENCE

· Research in theoretical and experimental plasma focus (1978-1986):

(hybrid model for the description of dense plasmas, experimental measurements especially concerning the neutron flux emitted by deuterium plasmas, development of a new method for obtaining the time resolved energy spectrum for the neutrons emitted by deuterium plasma focus, etc.)

· Studies of inverse problems (1980-1985):

(two dimensional tomography, numerical methods and codes for solving ill-posed problems in the sense of Hadamard, especially for Fredholm type, first kind integral equations)

· Numerical simulations of tokamak plasma evolution (1983-1989):

[development of a one dimensional tokamak transport code with separate modules for impurities and neutral atoms and for additional heating (lower hybrid, electron cyclotron) and numerical studies]

· Fluid dynamics numerical simulations (1988-1990):

(code for the study of thin molten layers)

· Fluid representation of quantum mechanics (1990-1992):

(methods of fluid dynamics applied to the quantum potential representation of quantum mechanics)

· Theoretical studies of the turbulence in tokamak plasma (since 1988):

(method for the theoretical study of plasma turbulence based on the functional integration on the space of particle trajectories, studies of drift turbulence, studies of the transport in electrostatic and magnetic turbulence, etc.)

· The present research domain is plasma turbulence, structure generation and statistical physics of anomalous transport in plasmas

- We have obtained important results in transport studies based on test particle evolution in turbulent stochastic field by developing a new approach that can describe the effect of particle trapping in the structure of these fields. We have also studied the statistics of test particles trajectories and the diffusion induced by Lorenz force in stochastic fields.

- We have studied coherent structures in turbulent plasmas using functional integration methods. In particular we have developed models for the zonal flow in tokamak plasmas and for plasma rotation. We have developed analytical methods for determining the statistical properties of coherent vortical structures interacting with turbulence in plasmas. We have also developed a field theoretical approach for determining the equations that describe the asymptotic stationary states of 2-dimensional ideal fluids, guiding center plasmas and planetary atmosphere.

PUBLICATION SUMMARY:

- Articles in ISI journals : 52

- Articles in non-ISI journals: 16

- Papers presented at international conference and in conference proceedings: 98

- Electronic preprint arXiv.org: 22

- Chapters in books: 3

Collaborations:

- Institute of Plasma Physics from Prague (1979-1990)

- Institute of Atomic Energy "I.V.Kurchatov", Moscow (1986-1990)

- Commissariat a l’Energie Atomique - Cadarache, France (1992-prezent)

(A cooperation contract between our institute and the Commissariat a l’Energie Atomique was signed in 1997 and extended in 1999. Since 2000 this collaboration continues in the frame of EURATOM)

- Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium (1992-prezent)

- ENEA-Frascati, Italy (2004- prezent)

- Université de Provence, Marseille, France (2005-prezent)

Research work in foreign institutes:

- Commissariat a l’Energie Atomique - Cadarache, France (Sept. 1992-February 1993, 6 months)

- FOM Institute of Plasma Physics, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands (Mars-May 1993, 3 months)

- Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium (October-December 1993, 3 months)

- Commissariat a l’Energie Atomique - Cadarache, France (Mars-August 1994, 6 months)

- Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium (Septeber-October 1994, 2 months)

- Commissariat a l’Energie Atomique - Cadarache, France (June 1995 – June 1996, 12 months)

- Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium (Mars-April 1997, 2 months)

- Commissariat a l’Energie Atomique - Cadarache, France (September-December 1997, 4 months)

- Commissariat a l’Energie Atomique - Cadarache, France (April-September 1998, 6 months)

- Commissariat a l’Energie Atomique - Cadarache, France (February-June 1999, 5 months)

- Commissariat a l’Energie Atomique - Cadarache, France (March-September 2000, 6 months)

- Commissariat a l’Energie Atomique - Cadarache, France (February-July 2001, 6 months)

- Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium (November 2001, 1 month)

- Commissariat a l’Energie Atomique - Cadarache, France (February-August 2002, 6 months)

- National Institute for Fusion Science, Toki, Japan (January-June 2003, 5 months)

- Commissariat a l’Energie Atomique - Cadarache, France (September-October 2003, 2 months)

- ENEA-Frascati, Italy (May-June 2004, 1.5 months)

- Kyushu University, Japan (October 2004 – March 2005, 6 months)

- Université de Provence, Marseille, France (May-June 2005, 1.5 months)

- ENEA-Frascati, Italy (November 2005, 1 month)

- Université de Provence, Marseille, France (March 2006, 1 months)

- Culham Science Centre – JET, Abingdon, UK (May-June 2006, 1.5 months)

- Culham Science Centre – JET, Abingdon, UK (January 2007, 1 month)

- Université de Provence, Marseille, France (May-June 2007, 2 months)

- Universite de Provence, Marseille, France (October 2007 – April 2008, 7 months)