Curriculum Vitae
Name and surname: IULIAN IONITA
Present position and place of work:
1. Lecturer Professor – University of Bucharest , Faculty of Physics Department of Optics-Spectroscopy-Plasma-Lasers
2. Scientific Researcher 2 nd degree at Research and Development Center for Photonics-Spectroscopy-Plasma-Lasers, University of Bucharest
Address:
Faculty of Physics, Dep. Optics, P.O. Box MG-11, 77125 Bucharest – Magurele , Romania
Telephone: +40742984276
E-mail: iulian.ionita@g.unibuc.ro
Education:
Master of Science, University of Bucharest , Faculty of Physics, Optics-Spectroscopy-Plasma-Lasers (1981)
Academic degree: Ph.D., University of Bucharest , Optics-Spectroscopy-Lasers (1999)
Previous position: Principal Scientific Researcher – Enterprise for Research and Production Semiconductor Materials Bucharest– 1983-1991
Foreign languages: English, French
Research stays abroad:
1984 - Training courses on ultra-high-vacuum technology, TESLA Co., Brno (Cz)
1994 and 1996 - “Maitre de Conference” Universite du Maine, Le Mans (France)
1994 - TEMPUS Teaching Mobility Grant, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid ( Spain ), Oct.-Dec.
2002 - Invited Professor, Universitad de Porto (Portugal), CETO (Centro de Technologias Opticas)
2006 – Universite du Maine ( France ) – Invited professor for research
2006 – Invited Researcher at Jobin Yvon ( France )
2007 – Universite Joseph Fourier de Grenoble (France) – Invited professor, teaching 8 classes on advanced spectroscopy topics, Erasmus mobility,
Professional experience:
• Crystal field effect on the energy levels of the impurities in crystals
• Optical and spectroscopic properties of the pure and doped crystals
• Fluorescence and photo-conductivity of the crystals doped by mono and divalent ions
• Absorption spectroscopy (UV, Vis , IR and Atomic), Raman spectroscopy, Luminescence, Emission spectroscopy
• Ionic and semiconductor single-crystals growth techniques
• Analyze of defects in silicon single-crystal by SEM and related techniques like Electron beam induced current and Auger electron spectrometry
• Analyze of the high purity metals and semiconductors by mass spectrometry
• Ultra-high-vacuum techniques
• Bio-medical applications of optics, spectroscopy and lasers
Professional duties :
1. Teaching Interests
• Current departmental teaching duties (undergraduate and master),
• Geometrical and waves Optics (level 2), course teaching (2004-2006) and practical works (1991-2008).
• Applied Optical Spectroscopy, master 1, course teaching and practical works, 1999-2007
• Course co-Tutor of “Optical Spectroscopy and Lasers” (undergraduate) and practical works, 2 nd level, 2004-2008
• Course tutor of “Spectral Methods for Medical Physics” and practical works, level 3, 1998-2007
• Theory and problems of General Physics for foreign students, Bucharest University , International Relations Department, 2005-2008
• Supervisor of research students
• Responsible of students laboratory “Atomic and molecular spectroscopy”
• Introducing 7 new practical works in “Atomic spectroscopy laboratory” for level 2, 2007
• Course tutor of “Condensed matter spectroscopy” and practical works, level master 2, starting in 2008
2. Research Interests
• Research interests include atomic and molecular spectroscopy, laser spectroscopy, bio-medical applications of lasers, Raman spectroscopy, and physics teaching (high school and university level). Current projects are aimed to find practical applications of interaction of femto-seconds lasers with bio-tissues. A new topic of the research interest is represented by application of quantum dots in bio-medical diagnostics.
• Principal duty at Research and Development Center for Photonics-Spectroscopy-Plasma-Lasers consists in writing and managing research projects.
• I am responsible of research laboratories “Biomedical applications of optics” and “Ultra-short pulses lasers” (http://photonicsmed.webs.com/).
3. Other Interests/ Activities
• Member of the board of Optics Department
• Elected Member of Professor Council at Physics Faculty
• ERASMUS institutional Responsible at Physics Faculty
• Founder member of Research and Development Center for Photonics-Spectroscopy-Plasma-Lasers, University of Bucharest
• Chief of License Examination Commission 2006 and 2007, Optics-Spectroscopy-Plasmas-Lasers Specialty
• Chief of Master Admission Examination Commission 2006 and 2007, Optics-Spectroscopy-Plasmas-Lasers Specialty
• President of local Baccalaureate Examination Commission 2000 - 2006
• Member of the SPIE Bellingham ( USA )
• Member of the European Technology Platform “Photonics 21”
New research laboratories (build and instruments equipped):
• Scanning Electron Microscopy at Enterprise for Research and Production Semiconductor Materials Bucharest , 1984-1985
• Ion Mass Spectrometry at Enterprise for Research and Production Semiconductor Materials Bucharest , 1988-1989
• Bio-medical Applications of Optics at Research and Development Center for Photonics-Spectroscopy-Plasma-Lasers, University of Bucharest, 2005-2007
• Ultra-short Laser Pulses Laboratory at Research and Development Center for Photonics-Spectroscopy-Plasma-Lasers, University of Bucharest, 2006-2008 (http://photonicsmed.webs.com/)
Research contracts subjects :
• “Spectral diffusive reflectance of some passive laser materials” (IFTAR) 1993
• “Optical transmission measurements of thin film of carbon nitride” (IFTAR), 5/1999
• “Metallic ion influence in multifunctional poliuretanic layers” (“CERES” program) 2004-2005
• Project Manager CEEX (Research for Excellence, National program), “Laser, Optical and Spectral Methods for Early Detection of Pathological Changes in Bio-Tissues” (LASOPMED), value 410.000 Euro, 40 people team, 2005-2008
• Project Responsible (partner) CEEX, “ Fundamental Studies about Bone and Epitelial-Conjuctive Integration of Dental Implant for Long Term Performance Increasing (DIOBONE) ", value 44.000 Euro, 4 people team, 2006-2008
• Project Manager (Romanian team), bilateral Romania-Ukraine “ Laser Polarization Fractalometry in Pre-clinical Diagnostics of Human Biotissue Pathological and Degenerative-Dystrophic Appearance Changes” , 4 people team, 2006-2007
• Researcher – partner PNCDI 2 (national program)– Program 4, Partnerships „ Impact of Environment Factors in Growth Dynamics of Temporary Teeth Structure” , 2007-2010
International research project proposals without financing
• Scientific responsible from Bucharest University in the European research project “Towards Increasing The Efficiency Of Photodynamic Cancer Therapy: A Biological Assessment Of Tetrapyrrolic Compounds On Oral Solid Tumors”(Epeius), EPSS number 201110, proposal made in April 2007 for FP7-HEALTH-2007-A.
• Executive Manager from Bucharest University in the INTAS European research project “ Optical Pre-Clinical Diagnostics of Pathological Changes in Human Tissues ”, 2006
• Executive Manager, Human resources and mobility (HRM) activity, Marie Curie Host Fellowships for the Transfer of Knowledge, title “ Fiber Optics Technology for Medical Applications ”, 500000 Euro, cooperation with Kent University (UK), Prof. Adrian Podoleanu, 2006
Books:
• Ath. Truția, F. Iova, I. Ioniță - “ Applied Optical Spectroscopy – Experimental Works ”, Bucharest University Publisher, 1995
• Ath. Truția, F. Iova, I. Ioniță - “ Condensed Matter Spectroscopy – Experimental Works ”, Bucharest University Publisher, 1997
• I. Ionita - “ Spectral Methods for Medical Analyses ”, Bucharest University Publisher, 2002
• Ath. Truția, F. Iova, I. Ioniță , G. Stănescu – „ Atomic and Molecular Spectroscopy – Experimental Works ”, Bucharest University Publisher, 2002
• A. Popescu, A.B. Popescu, M. Ioniță, I. Ioniță – „ Problems of Physics for baccalaureate exams and university admission ” , Ed. Petrion, Bucharest , 2003
• A. Popescu, A.B. Popescu, M. Ioniță, A. Popescu, I. Ioniță – „ Handbook of Physics for high school (IX) ” , Ed. Petrion, Bucharest, 2004
• A. Popescu, A.B. Popescu, M. Ioniță, A. Popescu, I. Ioniță – „ Problems of Physics for high school (X) ” , Ed. Petrion, Bucharest, 2006
Papers :
• V. Ghiordănescu, M. Vodă, I. Ioniță “ On the Emission Bands of CdCl 2 :Pb 2+ System ”, Romanian Journal of Physics, 40 , 913-918, 1995
• I. Ioniță “ Low Temperature Luminescence of CdCl 2 :Pb 2+ and CdCl 2 :Mn 2+ ” , Balkan Physics Letters 5 , Nr. 2-4, 1997
• I. Ioniță “ Photoconductivity of Europium doped Alkali Halides ”, Rom. Rep. Phys., 49 , No. 5-7, 1997
• I. Ioniță , F. Jaque “ Photoconductivity and Electron Mobility in LiNbO 3 co-doped with Cr 3+ and MgO ”, Optical Materials, 10 , 171-173, 1998
• I. Iova, Floriana Iova, I. Ionita , M. Bazavan, Gh. Ilie and G. Stanescu “ CN molecule vibrational spectra excitation in several LTE plasma sources conditions ”, Rom. Rep. in Phys., 54 , Nos. 6-10, p. 335-341, 2002
• A. Emandi, C. Vasiliu, R. Georgescu, I. Ionita , M. Bulinski – Spectral studies of some Ni(II), Pd (II), Cu(II) azo-dye complexes in a polymeric matrix of polyvinyl alcohol , Rev. Chim., 57 , nr. 11, p. 1098-1104, 2006
• Claudia Chilom, Doina Gazdaru, Maria Iuliana Gruia, Iulian Ionita , Catalin Geanta and Aurel Popescu , Absorption and fluorescence modifications of tumoral tissue proteins , Romanian J. Biophysics, vol. 17 , No. 3, p. 185-193, 2007
• I. Ionita , A. Bulou, Occlusal caries detection using polarized Raman spectroscopy , Proceedings of SPIE Volume: 6843, Lasers in Dentistry XIV , Editor(s): Peter Rechmann; Daniel Fried, 27 February 2008 , ISBN: 9780819470188
Citations
1. Title: The scattering of light on sound waves in the hypersonic range of frequencies - The directional sensitivity of Brillouin light scattering, Blachowicz T
Source: Central European Journal Of Physics, Volume: 1, Issue: 1, Pages: 153-178, 2003
2. Title: Doping effects of Cu ions on the elastic properties of the LiNbO3 crystal revealed by Brillouin scattering, Blachowicz T, Pyka M, Kleszczewski Z, et al.
Source: Solid State Communications, Volume: 123, Issue: 6-7, Pages: 317-319, 2002
3. Title: Brillouin light scattering on the two quasi-transverse waves in rotated sample of the LiNbO3 crystal, Blachowicz T
Source: Optics Communications, Volume: 210, Issue: 3-6, Pages: 213-217, 2002
Conferences :
• I. Ionita – Measurement of Silicon surface contamination by Auger Electron Spectrometry , High purity materials – National Conference, Bucharest , 1985
• I. Ionita – Quantitative analyze of impurities in metals by Mass Spectrometry , High purity materials – National Conference, Bucharest , 1988
• I. Ionita – Testing of emission efficiency of luminescence materials by cathode-luminescence , Progress in Physics, Oradea 1989
• I. Ionita , V. Ghiordanescu – Luminescence of lead in CdCl 2 crystals , National Physics Conference, Constanta , 1993
• C. Tibeică, F. Iova, I. Ioniță – Raman spectra of the monocrystal and policrystal Si , Scientific Conference of the Physics Faculty, Bucharest, 25-26 May 2000
• I. Iova, Floriana Iova, I. Ionita , M. Bazavan, Gh. Ilie and G. Stanescu - CN molecule vibrational spectra excitation in several LTE plasma sources conditions , Conf. Internațională de Fizica Plasmei, Constanța , 6-8 Sept. 2001
• F. Iova, Ath. Truția, I. Ioniță – Study of NiO-Al 2 O 3 systems structure by diffuse reflexion spectroscopy , Nat. Physics Conf., Iași , 18-20 Oct. 2001
• I. Ioniță – Teleportation and Medicine , Invited lecture, University of Porto , 2002
• I. Iova, I. Ioniță - Software for fast analysis of molecular emission spectra , Plasma Physics International Conference, Iasi , 2003
• I. Ioniță – Polarized light applications in medical investigations , National Symposium of Medical Scientific Research for Excellence, Sibiu, 25-26 October 2007, Ed. University CAROL DAVILA, pag.70, ISBN: 978-973-708-272-5, 2007
• I. Ionita , A. Bulou, Occlusal caries detection using polarized Raman spectroscopy , PHOTONICS WEST 2008 (Bios2008), San Jose, USA
• I. Ionita , Optical Coherence Tomography Techniques in Dental Implant Investigations , BIOMED 2008 ( Spring Optics and Photonics Congress, OSA ), St. Petersburg , USA , OSA/ BIOMED/DH/LACSEA 2008, BMD92
• I. Ionita , “Early Diagnosis of Tooth Decay Using Laser Induced Fluorescence and Polarized Raman Spectroscopy” , INDLAS 2008, Bran, 20-23 May 2008
• I. Ionita , “Swept Laser Optical Coherent Tomography Imaging for Implant Periodontal Tissue Study” , INDLAS 2008, Bran, 20-23 May 2008
