NanoRomania 2009 June 2-5, 2009 • Iasi, Romania

Organizing Committee

James J. Hickman, Ph.D., is the Professor of Chemistry, Electrical Engineering, Biomedical Sciences at the University of Central Florida and he also is the founding director of the NanoScience Technology Center , an interdisciplinary group of over 20 faculty members. Dr. Hickman has been performing research in the field of nanoscience for over 15 years within the convergence of the fields of material science/ physics, surface chemistry and biology and he work has had major applications in the field of biology from basic biology to drug discovery and genomics. The primary application for Dr. Hickman's research is the creation of new test-beds of functional cellular systems to investigate spinal cord repair, and neurodegenerative diseases such as Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) and Alzheimer's disease.

 

Alexandru Stancu, Ph.D., is the director of the Center for Applied Research in Physics and Advanced Technologies (CARPATH) at the Alexandru Ioan Cuza University in Iasi, Romania. Professor Stancu is recognized for his achievements in the field of magnetism, and his main domain of expertise is in the area of studies of switching and general hysteresis. He is the author of 180 ISI papers and these papers have been cited more than 250 times and he has presented more than 300 papers at international conferences. He is also the director for the Integrated Platform for Advanced Studies in Molecular Nanotechnologies Interdisciplinary Platform (AMON). He has coordinated more than 30 national and international projects in the last 10 years with more than 3 million EUROs of support.

 

Nicoleta Sorloaica-Hickman, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor with a joint appointment at the Florida Solar Energy Center at the University of Central Florida , as well as the NanoScience Technology Center. Dr. Sorloaica-Hickman's major research interest is in photovoltaic and thermoelectric materials, devices and testing. She performs research at the leading edge of advances in electronic, thermal and optical materials (nanostructures, thin film and bulk), and devices for applications in photovoltaic, thermoelectric, and solar energy integrated systems. The interdisciplinary philosophy of research within her lab combines the disciplines of physics, materials science, chemistry and electrical engineering.

 

Jeffrey M. Anderson, Ph.D., is the current Assistant Vice President for Strategic Development at the University of Texas at San Antonio and is the former Associate Director of the NanoScience Technology Center at the University of Central Florida. Dr. Anderson has an interest in nanobio and nanomedicine technologies, entrepreneurship, and the commercialization of leading edge technologies (for example see http://www.apple.com/science/profiles/coretech).

 

Romanian Scientific Committee

  • Prof Mihai Girtu (Energy)
  • Prof Tudor Luchian (NanoBio)
  • Prof Liliana Mitoseriu (NanoElectronics)

U.S. Scientific Committee

  • Prof Nicoleta Sorloaica-Hickman (Energy)
  • Prof James Hickman (NanoBio)
  • Prof Saiful Khondaker (NanoElectronics)