· 2005-2009 – Chemical Engineer, Faculty of Applied Chemistry and Materials Science, University Politehnica of Bucharest, specialization: Advanced Polymer Materials. Graduated in 2009 with a diploma entitled: “Nestrapol unsaturated polyester resins”.

·  2009-2011 - Master in Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Applied Chemistry and Materials Science, University Politehnica of Bucharest. Diploma entitled: “Nanocomposites based on epoxy resins and montmorillonite”.

· 2011-2014 - Ph.D in Chemical Engineering (Faculty of Applied Chemistry and Materials Science, University Politehnica of Bucharest). The title of the thesis is: “Organic Semiconductor materials for applications in photonics”.

Scientific Researcher rank III at NIMP.

• The patent No. 126940/30.09.2013 “Biotechnological process for obtaining bacterial cellulose in mixed substrate”, I.C. Radu et al - 2 gold medals, 3 silver medals, and 2 special prizes for the best innovation - Brussels Eureka Innova. 

• The requested patent: A202200626/12.10.2022 “Diode type multilayer organic device, transparent and flexible based on electrospun polymer fibers and organometallic compounds, and its manufacturing process", I.C. Ciobotaru et al – 1 gold medal (ProInvent 2022), 1 silver medal (Euroinvent 2023), 2 diplomas of excellence (ProInvent 2022); 1 special medal (ProInvent 2022)

synthesis and characterization of organic, organometallic compounds and perovskites; fabrication of OLEDs and OLETs; fabrication of nanofibers by electrospinning process.

 Synthesis and purification of the organometallic compounds and polymers by chemical methods with different mechanisms of reaction; characterization of organometallic compounds and polymers by spectroscopic, structural and electrochemical methods by FT-IR, Raman, UV-VIS, photoluminescence, electroluminescence, thermogravimetric analysis, Differential scanning calorimetry, XRD, HPLC, NMR 

 Thin film deposition of organic materials by thermal evaporation, spincoating, deep coating, cycling voltammetry and cronoamperometry; 

 Fabrication of OLEDs and OLETs devices with organometallic compounds as emissive layers in cleanroom laboratory,  current voltage and electroluminescence measurements.

 Preparation of fiber networks by electrospinning.

Granted Patents:

National:

1. No. 126940/30.09.2013 “Biotechnological process for obtaining bacterial cellulose in mixed substrate”, Casarica Angela, Ionescu Corina, Moscovici Misu, Gheorghiu Eleonora, Radu Iulia Corina, Soare Mariana, Ionescu Ana Despina,  Boghiu Anastasia, Nicolae Lenuta.

Requested patents:

1. A 2022 00626/ 12.10.2022: I. C. Ciobotaru, C. C. Ciobotaru, A. Evanghelidis, S. Polosan, I. Enculescu, A. Casarica – "Diode type multilayer organic device, transparent and flexible based on electrospun polymer fibers and organometallic compounds, and its manufacturing process".

2. A100729/15.11.2022: Casarica A., Zonia C. N., Ciobotaru I. C., Ciobotaru C. C. - “Composite membranes based on bacterial cellulose and PVA, used as a substrate for OLEDs and production process".

3. A202300284/ 06.07.2023 -  I. C. Ciobotaru, C. Beselaga Stan, C. C. Ciobotaru-  „Process for obtaining hybrid nanocrystalline powders of halogenated perovskites with antimony for applications in the field of organic electroluminescent diodes”

Dr. I.C.Ciobotaru - Scientific researcher rank III (since 2016), born in 1986, graduated the Faculty of Applied Chemistry and Materials Science, University Politehnica of Bucharest, specialization: Advanced Polymer Materials; Ph.D in Chemical Engineering (since 2014). 

Work experience:

• 09/2016 – present – Senior Researcher 3rd degree at National Institute of Materials Physics.

• 09/2012 – 09/2016 – Research Assistant at National Institute of Materials Physics, promoted the examination for Researcher in 2016.

• 09/2010 – 09/2012 – intern Research Assistant at National Institute of Materials Physics, promoted the examination for Research Assistant in 2012. 

• 03/2010 – 09/2010 – Research Assistant at National Institute for Chemical Pharmaceutical Research and Development, Pharmaceutical Biotehnologies Department, Bucharest.

FELLOWSHIPS:

• 16.05.2019 - 25.05.2019 – A research fellowship at Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria - Institute of Organic Solar Cells (o. Univ. Prof. Mag. Dr.DDr. h.c. Niyazi Serdar Sariciftci) for fabrication of OLEDs based on organometallic compounds as an emissive layer, in the context of the project 12 PFE.

• 10.11.2018 - 17.11.2018 – A research fellowship at School of Chemistry, University of Birmingham, UK, at Biomolecular, Supramolecular and Nanoscale Chemistry Department (prof. Dr. Francisco Fernandez-Trillo) for acquiring new skills in organic synthesis and HPLC measurements, in the context of the project 12 PFE.

• 5.05.2018 – 15.05.2018 - A research fellowship at Slovenian NMR Centre, National Institute of Chemistry, Hajdrihova 19, SI-1000, Ljubljana, Slovenia, for NMR measurements on organometallic compounds, in the context of the project CERIC no. 20177014.

Main areas of interest/expertise: synthesis and characterization of organic, organometallic compounds and perovskites; fabrication of OLEDs and OLETs; fabrication of nanofibers by electrospinning process.

SCIENTIFIC CONTRIBUTIONS:

• 22 articles published in international ISI journals

• 17 studies in the proceedings of international and national conferences (4 oral communications and 13 poster communications).

• Citations (WOS, without self-citations): 63

• Hirsch index: 7 (source WoS).

Coordinated projects:

PN-III-P2-2.1-PED-2019-1459 - “Flexible organic light-emitting diode on bacterial cellulose substrate with transparent electrospun web anode”.

Professional profile web-links: Personal link from the platform at https://www.brainmap.ro/; https://www.brainmap.ro/iulia-corina-ciobotaru ; 

Scopus Author ID: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=57028102900

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9023-4921

Researcher ID: https://publons.com/researcher/AAH-4359-2019

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