Dr. Mihaela-Mirela TRANDAFIR
Scientific Researcher III
Laboratory of Catalytic Materials and Catalysis
mihaela[DOT]trandafir[AT]infim[DOT]roEducation
2014 – 2019 |
PhD in Chemistry |
University of Bucharest, Faculty of Chemistry, Bucharest, Romania |
2012 – 2014 |
Master degree – Chemistry of Advanced Materials |
University of Bucharest, Faculty of Chemistry, Bucharest, Romania |
2008-2012 |
Graduate in Chemistry |
University of Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Bucharest, Romania |
Positions
January 2021 - onwards |
Scientific Researcher III degree |
National Institute of Material Physics, Atomistilor 405 A street, Magurele, Romania |
January 2020 – January 2021 |
Scientific Researcher |
National Institute of Material Physics, Atomistilor 405 A street, Magurele, Romania |
April 2018 – January 2020 |
Research Assistant |
National Institute of Material Physics, Atomistilor 405 A street, Magurele, Romania |
December 2014 – December 2018 |
Research Assistant |
University of Bucharest, Faculty of Chemistry, Catalysis and Catalytic Processes Research Centre, 36-46 M. Kogalniceanu Bd., Bucharest, Romania |
Awards
Romanian Academy Award 2020 – Chemical Sciences Section - Group of work -Heterogeneous catalysts with catalytic and photocatalytic applications.
The American Ceramics Society Award for young researchers – Participation at ICACC 2020 conference, Daytona, Florida, USA.
Romanian Chemical Society Award for young researchers – Participation at ICOSECS 2019 conference, Târgovişte, Romania.
IUPAC Paris World Chemistry Congress Award – Participation at IUPAC 2019 conference, Paris, France.
MICROSIN Special Award – Students Scientific Communications Session – 12th Edition, 2016, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Bucharest, Romania.
Romanian Chemical Society Special Award – Students Scientific Communications Session – 12th Edition, 2016, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Bucharest, Romania.
Expertize
Fundamental research in the synthesis of catalytic materials and catalytic processes - Preparation of heterogeneous catalysts (techniques - wet impregnation, incipient wetness, deposition-precipitation, co-precipitation, sol-gel, atrane route, chemical vapor deposition), oxidation and hydrogenation reactions, green chemistry (batch and fixed bed flow reactors).
Catalysts characterization - PXRD, textural measurements, FTIR, DRIFT, DR-UV-Vis, Raman, XPS, TG-DTA, TPD/R/O, TEM, SEM/EDX.
Chemical compound identification - GC, GC-MS, NMR, UV-VIS.
Patents
“Procedeu de reducere fotocatalitică a apei în prezență de fotocatalizatori eterogeni oxizi micști de nichel, zinc și titan”, Ștefan Neațu, Florentina Neațu, M. M. Trandafir, Mihaela Florea, (A00716/08.11.2019), Derwent Primary Accession Number: 2020-C1184E.
Projects
1. Chemoselective catalytic materials with low noble metal loading and magnetic properties – COLOSAL
Project Type: PD, Start Date: 2022-01-01 End Date: 2023-12-31
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