2005 - 2010 PhD in Chemistry at University of Bucharest, Faculty of Chemistry, Bucharest, Romania / “Photocatalytic degradation of vesicant and neurotoxic compounds using catalytic systems based on titanium dioxide”

2003 - 2005 Master in Catalysis and Catalytic Processes at University of Bucharest, Faculty of Chemistry, Department of Chemical Technology and Catalysis, Bucharest, Romania / “Isobutane dehydrogenation over Cr₂O₃/Al₂O₃ modified catalysts”

1995 - 2003 Graduate in Chemistry, University of Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Department of Organic Chemistry, Bucharest, Romania / “The synthesis of pyrrolo [1,2-b] pyridazine through 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reactions”

April 2018 onwards: Scientific Researcher II at National Institute of Materials Physics, Magurele, Romania

July 2014 - April 2018: Scientific Researcher III at National Institute of Materials Physics, Magurele, Romania

July 2014 - September 2017: Scientific Researcher at S.C. Stimpex S.A., Bucharest, Romania

July 2010 - May 2012: Chemistry Expert at S.C. Cromatec Plus S.R.L., Bucharest, Romania

October 2011 - December 2012: Postdoctoral fellowship at the University Politehnica of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania

June 2008 - September 2008: NATO fellowship–Chemist researcher at the Instituto de Tecnología Química, Technical University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain

January 2007 - March 2007: NATO fellowship–Chemist researcher at University of Ottawa, Ontario, Ottawa, Canada

May 2006 - August 2006: NATO fellowship–Chemist researcher at the Dipartimento di Chimica IFM and NIS-Centre of Excellence, University of Turin, Turin, Italy

1. S. Neatu, V.I. Parvulescu, G. Epure, E. Preda, V. Somoghi, A. Damin, S. Bordiga, A. Zecchina, "Photo-degradation of yperite over V, Fe and Mn-doped titania–silica photocatalysts", Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 10, 2008, 6562–6570; DOI: 10.1039/b810200g

2. S. Neatu, E. Sacaliuc-Parvulescu, F. Levy, V.I. Parvulescu, "Photocatalytic decomposition of acetone over dc-magnetron sputtering supported vanadia/TiO₂ catalysts", Catal. Today, 142, 2009, 165-169; DOI: 10.1016/j.cattod.2008.08.034

3. S. Neatu, V.I. Parvulescu, G. Epure, N. Petrea, V. Somoghi, S. Bordiga, G. Ricchiardi, A. Zecchina, "M/TiO₂/SiO₂ (M = Fe, Mn, and V) systems in photo-decomposition of yperite", Appl. Catal. B, 91, 2009, 546-553; DOI: 10.1016/j.apcatb.2009.06.026

4. B. Cojocaru, S. Neatu, V.I. Parvulescu, K. Dumbuya, H-P. Steinrück, J.M. Gottfried, C. Aprile, H. Garcia, J.C. Scaiano, "Band gap effect on the photocatalytic activity of supramolecular structures obtained by entrapping photosensitizers in different inorganic supports",  Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 11, 2009, 5569-5577; DOI: 10.1039/b902348h

5. B. Cojocaru, S. Neatu, V.I. Parvulescu, V. Somoghi, N. Petrea, G. Epure, M. Alvaro, H. Garcia, "Synergism of activated carbon and undoped and N-doped TiO₂ in the photocatalytic degradation of chemical warfare soman, VX and yperite",  ChemSusChem, 2, 2009, 427–436; DOI: 10.1002/cssc.200800246

6. S. Neatu, B. Cojocaru, V.I. Parvulescu, V. Somoghi, M. Alvaro, H. Garcia, "Visible-light C-heteroatom bond cleavage and detoxification of chemical warfare agents using titania-supported gold nanoparticles as photocatalyst", J. Mater. Chem., 20, 2010, 4050–4054; DOI: 10.1039/c0jm00345j

7. L. Protesescu, M. Tudorache, S. Neatu, M.N. Grecu, E. Kemnitz, P. Filip, V.I. Parvulescu, S.M. Coman, "Unusual Behaviour of a Novel Heterogeneous Chiral Dimmer CrIII-Salen Complex in the Epoxidation/Epoxide Ring-Opening Reaction of trans-Methylcinnamate Ester", J. Phys. Chem. C, 115, 2011, 1112–1122; DOI: 10.1021/jp106281z

8. B. Cojocaru, S. Neatu, E. Sacaliuc-Parvulescu, F. Levy, V.I. Parvulescu, H. Garcia, "Influence of gold particle size on the photocatalytic activity for acetone oxidation of Au/TiO₂ catalysts prepared by dc-magnetron sputtering", Appl. Catal. B, 107, 2011, 140–149; DOI: 10.1016/j.apcatb.2011.07.007

9. S. Neatu, J.A. Macia-Agullo, H. Garcia, "Solar Light Photocatalytic CO₂ Reduction: General Considerations and Selected Bench-Mark Photocatalysts", Int. J. Mol. Sci., 15, 2014, 5246–5262; DOI: 10.3390/ijms15045246

10. S. Neatu, M. Puche, V. Fornes, H. Garcia, "Cobalt containing layered or zeolitic silicates as photocatalysts for hydrogen generation", Chem. Commun., 50, 2014, 14643–14646; DOI: 10.1039/c4cc05931j

11. S. Neatu, J.A. Macia-Agullo, P. Concepcion, H. Garcia, "Gold-copper nanoalloys supported on TiO₂ as photocatalysts for CO₂ reduction by water", J. Am. Chem. Soc., 136, 2014, 15969–15976; DOI: 10.1021/ja506433k

12. H.G. Baldovi, S. Neatu, A. Khan, A.M. Asiri, S.A. Kosa, H. Garcia, "Understanding the origin of the photocatalytic CO₂ reduction by Au- and Cu-loaded TiO₂: A microsecond transient absorption spectroscopy study", J. Phys. Chem. C, 119, 2015, 6819–6827; DOI: 10.1021/jp5106136

13. N. Petrea, R. Petre, G. Epure, V. Somoghi, L.C. Tanase, C.M. Teodorescu, S. Neatu, "The combined action of methanolysis and heterogeneous photocatalysis in the decomposition of chemical warfare agents", Chem. Commun., 52, 2016, 12956–12958; DOI: 10.1039/c6cc07551g

14. F. Neatu, M.M. Trandafir, M. Marcu, L. Preda, J.M. Calderon-Moreno, S. Neatu, S. Somacescu, M. Florea, "Potential application of Ni and Co stabilized zirconia as oxygen reduction reaction catalyst", Catal. Commun., 93, 2017, 37–42; DOI: 10.1016/j.catcom.2016.12.026

1. “The development of nanocomposite systems for photoelectrocatalytic applications”, May 2018 - April 2020, National PNCDI III Program - Contract TE no. 61/2018, Financed by the Ministry of National Education and Research through PNCDI III Young Research Teams;

2. “Integrated nanosystems for solar fuel generation”, October 2015 - September 2017, National PNCDI III Program - Contract TE no. 146/2015, Financed by the Ministry of National Education and Research through PNCDI III Young Research Teams;

3. “New catalysts and photocatalysts for decontamination and detoxification of chemical warfare agents”, July 2014 - October 2017, National PNCDI II Program - Contract PCCA no. 306/2014, Financed by the Ministry of Ntional Education and Research through PNCDI II Joint Applied Research;

4. “Carbon dioxide photoreduction: A great challenge for photocatalysis”, November 2012 - November 2014, FP7-People-2011-IEF Program - Contract PIEF-GA-2011-298740/2012, Financed by UE through Marie Curie IntraEuropean Fellowship IEF Program;

5. “Heterogeneous photocatalysis - a "heterogreeneous" way to a clean environment”, October 2011 - December 2012, National PNCDI II Program - Contract PD no. 67/2011, Financed by the Ministry of National Education and Research through PNCDI II Human Resources Program;

6. “Photocatalytic degradation of vesicant compounds”, October 2007 - April 2009, National PNCDI II Program - Contract TD no. 20/2007, Financed by the Ministry of National Education and Research through PNCDI II Human Resources Program.