Internships

2026

2026_25 19.07.-03.08.2026

Dumitru UNTILA

EMPOWER mobility

Moldova State University, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova

Sb2(S,Se)3 solar cells

Supervisor in host institution: Aurelian Catalin GALCA

2026_24 12.07.-25.07.2026

Issam DERKAOUI

Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdellah University, Fès, Morroco

Nanostructured oxides for applications in the field of green energy

Local host: Elena MATEI

2026_23 11.07.-09.08.2026

Ion INCULET

PhD student, EMPOWER mobility

Moldova State University, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova

Development of Sb2(S,Se)3 solar cells

Supervisor in host institution: Aurelian Catalin GALCA

2026_22 11.07.-09.08.2026

Tatiana PISLARI

PhD student, EMPOWER mobility

Moldova State University, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova

Development of Sb2(S,Se)3 solar cells

Supervisor in host institution: Aurelian Catalin GALCA

2026_21 11.07.-09.08.2026

Dumitru RUSNAC

PhD student, EMPOWER mobility

Moldova State University, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova

Development of Sb2(S,Se)3 solar cells

Supervisor in host institution: Aurelian Catalin GALCA

2026_20 03.07.-09.07.2026

Alessandro FONDACCI

Università degli Studi di Perugia, Italy

Electrical measurements on irradiated silicon sensors using DLTS (Deep Level Transient Spectroscopy) or/and TSC (Thermally Stimulated Current)

Local host: Ioana PINTILIE

2026_19 03.07.-09.07.2026

Arianna MOROZZI

Università degli Studi di Perugia, Italy

Electrical measurements on irradiated silicon sensors using DLTS (Deep Level Transient Spectroscopy) or/and TSC (Thermally Stimulated Current)

Local host: Ioana PINTILIE

2026_18 03.07.-09.07.2026

Tommaso CROCI

Università degli Studi di Perugia, Italy

Electrical measurements on irradiated silicon sensors using DLTS (Deep Level Transient Spectroscopy) or/and TSC (Thermally Stimulated Current)

Local host: Ioana PINTILIE

2026_17 07.06.-22.06.2026

Hytef TOUATI

mobility within NEXT-PEMFC project

Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Republic of Türkiye

Next Generation Components for Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells

Supervisor in host institution: Mihaela FLOREA

2026_16 07.06.-22.06.2026

Kadir TURKMEN

mobility within NEXT-PEMFC project

Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Republic of Türkiye

Next Generation Components for Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells

Supervisor in host institution: Mihaela FLOREA

2026_15 30.05.-30.07.2026

Fatima Zahra ZNAKI

Ph.D. student, Eugen Ionescu scholarship – AUF/MAE

Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, Fès, Morocco

Synthesis and fabrication of thin films of methylammonium lead iodide (MAPbI₃) perovskites for photovoltaic applications

Supervisor in host institution: Lucia Nicoleta LEONAT

2026_14 16.05.-31.07.2026

Sana BOUTAGOUNT

Ph.D. student, Eugen Ionescu scholarship – AUF/MAE

Ibn Zohr University, Agadir, Morocco

Functional materials for energy production and storage

Supervisor in host institution: Aurelian Catalin GALCA

2026_13 15.05.-31.07.2026

Bi Dje Leopold TIE

Eugen Ionescu scholarship – AUF/MAE

Nangui Abrogoua University, Abidjan, Ivory Coast

Design, fabrication, and characterization of gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) through a green synthesis using extract from Ivorian cocoa pod husks, followed by functionalization with polymers that allow binding to both antibodies and antigens

Supervisor in host institution: Madalina Maria BARSAN

2026_12 06.05.-30.07.2026

Pakidame BOUNDJA

Ph.D. student, Eugen Ionescu scholarship – AUF/MAE

University of Lomé, Lomé, Togo

Optimization of Perovskite/Sb2S3 Double Absorber for High-Performance Solar Cells

Supervisor in host institution: Aurelian Catalin GALCA

2026_11 05.05.-30.07.2026

Afef DHAFFOULI

Eugen Ionescu scholarship – AUF/MAE

University of Gafsa, Gafsa, Tunisia

Biochar-based electrochemical platform for real-time monitoring of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in cell culture models

Supervisor in host institution: Teodor Adrian ENACHE

2026_10 05.05.-30.07.2026

Amal HOMRI

Eugen Ionescu scholarship – AUF/MAE

University of Monastir, Monastir, Tunisia

Multi-scale development of multi-doped ferrites: linking structure, magnetism, and functional properties for advanced energy and magnetic applications

Supervisor in host institution: Silviu POLOSAN

2026_09 05.05.-30.07.2026

Asma SALAH

Ph.D. student, Eugen Ionescu scholarship – AUF/MAE

University of Gafsa, Gafsa, Tunisia

Theoretical design and experimental characterization of new Heusler alloys with optimal thermoelectric, electrical, and magnetic properties

Supervisor in host institution: Andrei GALATANU

2026_08 01.05.-30.07.2026

Abdelali RHABI

Ph.D. student

Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco

Nanostructured oxides for green energy applications

Supervisor in host institution: Aurelian Catalin GALCA

2026_07 15.04.-27.04.2026

Nicolae SPALATU

EMPOWER mobility

Moldova State University, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova

Development of Sb2(S,Se)3 solar cells

Local host: Aurelian Catalin GALCA

2026_06 12.04.-26.04.2026

Orkhan GULAHMADOV

COST Action CA21126 mobility

Qarabağ University, Azerbaijan

Performance Optimization of Polysiloxane/GO Nanocomposite-Based Triboelectric Nanogenerators with Varying GO Concentrations

Supervisor in host institution: Mihaela BAIBARAC

2026_05 09.03.-22.03.2026

Olga MOCREAC

mobility within RO-MD project

Technical University of Moldova, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova

Artificial dimorphites

Local host: Alin VELEA

2026_04 03.03.-24.03.2026

Amanat ALI

Ph.D. student, mobility within M-era.net LightCell project

Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST), Daegu, South Korea

Deep Level Transient Spectroscopy (DLTS) on chalcogenide based thin-film photovoltaics

Supervisor in host institution: Cristina BESLEAGA

2026_03 02.03.-08.06.2026

André Sampaio PEREIRA

PhD student

Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal

W-based high entropy alloys as thermal barriers in future nuclear fusion reactors

Supervisor in host institution: Andrei GALATANU

2026_02 02.03.-15.03.2026

Dumitru ȚIULEANU

mobility within RO-MD project

Technical University of Moldova, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova

Artificial dimorphites

Local host: Alin VELEA

2026_01 23.02.-08.03.2026

Marina CIOBANU

mobility within RO-MD project

Technical University of Moldova, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova

Artificial dimorphites

Local host: Alin VELEA

2025

2025_28 14.12.-20.12.2025

Achmad NASYORI

Ph.D. student

Tallinn University of Technology (TALTECH), Tallinn, Estonia

Development of solution-processed kesterite absorbers for thin film solar cells

Supervisor in host institution: Aurelian Catalin GALCA

2025_27 21.11.-01.12.2025

Gleb COLIBABA

EMPOWER mobility

Moldova State University, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova

Sb2(S,Se)3 solar cells

Local host: Aurelian Catalin GALCA

2025_26 21.10.-18.11.2025

Nicolae SPALATU

EMPOWER mobility

Moldova State University, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova

Sb2(S,Se)3 solar cells

Local host: Aurelian Catalin GALCA

2025_25 01.11.-08.11.2025

Ouanassa GUELLATI

Mohamed Chérif Messaadia University of Souk Ahras / Badji Mokhtar University of Annaba, Algeria

Smart Functionalized NanoMaterials for Energy Storage, Biosensing, Water and Soil Treatment

Local host: Mihaela BAIBARAC

2025_24 30.10.-30.11.2025

Dumitru RUSNAC

PhD student, EMPOWER mobility

Moldova State University, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova

Sb2(S,Se)3 solar cells

Supervisor in host institution: Aurelian Catalin GALCA

2025_23

Abdelbassat KENANE

Mustapha Stambouli University of Mascara, Mascara, Algeria, 26.10.–08.11.2025)

Study of hybrid materials composed of carbon nanotubes embedded in polymer matrices

Local host: Oana RASOGA

2025_22 24.10.-02.11.2025

Sergiu BAZGAN

EMPOWER mobility

Moldova State University, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova

Sb2(S,Se)3 solar cells

Supervisor in host institution: Aurelian Catalin GALCA

2025_21 13.10.-28.10.2025

Dumitru UNTILA

EMPOWER mobility

Moldova State University, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova

Sb2(S,Se)3 solar cells

Supervisor in host institution: Aurelian Catalin GALCA

2025_20 26.09.-03.12.2025

Aibota KADIRBYEK

Master student, Erasmus+ mobility

Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey

Superconductors for levitation and related applications

Supervisor in host institution: Petre BADICA

2025_19 15.09-15.12.2025

Anna WCISŁO

University of Gdańsk, Poland

Advanced oxidative modification processes

Supervisor in host institution: Mariana STEFAN

2025_18 08.09.-23.09.2025

Kacper WALCZYK

B.Sc. student

University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland

Organic light emitting diodes: fabrication and characterization

Supervisor in host institution: Iulia Corina CIOBOTARU

2025_17 04.09.-10.09.2025

André Sampaio PEREIRA

PhD student

Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal

W-based high entropy alloys as thermal barriers in future nuclear fusion reactors

Supervisor in host institution: Andrei GALATANU

2025_16 01.09.-31.10.2025

Mariem BRAHIM

PhD student, Tunisian MESRS mobility grant

University of Monastir, Tunisia

Synthesis, characterization and applications of new functional materials based on calcium phosphate

Supervisor in host institution: Daniela PREDOI

2025_15 16.08.–30.09.2025

Messaoud TAMIN

PhD student, COST https://renewpv.eu/ mobility

University of Ferhat Abbas Setif 1, Sétif, Algeria, & Bourgogne Europe University, Dijon, France

Semi-transparent wide band gap kesterite solar cells for indoor and tandem applications

Supervisor in host institution: Aurelian Catalin GALCA

2025_14 29.06.–03.08.2025

Aagrah AGNIHOTRI

PhD student, CIFRA/ICTP grant

University of Jyväskylä, Finland

Study of nuclear weak interaction processes with implications to physics beyond the Standard Model

Supervisor in host institution: Sabin STOICA

2025_13 13.06-26.06.2025

Selina KERN

PhD student, COST https://renewpv.eu/ mobility

Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany

Advancements in all-inorganic cadmium-free antimony sulfide solar cells

Supervisor in host institution: Aurelian Catalin GALCA

2025_12 13.06-26.06.2025

Katharina Elena DEHM

PhD student, COST https://renewpv.eu/ mobility

Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany

All-inorganic antimony sulfide solar cells using CuInS2 quantum dots for hole extraction and transport

Supervisor in host institution: Aurelian Catalin GALCA

2025_11 10.06.-12.09.2025

Florian COTHENET

Master student, Erasmus+ mobility

ISTP Saint-Etienne, Saint-Etienne, France

Realization of a magnetic field controller based on Helmholtz coils for a MOKE equipment

Supervisor in host institution: Ioan Alexandru IVAN

2025_10 31.05-18.08.2025

Rayene MERAH

PhD student, COST https://renewpv.eu/ mobility

University Frères Mentouri Constantine 1, Constantine, Algeria

Optimisation of the performance of spray-deposited Sb2S3 absorbing thin films: Enhancing efficiency in photovoltaic devices

Supervisor in host institution: Aurelian Catalin GALCA

2025_09 22.05-02.06.2025

Khalid NOUNEH

Ibn Tofail University, Kenitra, Morocco

Sustainable materials for clean energy

Local host: Aurelian Catalin GALCA

2025_08 22.05-02.06.2025

Zouhair SADOUNE

Ibn Tofail University, Kenitra, Morocco

Modelling composite materials

Local host: Aurelian Catalin GALCA

2025_07 28.05.2025–31.07.2025

Sana HANDOR

PhD student, Eugen Ionescu scholarship – AUF/MAE

Sultan Moulay Slimane University, Béni Mellal, Morocco

Optimization of solar cells based on hybrid perovskite materials CH3NH3PbI2.6Cl0.4: Towards more efficient and sustainable photovoltaics

Supervisor in host institution: Lucia Nicoleta LEONAT

2025_06 27.05.–29.07.2025

Essodossomondom ANATE

Ph.D. student, Eugen Ionescu scholarship – AUF/MAE

University of Kara, Togo

Synthesis and characterization of perovskite-based photovoltaic cells

Supervisor in host institution: Lucia Nicoleta LEONAT

2025_05 13.05-16.05.2025

Panupol UNTARABUT

PhD student

University of Limoges, Limoges, France

Ceramic materials characterization

Supervisor in host institution: Lucian PINTILIE

2025_04 15.05.–31.07.2025

Assia KARRAB

Eugen Ionescu scholarship – AUF/MAE

University of Gabes, Tunisia

Photoelectrochemical generation of H2 from SiO/CdS/FST photoanodes/nickel-based co-catalyst: application to the photoelectrochemical conversion of ammonia and urea

Supervisor in host institution: Mihaela FLOREA