Research Team

Lect. Dr. Eng. Gyorgy Thalmaier
Gyorgy.Thalmaier@sim.utcluj.ro
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2762-6110

Education:

1998 – 2003, Engineer, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca
2003 – 2007- Doctor of Engineering in “Materials Science and Engineering”, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca
2010-2013 Postdoctoral Research, TUCN Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, Studies on obtaining alternative materials to palladium alloys for hydrogen separation membranes.

Areas of professional competence:

Production, characterization and application of porous materials and sintered metallic and ceramic foams;
Phase change composites
Characterization of materials by thermal analysis, scanning electron microscopy, porosimetry;
FDM printing of metallic parts

Prof. Dr. Eng. Ioan Vida-Simiti
Vida.Simiti@stm.utcluj.ro
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4792-2032
BrainMap: https://www.brainmap.ro/ioan-vida-simiti

Education:

1967 – 1972, Engineer, Polytechnic Institute of Timişoara (today “Politehnica” University of Timişoara)
1982 – 1985 – Doctor of Engineering in “Materials Science and Engineering”, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca

Areas of professional competence:

Education:

1991 – 1996, Engineer, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca
2004 – Doctor of Engineering in “Materials Science and Engineering”, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca

Areas of professional competence:

Morphological and structural characterization of materials
Development and characterization of sintered metal matrix composites;
Research on the production, characterization and application of porous materials and sintered metallic and ceramic foams;

Assoc. prof. dr. eng. NICOLETA COBÎRZAN
Nicoleta.Cobarzan@ccm.utcluj.ro
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6904-0436
BrainMap: https://www.brainmap.ro/nicoleta-cobirzan

Education:

1997 – 2002, Civil engineer, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca
2004 – 2008- Doctor of Engineering in ” Civil Engineering “, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca

Areas of professional competence:

Production, characterization and application of porous materials and sintered metallic and ceramic foams.
Design and structural analysis low energy of buildings.
Rehabilitation of existing buildings.
Microscopical and macroscopical investigations of building materials.
Investigation of recovered materials, ecological and low intensive materials.
Circular economy and sustainability issues.