EEM - Maria Gavrilescu

	Professor Maria GAVRILESCU
	Department of Environmental Engineering and Management Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Environmental Protection Gheorghe Asachi Technical University of Iasi 73 Prof. D. Mangeron Blvd., 700050 Iasi, Romania Phone: 0040 232 278680 - ext 2137 Fax: + 40-232-271311 E-mail: mgav at tuiasi dot ro CV(en) CV(ro) Publications Hirsch index (Web of Science) PDF HTML Hirsch index (Scopus) PDF HTML Hirsch index (Google Scholar) PDF HTML Interview

Education
PhD in Chemical Engineering, 1997 Academic studies: Gheorghe Asachi Technical University of Iasi, Romania, Faculty of Industrial Chemistry, Specialization: Technology of Organic Compounds (1981)
Positions
Professor, 2000- Associate Professor, 1998-2000 Senior Researcher II / Associate Professor, 1996-1998 Senior Researcher III / Lecturer, 1990-1996 Scientist in Research / Assistant Professor, 1988-1990 Chemist Engineer, 1981-1988
Teaching activities
Courses Bases of Technological Systems Analysis and Synthesis of Technological Processes Sources, Processes and Pollutant Products Process Engineering and Specific Operations in Environmental Engineering Chemical and Biological Process Engineering Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control Master courses Modelling and Simulation of Processes for Environmental Protection Risk Assessment and Management Source Reduction and Waste Minimization Sustainable Industrial Production (in Romanian and English Master Programs) Legislation in Environmental Protection Doctoral studies Elaboration and Evaluation of Scientific Works Elaboration of Scientific Documents and Research Deontology Ethics and Academic Integrity Postgraduate studies Design and Implementation of Occupational Health and Safety Systems Legislation in Environmental Protection PhD Supervisor since 2002: Engineering Sciences – Chemical Engineering; since 2009: Environmental Engineering (15 PhDs and 7 PhD students)
Research activities
Competences and expertise Chemical and Biological Process Engineering (with applications in environmental protection and resource conservation) transfer phenomena in chemical, biochemical and biological processes: flow of heterogeneous systems in mechanical and pneumatic contactors rheology of biological liquids mass transfer in mixing vessels, pneumatic contactors, extraction devices, filters, centrifuges heat transfer in chemical/biochemical processes and separation-purification operations and processes migration and fate of inorganic and organic persistent pollutants (heavy metals, persistent organic pollutants POPs, personal care compounds, dyes) in soils and natural sorbents bases of technological systems, analysis and synthesis intensification of transfer processes in chemical engineering and biotechnology (performance mixing systems in contactors with mechanical agitation; application of static mixing promoters on pilot and industrial scale to intensify the mixing process; bio-augmentation, promoting synergism of plants-microorganisms in phytoremediation processes) unit processes and operations in chemical, biochemical and biological processes, applied in biotechnology and environment protection (filtration, centrifugation, extraction, distillation-rectification, evaporation and crystallization, adsorption on ion exchangers and natural adsorbents, membrane separation, photodegradation, catalysis) new technical systems, (bio)reactors, in chemical and biochnological industrial processes for energy saving and efficiency process scale-up, with applications in environmental engineering modelling, simulation and optimization of processes, including environmental applications Biotechnologies and bioprocesses, with applications in biosynthesis processes and environmental protection, in the following directions: bases of biochemical and biological reactions (mass conversion assisted by microorganisms or enzymes; transfer phenomena; microbial strains manipulation in bioreactors; oxygen uptake by microorganisms; resistance of microbial agents to shear stress, with applications in environmental protection, equilibrium, kinetics and thermodynamics) biosynthesis of antibiotics in performing gas-lift type reactors and in stirred tank reactors biological treatment of gaseous and liquid fluxes containing biodegradable pollutants environmental recuperative bioremediation of components affected by pollution phenomena, (bio)degradation of refractory pollutants behavior of heavy metals in the environment and bioremediation alternatives biosorption and bioaccumulation of heavy metals, persistent organic pollutants by living and non-living biomass (yeasts, fungi, bacteria), agricultural and vegetable waste (algae, vegetable waste, seed hulls) exploring and exploiting the abilities of microorganisms, plants and their interactions for environmental bioremediations Sustainable industrial production, circular economy, sustainability indicators for products and processes, in the following directions: integrated pollution prevention and control (sustainable practices for processes, products, services) (identifying and analyzing strategies and technologies for pollution prevention and cleaner production as tools for sustainable development in production and service systems, reducing pollution at source and managing waste, the hierarchy of waste management, integration of economic aspects and pollution prevention practices for a sustainable industry) strategies and solutions for eco-innovation and eco-design of processes and products based on recyclable materials in the context of the circular economy (eco-innovation and eco-design practices for products and processes by reusing production waste, formulating eco-innovation and eco- design problems for products and processes, according to the need of the economic agent, establishing the eco-profile of the process and the product and implementation in the industrial system) evaluation of the performances and sustainability of some products and processes (assessment of economic and environmental impacts for product and process through life cycle analysis (LCA), cost-benefit analysis for eco-innovative and eco-designed products and processes (CBA), multicriteria decision analysis for product and process (MCDA), ecological footprint, other sustainability indicators) establishing ways and methods of implementing knowledge transfer (the content and transfer indicators for eco-designed products, in the context of the circular economy) tools for evaluation and modeling of solid waste management and treatment of effluents resulting from their storage (tools for making decisions on the sustainable use of waste as material and energy resources, the sustainable use of natural materials and waste for decontamination of environmental components, waste management models and their application for the sustainable management of recyclable waste) practices of the circular economy in environmental engineering, biotechnology and management within the sustainable (bio)economy, based on knowledge and tools for assessing their sustainability Risk assessment and management (ecological risks, human health risks, ecotoxicity, phytotoxicity, Seveso directives), in the following directions: estimating the risks generated by the accumulation of pesticides in plant products and risks induced for human health through short and long term exposure estimation of ecological risks induced by the presence of heavy metals and persistent organic pollutants in soils and waters integrating ecological and human health risk estimation and ecological impacts assessment of bioavailability, bioaccumulation, persistence, ecotoxicity, phytotoxicity for various environmental contaminants and effects on plants and microorganisms compliance with the provisions of the Seveso Directives and other regulations regarding major accidents generated in industrial systems that produce and use hazardous substances Environmental assessments, in the following directions: environmental balances (according to the legislative procedures and in accordance with the principles of mass balance applied to polluting systems, the elaboration of environmental balances of level 0, I, II; elaboration of reports on the environmental balance of level I, II; elaboration of the file presentation elaboration of security reports impact studies for various stages of the life cycle of processes, products, services Education and training for research and innovation, in the following directions: elaboration, evaluation, publication and communication of scientific materials ethics and academic integrity research deontology Scientific portfolio Publications, conferences, communications, reports: 770 titles as follows: 22 books (4 as Editor) 22 chapters in books of editors (Wiley, Springer, Elsevier, Signpost) (3 in press) 9 manuals/student books (3 printed, 1 on CD, 5 in electronic format online) papers: 322 papers published in ISI ranked journals and Proceedings: 168+19 in ISI Proceedings papers published in peer-reviewed journals included in databases: 98 papers published in Proceedings of conferences, peer-reviewed: 37 conferences and keynotes: 53 public presentations at national and international scientific events (congresses, symposia, conferences, workshops – posters and oral presentations): 282 research reports: 47 patents: 12 (9 of them included in Derwent Innovations Index) and 1 patent application at OSIM, Romania Over 4300 citing references of published papers (over 3600 without self-citations) (Hirsch index H =31 in Web of Science, H=32 in Scopus, H=40 in Google Academic) organizer/member in committees of conferences, workshops: 60 Erasmus and Erasmus+ agreements – as coordinator: 21 Research themes/grants: new products and original technologies: 10 research themes with industrial companies – 21 (11 as responsible or director, and 10 as member of the research group) national grants: 29 (17 as project director) 10 grants awarded by CNCSIS (6 as director) 6 grants awarded within PNCDI-I (1 AGRAL, 5 CEEX type, member) 3 grants awarded within PNCDI-II (IDEI Programme, as director) 4 grant awarded within PNCDI-III (2 as director) 6 grants awarded by the Ministry of Research and Technology (as director) international grants: 6 (in cooperation, member) institutional development grants: 5 grants (expert) grants from the Human Resources Development Sector Operational Program: POSDRU, 7 grants (as expert) Editor of scientific journals: Environmental Engineering and Management Journal (Managing Editor, Editor-in-Chief, since 2002) Procedia - Environmental Science, Engineering and Management (Editor-in-Chief, since 2014) Annals of the Academy of Romanian Scientists - Series on Physics and Chemistry (Series Editor, since 2014) Bulletin of the Polytechnic Institute of Iasi - Section Chemistry and Chemical Engineering (2000-2004) Peer J, Associate Editor Water, Associate Editor Memberships member of the Academy of Romanian Scientists member of International Organization for Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 2006 member of European Federation of Bioengineering and Biotechnology (since 2006) member of Romanian Society of Bioengineering and Biotechnology (since 1991) member of Romanian Society of Chemical Engineering (since 1996) member of Academic Organization for Environmental Engineering and Sustainable Development (since 1999) member of Alumni, Faculty of Industrial Chemistry (since 2002) member of INTERMEDIUNET Romania (INRO), 2005 member of Editorial Board of Bioprocess Engineering journal, published by Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Germany (1997-2000) member of Editorial Board of The Open Biotechnology Journal, published by Bentham Science Publishers, (2007) member of Scientific Advisory Board of ECOZONE Press, Iasi, Romania (since 2003) founding member of the National Society of Environmental Science and Engineering, Cluj-Napoca, Romania (since 2011), vice-president since 2015 member of the European Federation of Microbiology Societies, FEMS (since 2012) member of the editing staff of the journal Soil Forming Factors and Processes in the Temperate Region, edited by the Al. I. Cuza University of Iasi (since 2012) member of the Editorial Advisory Board for the journal Scientific Study & Research - Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Biotechnology, Food Industry, published by the Vasile Alecsandri University of Bacau, Romania (since 2011) member of the Editorial Advisory Board for the journal Journal of Engineering Studies and Research (JESR), published by the Vasile Alecsandri University of Bacau, Romania (since 2011) member of the Editorial Staff of the Journal of Applied Sciences in Environmental Sanitation (J.ASES), edited by Department of Environmental Engineering, Sepuluh Nopember Institute of Technology, Surabaya, Indonezia, and Indonesian Society of Sanitary and Environmental Engineers (since 2011) member of the General Council of the National Council for the Recognition of Academic Degrees, Diplomas and Certificates (CNATDCU) and president of the Commission of Environmental Engineering - Romanian Ministry of Education and Research (since 2012) (O_MEC 5644/05.09.2012; Order MECS nr.3019/1.01.2016) member of the Commission Earth Sciences of Panel 1 (Mathematics and Natural Sciences) of the National Council For the Recognition of Academic Degrees, Diplomas and Certificates - Romanian Ministry of Education and Research (2011-2012) (O_MEC 3980/25.03.2011) member of the Commission Chemical Engineering, Materials Engineering and Food Products Engineering of the National Council for the Recognition of Academic Degrees, Diplomas and Certificates - Romanian Ministry of Education, Research and Innovation, (2006-2010) (O_MEC 3904/10.05.2006) Prizes Nicolae Teclu Prize of the Romanian Academy, Section of Chemistry, awarded in 1995 for the group of papers Study of Transfer Phenomena in Polydisperse Systems, with Applications in Bioreactors Mircea Banciu Prize of the Academy of Romanian Scientists, Section of Chemical Sciences, awarded in 2016, for the monograph Biosorption and Bioaccumulation: Principles and Applications in Environmental Bioremediation, Politehnium Publishing House, Iasi, 2016 Diploma for Excellence and Medal Inventica 2008, awarded by Society of Inventors from România and National Institute for Inventions, Iasi, within the International Jubiliar Salon for Research, Inventions and Technological Transfer, „Inventica 2008 Diploma for Excellence in Research, and Medal Gheorghe Asachi awarded by the Senate of the Gheorghe Asachi Technical University of Iasi, 2007 Diploma of excellence for innovative research and Gold Medal awarded within European Exhibition of Creativity and Innovation, Iasi, Romania, 2010 Diploma of excellence awarded within the European Exhibition of Creativity and Innovation, 2011, Iasi, Romania Diploma and the Grand Prize of the National Salon and Scientifically Books of EuroInvent 2012, European Exhibition of Creativity and Innovation, 11 May, Iasi, Romania Best Communication, Effects induced by heavy metals stress on seedlings development of lettuce, Dana-Mihaela Asiminicesei, Raluca Maria-Hlihor, Mihaela Rosca, Petronela Cozma, Maria Gavrilescu, 640th International Conference on Environmental Science and Development (ICESD), 20th - 21st July 2019, Rome, Italy Best Paper Award, 2012, granted by Springer Publishers, for the paper Soil and groundwater cleanup: benefits and limits of emerging technologies, published in the journal Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy, vol. 13, No. 2, pp. 241-268, 2011 Best Poster Award, 2012, granted by the Global Conference on Global Warming GCGW-12, 8-12 July, 2012, Istanbul, Turkey Diploma of Excellence, for Environmental Engineering and Management Journal, awarded by the National Salon of Technical and Scientific Books, EuroInvent, Iasi, Romania, 2013 Diploma for Excellence in Research, awarded by Senate of Gheorghe Asachi Technical University of Iasi, Romania, 2014 AGIR Prize 2014 for the book Methods of evaluating the effects of particulate matter air pollution on children's health, ISBN 9786062501211, MatrixRom 2014 Diploma of Appreciation, for Environmental Engineering and Management Journal and Editor-in-Chief, EuroInvent 2015, Iasi, Romania
Selected publications
Mariana Diaconu, Lucian Vasile Pavel, Raluca-Maria Hlihor, Mihaela Rosca, Daniela Ionela Fertu, Markus Lenz, Philippe Xavier Corvini, Maria Gavrilescu, Characterization of heavy metal toxicity in some plants and microorganisms - A preliminary approach for environmental bioremediation, New Biotechnology, 56, 130-139 (2020) Raluca-Maria Hlihor, Manuela Olga Pogacean, Mihaela Rosca, Petronela Cozma, Maria Gavrilescu, Modelling the behavior of pesticide residues in tomatoes and their associated long-term exposure risks, Journal of Environmental Management, 233, 523-529 (2019) Petronela Cozma, Marius Gavrilescu, Mihaela Rosca, Laura Carmen Apostol, Raluca-Maria Hlihor, Maria Gavrilescu, Evaluation of human health risks associated with pesticide dietary intake - an overview on quantitative uncertainty analysis, Environmental Engineering and Management Journal, 17, 2263-2274 (2018) Mihaela Rosca, Raluca-Maria Hlihor, Petronela Cozma, Elena Niculina Dragoi, Mariana Diaconu, Bruna Silva, Teresa Tavares, Maria Gavrilescu, Comparison of Rhodotorula sp and Bacillus megaterium in the removal of cadmium ions from liquid effluents, Green Processing and Synthesis, 7, 74-88 (2018) Raluca Maria Hlihor, Hugo Figueiredo, Teresa Tavares, Maria Gavrilescu, Biosorption potential of dead and living Arthrobacter viscosus biomass in the removal of Cr(VI): Batch and column studies, Process Safety and Environmental Protection, 108, 44-56 (2017) Camelia Smaranda, Maria-Cristina Popescu, Dumitru Bulgariu, Teodor Malutan, Maria Gavrilescu, Adsorption of organic pollutants onto a Romanian soil: Column dynamics and transport, Process Safety and Environmental Protection, 108, 108-120 (2017) Dana Luminita Sobariu, Daniela Ionela Tudorache Fertu, Mariana Diaconu, Lucian Vasile Pavel, Raluca-Maria Hlihor, Elena Niculina Dragoi, Silvia Curteanu, Markus Lenz, Philippe François-Xavier Corvini, Maria Gavrilescu, Rhizobacteria and plant symbiosis in heavy metal uptake and its implications for soil bioremediation, New Biotechnology, 39(A), 125-134 (2017) Bioremediation: an overview on current practices, advances, and new perspectives in environmental pollution treatment, Hlihor Raluca Maria, Gavrilescu Maria, Tavares Teresa, Favier Lidia, Olivieri Giuseppe, BioMed Research International, vol. 2017, Article ID 6327610, DOI: 10.1155/2017/6327610 Cristina Ghinea, Elena Niculina Dragoi, Elena-Diana Comanita, Marius Gavrilescu, Teofil Campean, Silvia Curteanu, Maria Gavrilescu, Forecasting municipal solid waste generation using prognostic tools and regression analysis, Journal of Environmental Management, 182, 80-93 (2016) Raluca Maria Hlihor, Hugo Figueiredo, Teresa Tavares, Maria Gavrilescu, Biosorption potential of dead and living Arthrobacter viscosus biomass in the removal of Cr(VI): Batch and column studies, Process Safety and Environmental Protection, 2016, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psep.2016.06.016 Camelia Smaranda, Maria-Cristina Popescu, Dumitru Bulgariu, Teodor Malutan, Maria Gavrilescu, Adsorption of organic pollutants onto a Romanian soil: Column dynamics and transport, Process Safety and Environmental Protection, 2016, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psep.2016.06.027 Maria Gavrilescu, Katerina Demnerová, Jens Aamand, Spyros Agathos, Fabio Fava, Emerging pollutants in the environment: present and future challenges in biomonitoring, ecological risks and bioremediation, New Biotechnology, 32, 147-156 (2015). Petronela Cozma, Elena Niculina Dragoi, Ioan Mamaliga, Silvia Curteanu, Walter Wukovits, Anton Friedl, Maria Gavrilescu, Modelling and Optimization of CO2 Absorption in Pneumatic Contactors using Artificial Neural Networks Developed with Clonal Selection Based Algorithm, International Journal of Nonlinear Sciences and Numerical Simulation, 16, 97-110 (2015). Petronela Cozma, Walter Wukovits, Ioan Mamaliga, Anton Friedl, Maria Gavrilescu, Modeling and simulation of high pressure water scrubbing technology applied for biogas upgrading, Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy, 17, 373-391 (2015). Manuela Olga Pogacean, Raluca Maria Hlihor, Maria Gavrilescu, Monitoring pesticides degradation in apple fruits and potential effects of residues on human health, Journal of Environmental Engineering and Landscape Management, 22, 171-182 (2014). Raluca Maria Hlihor, Mariana Diaconu, Ciprian Chelaru, Ion Sandu, Teresa Tavares, Maria Gavrilescu, Bioremediation of Cr(VI) Polluted Wastewaters by Heat Inactivated Saccharomyces cerevisiae Biomass, International Journal of Environmental Research, 7(3), 581-594 (2013). Petronela Cozma, Cristina Ghinea, Ioan Mamaliga, Walter Wukovits, Anton Friedl, Maria Gavrilescu, Environmental impact assessment of high pressure water scrubbing biogas upgrading technology, CLEAN – Soil, Air, Water, 41(9), 917-927 (2013). L. Pereira, R. Pereira, C.S. Oliveira, L. Apostol, M. Gavrilescu, M.N. Pons, O. Zahraa, M.M. Alves, UV/TiO2 photocatalytic degradation of xanthene dyes, Photochemistry and Photobiology, 89(1), 33-39 (2013). Laura Carmen Apostol, Luciana Pereira, Raquel Pereira, Maria Gavrilescu, Maria Madalena Alves, Biological decolorization of xanthene dyes by anaerobic granular biomass, Biodegradation, 23, 725–737 (2012). Cristina Ghinea, Madalina Petraru, Hans Th.A. Bressers, Maria Gavrilescu, Environmental evaluation of waste management scenarios - Significance of the boundaries, Journal of Environmental Engineering and Landscape Management, 20, 76-85 (2012). Florentina Anca Caliman, Brindusa Mihaela Robu, Camelia Smaranda, Vasile Lucian Pavel, Maria Gavrilescu, Soil and groundwater cleanup: benefits and limits of emerging technologies, Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy, 13, 241-268 (2011). Camelia Smaranda, Maria Gavrilescu, Dumitru Bulgariu, Studies on sorption of Congo Red from aqueous solution onto soil, International Journal of Environmental Research, 5, 177-188 (2011). Ana-Maria Schiopu, Maria Gavrilescu, Options for the treatment and management of municipal landfill leachate in the context of integrated waste management: common and specific issues, CLEAN – Soil, Air, Water, 38, 1101-1110 (2010). Florentina Anca Caliman, Maria Gavrilescu, Personal care compounds, pharmaceuticals and endocrine disrupting agents in the environment – A review, CLEAN – Soil, Air, Water, 34(4-5) 277-303, 2009. Loredana Brinza, Charlotta A. Nygård, Matthew J. Dring, Maria Gavrilescu, Liane G. Benning, Cadmium tolerance and adsorption by the marine brown alga Fucus vesiculosus from the Irish Sea and the Bothnian Sea, Bioresource Technology, 100(5), 1727-1733, 2009 (doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2008.09.041) M. Gavrilescu, V.L. Pavel. I. Cretescu, Characterization and remediation of soils polluted with uranium, Journal of Hazardous Materials, 163(2-3), 475-510, 2009 doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2008.07.103 Lucian Vasile Pavel, Maria Gavrilescu, Overview of ex situ decontamination techniques for soil cleanup, Environmental Engineering and Management Journal, 7(6), 815-834, 2008 Caliman, F.A.; Curteanu, S., Betianu C., Gavrilescu M., Poulios I., Neural networks and genetic algorithms optimization of the photocatalytic degradation of Alcian Blue 8GX, Journal of Advanced Oxidation Technologies, 11, 316-326, 2008. Betianu C., Caliman A.F., Gavrilescu M., Cretescu I., Cojocaru C., Poulios I., Response surface methodology applied for Orange II photocatalytic degradation in TiO2 aqueous suspensions, Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology, 83(11), 1454 - 1465, 2008 Maria Gavrilescu, C. Teodosiu, D. Gavrilescu, L. Lupu, Strategies and practices for sustainable use of water in industrial papermaking processes, Engineering in Life Sciences, 2008, 8, 99–124. Ivo Mueller, Oana-Marlena Penciu, Eugeny Y. Kenig, Maria Gavrilescu, Rate-based design of integrated distillation sequences, Computer Aided Chemical Engineering, 2007, 24, 1053-1058 Loredana Brinza, Matthew J. Dring, Maria Gavrilescu, Marine micro and macro algal species as biosorbents for heavy metals, Environmental Engineering and Management Journal, 2007, 6, 3, 237-251. Simona Pintilie, Loredana Brinza, Camelia Betianu, Lucian Vasile Pavel, Florina Ungureanu, Maria Gavrilescu, Modelling and simulation of heavy metals transport in water and sediments, Environmental Engineering and Management Journal, 2007, 6, 2, 153-161. Betianu C., Gavrilescu M., (2006), Environmental behaviour and assessment of persistent organic pollutants, Environmental Engineering and Management Journal, 5, 213-241. Gavrilescu M., (2006), Overview of in situ remediation technologies for sites and groundwater, Environmental Engineering and Management Journal, 5, 79-114. Gavrilescu M., Ungureanu F., Cojocaru C., Macoveanu M., (2005), Modelling and Simulation of the Processes in Environmental Engineering, vol.I, EcoZONE Press, Iasi. Gavrilescu M., Chisti Y., (2005), Biotechnology — a sustainable alternative for chemical industry, Biotechnology Advances, 23, 471-499. Gavrilescu M., (2005), Fate of Pesticides in the Environment and its Remediation, Engineering in Life Sciences, 5, 497-526. Branza L., Dring M., Gavrilescu M. (2005), Ability of different algal species to take up heavy metals from wastewater: a review, The Phycologist, 68, 30-31. Brinza L., Dring M., Gavrilescu M., (2005), Biosorption of Cu²⁺ ions from aqueous solution by Enteromorpha sp., Environmental Engineering and Management Journal, 4, 29-46. Gavrilescu M., (2005), Risk Assessment and Management EcoZONE, Iasi, 2005. Gavrilescu M., (2004), Removal of Heavy Metals from the Environment by Biosorption, Engineering in Life Sciences, 4, 219-232. Gavrilescu M., Major Accidents Involving Substances Dangerous for the Environment in the Context of Council Directive 96/82/EC, Environmental Engineering and Management Journal, 2003, 2, 1, 29-46.