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MIRCEA
DESIDERIU BANCIU
Member of the Romanian Academy
President of the Chemistry Sciences Section
E-MAIL ADDRESS: dm_banciu@chim.upb.ro
phone: (401)-312-4573 |
DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH: August 19th, 1941, Hunedoara, Romania
MARITAL STATUS:
Married, Anca Banciu, Ph.D.
CHILDREN:
Cristina, born 1976
ADDRESS:
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“POLITEHNICA” University
Bucharest, Faculty of Industrial Chemistry;
Organic Chemistry Laboratory, Spl. Independentei 313; 76206 Bucharest,
ROMANIA; FAX: (401)-312-4573
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ROMANIAN
ACADEMY, Section of Chemical Sciences, Calea Victoriei 125;
71102 Bucharest, ROMANIA; FAX: (401)-211-6608
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POSITIONS AND TITLES:
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Professor Dr., Member of the Romanian Academy (from 2000) |
EDUCATION:
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Faculty of Industrial Chemistry, Polytechnic Institute Bucharest (1957-1962); Diploma of Chemical Engineer (1962)
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Doctoral Thesis:
“Solvolysis Reactions of Dibenzocycloalkane Derivatives” under supervision of Professor Ecaterina Cioranescu-Nenitzescu; Diploma of Dr. Eng. (1969) |
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Post doctoral fellowship
- University of Cologne, Germany, 1969 (Professor Emanuel Vogel) |
ACADEMIC POSITIONS:
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Assistant (1962-1972); Assistant Professor (1972-1980); Associate Professor (1980-1990); Professor (from 1990) at Organic Chemistry Department
- (led by Professor Costin D. Nenitzescu till 1970, then by Professor E.
Cioranescu-Nenitzescu) Polytechnic Institute Bucharest |
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Teaches: Organic Chemistry, Physical Methods in Organic Chemistry, Synthetic Drugs, Free
Radicals |
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Post doctoral fellowship
- University of Cologne, Germany, 1969 (Professor Emanuel Vogel) |
SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES:
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Research
domains: Flash Vacuum Pyrolysis; Valence Isomerism; Cyclic and Polycyclic Compounds; Carbenium Ion Reactions; Heterocyclic Compounds; Applications of Physical Methods in Organic Chemistry; Laboratory Equipment; Biologically Active Compounds, Heterogenous Catalyzed Stereoselective Processes in Organic Chemistry |
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Publications: 135 papers in refereed Journals from Romania and abroad
7 books in Romania, 1 book in USA: A.T. Balaban, M. Banciu and V. Ciorba, “Annulenes, Benzo-, Hetero-, Homoderivatives and their Valence Isomers”; 3 volumes; CRC-Press, Boca Raton, Fla, 1987; different book-chapters in USA |
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Vice-Editor in Chief of Revue Roumaine de Chimie (from 1991 - ) and Roumanian Chemical Quarterly Reviews (1993 - 2001) (both published by the Romanian Academy) |
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Editor in Chief of Proceedings of the Romanian Academy, Series B (Chemistry, Life-Sciences and Geosciences) (from 1999 - ) |
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Regional Editor of MOLECULES (from 1999 - ) |
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Regional Editor of ARKIVOC (SUA) (from 2000 - ) |
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Director of research projects (Romanian Academy, ANSTI, MCT) |
OTHER ACTIVITIES:
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President of the Chemistry Sciences Section of the Romanian Academy (from 2002 -) |
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Corresponding member of the Romanian Academy (1991 - 2000) |
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Member of the American Chemical Society (from 1996 - ) |
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Member of the European Chemical Society |
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Affiliate member of IUPAC |
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Honorary Member of the International Biographical Centre Advisory Council
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Cambridge, England |
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Honorary Member of the Research Board of Advisors of the American Biographical
Institute |
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Member of the National Board of Romanian Chemical Society (1993 - 2001); President of Organic Chemistry Section (1996 - 2001) |
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Member of the Romanian Biochemical Society (from 1993 - ) and of the Romanian Chemical Engineering Society (from 1994 - ) |
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Member of the Romanian Committee for History and Philosophy of Sciences
(from 1996 - ) |
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Member of the Scientific Councils of the Department of Engineering Sciences and
of the Faculty of Industrial Chemistry from “POLITEHNICA” University Bucharest |
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Member of the Scientific Council of “C.D. Nenitzescu” Institute of Organic
Chemistry - Romanian Academy |
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Secretary of Chemical Sciences Section of Romanian Academy (1991 - 2002) |
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Member of the Council of Romanian Academy Publishing House |
AWARDS AND MEDALS:
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Scientific Prize of the Romanian Ministry of Education (1969) |
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“Gh. Spacu” - Chemistry Prize of the Romanian Academy (1982) |
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Knight of the Order of
“Faithful Service” (2000) |
INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC COOPERATION:
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Collaboration Program with Monash University
- Clayton, Victoria, Australia
(Prof. R.F.C. Brown) and with University of Brisbane, Australia (Prof. Curt Wentrup) |
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Collaboration Program with “Universita degli Studi di Firenze”
- Italy
(Prof. Andrea Scozzafava) |
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Collaboration Program with “Institut de Recherches sur la Catalyse”, Lyon -
France (Dr. Michelle Besson) |
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Twin Doctoral Thesis with University Marseille - France (Prof. M. Chanon) |
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Collaboration in COST Program 12 |
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Member of the Management Committee of the COST 24 Program |
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Lecture tours, guest-professor, conferences/seminaries in: France, Germany,
Switzerland, Australia, Italy, USA, Belgium |
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