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Associate researcher in the Centre for Wood Science and Technology.
Dr Carmen-Mihaela Popescu is a senior scientific researcher at Petru Poni Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, in Iasi, Romania. She is also a JSPS fellow.
Her scientific interests and experience include:
Thermal and chemical modification of wood; degradation processes affecting historic wood, the effect of different degradative factors (fungi, temperature, humidity and UV light) and the degradation/ageing mechanisms involved in wood degradation; formulations with superhydrophobic and antibacterial properties for wood, wood based products and other organic substrate protection; cellulose nanocrystals and silica based nano-composites; Pickering emulsion polymerization.
Work experience:
01.02.2019 – present, scientific researcher II (eqv: associate professor), Petru Poni Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry of the Romanian Academy
01.05.2018 – 28.02.2019 – invited professor, JSPS Invitational fellowship FY2018, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
29.07.2015 – present, associate researcher, Centre for Wood Science and Technology, Edinburgh Napier University, Edinburgh, UK
01.04.2015 – 31.01.2019, scientific researcher III (eqv: assistant professor), Petru Poni Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry of the Romanian Academy
01.08.2011 – 31.03.2015, scientific researcher, Petru Poni Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry of the Romanian Academy
01.11.2005 – 31.07.2011, research assistant, Petru Poni Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry of the Romanian Academy
Experience in experimental techniques:
- mid (FT-IR) and near infrared (NIR) spectroscopy and chemometric techniques,
- two dimensional correlation spectroscopy (2D-COS),
- X-ray diffraction,
- solid state 13C CP/MAS NMR spectroscopy,
- optical and electronic microscopy;
- thermal analysis methods (TG-DTG, DSC),
- dynamic water vapour sorption (DVS),
- non-destructive ultrasonic time-of-flight measurements
Editorial member of journals:
Wood Material Science and Engineering
Scientific Society Member:
2016 – present : EPNOE Junior
2016 – present: ASRO/ CT 118
2018 – present: SWST (International Society of Wood Science and Technology)
2018 – present: MoDeSt Society (Modification, Degradation and Stabilisation of Polymers)
Scientific results (as of April 2020):
Published works: 53 in journals (44 ISI journal, 10 other journals); chapters in books: 8; proceedings: 26; keynotes/conferences/lectures/invited lecturer: 13; communications: oral 69; posters 68; scientific research projects – member: 9; COST Actions – member: 16
ResearcherID: B-7350-2011
ORCID: 16231227400
Scopus ID: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5740-524X