GHEORGHE ASACHI TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF IASI, ROMANIA
Dr. Cezar Catrinescu is an accomplished academic and researcher in the field chemical and environmental engineering .
Dr. Catrinescu earned his chemical engineer diploma in 1995, followed by his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the “Gheorghe Asachi” Technical University of Iasi (TUIASI) in 2004. In 2021, he obtained his Habilitation Certificate in Chemistry.
Currently, Dr. Catrinescu serves as an Associate Professor and PhD Supervisor at TUIASI, where he teaches and conducts research in subjects such as Environmental Catalysis and Materials Science. His teaching journey has included a position of invited professor at the Universidade da Madeira in Portugal.
Dr. Catrinescu’s research focuses on heterogeneous catalysis and photocatalysis, particularly for wastewater treatment and the catalytic conversion of biomass-derived molecules. He has been involved in over 29 national and international projects, serving as project leader for 6 of these initiatives, including programs funded by TEMPUS and MARIE-CURIE.
In addition to his teaching and research, Dr. Catrinescu works as the Director of the Coordination Council for Doctoral Programs at TUIASI since 2024 and is a member of the International Scientific Committee for the International Conference in Environmental Engineering and Management.
Dr. Catrinescu’s expertise extends to analytical techniques, where he has been responsible for GC-MS analysis at the Laboratory for Analysis and Control of Environmental Factors (LACMED) since 2013.
He has published 3 authored books and over 70 articles, with approximately 45 of those in ISI journals. His scholarly work has garnered significant recognition, with over 1500 citations on Scopus.
Dr. Catrinescu is also dedicated to the scientific community as an invited reviewer for ISI journals and an evaluator for UEFISCDI.
At ICEEM13 Assoc.prof.dr. Cezar Catrinescu will deliver a keynote lecture in the field of Water and wastewater cycles in the context of circular (bio)economy entitled:
Advanced Oxidation Processes: Catalysts for Water Reuse in the Circular Economy