Gabriel Socol

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Affiliation and official address

Laser-Surface-Plasma Interactions Laboratory, Laser Department

National Institute for Lasers, Plasma, and Radiation Physics (INFLPR),

Institute of Atomic Physics

409 Atomistilor Street

P.O. Box MG-36 RO-77125,

Magurele, Bucharest V, Romania

Phone: (40)-(21) 457 44 91

Fax: (40)-(21) 457 42 43, 457 44 67

gabriel.socol@inflpr.ro

http://lspi.inflpr.ro/

Date and place of birth: October 04, 1976; Gurbanesti, Ialomita, Romania

Nationality:       Romanian

Education

2001 – 2006,        Ph.D, University of Bucharest; Ph.D. Thesis: “Thin films of biomaterials obtained by PLD methods for a new generation of medical implants”

2000-2001,           MSc, University of Bucharest, Faculty of Physics, Master thesis “Study of infrared sensors”;

1995-2000,           BSc, University of Bucharest, Faculty of Physics, Diploma Thesis: “Measurement methods of optical fibre connectors”.

Professional Activity

Specialization

-          main field: Experimental optics;  laser processing; surface physics.

-          current research interests: deposition and modification of thin solid structures by high intensity laser irradiation; biomaterials; optoelectronics and sensors; hard coatings, magnetism; photovoltaic and photocatalysis.

-          other fields: Biophysics and biomedicine; nanoparticles. 

-          related fields: Optical and FTIR spectrometry, AFM and SNOM microscopy, m-line method.

Foreign languages:      English

Research stages abroad 

-          University of Salento, Lecce, Italy;

-          Institute for the Physics and Chemistry of Materials of Strasbourg, France;

-          Superior National School for Arts and Engineering, Strasbourg, France;

-          Physics Institute of Prague, Czech Republic;

-          Electronics Institute of Sofia, Bulgaria;

-          Institute for Electronic Structure and Lasers of the European Union in Heraklion, Greece;

-          Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel;

-          Technology and Metallurgy Faculty, University of Belgrade, Serbia-Montenegro;

-          Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel;

-          Institute of Nanostructure Technologies and Analytics (INA), University of Kassel, Germany;

-          A. F. Ioffe Physical - Technical Institute Sankt Petersburg, Russia;

-          Stefan Institute, Liubliana, Slovenia;.

-          Physics Institute of the University of Zagreb, Croatia.

-          Institute of General Physics and A. M. Prokhorov Center for Natural Sciences of the Moscow’s Academy of Sciences, Russia;

-          Mediterranean University Marseille-France - CNRS,  "Lasers, Plasmas and Photonic Processes Laboratory"

Membership of Professional Societies

-          since 2002, International Society of Optical Engineering (SPIE)

-          since March 2010, member of the Scientific Council of INFLPR

Brevet

"Methane sensitive material  and threshold sensor for methane detection", Mihai Popescu, Adam Lőrinczi, Florinel Sava, Adelina Tomescu, Cristian Simion, Ion N. Mihăilescu, Gabriel Socol, Emanuel Axente, Sorin Micloş, Dan Savastru, No. A/00941, (OSIM) Romanian State Office for Inventions and Trademarks, (2006)

Publications

Papers in refereed journals:

- 76 in international regular journals;

- 30 in proceedings of international Conferences;

- over 320 independent ISI citations;                 

Collaborations in international projects:

- “Ferromagnetic semiconductors and novel magnetic semiconductor heterostructures for improved knowledge on spintronics”, FENIKS G5RD-CT-2001-00535, 2001­–2005; 16 partners; coordinator: IMEC, Leuven, Belgium;

- “Surface Improvement of Metal Implants: new preparation methods and new materials - SIMI”, G5RD-CT-2000-00423, 2001-2004 (Fifth Framework Program);

- “Nanostructured Photonic Sensors”, NANOPHOS IST-2001-39112, 2002–2005; 14 partners; coordinator: National Hellenic Research Foundation, Athens, Greece;

- “Hydroxyapatite nanocomposite ceramics – new implant material for bone substitute”, EUREKA (BIONANOCOMPOSIT E!3033) 37/2005, 2005–2006; coordinator: University of Riga, Latvia;

- DECHIR-CHAFILI-IB7320-111073/1: Deposition - Characterization - Irradiation of Chalcogenide Films for Lithography, 2005–2008; partners: Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland; A. F. IOFFE Physico-Technical Institute, Russia

- EUREKA (BIONANOCOMPOSIT E!3033) 37/2005: Hydroxyapatite nanocomposite ceramics – new implant material for bone substitute, 2005–2006; coordinator: University of Riga, Latvia

- EUREKA/10,10,2006-2009 Hydroxyapatite nanocomposite ceramics- new alternate materials and devices for osseous implants;

- MNT-07-012/08, Advanced nanocomposites based on hydroxyapatite for applications in medicine.

Collaborations in Contracts under the National Program for Research, Development, and Innovation

o    PN2 sub-program:

§     32-168, 2008 LOTUS, Superhydrophobe breathing nanostructures; 

§     71-038-TIMAT AUTO, Novel technologies for metallic materials surface properties enhancement, for automotive production; 

§     71-031- Performant ceramic nanocomposites for a new generation of combustion cells with solid electrode of medium temperature; 

§      22-079-PEMREFACET: Inovative system of electrical energy production using PEM type combustion piles at high temperatures, nourished by hydrogen produced by acetic acid reformation;   

§     71-110 BIOSTIMP- Cranio spinal implants biointegration by bioactive multilayer coatings. 

o CERES sub-program:

§     CERES 4-95/4.11.2004: Optical thin films for active planar waveguides, 2004–2006;

§     CERES 4-178/15.11.2004: Biopolymer nanostructured coatings obtained by matrix assisted pulsed laser evaporation with applications in pharmaceutical industry, 2004– 2006;

§     CERES 4-142/12.11.2004, Hamiltonian dynamics of confined ions in electromagnetic fields: Applications of non-linear Paul traps for quantum calculators, 2004–2006;

§     CERES 4-17/2004: Photo-sensitivity study of nano-crystalline semiconductor electrodes with organic and biological materials: applications to enhancing the photovoltaic and photo-electrochemical cells performances, 2004–2006;

§     CERES 3-124/2003: Calcium Phosphates multi-layers as bioactive coatings for bone implants, 2003–2006;

§     CERES 3-117/2003: Luminescence processes in unordered oxides structures for tri-dimensional memories, 2003–2006;

§     CERES 138/15.10.2001: Synthesis, characterization and applications of AlN, BN, and SiC thin layers obtained by pulsed laser deposition and reactive pulsed laser deposition, respectively, 2001–2004;

§     CERES 137/15.10.2001: Experimental and theoretical studies on the obtaining of bioactive ceramic coatings by laser and plasma technologies, 2001–2003.

o    VIASAN sub-program:

§     Contract 332/2004: New methods for bioactivity and bio-functionality implants enhancement.

o    Contracts under the Center of Excellence Program:

§  CEEX-06-D11-37: Study of the quantum logics and of the quantum metrology by using electromagnetic traps.  Applications in high resolution spectroscopy and environment pollution monitoring ELECTROCUANT;

§  CEEX 307/06 Integrated technological network for biocompatible/bioactive glass powders and nanostructured thin films RETEBIOGLASS;

§  Research and services network for the synthesis nanostructures applications in advanced products in textile industry, protective coatings and environmental protection SINAPS ROMAT;

§  CEEX 60/2006: Targeted drug delivery by functionalized nanostructures processed by advanced pulsed laser techniques MEDINANOLAS;

§  Amorphous nanostructures for smart memory/data storage devices NAMI;

§  CEEX 53/2006: Nanostructured optical sensors for advanced gas detection SONDAG;

§  Molecular mechanisms of osteoblasts adhesion differenced from STEM cells and bone tissue explants from orthopedic biomaterials OSTEOSTEM;

§  CEEX 05-D11-55/2005: Nonlinear structures and scalability limits for quantum logics in ions traps, 2005– 2008;

§  CEEX 05-D11-32/2005: Magnetism of clusters in interaction: fundamental processes and applications;

§  Matnantech 42/2005: Integrated research network of NANOMEDICINE (nano-biotehnology for health);

§  Contract 46/2005: Integrated technological network for research of biocompatible advanced structures for dental implants;

§  CEEX 05-D11/2005: Amorphous nanostructured chalcogenic materials for sensors and optoelectronics;

§  CE 8/2003: Romanian Center of Excellence in Photonics, 2003–2005.

Date: 18.01.2010

                                                                                                                                                            Gabriel Socol