CV Emanuel Axente

Emanuel Axente

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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

E-mail: emanuel.axente@inflpr.ro

URL: http://lspi.inflpr.ro

Researcherid.com Profile URL: http://www.researcherid.com/rid/C-4812-2011

Date and place of birth: August 14, 1976; Babadag, Tulcea, Romania

Nationality: Romanian

Education:

2010 PhD in Physics at University of Bucharest, Physics Faculty with “Summa cum laude” distinction, under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Ion N. MIHAILESCU; PhD thesis: “Laser – matter interactions in ns and fs regimes: Applications to nanoparticles and thin films synthesis, surface microprocessing"

2004 MSc Degree from Polytechnic University of Bucharest, Department of Bioengineering and Biotechnology, graduation mean 9.75 (out of 10); MSc thesis: “Calcium phosphate thin films synthesized by Pulsed Laser Deposition. Physico-chemical characterization andin vitro cell response”, MSc project mean 10 (out of 10);

2002 Graduated from Polytechnic University of Bucharest, Materials Science and Engineering Faculty, graduation mean 9.55 (out of 10); diploma project: “Deposition and study of hydroxyapatite thin films prepared by Pulsed Laser Deposition”, diploma project mean 10 (out of 10) – received “Excellence Diploma” for Outstanding Results

Specialization:

Main field: Pulsed Laser Deposition of thin films, synthesis of compositional libraries of materials by Combinatorial PLD, biomaterials and biomolecules transfer by MAPLE, Combinatorial MAPLE and Laser Direct Write for biomedical, pharmaceutical and biosensing applications;
Other fields: Laser-induced plasma diagnostics by time- and space-resolved OES, fast imaging, materials analyses by Calibration-Free LIBS and Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy. Surface microprocessing with nanosecond and femtosecond laser pulses; nanoparticles synthesis in vacuum and liquid environments

Foreign languages: English, French

Career/Employment:

2014 to date: Senior Scientific Researcher 2^nd Degree, “Laser-Surface-Plasma Interactions” Laboratory, (NILPRP)
2011 - 2014: Scientific Researcher 3^rd Degree, “Laser-Surface-Plasma Interactions” Laboratory, (NILPRP)
2006 - 2011: Scientific Researcher, “Laser-Surface-Plasma Interactions” Laboratory, Lasers Department, National Institute for Lasers, Plasma and Radiation Physics, Institute of Atomic Physics
2002 - 2006: Research Assistant, “Laser-Surface-Plasma Interactions” Laboratory, Lasers Department, National Institute for Lasers, Plasma and Radiation Physics, Institute of Atomic Physics

Fellowships:

6 months ERASMUS – SOCRATES Grant: “Femtosecond laser ablation of transparent and opaque materials”, at LP3 Laboratory, CNRS-Université de la Méditerranée, Marseille, FRANCE, 2004;
12 months „Brancusi” PhD fellowship of French Gouvernment (won by competition) at LP3 Laboratory, CNRS-Université de la Méditerranée, Marseille, FRANCE, between 2007-2008;
6 months Marie Curie fellowship (won by competition) financed by European Union at “Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser, Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas” (FORTH – IESL), Heraklion, Greece, 2009.

Research Stages Abroad:

Institute of Physics, Prague, Czech Republic; Institute of Electronics and Institute of Solid State Physics, Sofia, Bulgaria; University of Salento, Lecce, Italy; Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israeli Academy of Sciences and Humanism, Holon Institute of Technology and Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel; University of Kassel and University of Ilmenau, Germany; Natural Sciences Center of Institute of General Physics “A. M. Prokhorov”, Moscow, Russia; Marmara University, Turkey; Cergy-Pontoise University, France.

Scientometric indicators:

> 60 peer-reviewed articles, conference proceedings and book chapters (since 2004);
> 600 times cited, Hirsh Index = 12, average citations per item > 10.
co-author of Romanian Patent No. A/00941, issued December 5, 2006, by the Romanian State Office for Inventions and Trademarks (OSIM).
5 Oral Presentations at International Conferences devoted to materials science and laser-matter interactions (EMRS Spring Meeting, Advanced Laser Technologies, International Conference on Photo-Excited Processes and Applications).
co-authored 5 invited lectures, 30 oral presentations, and more than 100 posters.

Reviewer for International Journals:

Journal of Materials Chemistry (IF=6.626), Lab on a Chip (IF=5.748), Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics (IF=4.198), CrystEngComm (IF=3.858), Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry (IF=3.396), (Royal Society of Chemistry), Applied Surface Science (IF=2.538), Surface and Coatings Technology (IF=2.199), Thin Solid Films (IF=1.759) (Elsevier), Plasma Science & Technology (Institute of Physics Publishing).

Awards:

Excellence Award of the Polytechnic University of Bucharest, 2002;

Best Poster Award – E-MRS 2006 Symposium J: Synthesis, Processing and Characterization of Nanoscale Functional Oxide Films, Nice, France;

Best Poster Award – NATO Advanced Study Institute “Functionalized Nanoscale Materials, Devices, and Systems for Chem.-Bio Sensors, Photonics, and Energy Generation and Storage”, 2007 Sinaia, Romania.

The Patent No. A/00941 “Methane gas sensitive material and threshold sensor for methane detection” received:

Gold Medal, 5th International Exhibition of Innovations, New Ideas, Products, and Technologies, Arca, Zagreb, Croatia;

Gold Medal at The Belgian and International Trade Fair for Technological Innovation, Brussels;

Bronze Medal, 11th International Exhibition of Inventions, Scientific Research and New Technologies, Inventika 2007, Bucharest, Romania.

Director of National Grants:

- Human Resources - TE Grant 2015-2017: “Synthesis of compositional libraries thin films by combinatorial laser approach for screening of molecular-targeted agents in melanoma” - COLASMEL - PN-II-RU-TE-2014-4-1790.

Participation in >40 International and National Projects as team member:

8 International Projects: ANR-13-IS09-UEFISCDI-19RO-FR (Biocoat_By_Laser), M-ERA.NET 7-083/2014 (CarLa), DECHIR-CHAFILI-IB7320-111073/1, EUREKA (BIONANOCOMPOSIT E!3033) 37/2005, NANOPHOS IST-2001-39112, NATO PST.CLG 980464, FENIKS G5RD-CT-2001-00535, SIMI G5RD-CT-2000-00423.
21 National Projects: CERES 4-95/4.11.2004, CERES 4-178/15.11.2004, CERES 4-17/2004; CERES 3-124/2003, CERES 3-117/2003, VIASAN Contract 332/2004, CEEX 05-D11-32/2005, Matnantech 42/2005, Contract 46/2005, CEEX 05-D11/2005, CE 8/2003, PN II-71-110, PN II-71-038, PN II-71-031, PN II-22-079, PN II-71-079, TE98 84/02.08.2010, PN-II-ID-PCE-2012-4-0467, ID 304/2011, PCCA 153/02.07.2012, PN-II-PT-PCCA-2013-4-1439.
12 Bilateral Projects: with France, Italy, Hungary, Russia, Czech-Republic, Israel, Turkey, and Bulgaria.

Contributions in Books:

1. “Biopolymer thin films synthesized by advanced pulsed laser techniques” in Recent Advances in Biopolymers, Farzana Parveen (Ed.), InTech ISBN 978-953-51-4613-1, 2016 - in Proofs.; E. Axente, F. Sima, C. Ristoscu, N. Mihailescu, I. N. Mihailescu; 2. “Soft laser light as tweezers for protected transfer of organic/biological objects” in “FIAT LUX – Let there be Light” proceeding book, Eugenio Fazio & Rafael Pascual (Eds.), Nova Science Publishers, Inc. New York, 2016. – in Proofs. I. N. Mihailescu, C. Ristoscu, S. Grigorescu, E. Axente, G. Socol; 3. “Strontium-Substituted Hydroxyapatite Thin Films Grown by Pulsed Laser Deposition” in “Functionalized Nanoscale Materials, Devices, & Systems”, Edited by A. Vaseashta, and I. N. Mihailescu, SPRINGER SCIENCE + BUSINESS MEDIA B.V., p. 389-398, 2008;C. Capuccini, E. Boanini, A. Bigi, M. Gazzano, F. Sima, E. Axente, I. N. Mihailescu

Selected publications:

1. „Strontium and Zoledronate Hydroxyapatites Graded Composite Coatings for Bone Prostheses”, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 448 (2015) 1–7

E. Boanini, P. Torricelli, F. Sima, E. Axente, M. Fini, I. N. Mihailescu, A. Bigi

2. “Combinatorial MAPLE obtained gradient thin film assemblies signalling to human osteoblasts”, Biofabrication 6, 035010 (9pp) (2014)
E. Axente*, F. Sima*, L.E. Sima, M. Erginer, M.S. Eroglu, N. Serban, C. Ristoscu, S.M. Petrescu, E. Toksoy Oner, I.N. Mihailescu (*Authors with equal contribution)

3. “Combinatorial Matrix-Assisted Pulsed Laser Evaporation: single-step synthesis of biopolymer compositional gradient thin film assemblies”, Appl Phys Lett 101, 233705 (2012)
F. Sima*, E. Axente*, L.E. Sima, U. Tuyel, M.S. Eroglu, N. Serban, C. Ristoscu, S.M. Petrescu, E. Toksoy Oner, I.N. Mihailescu (*Authors with equal contribution)

4. “Combinatorial Matrix Assisted Pulsed Laser Evaporation of a biodegradable polymer and fibronectin for protein immobilization and controlled release”, Appl Surf Sci 306, 75–79 (2014)
F. Sima, E. Axente, I. Iordache, C. Luculescu, O. Gallet, K. Anselme, I. N. Mihailescu

5. „Active protein and calcium hydroxyapatite bilayers grown by laser techniques for therapeutic applications”, J Biomed Mater Res Part A 101A, 2706–2711 (2013)
M.M. Motoc, E. Axente, C. Popescu, L.E. Sima, S.M. Petrescu, I.N. Mihailescu, E. Gyorgy

6. “Tailoring immobilization of immunoglobulin by excimer laser for biosensor applications”, J Biomed Mater Res Part A 96A 384–394 (2011)
F. Sima, E. Axente, C. Ristoscu, T.V. Kononenko, I.A. Nagovitsin, G. Chudinova, V.I. Konov, M. Socol, I. Enculescu, L.E. Sima, S.M. Petrescu, I.N. Mihailescu

7. “Fabrication of functional fibronectin patterns by nanosecond excimer Laser Direct Write for tissue engineering applications”, J Mater Sci: Mater Med 24, 1809–1821 (2013)
S. Grigorescu, M. Hindié, E. Axente, K. Anselme, J. Werckmann, I.N. Mihailescu, O. Gallet

8.“Hybrid dextran-iron oxide thin films deposited by laser techniques for biomedical applications”, Materials Science and Engineering: C, 32, 296-302 (2012)
D. Predoi,C. S. Ciobanu, M. Radu,M. Costache, A. Dinischiotu, C. Popescu, E. Axente, I. N. Mihailescu, E. Gyorgy

9. “Accurate analysis of indium-zinc oxide thin films via laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy based on plasma modeling”, J Anal At Spectrom 29 (3), 553 – 564 (2014)
E. Axente, J. Hermann, G. Socol, L. Mercadier, S.A. Beldjilali, M. Cirisan, C. Luculescu, C. Ristoscu, I.N. Mihailescu, V. Craciun

10. “Quantitative analysis of amorphous indium zinc oxide thin films synthesized by Combinatorial Pulsed Laser Deposition”, Appl Phys A 117, 229–236 (2014)
E. Axente, G. Socol, S.A. Beldjilali, L. Mercadier, C.R. Luculescu, L.M. Trinca, A.C. Galca, D. Pantelica, P. Ionescu, N. Becherescu, J. Hermann, V. Craciun

11. „Probing electron-phonon coupling in metals via observations of ablation plumes produced by two delayed short laser pulses”, Appl Phys Lett 99, 081502 (2011)
E. Axente, I.N. Mihailescu, J. Hermann, T.E. Itina

12. “Subpicosecond laser ablation of copper and fused silica: Initiation threshold and plasma expansion”, Appl Surf Sci 255, 9734–9737 (2009)
E. Axente, S. Noël, J. Hermann, M. Sentis, I.N. Mihailescu

13. “Correlation between plasma expansion and damage threshold by femtosecond laser ablation of fused silica”, J Phys D: Appl Phys 41, 105216 (2008)
E. Axente, S. Noël, J. Hermann, M. Sentis, I.N. Mihailescu

14. “Anatase phase TiO2 thin films obtained by pulsed laser deposition for gas sensing applications”, Appl Surf Sci 247, 1-4 429-433 (2005)
E. György, G. Socol, E. Axente, I.N. Mihailescu, C. Ducu, S. Ciuca

15. „Comparative investigation of solar cell thin film processing using nanosecond and femtosecond lasers” J Phys D: Appl Phys 39, 453–460 (2006)
J. Hermann, M. Benfarah, S. Bruneau, E. Axente, G. Coustillier, T. Itina, J-F. Guillemoles, P. Alloncle

16. “Selective Ablation of Thin Films with Short and Ultra-Short Laser Pulses”, Appl Surf Sci 252, 13 4814-4818 (2006)
J. Hermann, G. Coustillier, S. Bruneau, M. Sentis, M. Benfarah, J-F. Guillemoles, E. Axente

17. “Correlation between ablation efficiency and nanoparticle generation during short-pulse laser ablation of metals”, Laser Physics 18, 4 374–379 (2008)
J. Hermann, S. Noël, T.E. Itina, E. Axente, M.E. Povarnitsyn

18. “Ultra-fast laser ablation applied to deep-drilling of metals”, Appl Surf Sci 248, 1-4, 299-303 (2005)
S. Bruneau, J. Hermann, G. Dumitru, M. Sentis, E. Axente