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Anca CRĂCIUN

Department Leader

Senior Researcher

Main Expertise

Ecological Economics

Ecosystem Services Evaluation

Environmental Impact Assessment

Silviu COVALIOV

Senior Researcher

Main Expertise

Flora and Vegetation Evaluation

Natural Resources Estimation

Phytocenology

Dr. Eng. Marian Paraschiv

Senior Researcher

Main Expertise

Environmental Science

Applied Ichthyology

Sturgeon Ecology

Tagging Techniques and Ultrasonic Telemetry for Sturgeons

Marian IANI

Senior Researcher

Main Expertise

Environmental Science

Applied Ichthyology

Sturgeon Ecology

Tagging Techniques and Ultrasonic Telemetry for Sturgeons

Dr. Ștefan HONȚ

Leading Researcher

Main Expertise

Environmental Science

Applied Ichthyology

Sturgeon Ecology

Tagging Techniques and Ultrasonic Telemetry for Sturgeons

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Department: ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION AND SPECIES RECOVERY

Expertise: Ecological Economics, Ecosystem Services Valuation, Sustainable Development, Environmental Impact Assessment.

Team: Ecological restoration Research Group

Contact:

Email: anca.craciun@ddni.ro

Tel.: +40240/524550 int.: 152

Anca CRĂCIUN got a BA in Geography at the University of Bucharest in 2011, Faculty of Agro-Food and Environmental Economics in 2012 at the Bucharest University of Economic Studies and an MA in Environmental Management and Sustainable Development in 2014. At present, she is a PhD student at the Bucharest University, The Faculty of Biology, Doctoral School in Ecology. Since 2015 she has been working for the Danube Delta National Institute for Research and Development, Tulcea, within the Ecological Restauration and Species Recovery Department, in the framework of the Ecological Restoration research group. Her main research interests are in the economic evaluation of functions and services of the Natural Capital components (CN), in particular of the Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve, the development and application of the theory of ecosystem sustainability, theoretical foundation and testing of the (integrated) ecosystem management and of the adaptive and complex ecosystems of the Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve.

Department: ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION AND SPECIES RECOVERY

Expertise: Flora and Vegetation Evaluation, Natural Resources Estimation, Phytocenology.

Team: Ecological Restoration Research Group

Contact:

Email: silviu.covaliov@ddni.ro

Tel.: +40240/524550 int.: 135

Silviu COVALIOV (biologist – botany and phytocoenology – Scientific researcher degree III). Has graduated in 1998, from the Transilvania University, Brașov with a diploma of engineering in Environmental Quality Check Specialization. Two years later, he completed second superior studies at the University “Lucian Blaga” from Sibiu in the field of Ecology and Environmental Protection as a biologist – Specialization Botany. Since 2001 he has been part of the permanent staff of the Danube Delta National Institute for Research and Development, working on research and demonstration projects and activities concerning, natural vegetal resources (reed, grasslands, herbs, bee-keeping importance plant species, edible mushrooms) evaluation, flora and vegetation investigations, impact studies, GIS, ecological restoration and information dissemination. His main expertise is botany and phytocoenology, but his work has a broader scale. In 2005 he founded the Danube Delta Technological Information Center, a department of dissemination activities within Danube Delta National R&D Institute. He’s efforts started and maintained the activities of this department between 2005 and 2014, as Department Director. In this period this department was constantly fulfilling the conditions of the entity in Romanian Association of Technological Transfer Entities – RENITT. In 2006 he registered this department as a publishing house in the Romanian National Library, publishing until today many scientific and awareness-rising books, serials, and papers. Currently, he is involved in research project coordination and research result dissemination by publication. The last successful international finalized ECOMONITORING project can be found here: https://ddni.ro/wps/ecomonitoring_en/

Department: ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION AND SPECIES RECOVERY

Expertise: Environmental Science, Applied Ichthyology, Sturgeon Ecology, Tagging Techniques and Ultrasonic Telemetry for Sturgeons.

Team: Sturgeon Research Group (SRG)

Contact:

Email: marian.paraschiv@ddni.ro

Tel.: +40240/524550 int.: 169

Marian PARASCHIV graduated in 2002 the Lower Danube University, Faculty of Fishing and Aquaculture. He is scientific researcher III, with 15 years of experience within the Danube Delta National Institute for Research and Development and 15 publication in Romanian and English languages. Since 2004, he attend many courses as: Biology Statistics; Aquatic biotechnology; Sampling Methods, sample processing, data analysis and fish statistics; Fish stocks assessing methods; CWT tagging – methods and techniques; Evaluation of survival and distribution in the Black Sea of young sturgeons stocked experimentally in the Lower Danube, Romania; Fish swimming. He is member of European Ichthyological Society, International Association for Danube Research, World Sturgeon Conservation Society, Danube Sturgeon Task Force, IUCN Species Survival Commission, and Romanian Ichthyological Society. He is member of Scientific Advisory Board for Sturgeon which assist the Ministry of Environmental to elaborate and implement the sturgeon’s conservation and protection actions. He attended two international conservation groups working on sturgeon conservation and their natural habitats in Lower Danube River an NV black Sea coast. He has expertise in working with different kind of equipment and techniques: ccollection of tissues for DNA analysis; bottom fauna samples; fish eggs and larvae; sturgeon adults and juvenile; tagging fish using CWT / FFT / PIT/ acoustic/ satellite tags; telemetry ultrasonic; determining the age of fish using scales and bone tissues; artificial reproduction of sturgeon, sturgeon sperm cryopreservation in liquid nitrogen containers, electro-narcosis. Skills were acquired during more than 20 different national and international projects and studies on brood stock and early life stages sturgeon’s behavior and annual monitoring of spawning in the Danube River and Black Sea.

Department: ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION AND SPECIES RECOVERY

Expertise: Environmental Science, Applied Ichthyology, Sturgeon Ecology, Tagging Techniques and Ultrasonic Telemetry for Sturgeons.

Team: Sturgeon Research Group (SRG)

Contact:

Email: marian.iani@ddni.ro

Tel.: +40240/524550 int.: 148

Marian IANI is employee at Danube Delta National Institute for Research and Development Tulcea, since 1995 in the Department of Ecological Restoration and Species Recovery – Sturgeon Research Group. He graduated in Environmental Science at the “Lower Danube University” in 2016 and is employed as Research Assistant in 2017. He is currently first year Master student at the “Lower Danube University” Galati, study program: “Monitoring and Management of Environment”. He has experience working with different types of marking equipment, telemetry and monitoring sturgeon migration, such as: VEMCO and Lotek fish tracking and monitoring ultrasonic equipment, Pop-up Satellite Archival Tags (PSATs), Coded Wire Tags (CWT), PIT tags, DIDSON camera, acquired skills in several national and international research contracts on Danube River sturgeons breeding and feeding habitats

Department: ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION AND SPECIES RECOVERY

Expertise:Fish Biodiversity Monitoring; Conservation Ecology; Applied Ecology; Wildlife Conservation; Acoustic Telemetry; Surgical Implantation of Acoustic Tags; CWT, PIT, FLOY Tagging; Sturgeon restocking; Assessment of Sturgeon YOY Restocking Program; Fisheries sampling techniques for qualitative and quantitative fish surveys; Aquaculture.

Team: Sturgeon Research Group (SRG)

Contact:

Email: stefan.hont@ddni.ro

Tel.: +40240/524550 int.: 146

Ștefan Honț graduated at the Faculty of Animal Husbandry, field of study fisheries and aquaculture, at the University of Agronomic Science and Veterinary Medicine in Bucharest. During time at the faculty, he attended courses in Ecology, Ichthyology, Biochemistry, Genetics and Aquaculture. He completed his Ph.D. with a study regarding sturgeon migration monitoring in the Lower Danube River using acoustic telemetry equipment in 2018. Employed at the National Institute for Research and Development (DDNI) Tulcea since 2011 as a researcher and member of Sturgeon Research Group (SRG). He has been involved in studies exploring fish movements behavior, sturgeon habitat assessment, survival and migration behavior of sturgeon and other fish species in the Lower Danube River. His main expertise is related to sturgeon migration monitoring using acoustic telemetry equipment, identifying and assessing sturgeon spawning habitats, feeding habitats, monitoring the presence and abundance of young-of-the-year (YOY) and assessing sturgeon population status in the Lower Danube River and Black Sea, Romania."

Department: DANUBE DELTA TECHNOLOGICAL INFORMATION CENTER

Expertise: Ecology, Natural Resources, Protected Areas and Management Plans.

Contact:

Email: liliana.ene@ddni.ro

Tel.: +40240/524550 int.: 141

Liliana ENE graduated from the Faculty of Ecology and Natural Sciences, specializing in Environmental Protection, in 2009. At the Faculty, she attended courses such as: Ecology, Biology, Meteorology and Climatology, Water Resources Management, Geology, Environmental Policies, etc.. She completed the master's degree in Natural Resource Management in the context of Sustainable Development at the Ecological University of Bucharest in 2016. She is currently a PhD student at the National School of Political and Administrative Studies (SNSPA Bucharest) in the field of Political Sciences, with the theme "Biopolitics and Eugenics".

For several years she worked as an adviser on international relations and ecological education for the Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve Authority, where she gained experience in the development of written materials (leaflets, posters, brochures) distributed at various stands and exhibitions. She also carried out her activity in the implementation of educational projects, carrying out information campaigns on ecological education and public awareness, within the Center for Information and Ecological Education Tulcea and Sfântul Gheorghe (R.B.D.D).

Starting from 2015, she works at the Danube Delta National Institute for Research and Development at the Department of Ecological Restoration and Species Recovery as a Scientific Research Assistant and from 2018 at the Department of Danube Delta Technological Information Center as a Scientific Researcher in Anthropology. Her main research interests are in anthropology, information and technology transfer, tourism, minorities, protected areas and management plans. She is involved as an expert in research projects on tourism, tourism management of protected natural areas, public relations and communication, protected areas and management plans.

Department: ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION AND SPECIES RECOVERY

Expertise: Hydrology and Morpho-hydrography dynamics within the wetland ecosystems ecological restoration area

Team: Ecological restoration Research Group

Contact:

Email: eugenia.cioaca@ddni.ro

Tel.: +40240/524550 int.: 131

Eugenia CIOACĂ attended the Land Reclamation and Environment Engineering Faculty, Hydro technical Constructions speciality, Bucharest, 1982. Among the main disciplines studied: Mathematics, Hydraulics, Hydrology, Hydrogeology, Hydro-technical Constructions, and Geo-techniques. In 2001 she gets the PhD Diploma at the Bucharest University of Agriculture Science and Veterinary Medicine /Land Reclamation and Environment Engineering Faculty. The doctoral dissertation is entitled as “Researches on the Northern Dobrogea Land Reclamation setting-ups to improve their hydro-ameliorative condition”. Since 1996 she has been working for the Danube Delta National Institute for Research and Development, Tulcea, Romania, as Hydrology and Morpho-hydrography Expert, in the framework of the Ecological Restoration research group. The main projects she has coordinated: Restoration of aquatic ecosystems in the Sontea-Fortuna area-component of Natura 2000 sites ROSPA0031 and ROSCI0065 of the Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve [RESTORATION- DD] www.restoration-dd.ddni.ro; New and innovative model used as scientific tool in decision making on protection and ecological reconstruction of wetlands and preservation of protected areas based on mathematical modelling of morpho-hydrography and water quality [MORFDD] www.ddni.ro/morfdd; New Education and Decision Support Model for Active Behaviour in Sustainable Development Based on Innovative Web Services and Qualitative Reasoning [NaturNet-Redime] www.naturnet.org; Integrated management of the Razim – Sinoie lake complex with its neighbouring areas; Solutions for natural ecosystem preservation and sustainable development of agriculture in Dobrogea area; Groundwater regime study within the Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve Letea and Caraorman sandy dune area according to WFD 2000/60/EC, Annex V, for ecological equilibrium rehabilitation; Danube Floodplain setting-up. Case study: Ecological reconstruction of the Braila Small Island area; Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve anthropogenic changed ecosystems not efficiently used re-integration in natural systems.

Department: ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION AND SPECIES RECOVERY

Expertise: Genetics, Applied Ichtiology, Sturgeon Ecology

Team: Sturgeon Research Group (SRG)

Contact:

Email: radu.suciu@ddni.ro

Tel.: +40240/524550 int.: 183

Radu SUCIU (1952) – Senior scientist (1995), Fishery and Aquaculture Engineer / Polytechnics Institute (Lower Danube University) Galati (1976), Dr. Engineer (2005).

Competences: Head & founder of the Sturgeon Research Group (SRG) at DDNI Tulcea (1994); experience in managing field and laboratory research acquired by leading over 20 fish related research projects at DDNI Tulcea; organising national and international symposiums / workshops; was the Scientific Secretary of the Danube Delta Institute during 1988 – 2004; representing Romania at CITES Conferences of Parties and Standing Committee Meetings: 2001- Paris; 2002 – Santiago de Chile; 2004 – Bangkok; 2007 – Den Haag, 2016 – Johannesburg; alternate member for Europe of the CITES Animals Committee (2007 – 2013); coordinator of CITES Scientific Authority for Sturgeons of Romania (since 2003).

Expertise in applied ichthyology: sampling of tissues for DNA extraction, non-destructive blood sampling, sampling of stomach content, starch gel electrophoresis for screening of isozyme variability, DNA extraction and quantification, PCR, RFLP, in vivo and in vitro (from blood cell cultures ) chromosome preparation, capturing of eggs and larvae, fishing of YOY and adult sturgeons, tagging of fish using CWT / FFT / PIT, acoustic telemetry, satellite telemetry, age determination using scales and sections through bony tissues, photography including microscopically, breeding of carps, controlled propagation in cyprinids and sturgeons, cryopreservation of sperm of sturgeons, electro-fishing, tranquilization of fish using electro-narcosis to reduce handling stress during capture, biometry procedures, controlled propagation.

Department: ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION AND SPECIES RECOVERY

Expertise: Plant Ecology, Plant Taxonomy, Habitats

Team: Ecological Restoration Research Group

Contact:

Email: bogdan.negrea@ddni.ro

Tel.: +40240/524550 int.: 166

I graduated in 2006 from the Faculty of Biology of the "Alexandru Ioan Cuza" University of Iași and in 2007 the Faculty of Chemistry, specializing in Chemistry and Environmental Management at the "Gheorghe Asachi" Technical University in Iași. I obtained my master's degree in Biodiversity and Productivity of aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems in 2009 at the Faculty of Biology of the "Alexandru Ioan Cuza" University in Iași. My main research interests concern the ecology and biology of plants, especially the ecology, phenology, and chorology of rare plants, endangered with special status. I believe that these rare species can be used as quality indicators or markers to quantify the anthropic pressure in different types of ecosystems. I am passionate about studying these aspects, mainly, to analyse them from the perspective of climate change that we have observed in recent years throughout the world, on the territory of the Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve as well as on the national territory of Romania and abroad.

Department: ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION AND SPECIES RECOVERY

Expertise: Remote Sensing, Photo Interpretation, Ecological Reconstruction

Team: Ecological restoration Research Group

Contact:

Email: jenica.hanganu@ddni.ro

Tel.: +40240/524550 int.: 143

Jenică HANGANU, born in 1956. Senior scientist. Since 1984 he has been working for the Danube Delta National Institute for Research and Development, Tulcea, Romania. The main activities were focus on vegetation and soil survey and mapping, management of the Phragmites ecosystems in the Danube Delta, remote sensing and photo interpretation. He has contributed in the elaboration of the Danube Delta soil map and initiate and coordinate production of the Danube Delta vegetation maps. He was local coordinator of several EC projects: EUREED II – Dynamic and stability of the Phragmites Ecosystems – REBECCA, EnviroGRIDS, HELM and MARS. He has lead the national research project NARDUS dealing with inventory of semi-natural grasslands in Romania and was national coordinator of the CORINE Land Cover 2000, 2006 and CLC 2012 GMES / Copernicus Initial Operations (GIO) land monitoring 2011-2013 in the framework of regulation (EU) No 911/2010 – pan-European component EEA projects).

Department: MANAGEMENT | GENERAL DIRECTOR / PRINCIPAL RESEARCHER

Expertise: Ecological Reconstruction, Habitats

Team: Management

Contact:

Email: office@ddni.ro

Tel.: +40240/524550 int.: 101

Principal researcher, licensed in Ecology and also PhD at “Ovidius” University from Constanta – Environmental Scienes faculty focusing onEnvironment Protection – Ecology. Had participated in over 15 specialized courses both national and international, coordinated over 14 national and international projects, published 19 ISI articles, one patent, published 14 papers at various acknowledged scientific events national and international, a book and 8 book chapters.

Departament: DEZVOLTARE TEHNOLOGICA, TRANSFER TEHNOLOGIC SI PLANIFICARE SPATIALA

Expertiza: Desen Tehnic, Proiectare, Incarcare Baze de Date

Echipa: Dezvoltare Tehnologica, Transfer Tehnologic si Planificare Spatiala

Contact:

Email: mihaela.nichifor@ddni.ro

Tel.: +40240/524550 int.: 167

Mihaela Nichifor este Tehnician Proiectant in cadrul Institutul National de Cercetare-Dezvoltare „Delta Dunarii” din anul 1991 cu urmatoarele atributii: executarea lucrarilor de birou in domeniul proiectarii; fotointerpretare; gestiune si arhivare proiecte; activitate de secretariat; sarcivi cu caracter administrativ; documentare si colectare de date; verificarea calitatii documentelor, actelor si a materialelor studiilor de proiectare.

Department: TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT, TRANSFER AND SPATIAL PLANNING

Expertise: Technician, Drawing Design, Database Loading

Team: Technological Development, Treansfer and Spatial Planning

Contact:

Email: mihaela.nichifor@ddni.ro

Tel.: +40240/524550 int.: 167

Mihaela Nichifor is a Research and Development Technician in “Danube Delta” National Institute since 1991 and the main attributions are: implementation of development projects; photointerpretation; administration and project archiving; secretatial activities; administrative tasks; documentation and data collection; quality check.

Departament: DEZVOLTARE TEHNOLOGICA, TRANSFER TEHNOLOGIC SI PLANIFICARE SPATIALA

Expertiza: Modelare Hidraulica 1D2D, GIS

Echipa: Dezvoltare Tehnologica, Transfer Tehnologic si Planificare Spatiala

Contact:

Email: adrian.constantinescu@ddni.ro

Tel.: +40240/524550 int.: 134

Constantinescu Adrian Cornel este inginer IDT I cu specializare in modelare hidrologica si GIS. Are o experienta de 20 ani in modelare hidrologica utilizand softul specializat Sobek Rural 1D2D si 25 de ani in procesare GIS. Principalele realizari pe partea de modelare hidrologica sunt legate de participarea la proiecte FP si nationale:

– “ Centre of Excellence – DELWET” prin modelul hidraulic al Deltei Dunarii (inceput in 1997 si actualizat permanent) pentru care a primit Diploma Sesiunii Stiintifice Romane 2000 pentru „Modelul hidrologic al Deltei Dunarii”,

– FP5 “Nutrient Management in the Danube Basin and its Impact on the Black Sea – DANUBS”, prin modelul hidrochimic la Deltei Dunarii,

– “Redimensionarea ecologica a luncii Dunarii – REELD”, 2008 prin realizarea modelului hidraulic al Dunarii de la Gruia la marea Neagra,

– SEE- INTERREG IV B “STAKEHOLDER ORIENTED FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT FOR THE DANUBE FLOODPLAINS (“DANUBE FLOODRISK”), 2009-2012 prin realizarea hartilor de hazard si risc la inundatii in lunca Dunarii de la Gruia la Marea Neagra,

– POS Mediu “Elaborarea unui suport cartografic digital de rezoluţie înaltă necesar implementării planurilor, strategiilor şi a schemelor de management în Rezervaţia Biosferei Delta Dunării” 2009-2012 prin modelul hidraulic al Deltei Dunarii si scenarii de renaturare,

– “MARS” project (Managing Aquatic ecosystems and water Resources under multiple Stress) funded under the 7th EU Framework Programme, prin modelarea lacurilor din Delta Dunarii utilizand Aquatox.

Principalele realizari pe partea GIS sunt legate de participarea la proiecte FP si nationale:

– Harti tematice ale Deltei Dunarii (vegetatie, sol, inundabilitate) pentru care a primit Nederlandse Vereninging voor Kartografie Technical Cartography Award 1994 for Danube Delta soil map,

– Phare-Ro “Establishment of an information system and a database for water management field according to the requirements of the water framework directive” 2008 prin harta retelei hidrografice a Romaniei si a statiilor de tratare/epurare a apei,

– PN II “Inventarierea pajistilor naturale cu biodiversitate ridicata din Romania in vederea fundamentarii stiintifice a masurilor de management pentru conservarea acestora-NARDUS” 2007-2010, prin procesarea GIS a hartilor,

– PN II „Harta Micropotenţialului Hidroenergetic al României – abordări complexe tehnico-economice HARMIH-RO” 2008-2010 pentru hartile hidrografice ale debitelor raurilor din Romania,

– Corine Land Cover (1995, 2000, 2006, 2012, 2018),

– A black Sea network promoting integrated natural Wastewater treatment systems – “WASTE-net” (Retea pentru Marea Neagra de promovare a sistemelor integrate de tratare naturala a apelor uzate), 2013-2015 pentru identificarea/evaluare potentialului utilizarii procedeelor naturale de epurare a apelor menajere ale localitatilor din Romania cu o populatie sub 2000 de locuitori,

– Program Nucleu 2016-2020 Elaborarea hărților de risc și hazard la inundații pentru localitățile din Delta Dunării.

Department: TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT, TRANSFER AND SPATIAL PLANNING

Expertise: 1D2D Hydraulic Modeling, GIS

Team: Technological Development, Treansfer and Spatial Planning

Contact:

Email: adrian.constantinescu@ddni.ro

Tel.: +40240/524550 int.: 134

Adrian Constantinescu Cornel is an engineer specializing in hydrological modeling and GIS. He has 20 years of experience in hydrological modeling using specialized software Rural 1D2D Sobek and 25 years in GIS processing. The main achievements on the hydrological modeling are related to participation in FP and national projects:

– “Centre of Excellence – DELWET” by hydraulic model of the Danube Delta (beginning in 1997 and constantly updated) for which she received Diploma Romanian Scientific Session 2000 “hydrological model of the Danube Delta”

– FP5 “Nutrient Management in the Danube Basin and Its Impact on the Black Sea – DANUBS” by hydro chemical model in the Danube Delta

– “Resize ecological floodplain Danube – REELD” in 2008 by conducting hydraulic model of the Danube from the Black Sea Gruia,

– SEE INTERREG IVB “stakeholder FLOOD RISK ORIENTED ASSESSMENT FOR THE DANUBE FLOODPLAINS (” DANUBE FLOODRISK “), from 2009 to 2012 by making hazard maps and flood risk in the Danube Floodplain Gruia Black Sea

– SOP “Developing a high-resolution digital cartographic support needed to implement the plans, strategies and management schemes in the Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve” 2009-2012, by hydraulic model of the Danube Delta and scenarios of renaturation

– “MARS” project (Managing Aquatic Resources under multiple ecosystems and water stress) Funded under the EU 7th Framework Program, by modeling using Aquatox Delta lakes.

GIS on the main achievements are related to participation in FP and national projects:

– Thematic Maps of the Danube Delta (vegetation, soil, flooding) for which he received voor Nederlandse Vereninging KARTOGRAFIA 1994 Award for Technical Cartography Danube Delta soil map,

– Phare-Ro “Establishment of year and the database information system for water management field According to the Requirements of the Water Framework Directive” 2008, by hydrographic network map of Romania and potable water treatment / water treatment,

– PN II “Inventory of natural grasslands with high biodiversity in Romania in order to substantiate scientific management measures for their conservation-Nardus” 2007-2010 by processing GIS maps,

– PN II “Hydropower Potential Map of Romania – complex technical and economic approach HARMIH-E” hydrographic maps 2008-2010 for the flow of rivers in Romania,

– Corine Land Cover (1995, 2000, 2006, 2012, 2018),

– Promoting integrated network A Black Sea natural Wastewater treatment systems – “WASTE-net” (Network for the Black Sea to promote integrated systems for natural treatment of wastewater) from 2013 to 2015 for identifying / evaluating the potential use of natural water treatment processes household of localities in Romania with a population under 2,000 inhabitants,

– National Program 2016-2020 Develop risk maps and flood hazard to localities in the Danube Delta.

Departament: CENTRUL DE INFORMARE TEHNOLOGICA „DELTA DUNARII”

Expertiza: Monitorizarea şi managementul mediului, Turism, Informare si Transfer Tehnologic, Organizare Evenimente Stiintifice

Echipa: CENTRUL DE INFORMARE TEHNOLOGICA „DELTA DUNARII”

Contact:

Email: edward.bratfanof@ddni.ro

Tel.: +40240/524550 int.: 126

Edward Bratfanof - Facultatea de Silvicultură și Exploatări Forestiere, Universitatea Transilvania din Brașov (5 ani), licențiat în: Ingineria Mediului (1995). Un alt Master în Management și Monitorizare a Mediului (2016), Universitatea „Dunărea de Jos” din Galați. Doctorand în Inginerie Industrială - Universitatea „Dunărea de Jos” din Galați, intitulată „Studii privind impactul antropic asupra sturionilor la nivelul brațului Chilia din RBDD”. Coordonează activitățile specifice departamentului CIT DD din 2014, a elaborat Strategia de dezvoltare și Planul de afaceri al DD TIC. Obiective principale: Crearea unui pol de competitivitate și inovare în regiunea Dobrogea și promovarea sustenabilității în Delta Dunării, pentru care a contribuit la înființarea clusterului 3D Edaphic-BLOOM Dunărea. A fost implicat în numeroase proiecte precum: WETECOS, TARCHS, Restoration-DD Restoration of Sontea - Fortuna Wetland Ecosystems, Creating Interfaces - Belmont, Danubius RI - Support Project, Flood-Serv, Lucas, RAIN Solutions, ResponSEAble - Ocean Literacy, SCENT , Danurb+, Anadrom, BlueNIGHTs, EDAPHIC -BLOOM Dunărea, EcoDALLi, DaWetRest, Restore4Life și altele. Organizează numeroase evenimente științifice internaționale, naționale sau regionale, precum: Simpozionul Internațional „Deltas & Wetlands”, „Dialogii cu părțile interesate privind strategiile de dezvoltare durabilă: lecții, oportunități, studii de caz - 4 DELTA”.

Department: DANUBE DELTA TECHNOLOGICAL INFORMATION CENTER

Expertise: Environmental Management and Monitoring, Tourism, Technological Transfer and Information, Organizing Scientific Events

Team: DANUBE DELTA TECHNOLOGICAL INFORMATION CENTER

Contact:

Email: edward.bratfanof@ddni.ro

Tel.: +40240/524550 int.: 126

Edward Bratfanof - Faculty of Silviculture and Forest Engineering, Transilvania University of Brasov (5 years), licensed in: Environmental Engineering (1995). Another Master in Environmental Management and Monitoring (2016), "Lower Danube" University of Galati. PhD student in Industrial Engineering - "Dunărea de Jos" University of Galati, entitled "Studies on the anthropogenic impact on sturgeons in the Chilia arm of the DDBR". He coordinates the specific activities of the DD TIC department since 2014, elaborated the Development Strategy and the Business Plan of the DD TIC. Main objectives: Creating a pole of competitiveness and innovation in the Dobrogea region and promoting sustainability in the Danube Delta, for which he contributed to the establishment of the 3D Edaphic-BLOOM Danube cluster. He was involved in numerous projects such as : WETECOS, TARCHS, Restoration-DD Restoration of Sontea - Fortuna Wetland Ecosystems, Creating Interfaces - Belmont, Danubius RI - Support Project, Flood-Serv, Lucas, RAIN Solutions, ResponSEAble - Ocean Literacy, SCENT, Danurb+, Anadrom, BlueNIGHTs, EDAPHIC -BLOOM Danube, EcoDALLi, DaWetRest, Restore4Life and others. He organizes many international, national or regional scientific events, such as: "Deltas & Wetlands" International Symposium, "Stakeholder dialogues regarding sustainable development strategies: lessons, opportunities, case studies - 4 DELTA".

Department: LABORATORIES AND RESEARCH BASES

Expertise: Aquatic Ecology, Zooplankton

Team: Hyrdobiology Laboratory

Contact:

Email: iasemin.suliman@ddni.ro

Tel.: +40240/524550 int.: 161

Iasemin Suliman, graduated from the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences “Ovidius” University of Constanța, in 2008.
In 2010 she graduate a Master degree in Management of Environmental Impacts. Since 2017 has been working at the "Danube Delta" National Institute for Research and Development, Tulcea as Research Assistant.
Currently she is scientific researcher in the team of the Hydrobiology Laboratory and PhD student at Doctoral School of Applied Sciences, “Ovidius” University of Constanța, She is involved in various projects that aim to evaluate the quality of aquatic ecosystems.
The main responsability being the study and characterization of zooplankton communities from the aquatic ecosystems of the Danube Delta.

Departament: LABORATOARE SI BAZE DE CERCETARE

Expertiza: Chimia Mediului, Geochimie si Biotehnologie

Echipa: Laboratorul de Chimie

Contact:

Email: cristina.despina@ddni.ro

Tel.: +40240/524550 int.: 136

Cercetător în cadrul INCDDD, Tulcea, Romania, doctor în Știința Materialelor din anul 2010, cu experiență în chimia mediului, impactul factorilor de mediu asupra prezenței micropoluanților organic și anorganici în ecosistemele acvatice, experiență în spectrometria de masă cu plasmă cuplată inductiv, gazcromatografie cu spectrometrie de masă, spectroscopie moleculară în UVVIS, absorbţie atomică cu vapori reci (CVAAS). A fost colaborator în numeroase proiecte naționale și internaționale și este autorul mai multor publicații în reviste cotate ISI (9), reviste indexate în baze de date internaționale (3) și coautor al unui capitol de carte.

Departament: LABORATOARE SI BAZE DE CERCETARE

Expertiza: Chimia Mediului si Geochimie

Echipa: Laboratorul de Chimie

Contact:

Email: liliana.teodorof@ddni.ro

Tel.: +40240/524550 int.: 186

Cercetător științific în cadrul INCDDD Tulcea și coordonatorul Departamentului Laboratoare și Baze de Cercetare. Este Licențiată în Chimie (Facultatea de chimie din cadrul Universității București, 1991) și Doctor în Chimie (Facultatea de chimie din cadrul Universității București, 2009). Are o vastă experiență în spectrometria de masă cu plasmă cuplată inductiv, gaz cromatografie/ spectrometrie de masă, spectroscopie moleculară în UVVIS, absorbţie atomică cu vapori reci și cu flacără, spectrometrie în infraroșu. Are o experiență de peste 26 de ani în evaluarea, acumularea și transferul poluanților în sistemul aer-apă de suprafață-sol/sedimente-floră și fauna terestră/acvatică, dezvoltare durabilă, evaluarea impactului de mediu. Este coautor la 6 cărți și la 4 capitole de carți, din care 2 ca prim autor. A publicat 13 articole publicate în reviste cotate ISI din care 6 ca prim autor, 1 articol în extenso într-o revistă indexată ISI, 8 articole extenso publicate în reviste indexate în baze de date internaţionale (BDI). A coordonat 8 proiecte/contracte naționale. Este membru B.EN.A– Balkan Environmental Association și membru I.A.D. – International Association of Danube River Research, Viena, Austria. A fost profesor asociat al Universității École Nationale Supérieure Agronomique de Toulouse (2002, 2004) și profesor asociat la Masterul Dezvoltare Durabilă și Protecția Biodiversității al Universității Tehnice de la Cluj.

Department: LABORATORIES AND RESEARCH BASES

Expertise: Environmental Chemistry, Geo-Chemistry

Team: Chemistry Laboratory

Contact:

Email: liliana.teodorof@ddni.ro

Tel.: +40240/524550 int.: 186

Research Scientist at DDNI Tulcea and the head of the Laboratories and Research Facilities Department. Has a degree in Chemistry (Faculty of Chemistry, University of Bucharest, 1991) and the scientific title of Doctor in Chemistry (Faculty of Chemistry, University of Bucharest, 2009). She has extensive experience in inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS), gas chromatography / mass spectrometry, UV-VIS molecular spectroscopy, atomic absorption with cold vapor and flames, infrared spectrometry. Her experience spans over 26 years in evaluation, accumulation and transfer of pollutants in systems such as air – surface-water – soil / sediments-flora and aquatic/terrestrial fauna, sustainable development, environmental impact assessment. Is co-author of 6 books and 4 book chapters. Has published 13 articles in ISI journals with impact factor, out of which 6 as first author, an article in extenso in an ISI indexed journal and 8 articles in IDB indexed journals. Has been the coordinator of 8 national research projects. Is a member of Balkan Environmental Association (B.E.N.A) and International Association of Danube River Research (I.A.D), Vienna, Austria. Was an associate professor at the School of Agricultural and Life Sciences of Toulouse, France (2002, 2004) and associate professor in the Master of Sustainable Development and Biodiversity Protection at the Technical University of Cluj.

Departament: CONSERVAREA BIODIVERSITATII SI UTILIZAREA DURABILA A RESURSELOR NATURALE

Expertiza: Ornitologie, Resurse Cinegetice, Zoonoze (în care sunt implicate păsările și mamiferele), Ecologie, Mamalogie, Natura 2000, studii de impact asupra mediului

Contact:

Email: mihai.marinov@ddni.ro

Tel.: +40240/524550 int.: 157

Dr. Mihai Marinov (specialist în ornitologie, ecologie, zoonoze în care sunt implicate păsările și mamiferele, ecologie și Natura 2000) a terminat facultatea de Ecologie, în profilul de Biologice cu specializarea Ecologie, în anul 2002. În anul 2012 a susținut public teza de doctorat cu titlul ”Ornitofauna Rezervației Biosferei Delta Dunării și implicația acesteia în transmiterea virusului West Nile”, la București în cadrul Universității din București, în urma căreia obține titlul de doctor în Biologie. Lucrează în cadrul Institutului Național Delta Dunării din anul 2003, inițial în Departamentul de Biodiversitate (echipele de ornitologie și resurse cinegetice) iar din anul 2016 conduce Departamentul Centrul pentru Studiul Bolilor Transfrontaliere, Emergente si Zoonozelor. Principalele sale interese de cercetare sunt ecologia ornitofaunei din România, zoonozele în care sunt implicate păsările și mamiferele din Delta Dunării, resursele cinegetice și implementarea Rețelei Natura 2000 în România. Din perspectiva Departamentului pe care îl conduce, din anul 2005 și până în prezent cercetează ecologia virusului West Nile în colaborare cu Instituții din România, Franța, Austria, Spania, Italia, Republica Cehă, Marea Britanie și Ungaria (proiecte precum EDEN – FP6, EDENext – FP7, ROVETNILE – Biotech). Din perspectiva cercetării virusului West Nile, pe lângă investigații asupra speciilor rezervor și a vectorilor se ocupă și de realizarea de modele de prognozare a infecțiilor cu virusul studiat. Împreună cu colaboratorii a identificat speciile de păsări implicate în transmiterea virusului West Nile respectiv a identificat pentru prima dată în Europa prezența virusului West Nile într-o specie de Ixodidae. Actualmente, împreună cu instituții partenere din România lucrează la modelarea epidemiologie virusului West Nile prin monitorizare cu ajutorul dronelor (proiectul WNV-RPAS – PN II) respective instruiește doctoranzi din România și Serbia în domeniul tehnicilor de recoltare de material biologic și ecologia agenților patogeni din zone umede (proiectul AMSAR – SCOPE finanțare elvețiană). Pe lângă studiul virusului West Nile sunt realizate sau vizate studii, cercetări și proiecte cu privire la Pesta Porcină Africană, Boala Carre, Hepatita E, Gripa Aviară, Trichineloza, Encefalita de căpuşă, Febra hemoragică Crimeea-Congo, Febra hemoragică Dengue, Febra hemoragică Chikungunya ș.a.

Department: BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABLE USE OF NATURAL RESOURCES

Expertise: Ornithology, Game Resources, Zoonosys (in which are involved birds and mammals), Ecology, Mammalogy, Natura 2000, Environmental Impact Assessment

Contact:

Email: mihai.marinov@ddni.ro

Tel.: +40240/524550 int.: 157

PhD Mihai Marinov (specialist in ornithology, ecology, zoonosys in which are involved birds and mammals, ecology, mammalogy) has graduated in 2002 Faculty of Biology, Biology profile, Ecology Specialization. In 2012 he defended his PhD thesis entitled “The ornithofauna of Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve and its implication in the transmission of West Nile virus” at the University of Bucharest, after which obtained a PhD in Biology. He is working in the Danube Delta National Institute since 2003, initially in the Department of Biodiversity (Irnithology and Hunting and Game species teams) and from 2016 leads the Centre for the study of transborder and emergent diseases and zoonosys. His main research interests are ecology of birds, zoonosys involving birds and mammals in the Danube Delta, wildlife resources and implementation of the Natura 2000 Network in Romania. From the perspective of the Department he leads, since 2005 until now, he investigates the ecology of West Nile virus in co-operation with institutions from Romania, France, Austria, Spain, Italy, Czech Republic, Great Britain and Hungary (projects such as EDEN – FP6, EDENext – FP7, ROVETNILE – Biotech). From the perspective of West Nile virus research, in addition to investigations of reservoir and vector species, he deals with making forecasting models of infections with the studied virus. Together with collaborators he identified the bird species most involved in the transmission of West Nile virus, respectively, identifying for the first time in Europe the presence of West Nile virus in a species of Ixodidae. Currently, together with partner institutions in Romania he is working on modelling the epidemiology of West Nile virus by monitoring using drones (project WNV-PSUR – PN II), respectively, he trains PhD students from Romania and Serbia in techniques for harvesting biological material and ecology of pathogens in wet areas (AMSAR project – Swiss finance SCOPE). Besides the study of West Nile virus are conducted or targeted studies, research and projects on the African swine fever, distemper, hepatitis E, Avian Influenza, trichinosis, Tick borne encephalitis, hemorrhagic fever Crimean-Congo, haemorrhagic fever Dengue, hemorrhagic fever Chikungunya etc.

Departament: SISTEM INFORMATIONAL SI GEOMATICA

Expertiza: Sisteme Informationale Geografice si Teledetectie

Echipa: SISTEM INFORMATIONAL SI GEOMATICA

Contact:

Email: ion.grigoras@ddni.ro

Tel.: +40240/524550 int.: 142

Dr. Ion Grigoras este cercetător ştiinţific gradul I şi coordonatorul Departamentului Sistem Informațional și Geomatică din cadrul INCDDD. Are expertiză în: baze de date, GIS și teledetecție, aplicaţii web aplicate pentru mediu. Are 33 de ani de experiență în domeniul IT, din care 26 a colaborat cu biologi pentru structurarea informației de mediu, în combinație cu alte date spațiale, inclusiv ortofoto și imagini satelitare. A participat ca expert GIS / teledetecție în proiecte de mediu localizate în Ucraina, Federația Rusă și Africa de Vest (1999-2005, 2016-2017) și a făcut parte din echipa care a coordonat Corine Land Cover 2000, 2006, 2012 pentru România. A fost coordonator al proiectelor care a realizat rețeaua Natura 2000 în România (2005-2012) si a proiectat prima versiune a bazei de date web pentru rețeaua Natura 2000.

Department: INFORMATIC SYSTEM AND GEOMATICS

Expertise: Geographical Informational Systems and Remote Sensing

Team: INFORMATIONAL SYSTEM AND GEOMATICS

Contact:

Email: ion.grigoras@ddni.ro

Tel.: +40240/524550 int.: 142

Dr. Grigoras Ion is senior researcher and head of Geomatics and Information Systems department at Danube Delta National Institute. Main expertise in: databases, GIS and remote sensing, web application applied in environment. He has 34 years experience in IT from which 26 working with biologists, structuring environment information in combination with other spatial data including LIDAR, orthophoto and satellite images. Was GIS / remote sensing expert in environmental projects located in Ukraine, Russian Federation and West Africa (1999-2005, 2016-2017) and in the team that coordinate the Corine Land Cover 2000, 2006, 2012 for Romania. He was coordinator of projects that set up Natura2000 network in Romania (2005-2016) and had designed the web Natura 2000 database.

Departament: RESTAURARE ECOLOGICĂ ŞI REDRESARE SPECII

Expertiza: Teledetecție, Fotointerpretare, Reconstrucție ecologică

Echipa: Grupul de Cercetare Restaurare Ecologică

Contact:

Email: jenica.hanganu@ddni.ro

Tel.: +40240/524550 int.: 143

Jenică HANGANU, născut în 1956. Cercetător Științific Gr. I. Din anul 1984 lucrează la Institutul Național de Cercetare – Dezvoltare Delta Dunării, Tulcea, România. Principalele activități au fost cele de cartare a vegetației și solurilor, cartografierea și gestionarea ecosistemelor stuficole din Delta Dunării, teledetecție și fotointerpretare. A contribuit la elaborarea hărții solurilor din Delta Dunării si la producția hărților de vegetație din Delta Dunării. Proiectele Comisiei Europene pe care le-a coordonat sunt: EUREED II, REBECCA, EnviroGRIDS, Helm, MARS precum si proiecte nationale ale Agenției Europene de Mediu: CORINE Land Cover 2000, 2006, 2012 și NARDUS care a avut ca obiectiv inventarierea pajiștilor semi-naturale din România.

Departament: DEPARTAMENTUL CONSERVARE A BIODIVERSITĂŢII ŞI UTILIZARE DURABILĂ A RESURSELOR NATURALE

Expertiza: Pescării Ape Interioare, Evaluarea Stocurilor Peștilor de Apă Dulce, Ihtiologie, Pești Migratori, Resurse Naturale Acvatice, Ecologie Acvatică

Contacte:

Email: ion.navodaru@ddni.ro

Tel.: +40240/524550 interior: 163

Dr. Ion NĂVODARU este cercetător principal în cadrul departamentului Conservarea Biodiversității și Utilizarea Durabilă a Resurselor Naturale și liderul echipei de cercetare a Utilizării Durabile a Resurselor Naturale din Institutul Național de Cercetare – Dezvoltare Delta Dunării. El are 35 de ani de experiență în domeniul cercetării pescăriilor interioare de apă dulce, a publicat o carte, 14 capitole de carte, 86 de lucrări științifice și a prezentat mai mult de 100 de lucrări științifice. Actual, coordonează Programul National NUCLEU „Delta Dunării”, proiectului H2020 CERES – Schimbările Climatice și Resursele Acvatice Europene, de asemenea colaborează în proiectul H2020 denumit AQUACROSS- ”Cunoștințe, Evaluare și Management pentru Biodiversitatea Acvatică și Serviciile Ecosistemelor în acord cu politicile UE” și este membru în Comitetul de Management al Acțiuni COST CA15219 ”DNAqua-net „Dezvoltarea de noi instrumente pentru Bioassessment genetice a ecosistemelor acvatice din Europa”. De asemenea a fost responsabilul ca și partener la diferite proiecte finanțate de UE precum: PC6 (GEM-CON-BIO), PC7 (TESS), COST UE (CA635 INTERCAFE) și BSB – JOP pentru Marea Neagră în proiectul ”Black Sea e-Eye”. De-a lungul carierei a fost lider de pentru 22 proiecte naționale și colaborator în alte 14 proiecte. Ion este membru al Consiliului Consultativ Științific al Sectorului Pescăresc din Romania și membru a mai multor organizații profesionale internaționale, cum ar fi Fundația Ihtiologilor Europeni, Fundația Scrumbiilor, Societatea Eurosturio, Grupul European de Utilizarea Durabilă a IUCN. Ocazional a făcut revizuiri de manuscrise pentru reviste științifice, cum ar Fisheries Management and Ecology, Folia Zoologica, Cybium, Journal of Fish Biology, Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, and Society and Natural Resources.

Department: BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABLE USE OF NATURAL RESOURCES - Natural resources

Expertise: Inland Fishery, Fish Stock Assessment, Ichthyology, Migratory Fish Shad and Sturgeons, Aquatic Natural Resources, Aquatic Ecology

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Contacts:

Email: ion.navodaru@ddni.ro

Tel.: +40240/524550 interior: 163

Dr. Ion NĂVODARU is a senior scientist, part of Conservation of Biodiversity and Sustainable Use of Natural Resources department and leader of Sustainable Use of Natural Resources team at Danube Delta National Institute for Research & Development. He has 35 years of experience in inland fisheries research, published one book, 14 book-chapters, 86 scientific papers and presented more than 100 scientific works. Actually has leading National Progarmm NUCLEUS ”Danube Delta” and H2020 project CERES - Climate change and European aquatic RESources, but also collaborates in other H2020 project named AQUACROSS- ”Knowledge, Assessment and Management for AQUAtic Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services aCROSS EU policies” and is member on Management Committee of EU COST Action CA15219 DNAqua-Net ”Developing new genetic tools for bioassessment of aquatic ecosystems in Europe”. He was also lead partner of various EU projects: FP6 (GEM-CON-BIO), FP7 (TESS), and EU COST (CA635 INTERCAFE) and BSB – JOP, Black Sea e-Eye project. Along his carrier has leading 22 and collaborate in 14 national projects. He is a member of the Romanian Scientific Advisory Council of Fisheries Sector and of several international professional organisations, such as the European Ichthyologycal Society, Shad Foundation, Eurosturio, European Sustainable Use Group of IUCN. Ion occasionally reviews scientific manuscripts for journals, such as Fisheries Management and Ecology, Folia Zoologica, Cybium, Journal of Fish Biology, Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, and Society and Natural Resources.

Prof. Dr. Z. S. Andreopoulou, Aristotel University of Thessaloniki, Greece;
Prof. Dr. A. Bacu, University of Tirana, Albania;
Prof. Dr. Tom Buijse, Department of Ecology & Water Quality, Deltares, Utrecht (the Netherlands);
Prof. Dr. C. Constantin, University Politehnica of Bucharest, Romania;
Dr. Delia Dimitriu, Manchester Metropolitan University Center for Aviation, Transport and Environment, UK;
Prof. Dr. M. Fenice, Tuscia University, Viterbo, Italy;
Prof. Dr. T. Florijančić, University of Osijek, Croatia;
Prof. dr. doc. Petre Gâştescu, „Hyperion” University, Bucharest, Romania;
Prof. dr. ing. Lucian Puiu Georgescu, „Dunărea de Jos” University Galaţi, Romania;
CSI Dr. Mariana Golumbeanu, National Institute for Marine Research and Development “Grigore Antipa”, Romania;
Prof. Dr. Z. Grgić, University of Zagreb, Croatia;
Prof. Dr. V. Guberac, University of Osijek, Croatia;
Prof. Dr. Thomas Hein, Institute of Hydrobiology and Aquatic Ecosystem Management, BOKU, Vienna;
Dr. Ming Jiang, Key Laboratory of Wetland Ecology and Environment Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology Chinese Academy of Sciences;
Dr. Lidia Lenuţa Bălan - Ministry of Research, Innovation and Digitization

Prof. Dr. M. Kochubovski, University St. Cyril and Methodius, Skopje, FYR Macedonia;
Prof. Dr. A. Kokkinakis, Aristotel University of Thessaloniki, Greece;
Prof. Dr. Y. Kurucu, Ege University, Izmir, Turkey;
Dr. Eng. Iulian Nichersu, Danube Delta National Institute for R&D, Tulcea, Romania;
Dr. Ion Năvodaru, Danube Delta National Institute for R&D, Tulcea, Romania;
Prof. Dr. S. Ozimec, University of Osijek, Croatia;
Acad. Prof. Dr. ing. Nicolae Panin, Romanian Academy;
Prof. Dr. M. Popa "1 December 1918" University of Alba Iulia, Romania;
Prof. Dr. Manuela Moreira Da Silva, University of Algarve, Faro, Portugal;
Prof. Dr. Elchin Hafiz Sultanov, Director of Azerbaijan Ornithological Society, Associate professor in Baku Engineering University, Head of Ornithological Working Group of laboratory of Terrestrial Vertebrates of Institute of Zoology of National Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan;
Dr. biol. Marian Tudor, Danube Delta National Institute for R&D Tulcea, Romania;
Prof. dr. Angheluţă Vădineanu, Bucharest University, Romania;
Prof. Dr. A. Vaseashta, International Clean Water Institute, Herndon, VA, NJCU, State University of New Jersey, USA;
Dr. Eng. Tania Zaharia, National Institute for Marine Research and Development “Grigore Antipa”, Romania.