370 likes | 527 Views
RESEARCH AND TEHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT IN ROMANIA. Prof. Dr. Serban Constantin VALECA, Minister Delegate for Research Activity Dan POPESCU Plenipotentiary Representative of Romania at JINR Dr. Gheorghe STRATAN Romanian Member in JINR Scientific Committee. MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND RESEARCH
E N D
RESEARCH AND TEHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT IN ROMANIA Prof. Dr. Serban Constantin VALECA, Minister Delegate for Research Activity Dan POPESCU Plenipotentiary Representative of Romania at JINR Dr. Gheorghe STRATAN Romanian Member in JINR Scientific Committee
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND RESEARCH Research Activity • Minister Delegate for Research Activity • Deputy General Secretary • Department for Institutional Developing • Department for Policy, Research Strategy and National Plan • Department for Technological Transfer and Innovation • Department: National Agency for Atomic Energy • Department for Law, Audit and Control • Department for Budget and Finances • Department for Syndicate and Patronage Relationships • Department for Informatics, Public Relations, Administrative and Personnel • Department for European Integration and International Relations
STI policy: coordination of R & D & I activities PARLIAMENT The Commissions for Education and Research of the two chambers GOVERNMENT Interministerial Council for Science, Technology and Innovation The Ministry of Education and Research (MEC) Advisory Board for RTD and Innovation Scientific Academies Council for Higher Education Research Specialized Agencies National Agency for Atomic Energy – ANEA (Department into MEC) Romanian Space Agency - ROSA The Romanian Academy Academy of Medical Sciences Academy of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences Council for Research of the Romanian Academy
RTD organizations • Technological Research Institutes (RTD institutes):more than 200, • with specialization profiles corresponding to almost all branches of the processing industry • 34 National RTD Institutes • Romanian Academy • 65 basic and advanced research institutes and centers in both socio-humanistic and technical fields • Academy of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences • 25 institutes and centers of research • 91 stations of research and production • Academy of Medical Sciences • 23 research centers and institutes • 12 hospitals affiliated to medical universities • Universities • 56 public universities • 21 private accreditated universities • RTD organizations in the private sector • increasing number ( > 100) • including private non-profit organizations • Industrial RTD - companies with RTD laboratories (about 5% of total RTD units)
STI policy: current priorities • A. Enhancement of the national S&T capacity: • increase of qualityand competitiveness in the scientific profession • promotion of excellence in science and technology • better evaluation procedures for RTD organizations, personneland activities • increase efficiency in the use of resources: • up-grading RTD infrastructures (equipment/ facilities) • stimulating the development of research networks • B. Increasing the economic and social relevance of RTD activities: • stimulating the absorption of RTD results: industry-led research, market-oriented innovation • enhancement of RTD organization's capacity to diffuse and transfer results, knowledge and experience • development of RTD activities and innovation infrastructures, mainly in the regions promoting the accession and recognition of Romanian products and services on international markets • C. Intensified participation into international S&T circuits: • participation in ERA and EU RTD Framework Programs (full association in FP 5 and FP 6) • participation in other pan- European cooperation initiatives: EUREKA, COST. • participation in the NATO Science Program • development of bi/multi-lateral scientific and technical cooperation (intergovernmental agreements)
THE NATIONAL PLAN FOR RTD AND INNOVATION (1999-2005) • Strategic planning of objectives and activities • Program-basedstructuring of activities • Budget based on multi-annual programs and multi-annual planning of activities • long term objectives • annual quantification and specific achievement indicators • Results-oriented monitoring and evaluation of activities based on achievement indicators • Annual up-dating of objectives and budgets according to performance results • Fully competition-based financing of projects • 14 Programs in view to: • the modernization and relaunch of the current economy • consolidating the elements of the new knowledge-based economy • basic and socio-economic research • international S&T cooperation and partnership
Specific subprograms for cooperation in the European space: EU-RO: FP5 projects with Romanian participants NUC-INT: FP5 / EURATOM projects with Romanian participants Subprograms for Romanian participation in other RTD programs active in the European space, such as: COST-RO, EUREKA-R cooperation with international organizations Funds for CORINT: more the 10% of the total budget of the National Plan Romanian participation in FP5 200 RTD organizations are included in 114 contracts done with the European Commission Approx. 40 projects with Romanian participation are now in the negotiation phase Rate of success increase every year Romanian participation in other frameworks for European cooperation COST - 84 actions (macro-projects) and more than 250 RTD organizations involved EUREKA - 27 projects Bilateral S&T cooperation: 30% of the total number of projects are in cooperation with EU member states INTERNATIONAL S &T COOPERATION AND PARTNERSHIPCORINT
PRIORITIES IN INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION (1) • 1. Prevention, protection and rehabilitation in situations of natural or created risk: • techniques and equipment for investigation, evaluation, prevention and limitation of risk situations • 2. Technologies for environment • conservation, regeneration and sustainable development of water, forest and land resources • 3. Health and food security • immunology research • genetics biology • cell and molecular biology • bio- and eco-technologies in agriculture and food • 4. Communications • functional and qualitative compatibility of the National Communications System with the international ones • increasing interoperability of tele-communications services • 5. Information technologies • in economy: management, design and production, energy, transports, environment, agriculture • research, education, health, culture, information services • advanced information technologies: multimedia, knowledge engineering, cognitive models, natural language, multilingual services
PRIORITIES IN INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION (2) • 6. Sustainable and ecological supply and use of energy: • non-pollute, renewable, non-conventional sources of energy • ecological use of energy • 7. New materials and technologies: • physical: lasers, plasmas, high energies, superconductivity • chemical: ultra pure materials, composite materials, membranes • microtechnologies • optoelectronics • 8. Advanced industrial technologies • ecological integration of industrial processes • TQM- based managerial and productive systems • High precision tools, measurement and testing instruments • Smart manufacturing systems • 9. Aero-space research • 10. Nuclear research
JINR, Dubna – Joint Institute for Nuclear Research – member state – 1956 IAEA, Vienna – International Agency for Atomic Energy – member state – 1957 CERN, Geneva – European Organization for Nuclear Research – non-member state ICE, Trieste – European Central Initiative – member state ICGEB, Trieste – International Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology – member state OBSEC, Istanbul – Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation – member state ONU System – member state Antarctic Treaty – member state ROMANIAN RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION and PARTNERSHIP
PLENIPOTENTIARY REPRESENTATIVES OF ROMANIA BETWEEN 1956 – 2003 1956 Acad. Horia Hulubei – General Director IAP 1957 Gaston Marin – Vice- Premier of Ministers Council 1957-1969 Acad. Horia Hulubei - General Director IAP 1970-1976 Acad. Ioan Ursu - General Director IAP 1977-1989 Constantin Mihulecea – President of State Committee for Nuclear Energy 1990-1993 Prof. M. Oncescu - Scientific Director IAP 1994-1995 Prof. Alexandru Glodeanu – General Director IAP 1996-1997 Prof. Sevastian Rapeanu - General Director ANEA 1997-2001 Dr. Ion Vata – Technical Director NIPNE 2002 – present Dan Popescu - General Director ANEA
ROMANIAN RESERCHERS WHO EARNED PhD DEGREES AT JINR • INDREAS GRIGORE : • graduated 1953 of the Polytechnic Institute from Leningrad • 1953 : PhD • 1957 –1964 : chief engineer at JINR • 1968 : he works at CERN, Swiss • CHESCA BORIS : • 1992 – 1996 : he works at LNF – JINR • 1995 : PhD at JINR • SCANTEIE NICOLAE: • 1998 : PhD at JINR
1956-1960, 1964-1965, 1969, 1971 Acad. Horia Hulubei Professor, Director of the Institute for Atomic PhysicsBucharest (IAP), member of the Committee for Atomic Physics 1964-1976, 1978 Acad. Serban Titeica Vice-president of the Romanian Academy , Director of the Institute for Atomic Physics, Bucharest 1956-1959, 1969 Valeriu Novac Correspondent Member of Romanian Academy 1964 Vilcov Nicolae Scientific secretary of Institute for Atomic hyiscs, Bucharest 1965 Prof. Ion Agirbiceanu Correspondent member of Romanian Academy, professor, head of departament IAP ROMANIAN MEMBERS IN JINR SCIENTIFIC COUNCIL (1)
1965-1967, 1972-1976 Paul Dragulescu Head of Laboratory, Institute for Atomic Physics, Bucharest 1967-1968, 1990-1996 Prof. Dr. Marius Petrascu Head of Laboratory, NIPNE Bucharest 1971 Radu Chisleag Counsellor of Acad. Hulubei 1972-1977, 1979-1987 Prof. Daniel Barb Deputy director of the Institute for Atomic Physics, Chief of department at NIPNE , Bucharest 1977-1988 Dr. Ioan Brindus Director of the Institute for Atomic Physics, Bucharest ROMANIAN MEMBERS IN JINR SCIENTIFIC COUNCIL (2)
1977-1988 Dr. Marin Ivascu General Director of Institute for Atomic Physics, Bucharest 1978-1980 Prof. Dr. Alexandru Berinde Deputy director of NIPNE, Bucharest 1980 Eugen Cruceanu Head of Laboratory NIPNE 1980 Dr. Ovidiu Balea Head of department NIPNE, Bucharest 1981-1983, 1985-1987 Prof. Dr. Gheorghe Semenescu Head of department NIPNE , Bucharest 1981 Alexandru Glodeanu Deputy director Institute for Materials Bucharest ROMANIAN MEMBERS IN JINR SCIENTIFIC COUNCIL (3)
1982-1983, 1985-1988 Venera Boldea NIPNE Bucharest 1984, 1987 Prof. Calin Besliu Bucharest University 1988 Maria Haiduc Head of Laboratory Institute for Atomic Physics, Bucharest 1990-1992 Prof. Dorel Bali Institute for Atomic Physics, Bucharest 1960-1964, 1966-1967, 1970, 1990-1993 Prof. Dr. Alexandru Mihul Head of department at the Institute for Atomic Physics, Bucharest 1997-2001 Dr. Dorin Poenaru Scientific director of NIPNE, Bucharest ROMANIAN MEMBERS IN JINR SCIENTIFIC COUNCIL (4)
2001- 2008 Prof. Dr. Gheorghe Stratan NIPNE Bucharest 2003 - 2008 Prof. Dr. Cata Daniil Gheorghe NIPNE Bucharest ROMANIAN MEMBERS IN JINR SCIENTIFIC COUNCIL (5)
ROMANIAN RESEARCHERS INVOLVED IN JINR DISCOVERIES Dr. Alexandru Mihul Discovery of the anti-sigma-minus particle together with V.I. Vexler (USSR) , M.I. Soloviev (URSS), N.I. Biriasov (USSR), E.N. Kladnitskaya (USSR), A.A. Kuznetsov (USSR), A.V. Nikitin(URSS), I. Vrana (Tcheckoslovakia), A. Mihul (Romania), Kim Hi In (North Koreea), Nguen Din Ty (North Vietnam), Van Ganchan, Van Tsuzen, Din Datsao, (China)
GRANTS OFFERED BY ROMANIAN PLENIPOTENTIARY REPRESENTATIVE AT JINR 2002
ROMANIAN VICE - DIRECTORS OF JINR 1962 – 1964 SERBAN TITEICA 1970 – 1973 ALEXANDRU MIHUL 1983 - 1986 AUREL SANDULESCU ROMANIAN DEPUTY DIRECTORS OF JINR LABORATORIES 1975 – 1978 OVIDIU BALEA Laboratory of High Energy 1974 – 1977 ALEXANDRU SANDULESCU Laboratory of Nuclear Reactions From 2002 NICOLAE POPA Frank Laboratory of Neutron Physics
ROMANIAN PRIZES AWARDED TO JINR SCIENTISTS 1966 - State Prize of Romania : A. E. IGNATENKO (USSR) ALEX . MIHUL (Romania) PETRASCU MARIUS (Romania)
NAME AWARDS YEAR Dr. IVASCU MARIN Znak Pocheta 1981 Dr. PETRASCU MARIUS Honor diploma of JINR 1996 – the 40th jubilee from JINR foundation Dr. RAPEANU SEVASTIAN Honor diploma of JINR 1996 – the 40th jubilee from JINR foundation Dr. BUZATU FLORIN Honor diploma of JINR 1996 – the 40th jubilee from JINR foundation ROMANIAN SCIENTISTS AWARDED AT JINR
Prof. Alex. Mihul with the team who discovered the anti-sigma-minus particle
Acad. H. Hulubei and the Romanian Team at JINR’s Committee of Plenipotentiary Representatives
Acad. H. Hulubei and Acad. S. Titeica at JRN Scientific Council - 1959