POLITEHNICA UNIVERSITY OF BUCHAREST MATERIALS

POLITEHNICA UNIVERSITY OF BUCHAREST
MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FACULTY
Address: Splaiul Independenţei 313, Sector 6, 060042 Bucharest, Romania,
JA Building, 1st floor
Phone - +4021 402.95.86 or +4021 402.96.24
Fax - +4021 318.10.17
E-mail : sim@upb.ro; www.sim.pub.ro
CONTENT
1. Brief History…………………...………………………………....………......... 3
2. Organization and Administration……………………………..………............... 4
3. Metallic Materials Science and Physical Metallurgy Department ….................. 7
4. Engineering and Management of Metallic Materials Production Department…
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5. Metallic Materials Processing and Eco-Metallurgy Department..…………….
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6. Research and Expertise Center for Special Materials (CEMS) ………………. 18
7. Research and Expertise Center for Eco-Metallurgy (CCEEM).…….................. 20
8. Biomaterials Center (BIOMAT) ………………………. .……………………. 24
9. Curricula’s Short Description ………………………………………………..... 27
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1. BRIEF HISTORY
The traditions of metallurgical education are linked to the development of
ferrous and non-ferrous metallurgy in Romania. Thus, soon after the coming out the
first metal works in Banat, on January 23rd 1729 was founded at Oravita the first
School of Mines and Metallurgy that was transferred after 60 years in Resita. In 1813
important fundamental notions of metallurgy were included in the engineering
courses by Gheorghe Asachi at the Greek School of Iasi but the first independent
course of Metallurgy was introduced only in 1842.
In 1860 Alexandru Ioan Cuza signed a decree, for the foundation of the
National School for Roads and Bridges. Starting with year 1881, this National
School under the direction of Gheorghe Duca, obtained the right to grant engineer
diplomas in Metallurgy.
The metallurgical academic school was founded in 1921 when on the 10th of
June a law was signed that changed the National School for Roads and Bridges into
the Polytechnic School of Bucharest, comprising four faculties including a
Metallurgy department. In 1948 the Polytechnic School of Bucharest became the
Polytechnic Institute of Bucharest, the Metallurgy department being preserved.
In 1952 the Faculty of Metallurgy as an independent unit was founded,
representing one among 6 faculties existing in the Polytechnic Institute of Bucharest
(Mechanics, Electronics, Energetic, Electrotechnic, Industrial Chemistry,
Metallurgy). At that time there were 2 specializations in the Faculty of Metallurgy,
namely Ferrous Metallurgy and Metallurgy of Non-Ferrous Metals.
Later in 1970 the faculty was reorganized comprising 3 specializations
namely: Extractive Metallurgy, Metal Casting and Metal Forming.
In 1990 the name of the faculty was changed into the Materials Science and
Engineering Faculty. In 1994 the Center of Research and Expertise for Special
Materials was founded as an interdisciplinary research unit in the framework of the
faculty.
Starting with 1990, the teaching and research activity improved by including
new knowledge in the field of high performance metallic and ceramic materials (e.g.
composite materials, biomaterials, amorphous and nanocrystalline materials etc).
Starting with 1997 the Materials Science and Engineering Faculty, as all
faculties of the University “Politehnica”, has decided to implement the European
Community Course Credit Transfer System (ECTS) with the aim of promoting interuniversity co-operation as a mean of improving the quality of education, facilitating
student mobility and recognize studies and diplomas.
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Distinguished professors contributed to the development of the metallurgical
academic school, for which a deep feeling of gratitude was and is still manifested by
many generations of metallurgical engineers.
We mention prof. Ion Barbareu who created and published the first treatise on
Metallurgy in 1926 and who founded the first university laboratory in Romania, prof.
Traian Negrescu who worked since 1925 till his premature death in 1960 for
developing the Romanian school of metallurgy in the spirit of the French school (he
earned the Ph.D. degree in France) and for increasing the prestige of the Faculty of
Metallurgy, both as an active member of the Romanian Academy and as rector of the
Polytechnic Institute. He has created and developed the Romanian School of Physical
Metallurgy and Microscopy.
2. ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION
The Materials Science and Engineering Faculty is directed by the Faculty
Council comprising 24 members, 6 of them being students. In the current activity the
Council is represented by the Faculty Council Bureau (FCB) lead by Dean. The FCB
prepares for the Faculty Council the issues for debate and decision. FCB works either
in a simple form (dean,
vice-dean,
scientific
secretary and a student
member) or in an
enlarged
form
(including the Heads of
departments and the
representatives’
students), the type of
form being decided by
the elected body.
Faculty Board
Dean: Prof. Petrescu Mircea Ionuţ - ipetrescu@yahoo.com
Vice-Dean: Prof. Cinca Ioan - ion.cinca@mdef.pub.ro
Vice-Dean: Assoc.Prof. Brânzei Nicolae - mihai.branzei@upb.ro
Vice-Dean: Assoc.Prof. Ştefănoiu Radu - radu.stefanoiu@upb.ro
Head of Doctoral School: Prof. Nicolae Constantin - cems@sim.pub.ro
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Teaching Activity
The teaching activity is organized in the following formative programs:
Undergraduate program (according to the next diagram)
A. Engineer degree (4 years)
Materials Engineering comprising the following specializations:
Materials Science;
Engineering of Metallic Materials Production;
Metallic Materials Processing.
Economic Engineering comprising one specialization:
Economic Engineering in Materials Industry.
Applied Engineering Science comprising one specialization:
Medical Engineering.
Environment Engineering comprising one specialization:
Engineering and Protection of Industry Environment.
MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FACULTY
MATERIALS
SCIENCE
Profile
MATERIALS
ENGINEERING
MATERIALS
PRODUCTION
MATERIALS
PROCESSING
Profile
ECONOMIC
ENGINEERING
ECONOMIC
ENGINEERING
Profile
APPLIED ENG.
SCIENCE
MEDICAL
ENGINEERING
Profile
ENVIRONMENT
ENGINEERING
ENVIRONMENT
ENGINEERING
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Post-graduate level program
B. Master degree (2 year) in:
Synthesis and processing special metallic materials
Advanced techniques for metallic materials processing
Advanced metallic materials science and expertise
Metallic nanomaterials production, processing and characterization
Science and management for materials testing
Environment protection in metallic materials industry
Engineering and management for metallic materials production
Metallic biomaterials
C. Doctor degree (Ph.D.) for Engineering Sciences, in the field of Materials
Engineering.
Structure of the Faculty
The teaching and research programs of the Materials Science and Engineering
Faculty are administrated within:
3 specialization departments:
Metallic Materials Science and Physical Metallurgy;
Engineering and Management for Metallic Materials Production
Metallic Materials Processing and Eco - Metallurgy;
3 researches center:
Research and Expertise Center for Special Materials;
Research and Expertise Center for Eco – Metallurgy;
Biomaterials Center.
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3. DEPARTMENT OF METALLIC MATERIALS
SCIENCE AND PHYSICAL METALLURGY
Head of Department - Prof. Marin BANE
Address
Phone
Fax
E-mail
Splaiul Independenţei 313, Sector 6, 060042 Bucharest, Romania,
office JK 113
+4021 402.97.48
+4021 318.10.17
marin.bane@pub.ro
Teaching activity
The Metallic Materials Science and Physical Metallurgy Department provides
the following specializations:
♦ Materials Science and Medical Engineering
♦ Advanced metallic materials science and expertise (M.Sc. degree)
♦ Physical Metallurgy, Powder Metallurgy (Ph.D. program)
♦ Advanced materials design (Academic studies degree)
♦ Investigation of the fine structure of materials and thermo-mechanical
processing of materials (Post-graduates courses) – partial coordination
♦ Materials Science, Heat treatments and thermo-chemical treatments
(Improving the level of pre-university teachers)
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Research activity
The scientific research activity of the department covers a range of topics as
follows:
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Materials (structures, properties): Biocompatible materials; Heavy duty
wear resistant materials; High-strength titanium and aluminum alloys; Amorphous
and Nano crystalline alloys; High-strength steels; Special performance gray cast
irons; Special steels for transportation applications; Super plastic metallic materials;
Materials for electronic and electro technical applications; Composite materials;
Nickel and Nickel-based alloys.
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Materials processing: Modeling and optimization of heat treatments and
thermo-chemical treatments; Protecting steel products against corrosion; Reduction
of the pollution level in heat treatments and thermo - chemical treatments workshops;
Technologies for obtaining the biocompatible materials; Surface processing applied
to metallic materials; Obtaining the materials with directional structures and
properties; Technologies for multi-layer coatings; Non-conventional technologies of
rapid-quenching from the melt.
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Investigation methods of metallic materials: Principles and obtaining
methods of standard-specimens for spectral-chemical analyses; Residual stresses
control and measurement; testing of technological and service behavior
characteristics of materials; Diffract metric analysis. Qualitative and quantitative
metallographic of materials, Fine structure analyses by transmission electron
microscopy (TEM); Physical methods of structure and properties analysis; Methods
of testing the mechanical strength and plasticity characteristics of metallic materials;
Wear and corrosion tests for metallic materials.
Laboratories: Physical Metallurgy; Materials Science; Structural theory of
materials; Heat treatments; Thermo - chemical treatments; Powder metallurgy;
Special alloys; Amorphous and Nan crystalline materials; Semiconductor materials;
Corrosion; Thermal processes; Fine structure (transmission electron microscopy,
scanning electron microscopy; electron microprobe analysis, X-ray diffraction);
Informatics; Medical engineering; Spectroscopic analyses.
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4. DEPARTMENT OF ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT
OF METALLIC MATERIALS PRODUCTION
Head of Department - Prof. Mihai BUZATU
Address
Phone
Fax
E-mail
Splaiul Independenţei 313, Sector 6, 060042 Bucharest, Romania,
office JL 202
+4021 402.94.27
+4021 318.10.17
buzatu.mihai@yahoo.com
Teaching activity
The Engineering and Management for Metallic Materials Production
Department consists in 3 teaching and research fields as follows:
Ferrous Metallurgy;
Non-Ferrous Metals and Alloys;
Mechanical and Technological Metallurgy Installations.
The specializations covered by the teaching staff are:
♦ Engineering of Metallic Materials Productions, Economic Engineering (Dipl.
Eng.)
♦ Synthesis and processing special metallic materials (M. Sc.)
♦ Metallic nanomaterials production, processing and characterization (M. Sc.
program);
♦ Engineering and management for metallic materials production (M. Sc.
program);
♦ Non-Ferrous Metallurgy And Ore Dressing (Ph. D. degree);
♦ Iron and Steel Making Engineering (Ph. D. degree);
♦ Metallurgical Installations And Equipments (Ph. D. program) – partial
coordination;
♦ Advanced Procedures In Elaboration Of Metallic Materials (Academic studies
degree);
♦ Engineering and Management in Non-ferrous Metallurgy (Academic studies
degree).
Research activity
The scientific research activity of the department covers a range of topics as
follows:
Non-ferrous melts treatment principles; Metallurgical processes theory; Development
of new techniques for elaboration of composite materials; Researches on the
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interface processes in composite materials; Interactions between metallic melts and
ceramic particles; Refining and modification of non-ferrous alloys; Filtration and
degassing of non-ferrous metals and alloys; Rare metals, dispersed metals, light and
heavy metals; Ecological technological of processing secondary materials; Electrometallurgical and hydro-metallurgical technologies for metal manufacturing and
refining; Process optimizing in materials engineering; Ecological technologies of
non-ferrous ores dressing; Powder metallurgy.
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Theoretical bases of iron and steel making processes; Mass transfer
processes; Ferrous ores dressing; Cast iron metallurgy; Ferro-alloys metallurgy;
Hydro-dynamics of processes for steelmaking and refining; Steel metallurgy;
Elaboration of special steels; Casting and solidification of steel; Solidification
processes modeling; Iron and steel making processes modeling; Optimizing of the
metallurgical processes; Ecology of Iron and steel making systems;
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Methods and equipments of computer assisted intelligent control for
qualitative inspection of metallurgical processes; increasing the reliability of
metallurgical installations through modeling and simulation; optimizing the
constructional parameters of technological installations.
Laboratories:
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Metallurgical processes theory; Metallic melts treatment; Heavy metals;
Ore dressing; Nuclear metallurgy; Light metals; Elaboration of non-ferrous
alloys; Crystallography-Mineralogy; Rare and precious metals; Elaboration
of composite materials; Metallic powders; Hydro-electro-metallurgy; Thin
coatings deposition; Thermal-differential analysis;
Iron and steel making processes theory; Steel metallurgy; Cast iron
metallurgy; Ferro-alloys metallurgy; Steel casting and solidification;
Environment protection; Micro-climate and specific processes in
metallurgy; Micro-production workshop for iron ores dressing and
reduction;
Mechanic-metallurgical technological equipments; Electro-metallurgical
technological equipments; Metallurgical automations.
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5. DEPARTMENT OF METALLIC MATERIALS PROCESSING
AND ECO-METALLURGY
Head of Department - Prof. Florin Ştefănescu
Address
Phone
Fax
E-mail
Splaiul Independenţei 313, Sector 6, 060042 Bucharest, Romania,
office JG 016
+4021 402.95.43
+4021 318.10.17
florinstefanescu2001@yahoo.com
Teaching activity
The Metallic Materials Processing and Eco-Metallurgy Department consist in
3 teaching and research fields as follows:
Metal Casting and Composite Materials;
Metal Forming (Forging and Rolling);
Thermal-Technological Installations and Eco-Metallurgy.
The following specializations are under the direction of the above-mentioned
teaching staff:
♦ Processing of metallic materials (Dipl. Eng.);
♦ Advanced techniques for metallic materials processing (M. Sc. program);
♦ Environment protection in metallic materials industry (M.Sc. program);
♦ Metal Casting (Ph. D. program);
♦ Metal forming (Ph. D. program);
♦ Metallurgical installations and equipments (Ph. D. program)
♦ High productivity technologies in metal rolling and drawing and
Examination of the fine structure of materials and thermo-mechanical
processing of materials (Post graduated courses) – partial coordination.
Research activity
The scientific research activity of the department covers a range of topics as
follows:
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Efficient inoculation of cast irons, steel and silumins; Elaboration of
ferrous and non-ferrous alloys in view of casting; Elaboration of inoculated high
alloy cast irons, with controlled graphite separations for application in car and
chemical industry, for ingot molds and rolling rollers; Advanced methods for casting
alloys refining; Usual and special molding materials; Traditional and special molding
technologies; Precision casting, casting of decorative art objects, jewel
manufacturing, casting of biomedical implants in orthopedics and dentistry; Special
casting procedures; Overall quality in foundry, casting flaws remedial procedures,
checking and reception of the materials in foundry workshops; Design of ecological
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casting technologies, re-design and re-technologizing of foundry workshops,
business breeder for castings; Optimizing the design processes for castings building,
for foundry technologies, for solidification processes; Obtaining metallic matrix
composite materials and specific testing methods; Recycling secondary wastes in
foundry workshops; Advanced methods for physical-chemical processing of casting
surfaces and for heat treatment and metallurgical treatment of the surface coatings;
•
Theoretical bases of plastic forming processes; Theoretical bases of
processes in fracture mechanics; Establishing the deformability of metallic materials;
Structural transformations during plastic deformation; Thermo-mechanical regimes
during deformation; Structural transformations in cold worked titanium alloys;
Superplastic deformation of some commercial aluminum alloys; Forming in gauged
shapes; Computer assisted design for reduction schemes for sheet rolling; Computer
assisted design in metal forming; Rolling of metallic powders; Rolling cladding of
aluminum alloys; Processing of thin special aluminum tapes; Duplex and triplex steel
rolling; Processing of capillary and special tubes; Friction processes during plastic
deformation; Deformation behavior during rolling, forging, extrusion or wire
drawing for some special steels and non-ferrous alloys; Design of new technologies
for during rolling, forging, extrusion and wire drawing; Deformation behavior of
superplastic and shape memory alloys; Computer modeling and simulation of heating
and deformation processes during rolling, forging, extrusion and wire drawing;
Organization of forging, press-forging and extrusion workshops;
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Mathematical modeling of thermal processes during fabrication of the
electrodes for iron and steel making; Improving the yield of utilization for
technological materials; Improving the technological and economic performances in
metallurgical processes; Optimizing the parameters of the gaso-dynamic regimes for
heating furnaces; Decreasing the specific fuel and energy consumption for
metallurgical furnaces; Kinetics of the drying processes for ceramic materials in
foundry workshops; Modeling the heat transfer processes inside the metallurgical
aggregates; Thermo-conductivity of poly-disperse systems; Characterization of ERE
systems (ecology-recycling-energy) in iron and steel making industry; Implementing
of eco-efficiency for modernizing the hot working workshops.
Laboratories:
Cast iron foundry; Steel foundry; Non-ferrous alloys foundry; Materials
and bindings in foundry; Procedures for obtaining casting moulds; Casting
and solidification of alloys; Cast composite materials; Modeling and
optimizing foundry processes; Elaboration of casting alloys; Refining and
inoculation of casting alloys; Special procedures for moldings and casting;
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SEM – Tescan VEGA II – XMU
Theory of plastic deformation and fracture mechanics; Technology of
forging; Technology of rolling;
Fuel-type and electric-type thermal-technological equipments; Materials
for metallurgical installations; Pollution prevention and control in
metallurgical engineering systems.
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6. RESEARCH AND EXPERTISE CENTER FOR SPECIAL
MATERIALS (CEMS)
Address
Phone
Fax
E-mail
Splaiul Independenţei 313, Sector 6, 060042 Bucharest, Romania,
office JI 110
+4021 402.92.61
+4021 316.95.62
cems@sim.pub.ro
http://www.upb-cems.ro/
Administrative Board
Manager - Prof. Nicolae CONSTANTIN
Brief presentation
The Research and Expertise Center for Special Materials (CEMS) is a
professional, non-profit organization, having the purpose to accomplish research
activities, consulting, technical expertise, processing of new technologies and special
materials (biocompatible materials, high-strength non-ferrous alloys alloys,
amorphous and nanocrystalline materials, composites, special metallic materials for
electronics and aeronautics, special steels).
The Research and Expertise
Center for Special Materials was
founded on the 10th of March
1994 on the basis of a
governmental resolution (HG
57/08.02.1992) in agreement with
the Education Law. The type of
organization is inspired by
countries with an advanced
university research, adapted to
market economy. The research
teams
comprise
researchers,
teaching personnel, doctorands
and students belonging to
different
departments
and
faculties.
During the last years the Research and Expertise Center for Special Materials
organized the series of symposia „Traditions and Perspectives in the Romanian
Metallurgy” (TPSRM’96, TPSRM’98, TPSRM 2000) at the Materials Science and
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Engineering Faculty, and also had an important contribution in the organization of
other international symposia in co-operation with other research institutes.
International Co-operation
The Materials Science and Engineering Faculty has co-operation relationships
with many universities and research institutes from different countries. Such
relationships have been established with universities of prestige from: Germany,
USA, France, UK, Japan, Sweden, Italy, Greece, Belgium, Norway, Egypt, Chile,
Bulgaria, Czech Republic, China, Slovakia, Venezuela.
Co-operation pursues the following objectives: exchanges of students and
teaching staff, improvement of curricula and syllabi, research activities in the
framework of different program's and projects, coordination of Ph.D programs,
development of the material base of laboratories etc.
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7. CENTER FOR ECO - METALLURGICAL RESEARCH AND
EXPERTISE (CCEEM)
Address
Phone
Fax
E-mail
Splaiul Independenţei 313, Sector 6, 060042 Bucharest, Romania,
office JF 002
+4021 402.95.92
+4021 316.95.64
ecomet@ecomet.pub.ro
www.ecomet.pub.ro
Administrative Board
Chairman - Prof. Cristian PREDESCU
Scientific Director - Prof. Avram NICOLAE
Brief Presentation
The Center for Eco-Metallurgical Research and Expertise is an independent
non-political NGO participating for Romanian science, technique and technology
progress in the fields of pollution prevention and control for the industry of metallic
materials and in the formulation of new technologies and techniques for rationalizing
the use of industrial resources (human, material and energy-related).
In order to attain the aforementioned objectives, CCEEM conducts activities in
the following domains:
The Center’s major objective is conceiving and designing upgraded
technologies and equipment in the fields of materials formulation and
processing;
Research into processes, technologies, products and services from the industry
of metallic materials (metallurgical industry) ensuring environment protection
and pollution reduction (environment-friendly systems);
Investigation of links between “materials-energy-environment” using the
integrated systems theory ERE (ecology-recycling-energy), a concept applied
and used for the first time on the national and international fronts by the Center
members;
Prevention of environmental pollution through processes, products
(environment-friendly materials) and “clean” equipment;
Getting active and passive control on the degree of environment protection and
on the achievement of the industrial microclimate starting from the
identification and surveillance of noxious emissions;
Recycling, using again and valorizing industrial wastes and secondary
resources that are both energetic and material;
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Recuperation and renewed valorization of industrial wastes through
unconventional procedures, services and equipment pursuing primarily cycle
improvement (increasing their lifetime);
IT management of environment-friendly metallurgical engineering systems
through:
Setting up information data bases on polluting emissions;
Producing management programs for relating information data bases;
Producing software for the design of both conventional and nonconventional technologies and equipment generating very low pollution;
Launching software packages to simulate polluting emissions;
Managing
environmentally
optimized technological processes;
Expert programs for diagnosing
and evaluating performances of
technologies, products and services
generating very low pollution;
Expertise
assessment
and
accreditation through environment
licenses for materials engineering
systems relying on environment
appraisal and environment audit;
Specialization, perfection and
assessment through postgraduate
courses of human resources acting in
the industrial field;
Work on optimizing and making effective specific materials and energy
expenses in industry;
Activities for documenting and informing industrial units;
Providing assistance for the design, execution and capitalization of work in the
field of distribution and use of energy resources;
Granting facilities and funding for CEMRE members participating in scientific
national and international events.
Laboratories:
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The Center sets out to become a profit-making entity capable of conducting
specialized work on the accredited achievement of environment management
instruments such as the impact of pollution on environment, the evaluation of the
environment lifetime and risk, environment audit and appraisals. Additionally
CCEEM is a major device for integrating college education and industrial practice
because the material foundation it has available can be used on the one hand for
training both undergraduates and postgraduates in the field of ecometallurgy and on
the other hand for getting them participate in the resolution of contracts for scientific
research.
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8. BIOMATERIALS CENTER (BIOMAT)
Address
Phone
Fax
E-mail
URL
Splaiul Independenţei 313, Sector 6, 060042 Bucharest, Romania,
office JK 214
+4021 316.95.63
+4021 316.95.63
office@biomat.ro
www.biomat.ro
Board of Directors
Executive Manager - Prof. Mihai TĂRCOLEA
Brief Presentation
The Biomaterials Center sets out to train specialists involved in the design, choice
and production of biomaterials, in the formulation of biomaterial-based technologies
and applications (medical instruments, implants, prostheses, artificial organs, and
other medical devices), specialists that should make sure that products are functional,
experts on medical apparatus or on clinical investigation techniques.
Specialists in biomaterials can cover several study areas in engineering,
medicine and biology. They can find jobs in hospitals, in the industry and/or research
area or in the academia, conducting activities that include the design of medical
instruments, implants, prostheses and other medical devices, the development and
production of such products, the design of new highly compatible biomaterials; the
design, production and maintenance of medical apparatus, the design and
achievement of hospital computer networks; in the management technology of
hospital systems.
Furthermore, a center that conducts the expertise of biomaterials, implants and
other medical devices is a must, due particularly to Romanian Parliament Law on
medical devices stipulating the attuning of new medical devices to quality norms
imposed on a European level.
This orientation is a first attempt in this line of work that should contribute to
proficiency training in major fields such as the ensuing ones:
Theoretical grounding of some basic notions (biomaterial,
biocompatibility, biofunctioning, implant, medical device);
Technologies for obtaining biomaterials and medical devices;
Conception and design of biomaterials and medical devices;
Techniques for testing, investigating and assessing biomaterials and
medical devices;
Biomaterials (medical devices) applications in various fields of use:
orthopedics, stomatology, ENT.
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The Biomaterials Center has four major development objectives presupposing
various activities:
A. Quality Insurance:
Investigation and testing of biomaterials and medical devices;
Biomaterials and medical devices expertise;
Official recognition of biomaterials and medical devices;
Standardization of biomaterials and medical devices;
B. Marketing and International Partnership:
Applied research;
Marketing;
Technology transfer;
International partnership;
C. Technological Achievement;
Conception and design of biomaterials and medical devices;
Establishing the design of medical devices;
Obtaining biomaterials;
Production of medical devices
D. Education, Training, Professional Orientation Services:
Professional orientation;
Educational services;
Training activities and courses;
Expertise and consulting services.
The Divison will see to it that the Center laboratories be accredited in
accordance with ISO 9001 and ISO 9002.
The technical assistance, testing and forecast services are:
♦ technical assistance for medical devices maintenance and fixing;
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♦ drafting of technological norms and on processing and testing methods of
biomaterials and medical devices;
♦ editing of promotion materials (leaflets, brochures, multimedia
applications);
♦ testing and official recognition of biomaterials and medical devices;
♦ market forecast on the number of necessary graduates with biomedical
training
The major objectives run as follows:
• Development and valorization of scientific and engineering assets in the
field of biomaterials;
• Accumulation, development and valorization of modern environmentfriendly technologies (minimal losses technologies, appropriate production
technologies, modern techniques for testing and investigation;
• Development of scientific and technological services.
According to the submitted organization chart, The Center’s three major
strategic orientations (scientific research, applied technology research and services)
converge to amke up a coherent chain “theme launching – circulation dissemination”. The Center’s partners will benefit from technologies and equipment
projects in accordance with the recommendations of the European Community
Commission.
National and International Co-operation
On the national front, the Biomaterials Center co-operates with both fieldspecific university centers from Jassy (“Gh. Asachi”), Targoviste (“Vallachia”
University), from Hunedoara POLITEHNICA University of Timişoara), Constantza
(“Ovidius” University) and with university centers specializing in complementary
disciplines from Bucharest (The Pharmacy and Medicine University) and Jassy, with
research, design and production units (INTEC - Bucharest, ICPE - Bucharest, ICEM
- Bucharest, INAV SA, GRANTMETAL SA, FAUR SA, SEMCO PROIECT SA,
MEFIN SA, INFLPR, AEROTEH), the Clinical Hospital “N.G.Lupu”, the Clinical
Hospital Fundeni, the Orthopaedics Clinic Foisor, ROMHANDICAP,
ROMMEDICA, AEROTEH, RODAX S.R.L., BRIMEX S.R.L.
On the international front, Center members are involved in a co-operation
relationship (visitors exchange, documentary exchanges) with:
- France: Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Arts et des Industries, Strasbourg;
Institut National Polytechnique de Lorraine - Nancy; Ecole des Mines,
Saint-Etienne; Université Sud de Paris;
- Hungary: Gépipari és Automatizálási Müszaki Föiskola - Kecskemét;
- Canada: McGill University - Montreal;
- Korea: Kwangju Institute of Science and Technology;
- Japan: Joining and Welding Research Institute;
- Germany: Wirtz – BUEHLER; Max Planck Institute, Stuttgart;
- USA: University of Alabama.
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9. SHORT DESCRIPTION OF CURRICULA
The teaching process is based on the curricula devised in accordance with EU
and National standards and the criteria of a preferment academic education system.
The Materials Science and Engineering Faculty has adopted a structure for
formative periods comprising one basic cycle and two additional optional cycles, as
follows:
The 1st cycle consisting normally of 8 semesters (4 years) for engineersregular classes:
- 4 semesters that ensures the general formative knowledge's for the four
profiles of the faculty (Materials Engineering, Economic Engineering,
Medical Engineering and Environment Engineering), irrespective of the
specialization;
- 4 semesters that ensures the specialization knowledge's that are different for
each specialization in the framework of each profile and it finishes with a
dissertation (diploma exam).
For the Materials Engineering profile, the curricula during the second cycle
are differentiated according to the three main groups of specialties:
Materials Science;
Engineering of Metallic Materials Production;
Metallic Materials Processing.
The 2nd cycle is optional and it consists of 4 semesters dedicated to the
Master Degree.
The 3rd cycle is optional and it consists of 3 years dedicated to the Ph. D.
The faculty adopted the European Credit Based System starting with
1997/1998 academic year. For each academic year consisting of two semesters (14
weeks/semester), there are compulsory (O), optional (A) and elective (L) course units
(disciplines).
The curriculum establishes for each course unit the number of hours per week
(course – C, seminary – S, laboratory – L, project – P), the number of credits
ascribed to it and the type of evaluation (exam – E or colloquy - C). The basic
allocation is 60 credits per year of study (30 credits per semester).
At the beginning of each academic year the student needs to address a list
comprising the course units he/she has selected to attend, according to the curricula
and to the compulsory selection rules, optional and elective course units.
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