Alina Silvia CHIPER

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University Lecturer, Dr.
Tel. +40 232 201188
Fax +40 232 201150

 

 

Education

  • 2000-2005
    PhD in Physics
    Thesis title:  “Contributions to the study of the surface treatments using barrier discharge plasma”
    Alexandru Ioan Cuza University (UAIC), Faculty of Physics, Iasi, ROMANIA
  • 1998-2000
    Master of Science in Plasma Physics
    Subject: “Plasma – solid surface interaction”
    UAIC, Faculty of Physics, Iasi, ROMANIA
  • 1994-1998
    Bachelor of Science in Physics
    UAIC, Faculty of Physics, Iasi, ROMANIA

Work experience

  • Oct. 2009 – present        University Lecturer
    UAIC, Faculty of Physics, Iasi, ROMANIA
  • July 2010 – March 2013 Post-doctoral Researcher
    Alexandru Ioan Cuza University, Faculty of Physics, Iasi, ROMANIA
  • Oct. 2006 – Sept. 2008   Post-doctoral Researcher
    UAIC, Faculty of Physics, Iasi, ROMANIA
  • Oct. 2004 – Sept. 2009    Teaching Assistant
    UAIC, Faculty of Physics, Iasi, ROMANIA
  • Jul. – Sept. 2009; Sept. – Nov. 2008; Sept. – Nov. 2007 Visiting Researcher
    Plasma Physics and Technology Programme, Risø DTU, Technical University of Denmark, Roskilde – 4000, Denmark
  • Apr. –  Jun. 2006; Oct. 2003 – Mar. 2004 Scholarships
    “Laboratoire de Physique des Gaz et des Plasmas”, Université Paris-Sud,  91405 Orsay Cedex, France

Teaching activity

  • Course: Technological Applications of Plasma Physics
  • Practical works (and seminaries): Technological Applications of Plasma Physics, Atomic Physics, Atomic and Molecular Physics, Biomaterials and Biocompatibility, Biomechanics, Mechanics, Waves and Oscillations.

Scientific research activity

–         19 ISI papers; h-index: 8; more than 100 citing articles
(without self-citations),
–           director of 2 grants, member in 9 grants

    • Diagnosis of non-equilibrium plasmas by tunable diode laser absorption spectroscopy, UV absorption spectroscopy, ICCD imaging technique, optical emission spectroscopy;
    • Generation and optimization of atmospheric pressure plasmas for environmental protection, polymer surface treatment, and bacterial inactivation;
    • Surface plasma treatment of polymers and surface analyses by contact angle technique and ellipsometry; XPS and IR spectra analyses.