Elena Iuliana BÎRU
Dr. Elena Iuliana Bîru is a Lecturer in the department of Bioresources and Polymer Science at the Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnologies from Politehnica University of Bucharest (UPB). Since 2014 she is a full member of the Advanced Polymer Materials Group from UPB, and she develops interdisciplinary research activities in the field of polymer-based nanocomposites with applications in electronic devices and nanomedicine. Dr. Bîru has completed her doctoral studies in 2020 with the highest distinction demonstrating high competence in the field of polymer science and engineering. Dr. Bîru has also gained valuable experience being involved as research assistant in more than 8 national research projects throughout the years. Additionally, Dr. Bîru has developed management skills after being directly involved as expert in the Human Resources Programs development: 1) Knowledge, innovation, and development through doctoral scholarships, POSDRU/187/1.5/S/155536; 2) Developing the entrepreneurial skills of doctoral and postdoctoral students - the key to success in career, POCU SMIS 125125. INOVABIOMED (Innovative Technologies for Materials Quality Assurance in Health, Energy and Environmental) with a value of nearly 16,000,000 Euro from European Funds (2016-2020) represents the most significant scientific and managerial project that involved Dr. Bîru as technical expert. From 2021, Dr. Bîru is the Deputy Director of Advanced Polymer Materials Group from UPB, being in charge with Human Resource management, logistics and visibility of the group.
From 2022 she deals with the accreditation of the Bioengineering program for the Bachelor level within the Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology (UPB). Recently, she won a PostDoc fellowship regarding the development of new nanoplatforms based on proteins and graphene oxide for synergistic anticancer therapy based on the photothermal effect through the competition within the project POCU SMIS 153734 at UPB.