Dr. Neculai Plugaru, C.S.I, Project Director, PhD in Physics at Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj (1995). NP has focused on the simulation and modeling of material properties from first principles electronic structure, using Density Functional Theory methods. Three main research directions may be outlined, as follows:

i) Design and engineering of functional ferroelectric/magnetoelectric interfaces for quantum tunneling junctions; ii) Engineering of defects and doping in (transparent) conducting oxides, from bulk to ultrathin layers, to pursue p-type conduction, dilute ferromagnetism, efficient carriers transport;
iii) Design of heterostructures based on hybrid halide perovskites for ferroelectric solar cells. Recently, NP has approached the study of structural phase transitions in inorganic halide perovskites, in the search for new ferroelectrics and stable light absorbing material.

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Dr. Oana Nedelcu, C.S.I, Experienced researcher, B.Sc. in Mathematics (1994), MSc in Fluid Mechanics (1995), PhD in Electronic Engineering (2010). ON’s expertise is in mathematical modelling, design, simulation and optimization of micro-electro-mechanical systems, analysis of material properties, mathematical processing of numerical and experimental data, technological design. Her expertise includes design, 3D model processing and simulation analysis, modeling of microscalling effects and of coupled thermo-mecano-electrical effects.
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Dr. Rodica Plugaru, C.S.I: Experienced researcher, PhD in Physics at the Institute of Atomic Physics, Magurele (1997). RP’s research was focused on the physics of point defects and their complexes in semiconductors and oxide materials, for the development of novel, multifunctional electronic devices. RP acquired an expertise in the design of advanced heterostructures and the analysis of their optical and electrical transport properties, with entangled mechanisms at the microscopic scale.
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Dr. Titus Sandu, C.S.I: Experienced researcher in theoretical physics, PhD in Physics at Texas A&M University (2002). TS is in charge of Laboratory for High Performance Computing at IMT. TS’s expertise is in the field of electronic structure and optical properties of materials with ab-initio and empirical methods, quantum transport in nanostructures, molecular dynamics, electromagnetic response, plasmonics, dynamical systems.
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Catalin Tibeica C.S.III: Experienced researcher. CT has acquiered an expertise in the field of modeling and simulation of MEMS, optical, microfluidic and semiconductor devices by using FEM-based simulation tools, in the range of mechanical, thermal, electro-magnetic, optical, and complex coupled field analyses. Experience of over 15 years in using CoventorWare, COMSOL Multiphysics, MatLab/Simulink software suites.
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Nicolae Filipoiu, Doctoral student, Faculty of Physics, Univ. Bucharest. User of SIESTA software package. Topics addressed to date: a) high entropy alloys (HEA); b) electrical transport properties. Software: Linux, C++, SIESTA, AutoCAD. Role in the Project: DFT calculations of the electronic structure, electrical conductivity and dielectric properties of the interfaces.