CURRICULUM VITAE 

  First name: Raluca

  Surname Gavrila

  Date and place of birth: 1964, Bucharest, Romania

  Education:  M. Sc. (1987) degree in Physics from University of Bucharest, Faculty of Physics

  Professional experience:  Micro and nanoscale characterization by Atomic Force Microscopy, technological development for microstructures and microsenzors

  Career

  1990-1996 - Research scientist at Research Institute for Electronic Components Bucharest (ICCE), Department of Optoelectronics
  1997-2003 - Research scientist at National Institute for R&D in Microtechnologies Bucharest (IMT), Microphysical Simulation and Characterization Center

  Stages abroad

  Present position: Research scientist, National Institute for R&D in Microtechnologies (IMT), Microphysical Simulation and Characterization Center

  Research interests: Scanning Force Microscopy, micro and nanoscale characterisation

  Past and current projects

  Surface characterization techniques by Atomic Force Microscopy, Ministry of Education and Research, 1997-1999
  Advanced AFM–based techniques for extending characterization capabilities at micro and nanoscale, ORIZONT 2000 National Program, 2000-2002
  Caracterization of materials and structures for micro and nanoengineering research laboratories network MINAMAT-NET, MATNANTECH National Program, 2001-2004
  Force microsensors for Atomic Force Microscopy, MATNANTECH National Program, 2002-2004

  Main scientific publications:

  I. Oprea, R. Gavrila, A. Dinescu, R. Oprica, DETERMINATION OF SCANNING PARAMETERS IN INTERMITTENT CONTACT OPERATION MODE AFM, International Semiconductor Conference - CAS 2001, Sinaia, Romania
  Raluca Gavrila, Belarisa Popescu, Daniela Ionescu, Ioana Demetrescu, ELECTROCHEMICAL METHOD AND ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY SERVING THE CHARACTERIZATION OF THIN FILM IN BIOLIQUIDS, International Semiconductor Conference - CAS 2001, Sinaia, Romania
  C. Cobianu, M. Modreanu, M. Danila, Raluca Gavrila, M. Bercu, and Mariuca Gartner, STRUCTURAL AND MORPHOLOGICAL CHANGES IN LOW TEMPERATURE ANNEALED LPCVD SI LAYERS, EUROCVD 2001
  E. Budianu, M. Purica, E. Manea, M. Danila, R. Gavrila, I. Oprea, DESIGN AND OPTIMIZATION OF A MSM PHOTODETECTOR BASED ON POLY-Si LAYER, International Semiconductor Conference – CAS 2001, Sinaia, Romania
  Elena Budianu, Munizer Purica, Elena Manea, Emil Rusu, Raluca Gavrila, Mihai Danila, OPTICAL IMPROVED STRUCTURE OF POLYCRISTALLINE SILICON BASED THIN FILM SOLAR CELL", Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells 72 (2002), p.223-229
  M. Purica, Elena Budianu, E. Rusu, M. Danila, Raluca Gavrila, OPTICAL AND STRUCTURAL INVESTIGATION OF TRANSPARENT AND CONDUCTIVE ZNO THIN FILMS PREPARED BY CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION, Thin Solid Films, 403-404, (2002), p.485-488
  C. Cobianu, M. Modreanu, M. Danila, Raluca Gavrila, M. Bercu and Mariuca Gartner, STRUCTURAL AND MORPHOLOGICAL CHANGES IN LOW TEMPERATURE ANNEALED LPCVD SI LAYERS, J. Phys. IV France 11 (2001) Pr3 315-323
  M. Gartner, M. Modreanu, C. Cobianu, R. Gavrila, M. Danila, MICROSTRUCTURAL INFORMATION FROM OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF LPCVD SILICON ANNEALED AT LOW TEMPERATURE, Sensors and Actuators, A 99 (2002), 160-164
  Maria Crisan, M. Jitianu, Mariuca Gartner, D. Crisan, C. Savaniu, Raluca Gavrila, Maria Zaharescu, NANOSTRUCTURED AND MULTILAYERED Al2O3 THIN FILMS OBTAINED BY SOL-GEL METHOD, Key Engineering Materials vols., 206-213 (2002), 575-578
  Diana Mardare, C. Baban, Raluca Gavrila, M. Modreanu, G. I. Rusu, ON THE STRUCTURE, MORPHOLOGY AND ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITIES OF TITANIUM OXIDE THIN FILMS, Surface Science 507- 510 (2002), 468-472
  M. Danila, E. Manea, R. Muller, R. Gavrila, STRUCTURAL INVESTIGATION OF LPCVD POLYSILICON LAYERS USED IN SURFACE MICROMACHINING, International Semiconductor Conference – CAS 2002 Proceedings, p. 91-94
  M. Mihaila, C. Grigoriu, F. Craciunoiu, M. Danila, R. Gavrila, D. Steriu, G. Stanciu, D. Ursutiu, G. Dragan, I. Dinoiu, NONLINEAR CONDUCTION IN PLATINUM NANOPARTICLE FILMS, Proc. IEEE International Semiconductor Conference - CAS 2002, p. 115-118
  E. Budianu, M. Purica, E. Rusu, E. Manea, R. Gavrila, POLYSILICON THIN LAYERS FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC APPLICATIONS, International Semiconductor Conference - CAS 2002 Proceedings, p. 215-218
  Elena Budianu, Munizer Purica, Elena Manea, Mihai Danila, Raluca Gavrila, POLY-SI THIN LAYERS FOR HIGH SPEED PHOTODETECTORS, Proc.of the International Symposium on Electron Devices for Microwave and Optoelectronic Applications EDMO 2002, Manchester, Nov. 2002, p.202-204
  M. Bercu, C. Moldovan, R. Gavrila, B. N. Bercu, O. Ligor, INVESTIGATIONS ON PHOSPHOSILICATE GLASS, BY USING IR, AFM AND CLUSTER MODEL CALCULATION, International Semiconductor Conference - CAS 2002 Proceedings, p. 279-282
  M. Mihaila, D. Ursutiu, C. Grigoriu, M. Danila, F. Craciunoiu, R. Gavrila, NONLINEAR CONDUCTION IN PLATINUM NANOPARTICLE FILMS, National Science Foundation Workshop on "Communication and Integration in Nanomaterials", Brasov, 30 oct. -2 sept., 2002.
  Mariuca Gartner, Maria Crisan, A. Jitianu, R. Scurtu, Raluca Gavrila, Isabella Oprea, Maria Zaharescu, SPECTROELLIPSOMETRIC CHARACTERIZATION OF MULTILAYER SOL-GEL FE2O3 FILMS, Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology 26, 745–748, 2003
  Mihai N. Mihaila , Constantin Grigoriu, Mihai Danila, Florin Craciunoiu, Raluca Gavrila, Dan Steriu, Doru Ursutiu, NONLINEAR CONDUCTION IN PLATINUM NANOPARTICLE FILMS, in Proceedings of The Romanian Academy, series A(Mathematics, Physics, Information Science), 2003(in press).
  M. Mihaila, D. Ursutiu, C. Grigoriu, M. Danila, F. Craciunoiu, R. Gavrila, D. Steriu, SUBSTRATE-INDUCED 1/F NOISE IN PLATINUM NANOPARTICLE FILMS, accepted at the 17th International Conference on Noise and Fluctuations, August 2003, Prague.

  Foreign languages: English, french

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