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 : [email protected]; www.sim.pub.ro
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C O N T E N T
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… 10
5. Metallic Materials Processing and Eco-Metallurgy Department..……………. 14
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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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 inter-university co-operation as a mean of improving the quality of education, facilitating student mobility and recognize studies and diplomas.
1. BRIEF HISTORY
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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.
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 - [email protected] Vice-Dean: Prof. Cinca Ioan - [email protected] Vice-Dean: Assoc.Prof. Brânzei Nicolae - [email protected] Vice-Dean: Assoc.Prof. Ştefănoiu Radu - [email protected] Head of Doctoral School: Prof. Nicolae Constantin - [email protected]
2. ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION
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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.
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MATERIALS PRODUCTION
MATERIALS PROCESSING
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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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Head of Department - Prof. Marin BANE
���� Address Splaiul Independenţei 313, Sector 6, 060042 Bucharest, Romania,
office JK 113 ���� Phone +4021 402.97.48 ���� Fax +4021 318.10.17 ���� E-mail [email protected]
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:
• 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.
• 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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Head of Department - Prof. Mihai BUZATU
���� Address Splaiul Independenţei 313, Sector 6, 060042 Bucharest, Romania,
office JL 202 ���� Phone +4021 402.94.27 ���� Fax +4021 318.10.17 ���� E-mail [email protected]
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; Electro-metallurgical and hydro-metallurgical technologies for metal manufacturing and refining; Process optimizing in materials engineering; Ecological technologies of non-ferrous ores dressing; Powder metallurgy.
• 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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Head of Department - Prof. Florin Ştefănescu
���� Address Splaiul Independenţei 313, Sector 6, 060042 Bucharest, Romania,
office JG 016 ���� Phone +4021 402.95.43 ���� Fax +4021 318.10.17 ���� E-mail [email protected]
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:
• 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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���� Address Splaiul Independenţei 313, Sector 6, 060042 Bucharest, Romania,
office JI 110 ���� Phone +4021 402.92.61 ���� Fax +4021 316.95.62 ���� E-mail [email protected]
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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���� Address Splaiul Independenţei 313, Sector 6, 060042 Bucharest, Romania, office JF 002
���� Phone +4021 402.95.92 ���� Fax +4021 316.95.64 ���� E-mail [email protected]
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 non-
conventional 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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���� Address Splaiul Independenţei 313, Sector 6, 060042 Bucharest, Romania,
office JK 214 ���� Phone +4021 316.95.63 ���� Fax +4021 316.95.63 ���� E-mail [email protected] URL 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 environment-
friendly 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 field-
specific 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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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 engineers-regular 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.
9. SHORT DESCRIPTION OF CURRICULA
