Romanian
versionMihail Constantin Mangra
Prof. Dr. Eng.
Dean
Personal data:
Birth date and place: 10.04.1946, Abram, Bihor, Romania
Civil situation: married
Children: 2
Education:
1964-1971: Polytechnic Institute of Timisoara, Mechanics Faculty, specialization Machines Building Technologies
1964-1969: High school “Emanoil Godju”, Oradea, Romania
Ph.D. degree:
1990: Technical University of Timisoara, Romania, title: Metallurgical research on the elaboration of the barium ferrites permanent magnets, scientifically coordination: prof.dr.eng.Trusculescu Marin
2000-present: Coordinator of Ph.D. thesis
Competence:
Powder Metallurgy, Materials Science and Engineering, Ceramic Materials
Career:
2003-present: professor, Faculty of Engineering and Management of the Technological Systems, Drobeta Turnu Severin, University of Craiova, Romania
1997-2003: professor, Faculty of Mechanics, University of Craiova, Romania
1990-1997: assistant professor, Faculty of Mechanics, University of Craiova, Romania
1978-1990: lecturer, Faculty of Mechanics, University of Craiova, Romania
1975-1978: assistant, Faculty of Mechanics, University of Craiova, Romania
1971-1975: designing engineer, Electroputere Plant Craiova, Romania
University management career:
2002-present: member of the Romanian National Monitoring Committee inside of IGIP (International Society for Engineering Education)
2000-present: Dean of the Faculty of Engineering and Management of the Technological Systems at Drobeta Turnu Severin, University of Craiova
1998-present: monitoring expert inside the National University Research Center (NURC=CNCSIS)
1996 – present: Vice-Rector for the Students Department, University of Craiova
1995-1996: Vice-Manager at the University College at Drobeta Turnu Severin (included in the University of Craiova)
1992-1996: Department Head at the Mechanics Faculty, University of Craiova
1983-1992: Vice-Dean at the Mechanics Faculty, University of Craiova
1980-1984: Scientifically secretary of the Mechanics Faculty, University of Craiova
Professional / Scientifically Memberships:
since 1998: member of the Romanian Association of the Nonconventional Technologies (Timisoara, Romania)
since 1997: member of the Romanian Welding Association (Timisoara, Romania)
since 1993: member of the European Powder Metallurgy Association (Shrewsbury , U.K.)
since 1991: member of the Romania Society of Tribology (Bucharest, Romania)
since 1990: founder member of the Romanian Society of Powder Metallurgy (Cluj-Napoca, Romania)
Reference nominalizations:
2002: WHO’S WHO IN ROMANIA, Princeps Edition 2002
2002: RESEARCH BOARD OF ADVISORS, American Biographical Institute, member
2000: MAN OF THE YEAR 2000, American Biographical Institute, 5126 Bur Oak Circle, Raleigh NC 27622-1226, U.S.A.
1998: DISTINGUISHED LEADERSHIP AWARD, American Biographical Institute, 9th Edition, 1998, 5126 Bur Oak Circle, Raleigh NC 27622-1226, U.S.A.
1980-1984: NOMINATED UNIVERSITY ASSISTANT PROFESSOR by the Romanian Education Ministry
Foreign languages:
French: speak-write-read
English: speak-write-read
Hungary: speak-write-read
Representative scientifical papers published:
1. Mangra, M., 1993, Contributii aduse la imbunatatirea structurilor anizotrope, Sesiunea de comunicari stiintifice "Noutati in domeniul Tehnologiei si Utilajelor pentru Prelucrarea la Cald a Materialelor", Brasov, p.425-431
2. Mangra, M., 1993, Contributii la studiul procesului de sinteza a feritei de Ba tip W, Analele Universitatii din Craiova, seria Colegium, anul I, nr.2, p.195-204, ISSN 1223-6022
3. Mangra, M., 1993, Contributii aduse la elaborarea magnetilor permanenti din ferita de Ba tip W, Analele Universitatii din Craiova, seria Colegium, anul I, nr.3, p.322-325, ISSN 1223-6022
4. Mangra, M., 1993, Consideratii asupra posibilitatilor de extindere a utilizarii magnetilor ceramici in domeniul aparatelor de masura si control, Analele Universitatii din Craiova, seria Colegium, anul I, nr.4, p.448-453, ISSN 1223-6022
5. Mangra, M., 1993, Studii asupra prelucrarii prin electroeroziune a structurilor poroase sinterizate, Conferinta Nationala de “Tehnologii Neconventionale”, Timisoara, p.17-24
6. Mangra, M., 1994, Etudes sur la structure et les caracteristiques de quelques produits de poudres. Les resultats a la suite de pressage humide anisotrope, Proceedings of the First. International Conference on Materials and Manufacturing Technologies "MATEHN'94", Cluj-Napoca, Romania, p.289-294
7. Mangra, M., 1994, Etudes sur les effets de l'additivite de liquide pendant la mesurage humide de quelques poudres ceramiques, Proceedings of the First. International Conference on Materials and Manufacturing Technologies "MATEHN'94", Cluj-Napoca, Romania, p.295-300
8. Mangra, M., 1994, Contributii aduse la optimizarea operatiei de presare umeda anizotropa, A III-a Conferinta Nationala de “Tehnologii si Metode Moderne de Proiectare in Constructia de Masini", Craiova, vol. I, p.177-181
9. Mangra, M., 1994, Contribution a l'etude de processus de synthese de la ferite de Baryum type W, XXIV Octobrasko Savetovanje Rudara y Metalurga, Donji Milanovac, Iugoslavia, p.97
10. Mangra, M., 1995, Studii asupra modificarilor energetice produse la detensionarea prin vibrare, Revista de Tratamente Termice si Ingineria Suprafetelor, anul IV, nr.10-11, p.20-25, ISSN 1221-1176
11. Cernaianu, E., Mangra, M., Popescu, D., Cernaianu, A., 1995, A new model of fatigue tensile machine, ICCE/2 Second International Conference on Composites Engineering, New Orleans, SUA, p.109-110
12. Mangra, M., 1996, Studies on the initial materials Reactivity in the case of ferrites presintering, Romanian First International An Fourth National Conference of Powder Metallurgy, ROPM'96, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
13. Sontea, S., Mangra, M., Cernaianu, E., Tarata, D., Cernaianu, A., 1996, Criteria of Mechanical Tries for Bimetal Composite used for Electric Shunts, ICCE/3, Third International Conference on Composites Engineering, New Orleans, SUA
14. Mangra, M., 1996, Studii privind aditivarea lichidelor pentru slamurile folosite la presarea umeda anizotropa, ROTRIB'96 7-th International Tribology Conference, Bucuresti, in Tehnologii, Calitate, Masini Materiale nr.17, vol.II, Editura Tehnica, p.194-200, ISBN 973-31-0824-3
15. Mangra, M., 1996, Studies concerning the determination of powder residual stresses by RXD, XXVI Oktobraska Savetovanje Rudova y Metalurga, Bor, Iugoslavia, p.606-613
16. Mangra, M., 1996, Studies concerning the influence of technologic factors in the case of humid pressing process over the structure of magnets, International Conference Deformation and Fracture in structural PM MATERIALS, Slovakia, vol. I, p.387-391
17. Mangra, M., 1998, Etudes sur l'usinage par electroerosion des materiaux frittes ferreux, TEHNO'98, Engineering, Timisoara, p.493-498, ISBN: 973-0-00596-6
18. Mangra, M., 1998, Studies concerning the use of the quartz as a carrier at the barium ferrite presintering, The 2nd International Conference on Materials and Manufacturing Technologies MATEHN'98, Cluj-Napoca, p.569-572, ISBN: 973-98701-2-0
19. Mangra, M., Sima, G., 1998, Studies concerning the elaboration of a magnetic materials type metallic/ceramic composite by mechanical alloying, Powder Metallurgy World Congress and Exhibition, Granada, Spain, vol.1, p.396-401
20. Matei, Gh., Orban, R.L., Mangra, M., 1998, Influence of degree of homogenization on the apparent density of a binary mixture of powders, Powder Metallurgy World Congress and Exhibition, Granada, Spain, vol.1, p.224-228
21. Mangra, M., Ivanescu, M., Stoian, V., Gingu, O., 1999, Studies concerning the optimization of ceramic magnets anisotropic pressing, The 4th Asia Pacific Congress on Materials Processing, Singapore, Journal of Materials Processing Technology 89-90, 1999, p.481-483, ISSN 0924-0136
22. Mangra, M., Sima, G., Gingu, O., Orban, R.L., 2000, Researches concerning Al/(SiC+Graphite) nanocomposites powder particles elaboration having self-lubricating properties, International Conference on Composite Engineering ICCE/7, Colorado, S.U.A., p.577-578
23. Mangra, M., Sima, G., Gingu, O., Teisanu, C., Ciupitu, C., Gheorghe, St., 2001, Tribological composite materials for the automotive industry. Physical and mechanical characteristics, World Tribology Congress, Vienna, Austria, p.491, ISBN: 3-901657-08-8
24. Mangra, M., Sima, G., Gingu, O., 2001, Ciupitu, I., Influence on the cooling rate on Al/SiC composite microstructure, Prima Conferintǎ Internationalǎ de Tehnologii de Procesare a Materialelor Avansate AMPT’01 Madrid, Spania, vol. III, p.1547-1551, ISBN: 84-95821-05-2, vol. III: 84-95821-08-7
25. Mangra, M., Sima, G., Gingu, O., Nicoara , V., 2001, Influence on spark plasma sintering (SPS) process parameters on the functional characteristics of the barium ferrite permanent magnets, A Treia Conferintǎ Internationalǎ de Materiale si Tehnologii MATEHN´02 Cluj-Napoca, Romania, p.467-470, ISSN: 1221-5872
26. M. Mangra, T. Popescu, 2002, Studies concerning the possibilities to determine the stress state of sintered materials by the derivatographic analysis, International Conference on Deformation and Fracture of Structural PM Materials DFPM 2002, Stara Lesna, Slovacia, p.239, ISBN: 80-968543-1-3
27. M. Mangra, I. Ciupitu, V. Nicoara, 2002, Studies regarding the SPS manufacturing of the oxide ceramic magnets, International Conference on Advances In Materials Structures AMS 2002, Timisoara, Romania, p. 176, ISBN: 973-8391-50-4
Technical books:
1. Mangra,M., Diaconu, V., Tarata, D., 1989, Studiul Metalelor, Indrumar pentru lucrari de laborator, Reprografia Universitatii din Craiova
2. Sontea, S., Mangra, M., Tarata, D., 1992, Tratamente Termice, Indrumar pentru lucrari de laborator, Reprografia Universitatii din Craiova
3. Mangra, M., 1994, Stiinta Materialelor, curs, Reprografia Universitatii din Craiova
4. Tarata, D., Mangra, M., 1996, Materiale speciale, curs, Reprografia Universitatii din Craiova
5. Mangra, M., 1997, Materiale fabricate prin metalurgia pulberilor, Editura Universitaria Craiova, ISBN -973-9271-17-0
6. Sontea, S., Mangra, M., Didu, M., Vaduvoiu, Ghe., Nicola, D., Dobrota, D., Ivanus, R., 1998, Procesarea materialelor refolosibile pentru obtinerea unor materii prime, Editura Universitaria Craiova, ISBN: 973-9271-36-7
7. Sontea, S., Mangra, M., Dumitru, C., Tarata, D., Vaduvoiu, Ghe., Herscovici, P., Mazilu, D., Pascu, I., 1999, Metalurgia Pulberilor - Tehnologii de lucru si aplicatii, Editura Universitaria Craiova, ISBN: 973-9271-80-7
8. M. Mangra, Gingu, O., St. Gheorghe, I. Ciupitu, C. Teisanu, G. Sima, 2002, Tehnologii si Aplicatii in Metalurgia Pulberilor, Ed. Universitaria Craiova, ISBN: 973-8043-106-5