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Lecturer Ph.D. Nicolae Ion POMETESCU

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Curriculum Vitae
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GENERAL INFORMATION

At present, lecturer PhD at
University of Craiova
Faculty of Physics
13 Al. I. Cuza Str.
Craiova 200585, Romania

Office: BB213
Tel./Fax: +40 251 415077
E-mail address: npomet@yahoo.com

CURRICULUM VITAE

DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH: 21.10.1955, Craiova, Romania

STUDIES

Graduate: 1975-1979, at the University of Craiova, Faculty of Natural Sciences, section Physics, specialization Physics

PhD: 1991-1998, at the University of Craiova, fundamental domain Exact Sciences, domain Physics, specialization Theoretical Physics
Ph.D. thesis title: Anomalous transport of particles in turbulent plasma

CURRENT TEACHING ACTIVITIES

Nuclear Physics, compulsory discipline, an introductory approach of basic ideas and concepts in nuclear physics addressed to the students in the second year of studies from the Faculty of Physics, University of Craiova
Main topics: nuclear constituents and characteristics, alpha-decay, beta-decay, gamma-decay, liquid drop model, Fermi-gas model, nuclear shell model.

Theory and modeling of instabilities in plasma, compulsory discipline, addressed to the students in the second year of Mastership cycle “Theoretical Physics” from the Faculty of Physics, Craiova. University of Craiova
Main topics: Fluid equations for low frequency phenomena in fusion plasma, fluid analysis of low frequency modes driven by inhomogeneities, kinetic description of low frequency modes (universal instability, interchange instability drift Alfvén waves, ballooning modes, kink modes).

Meteorology of atmospheric boundary layer, compulsory discipline, addressed to the students in the third year of studies from the Science of Environment, Faculty of Physics, University of Craiova
Main topics: boundary layer characteristics, mathematical and conceptual tools, governing equations for turbulent flows, prognostic equations for turbulent fluxes.

Diffusion of pollutants in atmosphere, optional discipline, addressed to the students in the third year of studies from the Science of Environment, from the Faculty of Physics, University of Craiova
Main topics: air pollutants, atmospheric systems and pollutant transport, gradient transport theories, statistical theories of diffusion.

SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

Main research domain: Theoretical Physics

Research topics

• Turbulent transport in fusion plasma
• Influence of radio-frequency heating on the transport in tokamak plasma
• Statistical models for particle transport

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

In ISI rated journals

1. Gy. Steinbrecher, M. Negrea, N. Pometescu, J. Misguich, On non-Markovian diffusion of magnetic field lines, Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion 39 (1997) 2039-2049
2. P. Rotaru, S. I. Blejoiu, R. Constantinescu, N. Pometescu, F. Uliu, O. Bunescu,  Perfectly stirred catalytic reactor, Applied Catalysis A: General, Vol 166, Issue 2 (1998) 363-373
3. N. Pometescu, M. Negrea and P. Rotaru, The anomalous particle flux induced by electromagnetic turbulence, Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion40 (1998) 1383-1398
4. N. Pometescu, Anomalous entropy production in turbulent plasma, Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion41 (1999) 1453-1468
5. N. Pometescu, B. Weyssow, Parallel and poloidal fluxes in a turbulent non-ohmic plasmas: an ICRH case, Physics of Plasmas, Vol.10, No.4 (2003), 1048-1059
6. N. Pometescu, B. Weyssow, Radial and poloidal particle and energy fluxes in a turbulent non-Ohmic plasma: An ion-cyclotron resonance heating case,  Physics of Plasmas, Vol.14, (2007) 022305
7. N. Pometescu, Ion density perturbation driven by electromagnetic turbulence and ICRH, JOAM, Vol. 10, No.8 (2008) 1933-1937

In journals of the Romanian Academy or journals indexed in international databases

1. N. Pometescu, Test-particle diffusion in a strongly magnetized plasma due to electrostatic fluctuations, Romanian Reports in Physics 48 (1996) No.3-4, 239-245
2. D. Constantinescu, M. Negrea, N. Pometescu and Gy. Steinbrecher, On the particles diffusion in an electromagnetic fluctuating field, Journal of Technical Physics Vol. 37 No.3-4 (1996), 477-480
3. M. Negrea, N. Pometescu and I. Petrisor, The numerical analysis for the non-symmetric components of the diffusion tensor in fluctuating magnetic field, Romanian Reports in Physics 53 (2001) No.1-2, 47-52
4. N. Pometescu, Anomalous Fluxes and Effective Resistivity in Turbulent Plasmas, Journal of Magnetohydrodynamics, Plasma & Space Research, Vol.11, No.2 (2002) 83-95, Nova Science Publishers Inc., Huntington, NY, ISSN 1083-4729

In proceedings of international scientific meetings (conferences, schools, workshops, etc.)

1. N. Pometescu, B. Weyssow, About the conditions of suppression of turbulence effects on the poloidal fluxes in toroidal plasmas in the presence of RF heating, Proceedings of the 9-th European Fusion Theory Conference – 17-19 October 2001 Elsinore, Denmark
2. N. Pometescu, Use of the drift kinetic equation to describe electromagnetic turbulent transport in the presence of radio frequency heating, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Plasma Physics and Applications, 2005, October 27-29, Iasi
3. N. Pometescu, Radial Turbulent Transport of Ions in Tokamak Plasma with ICRH, Proceedings of the 6-th School of Fusion Physics & Technology”, University of Thessaly, Volos, Greece, 26-31 March 2007
4. N. Pometescu, B. Weyssow, Turbulent Transport in non-Ohmic plasma: an ion-cyclotron resonance heating case, Proceedings of the 12-th European Fusion Theory Conference, Madrid – September 24-27, 2007
5. B. Weyssow, N. Pometescu, D. Cornea, Running diffusion coefficient in plasma with two temperatures, Proceedings of the “13-th European Fusion Theory Conference”, 12-15 October 2009, Riga, Latvia
6. N. Pometescu, B. Weyssow, Ion density perturbation profile due to ITG in plasma with ICRH, Proceedings of the “13-th European Fusion Theory Conference”, 12-15 October 2009, Riga, Latvia
7. N. Pometescu, Dispersion equation for ITG instability in plasma with ICRH, International workshop on “Transport in Fusion Plasma”, University of Craiova, November 9-10, 2009
8. N. Pometescu, B. Weyssow, Modeling random transition between two temperature profiles, International workshop on “Transport in Fusion Plasma”, University of Craiova, November 9-10, 2009

In academic journals CNCSIS rated (18 papers): Annals of the University of Craiova Physics AUC

Monographs, graduate textbooks, scientific books

1. N. Pometescu, Physics, SITECH Publishing House, Craiova, 1999, 404 pp., ISBN 973-8025-34-6, in Romanian
2. N. Pometescu, Tests in Physics, SITECH Publishing House, Craiova, 2000, 67 pp., ISBN 973-8025-49-4, in Romanian

RESEARCH CONTRACTS

Research contracts co-financed by international scientific research programs

1. Anomalous transport in turbulent plasma, Program type: FP5 and FP6- Contributions to the Complex Project NUC-INT (FUS), Contract number/year: 2/03.07.2000, Ongoing period: 03.07.2000 – 15.12.2007, Project director: N. Pometescu
2. Anomalous transport in plasma, Program type: Capacities, mod III, PC7- EURATOM-Fusion, Contract number/year: 1EU-2/11.08.2008, Ongoing period: 11.08.2008 – 15.12.2009, Project director: N. Pometescu
3. Anomalous transport in plasma: Role of collisions, turbulence and waves-particle interaction in transport, Program type: Capacities, mod III, PC7- EURATOM-Fusion, Contract number/year: 1EU-2/11.08.2008, Ongoing period: 04.01.2010 – 15.12.2010, Project director: N. Pometescu
4. The study of coupling kinetic equations with stochastic differential equations. Applications to turbulent transport problem in magnetic confined plasmas, Program type: Capacities, Mod. III, bilateral project, Contract number/year: 98/03.09.2008, Ongoing period: 03.09.2008 – 30.11.2010, Project director: N. Pometescu

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

• Member of the Romanian Physical Society
• Reviewer at the JOAM
• Known foreign languages: English, French
• Overall individual score: 14,7