APPENDIX 1 - The funding application (to be filled out in English)

B1. Curriculum Vitae of the project leader (maximum 2 pages)

Personal information
Name: Nedelcu
Surname: Liviu
Date of birth: 5 march 1978
Nationality: Romanian
Marital Status: married
Education and degrees
2010 - Ph.D., “Complex dielectric media for microwave applications” thesis, Faculty of Physics,
University of Bucharest, Romania
2004 - Master of Science, “ZST type ceramic materials for microwave and millimeter-wave
applications” disertation, Faculty of Physics, University of Bucharest, Romania
2002 - Bachelor of Science, “Ceramic materials for microwave applications” diploma, Faculty of
Physics, University of Bucharest, Romania
Professional experience
2001 – 4 month “Erasmus Student” at Justus Liebig Universitat, Giessen, Germany
From 2002 – National Institute of Materials Physic (NIMP); position hold in the present: senior
researcher 2nd degree.
Research experience
 Bulk and thin film dielectrics/ferroelectrics
 Electric polarisation and phase transitions
 Solid-state reaction synthesis and thin films deposition
 X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy
 Broad-band dielectric measurements, including Terahertz Time-Domain Spectroscopy
 Dielectric resonators and substrates, tunable capacitors
 Planar and 3D frequency-selective structures based on temperature-stable microwave dielectrics
 Miniaturized dielectric resonator antennas
 Compact tunable antennas based on ferroelectric varactors
Publications
Published papers: 50
ResearcherID profile: http://www.researcherid.com/rid/B-9882-2011
Hirsch index and the total number of citations, according to Web of Science: H index = 12; sum of
times cited without self-citations – 300
Invited papers
1. M.G. Banciu, L. Nedelcu, K. Yamamoto, S. Tsuzuki, M. Tani, “THz TDS investigations on
dielectrics for microwave applications”, 5th International Workshop on Far-Infrared Technologies,
Fukui, Japan, March 5-7, 2014
2. L. Nedelcu and M.G. Banciu, “Low-Loss Microwave Dielectrics: Synthesis, Properties, and
Applications”, 13th International Balkan Workshop on Applied Physics, Constanta, Romania, July 04-
06, 2013.
3. Ioachim, L. Nedelcu, M. I. Toacsan, M. G. Banciu, “Advanced Dielectric Materials for Applications
from Microwave up to Terahertz Domain”, International Symposium of Terahertz Spectroscopy IV -
Innovations in THz Spectroscopy and THz-Wave Wireless Communications, Matsumoto, Japan,
October 22-24, 2010.
4. L. Nedelcu, “Dielectric Materials for Microwave and Millimeter Wave Applications”, 10th
International Balkan Workshop on Applied Physics, Constanta, Romania, July 06-08, 2009.
Awards
“Gold medal” for the “Antenna with BNT dielectric resonator for 1800 MHz band” device presented at
11th edition of the International Salon of Research, Innovation and Inventions PRO INVENT 2013,
Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
“Best Paper Award” for the paper “X-band Filters Manufactured with ZST Dielectric Resonators” (A.
Ioachim, M. G. Banciu, M. I. Toacsan, L. Nedelcu, C. A. Dutu, I. Nicolaescu, I. Radu) presented at
28th International Semiconductor Conference, CAS 2005, Sinaia, Romania.
“Research Student Awards” for the best paper presented in the “Ferroelectric Materials” Section in the
frame of “Romanian Conference on Advances Materials”, ROCAM 2003, Constanta, Romania.
Reviewer: Journal of Alloys and Compounds, Materials Chemistry and Physics, Materials Science and
Engineering B, Journal of the American Ceramic Society, Journal of Materials Science.
Membership: Secretary of the Romanian Materials Science - Crystal Growth Society
Organizational skills: Organizer of the Section 6 in the frame of 8th International Conference on
Advanced Materials - ROCAM 2015. Main organizer of the “Electronic materials and devices: from
RF to THz” Section of the ROCAM 2017 (http://rocam.unibuc.ro/rocam2017/Sections/index1.php).