{"id":1380,"date":"2026-10-16T09:07:48","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T09:07:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cersus.tuiasi.ro\/?page_id=1380"},"modified":"2026-10-18T06:23:31","modified_gmt":"2026-10-18T06:23:31","slug":"fmanea","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cersus.tuiasi.ro\/index.php\/about\/project-partners\/p1\/fmanea\/","title":{"rendered":"Prof.dr.habil.eng. Florica Manea"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group cersus-profile has-small-font-size has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-content-justification-center is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 id=\"top\" class=\"wp-block-heading cersus-profile__section-title\"><strong>Partner 1 (UPT) Coordinator<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-3a88641f wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"#bio\">Background<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"#profile\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#profile\">Research profile<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"#cooperation\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#Cooperation\">Cooperation &amp; training<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"#role\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#role\">Role in CERSUS<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group cersus-profile__overview has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns cersus-profile__overview-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-794e3cfa wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:68%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading cersus-profile__section-title\">Research profile<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns cersus-profile__stats is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-794e3cfa wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">138+<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">scientific articles<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">26<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">H-index<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2100+<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">citations in Scopus<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:32%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group cersus-profile__portrait-placeholder has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"386\" height=\"518\" src=\"https:\/\/cersus.tuiasi.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/FManea.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1372\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cersus.tuiasi.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/FManea.jpg 386w, https:\/\/cersus.tuiasi.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/FManea-224x300.png 224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 386px) 100vw, 386px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-text-subtitle has-small-font-size is-style-text-subtitle--1 wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cersus.tuiasi.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/CV-Europass_Florica-Manea_2025.pdf\" data-type=\"attachment\" data-id=\"1415\">CV (English)<br><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scopus.com\/authid\/detail.uri?authorId=15830033100\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Scopus <\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.webofscience.com\/wos\/author\/record\/ABF-1591-2021\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Web of Science<\/a> <br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/profile\/Florica-Manea\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Research Gate<\/a> <br>Google Scholar<br><a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=dXX0Y-wAAAAJ&amp;hl=ro\">ORCID: 0000-0003-1285-6634<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"bio\" class=\"wp-block-group cersus-profile__section cersus-profile__intro has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"is-style-default has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Florica Manea is a Professor at the Faculty of Industrial Chemistry and Environmental Engineering of <a href=\"https:\/\/cersus.tuiasi.ro\/index.php\/about\/project-partners\/p1\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"685\">Politehnica University Timi\u0219oara (UPT)<\/a> and Director of its Environmental Science and Engineering Research Centre. Her research combines electrochemistry, advanced materials and environmental engineering to develop technologies for water treatment and water quality monitoring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Her expertise is in pollutant removal, analytical control, integrating electrochemical and photocatalytic processes with sensors capable of detecting contaminants in water. Through interdisciplinary research and collaboration with academic and industrial partners, she contributes to the development of treatment systems that support pollution prevention, water reuse and sustainable resource management.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"#top\">&lt;top&gt;<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group cersus-profile__section has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 id=\"profile\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Research and academic background<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-default has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">She graduated from Politehnica University Timi\u0219oara in 1995 with a degree in Chemical Engineering, specialising in Inorganic Substances Technology. In 1996, she completed a master\u2019s programme in Non-polluting Process Technologies at the same university. She obtained her PhD in Chemistry from the West University of Timi\u0219oara in 2005, with training encompassing electrochemistry and environmental science and engineering. In 2015, she obtained her habilitation in Environmental Engineering at \u201cGheorghe Asachi\u201d Technical University of Ia\u0219i, qualifying her to supervise doctoral research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Her international experience includes specialist research training at Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands, during 2001\u20132004, and visiting professor appointments at Delft University of Technology, the University of Sassari, Italy, and the University of Namangan, Uzbekistan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Her main research areas include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Advanced water and wastewater treatment:<\/strong> development and integration of processes for pollutant removal and water reuse.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Electrochemical treatment technologies:<\/strong> electrooxidation and electroflotocoagulation for water pollution control.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Electrochemical sensors:<\/strong> amperometric and voltammetric detection for environmental monitoring, with additional applications in health, pharmaceutical and food analysis.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Advanced oxidation and photocatalysis:<\/strong> combined treatment approaches for the degradation of persistent contaminants.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Advanced materials for environmental applications:<\/strong> synthesis, characterisation and application of functional materials in treatment systems and sensing platforms.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list cersus-profile__focus\">\n<li>Electrochemistry <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Photocatalysis<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Electrochemical sensors<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Water treatment <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Advanced oxidation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Functional materials<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"#top\">&lt;top&gt;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group cersus-profile__section has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 id=\"cooperation\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Leading research and collaboration<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Her institutional leadership has included serving as Head of the Department of Applied Chemistry and Engineering of Inorganic Compounds and the Environment during 2016\u20132020 and Interim Dean of the Faculty of Industrial Chemistry and Environmental Engineering in 2020. Since 2021, she has directed UPT\u2019s Environmental Science and Engineering Research Centre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She has led and coordinated research addressing electrochemical water treatment, photocatalytic filtration, environmental sensors and integrated water management. Examples include a three-dimensional electrochemical filtration system for water containing cytostatic compounds, photocatalytically assisted filtration using modified activated carbon and zeolites, and technologies combining advanced treatment with water quality control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Her collaborative experience includes the Romanian\u2013Swiss project investigating wastewater discharge impacts in the Bega\u2013Timi\u0219 river sub-basin, the national SUSTENVPRO and WATUSER projects, and the CATALYST project on circularity and industrial symbiosis for the green transition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"#top\">&lt;top&gt;<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group cersus-profile__section has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Training the next generation of researchers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As a doctoral supervisor in Environmental Engineering, she guides research linking electrochemistry, materials development, environmental monitoring and treatment process engineering. Her experience includes doctoral and postdoctoral guidance, participation in doctoral advisory committees and evaluation of doctoral and habilitation theses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She has contributed to international curriculum development through Erasmus projects addressing chemical investigation in environmental protection and management and security assessment for a sustainable environment. These activities complement her teaching and research supervision by connecting environmental engineering education with international academic cooperation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Within CERSUS, her leadership of WP7 supports short-term scientific visits, internships, mentoring and training across the consortium. These activities help young researchers develop experimental and analytical expertise, alongside skills in research design, project management, scientific writing, communication and public engagement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By combining research supervision with exchanges between institutions and interaction with industry, she supports the development of researchers able to work across disciplines and contribute to circular bioeconomy solutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"#top\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#top\">&lt;top&gt;<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"role\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Role in CERSUS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">As <strong>leader of the <a href=\"https:\/\/cersus.tuiasi.ro\/index.php\/about\/project-partners\/p1\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"685\">UPT partner team<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/cersus.tuiasi.ro\/index.php\/research-and-innovation\/work-packages\/work-package-7\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"848\">WP7<\/a><\/strong>, Florica Manea combines scientific expertise in environmental technologies with responsibility for activities connecting research, knowledge exchange, researcher development and practical application.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Under her leadership, WP7 coordinates the project\u2019s dissemination activities, training and scientific exchanges, and technology transfer planning. Working with all consortium partners, she supports the communication of research findings to scientific audiences, industry, end-users and the wider public through publications, conferences, workshops and other outreach activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Her role also supports collaboration with industrial stakeholders to identify opportunities for applying the consortium\u2019s results. By connecting researchers with technology developers and potential users, she helps create pathways from experimental findings to environmental applications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Alongside these responsibilities, her expertise in electrochemical processes, photocatalysis, advanced materials and water quality sensing contributes to the consortium\u2019s research on innovative water and wastewater treatment technologies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"#top\">&lt;top&gt;<\/a>&lt;go to UPT team&gt;&lt;<a href=\"https:\/\/cersus.tuiasi.ro\/index.php\/about\/project-partners\/p1\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"685\">go to P1 (UPT)<\/a>&gt;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Partner 1 (UPT) Coordinator Background Research profile Cooperation &amp; training Role in CERSUS Research profile 138+ scientific articles 26 H-index 2100+ citations in Scopus CV (English) Scopus Web of Science Research Gate Google ScholarORCID: 0000-0003-1285-6634 Florica Manea is a Professor at the Faculty of Industrial Chemistry and Environmental Engineering of Politehnica University Timi\u0219oara (UPT) and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":685,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1380","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cersus.tuiasi.ro\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1380","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cersus.tuiasi.ro\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cersus.tuiasi.ro\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cersus.tuiasi.ro\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cersus.tuiasi.ro\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1380"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"https:\/\/cersus.tuiasi.ro\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1380\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1589,"href":"https:\/\/cersus.tuiasi.ro\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1380\/revisions\/1589"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cersus.tuiasi.ro\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/685"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cersus.tuiasi.ro\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1380"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}