{"id":448,"date":"2026-10-11T07:39:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-11T07:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cersus.tuiasi.ro\/?page_id=448"},"modified":"2026-10-19T05:03:11","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T05:03:11","slug":"co-tuiasi","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cersus.tuiasi.ro\/index.php\/about\/project-partners\/co-tuiasi\/","title":{"rendered":"Coordinator &#8211; TUIASI Gheorghe Asachi Technical University of Iasi"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-section-3 has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8ae1dbc7 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained is-style-section-3--1\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f911b2ec wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);flex-basis:25%\" id=\"top\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\" style=\"margin-right:-5vw;margin-left:-5vw\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1790\" height=\"2390\" src=\"https:\/\/cersus.tuiasi.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/asachi_logo-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-667\" style=\"width:202px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cersus.tuiasi.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/asachi_logo-2.jpg 1790w, https:\/\/cersus.tuiasi.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/asachi_logo-2-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cersus.tuiasi.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/asachi_logo-2-767x1024.jpg 767w, https:\/\/cersus.tuiasi.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/asachi_logo-2-768x1025.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cersus.tuiasi.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/asachi_logo-2-1150x1536.jpg 1150w, https:\/\/cersus.tuiasi.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/asachi_logo-2-1534x2048.jpg 1534w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1790px) 100vw, 1790px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0;flex-basis:50%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-3a88641f wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-text-annotation is-style-text-annotation--2\"><a href=\"#tuiasi_about\"><strong>About<\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-text-annotation is-style-text-annotation--3\"><a href=\"#tuiasi_role\"><strong>Role<\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-text-annotation is-style-text-annotation--4\"><a href=\"#tuiasi_team\"><strong>Team<\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-text-annotation is-style-text-annotation--5\"><a href=\"#tuiasi_infrastructure\"><strong>Infrastructure<\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-text-subtitle has-medium-font-size is-style-text-subtitle--6 wp-block-paragraph\">TUIASI  coordinates the CERSUS consortium activities  and scientifically contributes with expertise in environmental engineering, advanced materials and sustainability assessment. TUIASI leads project management and sustainability and risk assessment, while contributing to innovative materials, advanced wastewater treatment, water management for aquaculture, and by-product and waste valorisation. Through research, training and knowledge transfer, it supports the development of sustainable solutions for the circular bioeconomy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"tuiasi_about\" class=\"wp-block-group is-style-default has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-671e5013 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide\">CERSUS Project Coordination<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"alignwide wp-block-paragraph\">The team from Gheorghe Asachi Technical University of Ia\u0219i (TUIASI) coordinates the whole CERSUS Centre of Excellence. <br>TUIASI\u2019s contribution builds on the multidisciplinary expertise of its team members which come from the Department of Environmental Engineering and management at the Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Environmental Protection. The research team combines chemical and environmental engineering, materials science, biotechnology and sustainability assessment, linking experimental research with the evaluation of environmental performance and practical applications.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"#top\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#top\">&lt;top&gt;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"tuiasi_profile\" class=\"wp-block-group is-style-default has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-671e5013 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide\">Reseach profile and expertise<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">TUIASI team contributes expertise in the following scientific areas of the project: <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Advanced water and wastewater treatment<\/strong>, including membrane processes, adsorption and biosorption, and advanced oxidation processes for pollutant removal and water reuse.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Innovative materials for environmental applications<\/strong>, including porous materials, nanostructured catalysts and waste-derived sorbents for pollution control and resource valorisation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Environmental monitoring and analysis<\/strong>, covering priority and emerging pollutants, water and wastewater quality, and the characterisation of materials and wastes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Circular use of resources<\/strong>, including by-product and waste valorisation, biomass conversion and the recovery of valuable compounds.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Sustainability and risk assessment<\/strong>, using life cycle assessment, eco-design, life cycle costing, carbon and water footprints, process modelling and environmental impact and risk assessment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"#top\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#top\">&lt;top&gt;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"tuiasi_role\" class=\"wp-block-group is-style-default has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-671e5013 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide\">TUIASI&#8217;s role in the consortium<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"alignwide wp-block-paragraph\">TUIASI combines consortium coordination with research contributions across all seven CERSUS work packages, connecting materials development, environmental technologies and resource valorisation with sustainability assessment and researcher training.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"alignwide wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cersus.tuiasi.ro\/index.php\/research-and-innovation\/work-packages\/wp1\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"403\"><strong>WP1 \u2014 Project management and coordination<\/strong><br><\/a>As project coordinator, TUIASI leads project management, overseeing implementation, consortium cooperation, scientific and financial reporting, quality assurance and communication. It coordinates the organisational framework of the Centre of Excellence, supporting shared research procedures, strategic planning and collaboration among partners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"alignwide wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cersus.tuiasi.ro\/index.php\/research-and-innovation\/work-packages\/wp2\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"410\">WP2 \u2014 Innovative materials for environmental applications<\/a><\/strong><br>TUIASI contributes to the synthesis and characterisation of organic and macromolecular materials and composites with tailored structures and functional groups. Its activities also include the development of carbon-based nanomaterials and porous organic\u2013inorganic hybrid materials, using bio-based resources and industrial and agricultural wastes as precursors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"alignwide wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cersus.tuiasi.ro\/index.php\/research-and-innovation\/work-packages\/wp3\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"415\"><strong>WP3 \u2014 Advanced wastewater treatment and resource recovery<\/strong><br><\/a>TUIASI leads the task on developing and integrating advanced processes for the degradation and mineralisation of priority and emerging pollutants in wastewater. This work investigates combinations of adsorption, oxidation, membrane and biological processes to improve treatment performance and support safer water reuse. The team also contributes to screening the environmental applications of newly developed materials, recovering metals from industrial wastewater, and converting biogas, carbon dioxide and biomass-derived compounds into valuable fuels and chemicals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"alignwide wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cersus.tuiasi.ro\/index.php\/research-and-innovation\/work-packages\/wp4\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"418\"><strong>WP4 \u2014 Water resources management for recirculating aquaculture<\/strong><br><\/a>TUIASI leads the task on identifying selected priority and emerging micropollutants in water, wastewater and associated environmental matrices. Its contribution includes developing harmonised monitoring methodologies with consortium partners and assessing contaminant occurrence and ecotoxicity. TUIASI also participates in testing innovative materials under real aquaculture conditions, including their use as water filters and supplementary resources for fish feed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"alignwide wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cersus.tuiasi.ro\/index.php\/research-and-innovation\/work-packages\/wp5\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"421\"><strong>WP5 \u2014 By-product and waste valorisation<\/strong><br><\/a>TUIASI contributes to recovering and characterising polyphenol-rich extracts from agricultural and food-processing residues and to developing efficient methods for separating and purifying valuable bioactive compounds. It also supports the formulation of by-product-derived supplements for fish feed and the development of innovative wine seal capsules using biodegradable materials and encapsulated natural compounds with antioxidant and antimicrobial properties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"alignwide wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cersus.tuiasi.ro\/index.php\/research-and-innovation\/work-packages\/wp6\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"430\">WP6 \u2014 Sustainability and risk assessment<br><\/a><\/strong>TUIASI leads the assessment of innovative materials, advanced processes, and by-product and waste valorisation pathways. This work integrates eco-design and prospective life cycle assessment into the earliest stages of research, helping partners identify opportunities to improve environmental performance. Subsequent assessments use experimental data, life cycle costing, process modelling and scenario analysis to examine environmental impacts, economic performance and scale-up options. In collaboration with consortium partners, TUIASI also contributes to risk assessment and the refinement of life cycle impact assessment methods using project-generated toxicity data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"alignwide wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cersus.tuiasi.ro\/?page_id=630\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"630\"><strong>WP7 \u2014 Technology transfer, dissemination and training<\/strong><br><\/a>TUIASI contributes to disseminating research findings, engaging stakeholders and supporting technology transfer. It participates in scientific exchanges, internships and mentorship activities and provides training in research project management, eco-design and life cycle management, and the contribution of circular bioeconomy to sustainability. TUIASI is also responsible for developing and maintaining the project website, supporting access to CERSUS activities and results.<\/p>\n<\/div>\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\n\n\n<div id=\"tuiasi_team\" class=\"wp-block-group is-style-default has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4bb49aaa wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide\">TUIASI Team<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The TUIASI team is led by <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cersus.tuiasi.ro\/index.php\/em-prof-dr-eng-carmen-teodosiu\/\">Emeritus Prof.dr.eng. Carmen Teodosiu<\/a>, CERSUS Project Director<\/strong>, whose expertise spans advanced wastewater treatment, circular resources management, and sustainability assessment. Her experience in multidisciplinary research, international cooperation and research project management supports the consortium\u2019s scientific direction and collaboration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Through its coordination and research activities, TUIASI helps connect materials and process innovation with measurable sustainability performance, contributing to CERSUS\u2019s ambition to advance circular bioeconomy solutions and strengthen research excellence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>TUIASI Leading Research Team<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide 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\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cersus.tuiasi.ro\/index.php\/em-prof-dr-eng-carmen-teodosiu\/\">Emeritus prof.dr.eng. Carmen Teodosiu<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Project Director<\/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\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cersus.tuiasi.ro\/index.php\/about\/project-partners\/co-tuiasi\/tuiasi-research-team\/ccatrinescu\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"1053\">Prof.dr.habil.eng. Cezar Florin Catrinescu<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Key person<\/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\">Prof.dr.habil.eng. Adrian Ungureanu<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Key person<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-default has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4bb49aaa wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide 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\">Assoc.prof.dr.chem. Carmen-Nella Paduraru<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Key member<\/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\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cersus.tuiasi.ro\/index.php\/about\/project-partners\/co-tuiasi\/barjoveanu\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"1480\">Assoc.Prof.dr. George Barjoveanu<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Key member<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cersus.tuiasi.ro\/index.php\/about\/project-partners\/co-tuiasi\/tuiasi-research-team\/\">more about TUIASI&#8217;s research Team<\/a><\/h3>\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\n\n\n<div id=\"tuiasi_infrastructure\" class=\"wp-block-group is-style-default has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-671e5013 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide\">TUIASI Infrastructure<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"alignwide wp-block-paragraph\">TUIASI uses the research infrastructure provided by: <br><a href=\"https:\/\/eertis.eu\/errf-2300-000l-1623\">LACMED  &#8211; the Laboratory of Analysis and Control of Environmental Factors<\/a> (accredited for SR EN ISO\/CEI 17025:2018, certificate LI 1054\/18.03.2023, which is in the 3<sup>rd<\/sup> accreditation cycle),  and <br>the <a href=\"https:\/\/eertis.eu\/erlb-2300-000h-6185\">Research Laboratory for Biochemical engineering &amp; biotechnology<\/a>, <br>both belonging to Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Environmental Protection (TUIASI), where all research team members activate. The TUIASI team infrastructure comprises equipments used in water\/wastewater analysis, materials &amp; waste characterization, laboratory systems for different applications. Major equipments include: <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>AAS System &#8211; CONTRAA 800G Analytik Jena,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>GC-MS System &#8211; Agilent 6890N; MS 5975 MSD<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>GC System HP-5890, Quantachrome Autosorb 1-MP, Quantachrome ChemBet PULSAR (TPR\/TPO\/TPD), <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>UV-vis spectrophotometers (Shimadzu UV-2450DR, Thermoscientific NanoDrop ND-1000, V630 Jasco, Specord 210\/PLUS Analytik Jena), <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>TOC\/TN Analyser Shimadzu TOC\/TN &#8211; VCPN, <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Parr 4593 reactor, <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Electrospinning equipment Bioinicia, <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>SEM Hitachi SU 1510, <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Laser Diffraction Particle Size Analyzer SALD-7001 Shimadzu, <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ultrafiltration&amp; Nanofiltration Systems, <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Toxicity Analyzer, <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Multiparameters, pH-meters, and conductometers for water\/wastewater quality analysis, <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>COD &amp; BOD determination systems<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Softwares Packages: SimaPro 9 software for LCA, ASPEN Plus modeling environment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\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>&lt;<a href=\"https:\/\/cersus.tuiasi.ro\/index.php\/about\/project-partners\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"84\">back to consortium<\/a>&gt;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-section-3 has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8ae1dbc7 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained is-style-section-3--7\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f911b2ec wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);flex-basis:25%\" id=\"top\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\" style=\"margin-right:-5vw;margin-left:-5vw\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1790\" height=\"2390\" src=\"https:\/\/cersus.tuiasi.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/asachi_logo-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-667\" style=\"width:202px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cersus.tuiasi.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/asachi_logo-2.jpg 1790w, https:\/\/cersus.tuiasi.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/asachi_logo-2-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cersus.tuiasi.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/asachi_logo-2-767x1024.jpg 767w, https:\/\/cersus.tuiasi.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/asachi_logo-2-768x1025.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cersus.tuiasi.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/asachi_logo-2-1150x1536.jpg 1150w, https:\/\/cersus.tuiasi.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/asachi_logo-2-1534x2048.jpg 1534w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1790px) 100vw, 1790px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0;flex-basis:50%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-3a88641f wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-text-annotation is-style-text-annotation--8\"><a href=\"#tuiasi_about\"><strong>About<\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-text-annotation is-style-text-annotation--9\"><a href=\"#tuiasi_role\"><strong>Role<\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-text-annotation is-style-text-annotation--10\"><a href=\"#tuiasi_team\"><strong>Team<\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-text-annotation is-style-text-annotation--11\"><a href=\"#tuiasi_infrastructure\"><strong>Infrastructure<\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-text-subtitle has-medium-font-size is-style-text-subtitle--12 wp-block-paragraph\">TUIASI  coordinates the CERSUS consortium activities  and scientifically contributes with expertise in environmental engineering, advanced materials and sustainability assessment. TUIASI leads project management and sustainability and risk assessment, while contributing to innovative materials, advanced wastewater treatment, water management for aquaculture, and by-product and waste valorisation. Through research, training and knowledge transfer, it supports the development of sustainable solutions for the circular bioeconomy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"tuiasi_about\" class=\"wp-block-group is-style-default has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-671e5013 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide\">CERSUS Project Coordination<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"alignwide wp-block-paragraph\">The team from Gheorghe Asachi Technical University of Ia\u0219i (TUIASI) coordinates the whole CERSUS Centre of Excellence. <br>TUIASI\u2019s contribution builds on the multidisciplinary expertise of its team members which come from the Department of Environmental Engineering and management at the Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Environmental Protection. The research team combines chemical and environmental engineering, materials science, biotechnology and sustainability assessment, linking experimental research with the evaluation of environmental performance and practical applications.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"#top\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#top\">&lt;top&gt;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"tuiasi_profile\" class=\"wp-block-group is-style-default has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-671e5013 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide\">Reseach profile and expertise<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">TUIASI team contributes expertise in the following scientific areas of the project: <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Advanced water and wastewater treatment<\/strong>, including membrane processes, adsorption and biosorption, and advanced oxidation processes for pollutant removal and water reuse.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Innovative materials for environmental applications<\/strong>, including porous materials, nanostructured catalysts and waste-derived sorbents for pollution control and resource valorisation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Environmental monitoring and analysis<\/strong>, covering priority and emerging pollutants, water and wastewater quality, and the characterisation of materials and wastes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Circular use of resources<\/strong>, including by-product and waste valorisation, biomass conversion and the recovery of valuable compounds.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Sustainability and risk assessment<\/strong>, using life cycle assessment, eco-design, life cycle costing, carbon and water footprints, process modelling and environmental impact and risk assessment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"#top\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#top\">&lt;top&gt;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"tuiasi_role\" class=\"wp-block-group is-style-default has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-671e5013 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide\">TUIASI&#8217;s role in the consortium<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"alignwide wp-block-paragraph\">TUIASI combines consortium coordination with research contributions across all seven CERSUS work packages, connecting materials development, environmental technologies and resource valorisation with sustainability assessment and researcher training.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"alignwide wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cersus.tuiasi.ro\/index.php\/research-and-innovation\/work-packages\/wp1\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"403\"><strong>WP1 \u2014 Project management and coordination<\/strong><br><\/a>As project coordinator, TUIASI leads project management, overseeing implementation, consortium cooperation, scientific and financial reporting, quality assurance and communication. It coordinates the organisational framework of the Centre of Excellence, supporting shared research procedures, strategic planning and collaboration among partners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"alignwide wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cersus.tuiasi.ro\/index.php\/research-and-innovation\/work-packages\/wp2\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"410\">WP2 \u2014 Innovative materials for environmental applications<\/a><\/strong><br>TUIASI contributes to the synthesis and characterisation of organic and macromolecular materials and composites with tailored structures and functional groups. Its activities also include the development of carbon-based nanomaterials and porous organic\u2013inorganic hybrid materials, using bio-based resources and industrial and agricultural wastes as precursors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"alignwide wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cersus.tuiasi.ro\/index.php\/research-and-innovation\/work-packages\/wp3\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"415\"><strong>WP3 \u2014 Advanced wastewater treatment and resource recovery<\/strong><br><\/a>TUIASI leads the task on developing and integrating advanced processes for the degradation and mineralisation of priority and emerging pollutants in wastewater. This work investigates combinations of adsorption, oxidation, membrane and biological processes to improve treatment performance and support safer water reuse. The team also contributes to screening the environmental applications of newly developed materials, recovering metals from industrial wastewater, and converting biogas, carbon dioxide and biomass-derived compounds into valuable fuels and chemicals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"alignwide wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cersus.tuiasi.ro\/index.php\/research-and-innovation\/work-packages\/wp4\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"418\"><strong>WP4 \u2014 Water resources management for recirculating aquaculture<\/strong><br><\/a>TUIASI leads the task on identifying selected priority and emerging micropollutants in water, wastewater and associated environmental matrices. Its contribution includes developing harmonised monitoring methodologies with consortium partners and assessing contaminant occurrence and ecotoxicity. TUIASI also participates in testing innovative materials under real aquaculture conditions, including their use as water filters and supplementary resources for fish feed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"alignwide wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cersus.tuiasi.ro\/index.php\/research-and-innovation\/work-packages\/wp5\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"421\"><strong>WP5 \u2014 By-product and waste valorisation<\/strong><br><\/a>TUIASI contributes to recovering and characterising polyphenol-rich extracts from agricultural and food-processing residues and to developing efficient methods for separating and purifying valuable bioactive compounds. It also supports the formulation of by-product-derived supplements for fish feed and the development of innovative wine seal capsules using biodegradable materials and encapsulated natural compounds with antioxidant and antimicrobial properties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"alignwide wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cersus.tuiasi.ro\/index.php\/research-and-innovation\/work-packages\/wp6\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"430\">WP6 \u2014 Sustainability and risk assessment<br><\/a><\/strong>TUIASI leads the assessment of innovative materials, advanced processes, and by-product and waste valorisation pathways. This work integrates eco-design and prospective life cycle assessment into the earliest stages of research, helping partners identify opportunities to improve environmental performance. Subsequent assessments use experimental data, life cycle costing, process modelling and scenario analysis to examine environmental impacts, economic performance and scale-up options. In collaboration with consortium partners, TUIASI also contributes to risk assessment and the refinement of life cycle impact assessment methods using project-generated toxicity data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"alignwide wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cersus.tuiasi.ro\/?page_id=630\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"630\"><strong>WP7 \u2014 Technology transfer, dissemination and training<\/strong><br><\/a>TUIASI contributes to disseminating research findings, engaging stakeholders and supporting technology transfer. It participates in scientific exchanges, internships and mentorship activities and provides training in research project management, eco-design and life cycle management, and the contribution of circular bioeconomy to sustainability. TUIASI is also responsible for developing and maintaining the project website, supporting access to CERSUS activities and results.<\/p>\n<\/div>\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\n\n\n<div id=\"tuiasi_team\" class=\"wp-block-group is-style-default has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4bb49aaa wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide\">TUIASI Team<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide 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\">Em.Prof.dr.eng. Carmen Teodosiu<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Project Director<\/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\">Prof.dr.habil.eng. Adrian Ungureanu<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Key member<\/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\">Prof.dr.habil.eng. Cezar Florin Catrinescu<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Key member<\/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\">Em.Prof.dr.eng Maria Gavrilescu<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Key member<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-default has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4bb49aaa wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide 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\">Assoc.prof.dr.chem. Carmen-Nella Paduraru<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Key member<\/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\">Assoc.Prof.dr. George Barjoveanu<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Key member<\/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=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><\/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=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\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\n\n\n<div id=\"tuiasi_infrastructure\" class=\"wp-block-group is-style-default has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-671e5013 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide\">TUIASI Infrastructure<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"alignwide wp-block-paragraph\">TUIASI uses the research infrastructure provided by: <br><a href=\"https:\/\/eertis.eu\/errf-2300-000l-1623\">LACMED  &#8211; the Laboratory of Analysis and Control of Environmental Factors<\/a> (accredited for SR EN ISO\/CEI 17025:2018, certificate LI 1054\/18.03.2023, which is in the 3<sup>rd<\/sup> accreditation cycle),  and <br>the <a href=\"https:\/\/eertis.eu\/erlb-2300-000h-6185\">Research Laboratory for Biochemical engineering &amp; biotechnology<\/a>, <br>both belonging to Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Environmental Protection (TUIASI), where all research team members activate. The TUIASI team infrastructure comprises equipments used in water\/wastewater analysis, materials &amp; waste characterization, laboratory systems for different applications. Major equipments include: <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>AAS System &#8211; CONTRAA 800G Analytik Jena,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>GC-MS System &#8211; Agilent 6890N; MS 5975 MSD<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>GC System HP-5890, Quantachrome Autosorb 1-MP, Quantachrome ChemBet PULSAR (TPR\/TPO\/TPD), <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>UV-vis spectrophotometers (Shimadzu UV-2450DR, Thermoscientific NanoDrop ND-1000, V630 Jasco, Specord 210\/PLUS Analytik Jena), <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>TOC\/TN Analyser Shimadzu TOC\/TN &#8211; VCPN, <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Parr 4593 reactor, <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Electrospinning equipment Bioinicia, <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>SEM Hitachi SU 1510, <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Laser Diffraction Particle Size Analyzer SALD-7001 Shimadzu, <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ultrafiltration&amp; Nanofiltration Systems, <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Toxicity Analyzer, <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Multiparameters, pH-meters, and conductometers for water\/wastewater quality analysis, <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>COD &amp; BOD determination systems<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Softwares Packages: SimaPro 9 software for LCA, ASPEN Plus modeling environment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\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>&lt;<a href=\"https:\/\/cersus.tuiasi.ro\/index.php\/about\/project-partners\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"84\">back to consortium<\/a>&gt;&lt;<a href=\"https:\/\/cersus.tuiasi.ro\/index.php\/research-and-innovation\/infrastructure\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"267\">back to infrastructure<\/a>&gt;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About Role Team Infrastructure TUIASI coordinates the CERSUS consortium activities and scientifically contributes with expertise in environmental engineering, advanced materials and sustainability assessment. TUIASI leads project management and sustainability and risk assessment, while contributing to innovative materials, advanced wastewater treatment, water management for aquaculture, and by-product and waste valorisation. 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