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Biography

Elena Badea gained his MSc in Food Chemistry and Engineering at the University “Dunarea de Jos” of Galati, Romania (1992) where she took the PhD degree in Chemical Engineering (2001). She was appointed to a tenured post as an assistant (1994) and then as a lecturer (1999) at the Faculty of Sciences, University of Craiova (Romania). In 2001 she was awarded a 6-month NATO Outreach fellowship the Department of Chemistry, University of Turin, Italy. From 2002 to 2010 she continued her research and didactic activities as scientist under contract at the Department of Chemistry of the University of Turin, and since 2011 to 2016 as invited researcher at the Department of Humanistic Studies of the same University. Since 2012 Dr Badea was appointed as Project Director at the National Research & Development Institute for Textiles and Leather, ICPI Division. Dr Badea's interests: thermodynamics of phase transitions and odd-even effect, solvation and hydrophobic-hydrophilic interaction of small model compounds, and advanced physical-chemical investigation of cultural heritage with particular focus on damage diagnosis and environmental monitoring, history and technology of parchment and leather making, innovative technologies and materials for parchment and leather green conservation.
Dr Badea is the delegate of the Romanian Chemistry Society to the EuCheMS Working Party on Chemistry for Cultural Heritage (WP CCH) and President and founder of the Romanian Association Science and Cultural Heritage in Connection (i-CON). She is the promoter and co-chair of the International Seminar and Workshop Cultural Heritage–Emerging Technology and Innovation (ETICH) which has reached its 4th edition in 2016.
Publication record: h index 12; i10 index 16; 438 citations; 51 indexed articles; 2 books; 4 book chapters; 2 patent applications.

Activities

Employment (4)

The National Research & Development Institute for Textiles and Leather: Bucharest, RO

2012-08-01 to present | Project Director (Leather Research, Advanced Research for Cultural Heritage (ARCH) Group)
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University of Craiova: Craiova, RO

1994-09-01 to present | Senior lecturer (Chemistry)
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University of Turin: Turin, IT

2011-01-01 to 2016-09-30 | Fellow (Humanistic Studies)
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University of Turin: Turin, IT

2002-03-01 to 2010-12-31 | Researcher under contract (Chemistry )
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Elena Badea

Education and qualifications (2)

Universitatea Dunarea de Jos din Galati: Galati, RO

1997-12-15 to 2001-09-08 | PhD (Biotechnoloy)
Education
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Elena Badea

Universitatea Dunarea de Jos din Galati: Galati, RO

1987-09-15 to 1992-06-15 | Engineer (Food Science)
Education
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Professional activities (1)

Romanian Chemistry Society: Bucharest, RO

2019-06-14 | Petru Poni Medal and Diploma of Honour
Distinction
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Elena Badea

Funding (12)

Inovative methods for the preservation of collagen-based artworks

2017-01 to 2018-06 | Contract
Ministerul Educației și Cercetării Științifice (Bucharest, RO)
GRANT_NUMBER:

PNCDI III 168/2017

Source: Self-asserted source
Elena Badea

Nuclear techniques for the conservation of wooden heritage objects

2016-10 to 2017-12 | Contract
Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) (Paris, FR)
GRANT_NUMBER:

C5-11/2016

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Elena Badea

Intelligent strategy for movable cultural heritage monitoring in changing climate

2014-10 to 2017-06 | Contract
Ministerul Educatiei si Cercetarii Stiintifice (Bucharest, RO)
GRANT_NUMBER:

PNCDI II 325/2014

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Elena Badea

Assessment and mitigation of climate impact on library and archival heritage

2013 to 2014-12 | Contract
Ministerul Educației și Cercetării Științifice (Bucharest, RO)
GRANT_NUMBER:

PNCDI II 671/2013

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Elena Badea

1st International Seminar and Workshop Emerging Technology and Innovation for Cultural Heritage "Preservation of Parchment, Leather and Textiles”

2012-09 to 2012-12 | Grant
CNDI– UEFISCDI (Bucharest, RO)
GRANT_NUMBER:

PN-II-ID-WE-2012-4-035

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Elena Badea

Intelligent system for analysis and diagnosis of collagen-based artefacts

2012-08 to 2016-12 | Contract
Ministerul Educației și Cercetării Științifice (Bucharest, RO)
GRANT_NUMBER:

PNCDI II 224/2012

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Elena Badea

Study and Diagnosis of Historical Parchments Using Improved Systems for Multispectral Analysis

2011-01 to 2012-12 | Contract
Compagnia di San Paolo (Turin, IT)
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Elena Badea

Old Parchment Evaluation, Restoration and Analysis

2006-09 to 2010-12 | Contract
omitato Interministeriale per la Programmazione Economica (CIPE) (Turin, Piedmont, IT)
GRANT_NUMBER:

CIPE 2004 D39

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Elena Badea

European Virtual Institute for Thermal Metrology

2003-06 to 2006-06 | Contract
European Commission (Turin, BE)
GRANT_NUMBER:

G7RT-CT-2002-05111

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Elena Badea

Improved Damage Assessment of Parchments

2002-03 to 2005-06 | Contract
European Commission (Turin, BE)
GRANT_NUMBER:

EVK4-CT-2001-00061

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Elena Badea

Use of DSC for the fibrillar collagen thermodynamic study

2001-11 to 2002-02 | Grant
University of Turin (Turin, IT)
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Elena Badea

Thermodynamics of interactions and binding associations in aqueous solution for model molecules of polypeptides

2000-10 to 2001-03 | Grant
Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (Rome, IT)
GRANT_NUMBER:

106701/00/99/04760

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Elena Badea

Peer review (8 reviews for 6 publications/grants)

Review activity for Heritage science. (2)
Review activity for Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry (2)
Review activity for Journal of thermal analysis and calorimetry. (1)
Review activity for Polymer bulletin. (1)
Review activity for Studies in conservation (1)
Review activity for Thermochimica acta. (1)