Prof. Dr. Adrian Traian Pleşca
Universitatea Tehnica Gh. Asachi din IasI, Romania
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ORCID ID: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5614-8184
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Adrian Traian PLESCA Professor Gheorghe Asachi Technical University of Iasi Str. Prof.dr.doc. Dimitrie Mangeron, 21-23, 700050 Iasi (Romania) Research: Member of the research team of industrial research contracts. The research subjects: new type of load switch-disconnector for medium voltage; new alloys/materials for M-effect of high breaking capacity fuses; thermal transfer analysis of power electrical equipment. Teaching: Special Electrical Apparatus, Switching Techniques, Modelling and Simulation of Electrical Apparatus (undergraduate and master specialization) Results of academic and research activity: ▪ 1 Book Chapter published at international Publishing House (Croatia) ▪ 3 Books published at international Publishing Houses (Germany) ▪ Books/monographs published at national Publishing House: 5 (4 – first author) ▪ Handbooks published at national Publishing House: 2 (single author) ▪ Articles published in ISI indexed journals with Impact Factor: 10 (9 – single author) ▪ Articles published in international databases journals: 23 (14 – first author) ▪ Articles published in other journals: 33 (9 – first author) ▪ Patents (national): 29 (17 – first author) ▪ Patent international application (US): 1 - first author ▪ Articles published in proceedings of the conferences indexed in international databases: 19 (16 – first author) ▪ Articles published in proceedings of other international conferences:: 55 (21 – first author) Research projects/grants: ▪ 2 bilateral grants (China) – grant director; ▪ 1 European Reintegration Grant (ERG) – main researcher; Contract no. MERG-7-CT-2005-014990, in the framework of FP6; ▪ 14 international research contracts (7 contracts - coordinator of the research team); ▪ 2 national grants – grant director; ▪ 8 national grants – member of the research team; ▪ 4 research contracts – coordinator of the research team. Honours and awards: ▪ 2 Gold Medals and 2 Silver Medal at World Exhibition of Invention, Research and Industrial Innovation, Brussels, Belgium, EUREKA, 2001, 2004; ▪ Special Prize, The First International Invention’s Day Convention, Bangkok, Thailand, 2008; ▪ Gold Medal and Diploma of Excellence - Jubilee International Exhibition of Research, Invention and Technology Transfer, INVENTICA, Iasi, Romania, 2008; ▪ Gold Medal and Excellence Diploma - 4th International Exhibition of New Technologies, Sevastopol, Ucraina, 2008; ▪ Bronze Medal - 6th International Exhibition of Inventions, Suzhou, China, 2008; ▪ Silver Medal - International Exhibition of Inventions and New Technologies, INVENTIKA, Bucharest, Romania, 2008; ▪ Gold Medal - 4th International Warsaw Invention Show IWIS, 2010; ▪ Bronze Medal - 2nd International Exhibition of Inventions in Slovenia, 2010; ▪ Diploma and Genius Medal - 2nd International Invention Exhibition, Ljubljana, 2010; ▪ Bronze Medal – 2nd World Cup of Computer Implemented Inventions, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, 2011; ▪ Gold Prize – Seoul International Invention Fair, Korea, 2011 ▪ Diploma of Excellence with Fair Medal – International Fair of Inventions and Practical Ideas, INVENT – INVEST, Iasi, Romania, 2015