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Mircea Desideriu Banciu
(1941-2005)
Member of the Romanian Academy
Former President of the Chemistry Sciences Section
Born: August 19, 1941, Hunedoara, Romania
Deceased: 2005, Bucharest
Married to Anca Banciu, Ph.D. One daughter, Cristina, born 1976
Professor Dr., Member of the Romanian Academy (from 2000)
Education
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Faculty of Industrial Chemistry, Polytechnic Institute Bucharest (1957-1962), Diploma of Chemical Engineer (1962)
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Doctoral Thesis: “Solvolysis Reactions of Dibenzocycloalkane Derivatives”
under supervision of Professor Ecaterina Cioranescu-Nenitzescu; Diploma of Dr. Eng. (1969)
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Post doctoral fellowship - University of Cologne, Germany, 1969 (Professor Emanuel Vogel)
Academic Positions
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1962-1972 - Assistant
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1972-1980 - Assistant Professor
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1980-1990 - Associate Professor
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Since 1990 -
Professor at Organic Chemistry Department, led by
Professor Costin D. Nenitzescu till 1970, then by Professor E.
Cioranescu-Nenitzescu, Polytechnic Institute, Bucharest. Main domains of
interest:
Scientific Activities
Research domains
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Flash Vacuum Pyrolysis; Valence Isomerism; Cyclic and
Polycyclic Compounds; Carbenium Ion Reactions; Heterocyclic Compounds;
Applications of Physical Methods in Organic Chemistry; Laboratory
Equipment; Biologically Active Compounds, Heterogeneous Catalyzed Stereo selective Processes in Organic Chemistry
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Director of research projects (Romanian Academy, ANSTI, MCT)
Other Activities
Editorial Activities
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Vice-Editor in Chief of Revue Roumaine de Chimie (from 1991 - ) and
Romanian Chemical Quarterly Reviews (1993 - 2001) (both published by the Romanian Academy)
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Editor in Chief of Proceedings of the Romanian Academy, Series B (Chemistry, Life-Sciences and Geosciences) (from 1999 - )
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Regional Editor of MOLECULES (from 1999 - )
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Regional Editor of ARKIVOC (SUA) (from 2000 - )
International Scientific Cooperation
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Collaboration Program with Monash University - Clayton, Victoria, Australia (Prof.
R.F.C. Brown) and with University of Brisbane, Australia (Prof. Curt Wentrup)
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Collaboration Program with “Universita degli Studi di Firenze” - Italy (Prof. Andrea
Scozzafava)
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Collaboration Program with “Institut de Recherches sur la Catalyse”, Lyon - France (Dr. Michelle
Besson)
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Twin Doctoral Thesis with University Marseille - France (Prof. M.
Chanon)
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Collaboration in COST Program 12
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Member of the Management Committee of the COST 24 Program
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Lecture tours, guest-professor, conferences/seminaries in: France, Germany, Switzerland, Australia, Italy, USA, Belgium
Affiliations
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President of the Chemistry Sciences Section of the Romanian Academy (from 2002 -)
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Corresponding member of the Romanian Academy (1991 - 2000)
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Member of the American Chemical Society (from 1996 - )
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Member of the European Chemical Society
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Affiliate member of IUPAC
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Honorary Member of the International Biographical Center Advisory Council, Cambridge, England
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Honorary Member of the Research Board of Advisors of the American Biographical Institute
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Member of the National Board of Romanian Chemical Society (1993 - 2001); President of Organic Chemistry Section (1996 - 2001)
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Member of the Romanian Biochemical Society (from 1993 - )
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Member of the Romanian Chemical Engineering Society (from 1994 - )
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Member of the Romanian Committee for History and Philosophy of Sciences (from 1996 - )
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Member of the Scientific Councils of the Department of Engineering Sciences and of the Faculty of Industrial Chemistry from “POLITEHNICA” University Bucharest
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Member of the Scientific Council of “C.D. Nenitzescu” Institute of Organic Chemistry - Romanian Academy
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Secretary of Chemical Sciences Section of Romanian Academy (1991 - 2002)
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Member of the Council of Romanian Academy Publishing House
Publications
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135 papers in Journals from Romania and abroad
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7 books in Romania, 1 book in USA: A.T. Balaban, M. Banciu and V. Ciorba, “Annulenes,
Benzo-, Hetero-, Homoderivatives and their
Valence Isomers”; 3 volumes; CRC-Press, Boca Raton, Fla, 1987;
different book-chapters in USA
Awards and Medals
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Scientific Prize of the Romanian Ministry of Education (1969)
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"Gh. Spacu” Chemistry Prize of the Romanian Academy (1982)
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Knight of the Order of “Faithful Service” (2000)
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