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Ioan Jelev
General Director of the National Research and Development Institute
for
Environmental Protection, Professor at the Oradea University
Born: January, 7, 1947, Oradea, Bihor county
Studies
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1969 - graduates the Faculty of Energetics, Department of
Hydroenergetics, Polytechnic Institute, Bucharest
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1974 -
postgraduate studies in computing techniques at Bucharest Polytechnic
Institute
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1978 - PhD in technical sciences at
the Polytechnic Institute Bucharest
Career
- 1969–1990 - Scientific researcher and senior scientific researcher at the Hydrotechnical Research Institute, Bucharest
- 1986-1989 - Head of "Complex hydraulic Systems" lab within the Hydrotechnical Research Institute, Bucharest
- 1974-1989 - Deputy head of "Fluid Mechanics" department within Hydrotechnical Research Institute, Bucharest
- 1989-1990 - Head of "Fluid Mechanics" department within Hydrotechnical Research Institute, Bucharest
- January 1990 - June 1990 - Deputy minister, head of "Waters" department within the Ministry of Waters, Forest and Environment
- June 1990-August 1990 - Secretary of State, head of "Environment" department within the Ministry of Waters, Forest and Environment
- August 1990 - May 1991 - Director of the Research Institute for Environment Engineering, Bucharest
- May 1991 - December 1996 - Secretary of State at the Ministry of Waters, Forest and Environment
- Since September 1990 - Associate Professor at the Faculty for Land Reclamation and Environmental Engineering
- Since 1999 - Professor at the Oradea University
- Since February 1991 - Chairman of the Commission for Ecology, Environmental Protection and Water Management within the Romanian Consultative Board for Scientific Research
- Since December 1996 - General Director of the National Research and Development Institute for Environmental Protection
Fields of activity
- fluid mechanics
- hydraulic machines
- physical and mathematical modeling of steady and unsteady flows with open surface from rivers and canals, of pressurized flows (hydroelectric plants, pumping stations, pumping storage plants) and of transient mixed flows in hydraulic galleries and conduits
- devices and installations of automation and control for pressurized pipes
- environmental protection
- water management
National coordinator for elaborating the following papers for environmental protection
- National Report on environment and development in Romania, June 1991 (This
report was the Romanian contribution to the World Conference
"Environment and Development" in Rio de Janeiro, June 1992)
- National Strategy for Water Management, 1992
- National Strategy for environmental protection, December 1995
- National Environmental Action Plan, December 1995;
- The Romanian chapter in the Strategic Action Plan for environmental
protection of the Danube basin, December 1994
- The Romanian chapter in the Strategic Action Plan for environmental
protection of the Black Sea, October 1996
- The Chapter on environmental protection from the European Union
questionnaire regarding Romania's adherence to UE, June 1996 (updating April
1997)
- National Strategy for biodiversity conservation in Romania, June 1996
- Elaboration of some national reports on prevention of climate changes,
biodiversity conservation, ozone layer protection
Participation in the Parliament of Romania to the debate of the following laws for environmental protection:
- Law of Environmental Protection, 1995
- Law of the Danube Delta biosphere reserve, 1993 and its updating 1996
- Law on manufacturing, trading and utilizing products of phytosanitary use, 1995
- Law on collecting, recycling and reintroducing in the productive cycle of the reusable wastes of any king, 1995
- Laws regarding the ratification of the following
international conventions for environmental protection by Romania:
- Framework Convention of United Nations on climate changes, 1994
- Framework Convention of United Nations on biodiversity conservation, 1994
- Vienna convention on ozone layer protection, 1993
- Montreal Protocol on the control of ozone layer depleting substances and
London amendment, 1993
- Berna Convention on the conservation of wild flora and fauna and their
habitats, 1995
- CITES Convention on the prevention of illegal trade in endangered species of
plants and animals, 1995
Affiliations
- Honorary Member of the Faculty of Energetics Council
- Member of the Romanian National Committee of the World Power Committee
- Member of the Romanian National Committee of the International Hydrological Programme
Publications
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Over 40 articles published in scientific reviews of specialty home and abroad (Fluid mechanics, Water Power & Dam Construction, Reviews of
the International Association for Hydraulic Research, etc.) as well as scientific papers at conferences home and abroad
- Over 30 articles and interviews published in newspapers and reviews of wide
use
Inventions
- Author of 2 inventions, one having been awarded at a national competition as well as a prize at the 23rd International Salon of Inventions, Geneva, 1995.
Foreign languages
- English, Russian, French, and Hungarian
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