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Prof. Dan Radulescu
Member of the Romanian Academy
Born: January 20, 1928, Bucharest
Married: to Sanda (1951); one daughter, Miruna
Education
- 1946 - Primary and "Spiru Haret" High School in Bucharest
- 1950 - Graduate of the Faculty of Natural Sciences, Geology Department, University of Bucharest
Scientific Degrees
- 1957 - PhD in Geology
- 1968 - Doctor docent in Sciences
- 1990 - Corresponding Member of the Romanian Academy
- 1993 - Full Member of the Romanian Academy
Academic Activity
Chair of Mineralogy, University of Bucharest
- 1950 – assistant
- 1954 – lecturer
- 1957 – associated professor
- 1968 – university professor
- Head of Mineralogy Chair for several legislatures
Positions in the Scientific Hierarchy
- 1963-966 - Scientific Deputy Director of the Geologic Institute of Romania
- 1966-1969 - Director of the Geologic Institute
- 1966-1969 - Member of the Executive Bureau of the Geologic State Committee
- 1972-1974; 1979-1985; 1990-1992 - Head of Mineralogy Chair, Bucharest University
- 1973-1975 - Member of the Executive Bureau of the International Association of de Volcanology and Interior Earth Study
- 1974 – 1977 Deputy Minister of Mines, Oil and Geology
- 1992 – President of Romania's Geological Society
- 1994 – 1998 Vice-President of the Romanian Academy
Scientific Research
The scientific research was done within the
Bucharest University, Geologic Institute, as well as within the framework of
several international cooperation projects in the fields of Mineralogy, Magmata
Petrology, Volcanology, Metallogeny. The results were included in over 100
works, published in the country and abroad, among them:
- 12 volumes (of which 9 as sole author), include:
- Sedimentary Petrography, 1962
- Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology, 1981
- several papers and maps at a pan-European level collaboration
- important contributions to studying the geology of tertiary volcanic earths in Romania as well as of the associated deposits
- Editor-in-chief of Academy's specialized publications
Other responsibilities
- September 1997 - April 2001 - Ambassador of Romania to Athens
Affiliations
- Member of the Geological Society of France
- Member of the Geological Society of Greece
- Member of the International Association of Volcanology and Interior Earth Chemistry
- Included in “The International Year Book" and "Statesmen’s Who’s Who" (2000,
2001); "Who’s Who in the Balkans" (1997 – 1998)
Hobbies
- Photography, mountain walking, climbing
Foreign Languages
- French, English, German, Italian
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