Editor-in-Chief:
Assoc.prof.dr.eng. Gheorghe-Adrian BRANOIU  website

Petroleum-Gas University of Ploiesti, Faculty of Petroleum and Gas Engineering, Petroleum Geology and Reservoir Engineering Department, Ploiesti, Romania, 100680
Interests: petroleum engineering; petroleum geology; energy and environment;  mineralogy; crystal structure; geoscience; geothermal energy

 

Scientific Board:

Prof.habil.dr.eng. Michel TROQUET

Laboratoire de Photochimie, UA CNRS 433 Université Blaise Pascal (Polytech Clermont-Ferrand), 63177 Aubière, France
Interests: engineering; photo-oxidation; thermo-oxidation; polymerization;

 

Prof.dr. Clovis FRANCIS

Faculty of Engineering, Lebanese University, Lebanon
Interests: electronics; industrial control; energy management systems; energy storage

 

Prof.dr. Rafic YOUNES

Dean of Faculty of Engineering, Lebanese University, Lebanon
Interests: mechatronics; engineering optimization; energy management; multidisciplinary optimization

 

Prof.habil.dr.eng. Jan GOLONKA

Professor Emeritus, AGH University of Science and Technology, Kraków, Poland
Interests: geology; tectonics; paleogeography

 

Dr. Tefy RAOELIVOLOLONA

Department of Technology’s Science of Information and Communication, Higher Polytechnic School, University of Antsiranana, Madagascar
Interests: engineering; green energy; artificial intelligence techniques

 

Assoc.prof.dr. Nguyen-Dang NAM

Institute of Fundamental and Applied Sciences, Duy Tan University, Danang, Vietnam
Interests: electrochemistry; materials science; metallurgy; corrosion

 

Lect.dr.eng. Zulfan Adi PUTRA

ExxonMobil & Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Malaysia
Interests: process engineering; modeling; simulation; optimization; process integration; machine learning; techno-economic analysis

 

Prof.habil.dr.eng. Mihai ARGHIR

Institut PPRIME, Département D3 Génie Mécanique et Systèmes Complexes, UPR CNRS 3346, Université de Poitiers, ISAE ENSMA, France
Interests: mechanical engineering; aeronautical engineering; tribology

 

Prof.habil.dr.eng. Cătălin TEODORIU

University of Oklahoma, US, Mewbourne School of Petroleum and Geological Engineering
Interests: drilling problems; drilling dynamics and failure analysis; well integrity; cementing and threaded connections

 

Prof.habil.dr.eng. Sorin-Mihai RADU

Faculty of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering; Department of Mechanical, Industrial and Transport Engineering; University of Petrosani, Romania
Interests: mechanical engineering; industrial engineering; environment

 

Prof.habil.dr.eng. Maria LAZAR

Faculty of Mining; Department of Environmental Engineering and Geology; University of Petrosani, Romania
Interests: Mining landscaping; Water management; Dewatering deposits; Opencast mining; Slope stability; Basics of technological engineering; Research in the field of mining and environmental engineering

 

Prof.habil.dr.eng. Mihaela TODERAS

Faculty of Mining; Department of Mining Engineering, Mining Surveying and Constructions; University of Petrosani, Romania
Interests: Geomechanics; rock mechanics; soil mechanics; underground structures; rock rheology; rock salt; underground mining constructions, mining exploitation

 

Prof.habil.dr.eng. Ilie ONICA

Faculty of Mining; Department of Mining Engineering, Mining Surveying and Constructions; University of Petrosani, Romania
Interests: Coal and ore deposits mining; rock engineering in mining; numerical modelling of geomechanical mining phenomenon; mechanization of the ore and coal mining; underground workings construction technologies

 

Prof.habil.dr.eng. Roland Iosif MORARU

Faculty of Mining; Department of Management and Industrial Engineering; University of Petrosani, Romania
Interests: Safety and mining environment; Occupational Health and Safety; Ventilation; Occupational
Health and Safety; Occupational Risk Assessment Methods; Risk Management

 

Prof.habil.dr.eng. Florin Dumitru POPESCU

Faculty of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering; Department of Mechanical, Industrial and Transport Engineering; University of Petrosani, Romania
Interests: computer usage and programming; reliability and diagnose; computer science in transportation; vertical transportation; multimodal transportation

 

Assoc.prof.dr.eng. Dacian Paul MARIAN

Faculty of Mining; Department of Mining Engineering, Mining Surveying and Constructions; University of Petrosani, Romania
Interests: coal and ore; geodesy; cartography; topography; cadastre; execution of surveying measurements; measurements processing

 

Prof.dr.eng. Valentin Dan PETRESCU 

Faculty of Engineering, Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu, Romania
Interests: natural gas engineering; eco-technology; management of environmental risks; materials technology; environmental protection

 

Prof.dr.eng. Alexandru OZUNU

Faculty of Environment Science, Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Interests: environment science; environment engineering; disaster management; chemical engineering

 

Prof.habil.dr.eng. Oana Roxana CHIVU

Faculty of Industrial Engineering and Robotics; Department of Quality Engineering and Industrial Technologies; National University of Science and Technology Polytechnics Bucharest, Romania
Interests: Health and safety in industrial engineering; materials and welding technology; industrial metrology; quality economic issues; management of technical-economic activities

 

Prof.dr.eng. Ionela POPOVICI

Faculty of Applied Sciences and Engineering; Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Ovidius University Constanta, Romania
Interests: inorganic chemistry; chemistry of materials; nanomaterials; chemistry of silicates and oxide compounds; inorganic binders

 

Prof.dr.eng. Gabriela STANCIU

Faculty of Applied Sciences and Engineering; Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Ovidius University Constanta, Romania
Interests: organic chemistry; synthesis and characterization of organic compounds by spectral and chromatographic methods; bioactive compounds synthesis; organic electrosynthesis; anodic oxidation of chiral and achiral compounds and reactions mechanisms study; pharmaceutical chemistry; natural compunds isolation with therapeutical effects

 

Prof.dr.eng. Niculae Napoleon ANTONESCU

Petroleum-Gas University of Ploiesti, Faculty of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering Department, Ploiesti, Romania, 100680
Interests: mechanical engineering; oil & gas industry

 

Prof.dr.eng. Stelian DUMITRESCU

Petroleum-Gas University of Ploiesti, Faculty of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering Department, Ploiesti, Romania, 100680
Interests: mechanical engineering; oil & gas industry

 

Assoc.prof.dr.eng. Alin DINITA

Petroleum-Gas University of Ploiesti, Faculty of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering Department, Ploiesti, Romania, 100680
Interests: mechanical engineering; geothermal energy

 

Assoc.prof.dr.eng. Daniela POPOVICI

Petroleum-Gas University of Ploiesti, Faculty of Petroleum Refining and Petrochemistry, Chemistry Department, Ploiesti, Romania, 100680
Interests: chemical engineering

 

Prof.habil.dr.eng. Lazăr AVRAM  website

Petroleum-Gas University of Ploiesti, Faculty of Petroleum and Gas Engineering, Department of Well Drilling, Extraction and Transport of Hydrocarbons, Ploiesti, Romania, 100680
Interests: well drilling; offshore drilling; geothermal energy;

 

Prof.habil.dr.eng. Mihai ALBULESCU  website

Petroleum-Gas University of Ploiesti, Faculty of Petroleum and Gas Engineering, Department of Well Drilling, Extraction and Transport of Hydrocarbons, Ploiesti, Romania, 100680
Interests: fluid mechanics; oil and gas transport; geothermal energy;

 

Prof.habil.dr.eng. Timur CHIS

Petroleum-Gas University of Ploiesti, Faculty of Petroleum and Gas Engineering, Department of Well Drilling, Extraction and Transport of Hydrocarbons, Ploiesti, Romania, 100680
Interests: fluids mechanics; fluids transport; risk assessment of offshore oil transport; geothermal energy;

 

Prof.habil.dr.eng. Maria STOICESCU 

Petroleum-Gas University of Ploiesti, Faculty of Petroleum and Gas Engineering, Department of Petroleum Geology and Reservoir Engineering, Ploiesti, Romania, 100680
Interests: hydraulics; reservoir engineering

 

Prof.habil.dr.eng.ec. Cătălin Nicolae POPESCU

Petroleum-Gas University of Ploiesti, Faculty of Economical Sciences, Department of Business Administration, Ploiesti, Romania, 100680
Interests: management; energy; project management; petroleum economics; quantitative methods in management and business

 

Lecturer dr.eng. Iuliana GHETIU

Petroleum-Gas University of Ploiesti, Faculty of Petroleum and Gas Engineering, Well Drilling, Extraction and Transport of Hydrocarbons Department, Ploiesti, Romania, 100680
Interests: reservoir gas production; natural gas storage; hydrogen storage; green energy

 

Assoc.prof.dr.eng. Mihaela CALTARU

Petroleum-Gas University of Ploiesti, Faculty of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering Department, Ploiesti, Romania, 100680
Interests: mechanical engineering;

 

Prof.dr.eng. Otilia CANGEA website

Petroleum-Gas University of Ploiesti, Faculty of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Automation, Computers and Electronics Department, Ploiesti, Romania, 100680
Interests: automation systems; computers; applied informatics; data security

 

Prof.habil.dr.eng. Razvan George RIPEANU

Petroleum-Gas University of Ploiesti, Faculty of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering Department, Ploiesti, Romania, 100680
Interests: mechanical engineering; tribology;

 

Assoc.prof.dr.eng. Ion PANA

Petroleum-Gas University of Ploiesti, Faculty of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering Department, Ploiesti, Romania, 100680
Interests: mechanical engineering;

 

Prof.habil.dr.eng. Dragos CIUPARU

Petroleum-Gas University of Ploiesti, Faculty of Petroleum Refining and Petrochemistry, Department of Petroleum Refining Engineering and Environmental Protection, Ploiesti, Romania, 100680
Interests: chemical engineering

 

Prof.habil.dr.eng. Dorin BOMBOS

Petroleum-Gas University of Ploiesti, Faculty of Petroleum Refining and Petrochemistry, Chemistry Department, Ploiesti, Romania, 100680
Interests: chemical engineering

 

Dr.eng. Dumitru GHERGHICEANU

OMV-Petrom SA, Senior Manager Drilling Department, Bucharest, Ploiesti, Romania
Interests: oil & gas industry; well drilling; casing; drilling optimization

 

Dr.eng. Vasile STANCULESCU

OMV-Petrom SA, Institute of Research and Technological Design (ICPT), Campina, Romania
Interests: oil & gas industry; well optimization;

 

Dr.eng. Vasile TUDOR

OMV-Petrom SA, Operations manager Muntenia Asset, Romania
Interests: oil & gas industry; well optimization; production planning and development

 

Section Executive Editors:

Prof.dr.eng. Dorin George BĂDOIU

Petroleum-Gas University of Ploiesti, Faculty of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering Department, Ploiesti, Romania, 100680
Interests: mechanical engineering; mechatronics; robotics; mechanisms dynamics

Prof.dr.eng. Otilia CANGEA

Petroleum-Gas University of Ploiesti, Faculty of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Automation, Computers and Electronics Department, Ploiesti, Romania, 100680
Interests: automation systems; computers; applied informatics; data security

Prof.habil.dr.eng. Timur CHIS

Petroleum-Gas University of Ploiesti, Faculty of Petroleum and Gas Engineering, Department of Well Drilling, Extraction and Transport of Hydrocarbons, Ploiesti, Romania, 100680
Interests: fluids mechanics; fluids transport; risk assessment of offshore oil transport; geothermal energy;

Assoc.prof.dr.eng. Raluca-Elena DRAGOMIR

Petroleum-Gas University of Ploiesti, Faculty of Petroleum Refining and Petrochemistry, Department of Petroleum Refining Engineering and Environmental Protection, Ploiesti, Romania, 100680
Interests: chemical engineering

Assoc.prof.dr.eng. Cristian-Nicolae EPARU

Petroleum-Gas University of Ploiesti, Faculty of Petroleum and Gas Engineering, Department of Well Drilling, Extraction and Transport of Hydrocarbons, Ploiesti, Romania, 100680
Interests: fluids transport; heat pumps; gas transmission networks; natural gas storage; geothermal energy

Assoc.prof.dr.eng. Mariea MARCU 

Petroleum-Gas University of Ploiesti, Faculty of Petroleum and Gas Engineering, Department of Petroleum Geology and Reservoir Engineering, Ploiesti, Romania, 100680
Interests: wells artificial lift; production offshore wells; wells production optimization; wells stimulation; multiphase flow through tubing and flow line

Assoc.prof.dr.eng. Casen PANAITESCU

Petroleum-Gas University of Ploiesti, Faculty of Petroleum and Gas Engineering, Department of Petroleum Geology and Reservoir Engineering, Ploiesti, Romania, 100680
Interests: corrosion in oil industry; soil and water pollution; environmental science

Lect.dr.eng. Silvian SUDITU

Petroleum-Gas University of Ploiesti, Faculty of Petroleum and Gas Engineering, Department of Well Drilling, Extraction and Transport of Hydrocarbons, Ploiesti, Romania, 100680
Interests: thermotechnics; energetic audit; natural gas storage; CO2 capture and storage; geothermal energy

Lect.dr. Mihaela-Claudia TRIFAN

Petroleum-Gas University of Ploiesti, Faculty of Letters and Sciences, Department of Philology, Ploiesti, Romania, 100680
Interests: philology; Romanian culture; modernism; multicultural studies