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Funcţia în cadrul Proiectului: Participant
Name: Monica Violeta Cîrcu Nationality: Romanian Address: Intr. Violetelor Str. 2 Residence: Romania 420172 Bistrita Date of birth: 03.10.1982 Place of birth: Nasaud, Romania E-mail: mcircu@itim-cj.ro Marital status: unmarried Education and Studies 10.2006 - 09.2011 PhD, Organic Chemistry, Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. Thesis: Cryptands, molecular devices and bioactive sugar derivatives: design, synthesis and structural analysis. Advisor: Prof. Dr. Ion Grosu. 10.2005 - 06.2006 Master of science, Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. Dissertation thesis: Synthesis and structural analysis of some precursors of new host-molecules. 10.2001 - 06.2005 Bachelor in science, Faculty of Chemistry, Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. Diploma thesis: Synthesis and conformational analysis of some new 1,3-dioxanic derivatives of 1,3,5-triacetylbenzene. Employment 09.2013 – present Researcher at INCDTIM Cluj-Napoca, Cluj, Romania 07.2012 – 07.2013 Postdoctoral Fellow, EMPA Materials Science and Technology, Zurich (Dubendorf), Switzerland (group of Prof. Frank Nuesch) 10.2006 – 07.2011 Researcher, Faculty of Chemistry, Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca (group of Prof. I. Grosu). Teaching 10.2006 - 12.2007 Assistant in the lab course for chemistry students “Organic Chemistry”, Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. Research stage
01.2008 - 08.2008 Erasmus Scholarship, University of Athens, Greece, Prof. Dr. Thanasis Gimsis 01.2009 - 01.2010 I.K.Y. Scholarship, University of Athens, Greece, Prof. Dr. Thanasis Gimisis Professional skills Experience on synthesis, purification, characterisation of organic compounds using different techniques (NMR, IR, GPC, MS, HPLC, UV, X-Ray) Experience on operating Varian NMR (200 MHz) and Bruker NMR (400 MHz) spectrometer, Ms spectrometers, HPLC, on recording IR spectra. Miniemulsion polymerization, composites using three-roll milling, film formation using Dr. Blade technique. Ability to supervise and mentor undergraduate students. Research interest organic synthesis, supramolecular chemistry, molecular machines cross-coupling reactions, molecular cages, sugar chemistry synthesis and structural analysis of 1,3-dioxanic derivatives, β-D-glucopyranosyl derivatives and β-D-ribofuranosyl derivatives, polymeric compounds. Computer skills operating systems: Windows general applications: Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) chemistry software (MestreC, MestreNova, Top Spin, ChemDraw, ChemSketch, Mercury, Diamond, scientific database (SciFinder, Beilstein, Reaxys) Languages Romanian (native speaker), English (fluent), French (intermediate), Greek (basic), Italian (basic). Publications
1. C. Florian, M. V. Cîrcu, L., Toupet, A. Terec, I. Grosu, Y. Ramondenc, N. Dinca, G. Plé, “Synthesis and stereochemistry of some new 1,3,5-Tris(1,3-dioxan-2-yl)-benzene derivatives”, Cent. Eur. J. Chem., 2006, 4, 808-821.
2. M. V. Cîrcu, V. Niste, R. Varga, E. Denes, E. Bogdan, C. Cismas, I. Grosu, “Synthesis, Separation and X-Ray Diffractometry Investigations of Trans, Trans 1,4-bis(5’-hydrohymethyl-2’,5’-dimethyl-1’,3’-dioxan-2’-yl)benzene”, Stud. Univ. Babes-Bolyai Chem., 2010, 3, 183-190.
3. M. V. Cîrcu, A. Petran, A. Gaz, E. Bogdan, A. Terec, C. I. Rat, R. A. Varga, I. Grosu, “Synthesis and structure of new crown ethers with 1,4-phenylene and 1,4-naphthylene units”, J. Mol. Struct., 2011, 996, 17-23.
4. M. V. Cîrcu, V. Pascanu, A. Soran, B. Braun, A. Terec, C. Socaci, I. Grosu, “Solid State Supramolecular Assemblies of Triol Podands trough H-bonds”, CrystEngComm., 2012, 14 (2), 632-639.
5. M. Cîrcu, A. Soran, N. D. Hadade, M. Rednic, A. Terec, I. Grosu, “Cryptands with 1,3,5-Tris(1’, 3’-dioxan-2’-yl)-benzene Units: Synthesis and Structural Investigations”, J. Org. Chem., 2013, 78 (17), 8722-8729.
6. V. Pascanu, M. V. Cîrcu, C. Socaci, A. Terec, A. Soran, I. Grosu, “Synthesis of cryptands with di-yne units via acetylenic homocoupling reactions of C3 tripodands”, Tetrahedron Lett., 2013, 54 (45), 6133-6136.
PhD Thesis M. V. Cîrcu, “Cryptands, Molecular Devices and Bioactive Sugar Derivatives: Design, Synthesis and Structural Analysis”, PhD work, Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, 2011, http://doctorat.ubbcluj.ro/sustinerea_publica/rezumate/2011/chimie/Circu_Monica_En.pdf
Conferences
Workshop: “Intensive Lecture Course” at the Sts. Cyril and Methodius University, March 27 - 31, 2006, Skopje, Macedonia
„Design, Synthesis and properties of some new „cage” molecules containing 1,3-dioxanic rings” M. Cîrcu, I. Grosu "The 11th Symposium of Students in Chemistry" at West University of Timisoara 11th December 2006, Timisoara, Romania ●Romanian Chemical Society Special Award for the Presentation
„Molecular Chirality: Design, Synthesis and Structural Analysis of New Chiral Spiro-1,3-dioxane Macrocycles” E. Bogdan, M. Cîrcu, M. Ţînţaş, A. Gâz, I. Grosu Romanian International Conference on Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, September 19-23, 2007, Sinaia, Romania
“New Cage Molecules Containing 1,3-Dioxanic Units” M. Cîrcu, E. Bogdan, I. Grosu XXXth National Conference of Chemistry, 2008, Calimanesti-Caciulata, Romania
“Independent Synthesis of DNA Pyrimidine Base Open Lesions” M. V. Cîrcu, A. Venturini, I. Grosu, T. Gimisis 3rd HSOS, October 15-17, 2009, University of Athens, Athens, Greece
„Molekuláris motorok építőelemeinek az előállíása és spektrális jellemzése” E. Dénes, M. Cîrcu, I. Grosu " XIII. reál- és humántudományi Erdélyi Tudományos Diákköri Konferencia" May 14-16, 2010, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
“Ozonolysis of Protected Thymidines Towards 1-(2-Deoxy-β-D-Ribofuranosyl)-5-Hydroxy-5-Methylhydantoin, An Oxidatively Generated,DNA Lession” E. Psykarakis, M. Cîrcu, I. Grosu, A. Venturini, T. Gimisis Conference on Organic Free Radicals, June 28- July 2, 2010, Bologna, Italy
Workshop: „ESNAM (European Scientific Network for Artificial Muscles) Training School“, October 16 – 18, 2012, Neuchatel, Switzerland
„Alternative Synthesis of Surfactant KLE by 1,3-Cycloaddition Reaction“ M. V. Cîrcu, Y. E. Song, F. A. Nuesch, D. M. Opris 15th JCF-Fruhjahrssymposium In Berlin, March 6 – 10, 2013, Berlin, Germany
Third International conference on Electromechanically Active Polymers (EAP) transducers and artificial muscles, June 25 - 26, Dubendorf (Zurich), Switzerland
Referees
Prof. Dr. Ion Grosu Babeş-Bolyai University, Organic Chemistry Department, Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Cluj-Napoca, Romania Arany Janos 11, Cluj Napoca, Romania Email: igrosu@chem.ubbcluj.ro
Prof. Dr. Thanasis Gimisis University of Athens, Organic Chemistry Department, Athens, Greece Email: gimisis@chem.uoa.gr
Dr. Dorina M. Opris EMPA Materials Science and Technology, Department of Functional Polymers, Zurich (Dubendorf), Switzerland Email: dorina.opris@empa.ch
Prof. Dr. Frank A. Nuesch EMPA Materials Science and Technology, Department of Functional Polymers, Zurich (Dubendorf), Switzerland Email: frank.nuesch@empa.ch |
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