Background
Badescu, Mihail Viorel was born on September 24, 1953 in Bughea de Jos, Arges, Romania. Son of Mihai and Eugenia (Malancioiu) Badescu.
researcher thermal engineering educator
Badescu, Mihail Viorel was born on September 24, 1953 in Bughea de Jos, Arges, Romania. Son of Mihai and Eugenia (Malancioiu) Badescu.
Bachelor of Science, Dr Petru Groza College, Bucharest, 1972. Master of Science, Polytechnic University, Bucharest, 1977—1977. Doctor of Philosophy, Polytechnic University, Bucharest, 1989—1993.
Diplomate, World English Institute, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1996.
Inspector engineer IFA Viscofil, Bucharest, Romania, 1977—1982. Researcher Polytechnic University, Romania, 1982—1990, assistant professor Romania, 1990—1993, lecturer Romania, 1993—1999, associate professor Romania, since 1999. Visiting professor University, Copenhagen, 1999—1999, Technology University, Chemnitz, Germany, 1999—1999.
Lecturer North Atlantic Treaty Organization Advanced Study Institute, Neptun, Romania, 1998—1998. Referee Solar Energy Journal, Freiburg, Germany, 1990, Institute of Physics, Bristol, Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1993, Journal of Applied Physics, Argonne, Illinois, 1995. Referee for relansin programme Ministry of Education, Bucharest, Romania, 1999.
Peer reviewer International Science Foundation, Washington, 1994. Lectr North Atlantic Treaty Organization Advanced Study Institute, Neptun, Romania, 1998. Visiting professor University Copenhagen, Denmark, 1999, Technology University, Chemnitz, Germany, 1999.
Author: (book) The Physics of Selenium and Tellurium (Romanian Academi Prize for Physics, 1981), Oxidarea Titanului si a Unor Aliaje de Titan, Recent Advances in Finite-time Thermodynamics, Thermodynamics of Energy Conversion and Transport, Energy Systems: Adaptive Complexity, Dream Games: The Art of Robert Schwartz, 2004, Selections: The San Jose Museum of Art Permanent Collection, 2004. Contributor articles to professional journals. Associate editor Energy: The International Journal, La Jolla, California, 1993-1998, Space Power Journal, Phoenix, 1996, editorial policy consultant Elsevier Science, New York City, 1995, Kluwer Academy Publishers, Romania, 1999.
Member of Romanian Solar Energy Society, International Solar Energy Society, Romanian Society for Renewable Energy, European Astronomical Society.
Married Jenica Basu, December 2, 1978. Children: Alina Mihaela, Gabriel Alexandru.