Background
Ursu, Ioan was born on April 5, 1928 in Cluj, Romania. Son of Ioan and Ana (Abrudan) Ursu.
Ursu, Ioan was born on April 5, 1928 in Cluj, Romania. Son of Ioan and Ana (Abrudan) Ursu.
Bachelor of Science in Physics and Mathematics, University Cluj, 1950. Doctor of Philosophy in Physics and Mathematics, 1956. Postgraduate studies, United States, Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics, United Kingdom, East Germany.
Assistant professor University Cluj, Romania, 1949—1951. Lecturer, 1951—1957; associate professor, 1957—1960. Professor, head department, 1960—1968.
Vice president, 1961—1968. Professor head department University Bucharest, Romania, since 1968. Director Institute Atomic Physics, Bucharest, 1968—1976.
Director general Central Institute of Physics, 1968—1976. President State Committee for Nuclear Energy, 1969—1976, National Council of Scientific and Technology, Bucharest, 1972—1979. 1st vice president, since 1979.
Member Parliament Romania's Grand National Assembly, Bucharest.
Member Parliament Romania"s Grand National Assembly, Bucharest. Member Romanian Academy (correspondent 1963-1974), American Physical Society, Committee International Physical Association, Romanian Society for Physics and Chemistry, Dubna Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (science Council), European Physical Society (executive council, vice president 1975-1976, president 1976-1978), Belgium Physical Society, French Physical Society, International Society Magnetic Resonance (board directors), International Atomic Energy Agency (Board of Governors 1971-1973, vice president Board of Governors 1972-1973, sci.adv. committee since 1979), American Nuclear Society, Canada Nuclear Society, EquatorianInst. Natural Sciences (correspondent), Center for Science Culture (correspondent), EuropeanAcad.
Sciences, Arts and Humanities (Paris), New York Academy Sciences, RomanianCom. for Physics (president since 1978).
Married Lucia Flamindu, November 14, 1950. Children: Horea, Ioan, Ioana.