Baranescu earned her Bachelor of Surgery in Mechanical Engineering from the Institute Francais du Petrol in Rueil-Malmaison She earned her Master of Surgery in Mechanical Engineering (1961) and her Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering (1970) from Politehnica University in Bucharest, Romania.
Specifically she focuses on alternative fuels and optimization in emissions and performance of the engines. After her formal education Baranescu taught as an Assistant to the Associate Professor, Politehnica University from 1964-1978. In 1980 she moved to the United States to work for the International Truck and Engine Corporation where she eventually became Chief Engineer for Engine Performance Analysis.
She also became a manager in the Fuels and Lubricants and Engine group for the same company.
In 2005 she became and still is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at the University of Illinois, Chicago. Here she is a mentor and research director to graduate and undergraduate students in engineering.
She is often invited as a speaker and lecturer worldwide to talk about her research in the automotive industry. She is the co-editor of the 1999 edition of the Diesel Engine Reference Book and author of many papers relating to fuels and energy, mobile technology, and environmental issues.
Her success has led her to be the first woman president of the Society of Automotive Engineers (Society of Automotive Engineers) which is the largest automotive society in the world.
She is also the Chair of the Fluids group in the Engine Manufacturers Association (European Medicines Agency). Through her leadership at Society of Automotive Engineers she has promoted engineering education for young students, women, and minorities. Internal Combustion Engine with Damping Chamber
Accumulator Fuel Injection System for Diesel Engine.
Member of the National Academy of Engineering (National Academy of Engineering) Doctor Honoris Causa of the Pitesti University – Romania Fellow member of Society of Automotive Engineers International Honorary Professor of Transylvania University, Brasov – Romania American Society of Mechanical Engineers Internal Combustion Engine Award Excellence in Oral Presentation at the Society of Automotive Engineers International Office-Highway Engineering Conference Powerplant Congress and Exposition Gold Award of Excellence for Chicago Section of Society of Automotive Engineers Forest R. McFarland Award of Society of Automotive Engineers.
