1. RESEARCH AND TEHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT IN ROMANIA
Prof. Dr. Serban Constantin VALECA,
Minister Delegate for Research Activity
Dan POPESCU
Plenipotentiary Representative of Romania at JINR
Dr. Gheorghe STRATAN
Romanian Member in JINR Scientific Committee

2. MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND RESEARCH
Research Activity
Minister Delegate for Research Activity
Deputy General Secretary
Department for Institutional Developing
Department for Policy, Research Strategy and National Plan
Department for Technological Transfer and Innovation
Department: National Agency for Atomic Energy
Department for Law, Audit and Control
Department for Budget and Finances
Department for Syndicate and Patronage Relationships
Department for Informatics, Public Relations, Administrative and Personnel
Department for European Integration and International Relations

3. STI policy: coordination of R & D & I activities
PARLIAMENT
The Commissions for Education and Research of the two chambers
GOVERNMENT
Interministerial Council for Science, Technology and Innovation
The Ministry of Education and Research (MEC)
Advisory Board for RTD and Innovation
Scientific Academies
Council for Higher Education Research
Specialized Agencies
National Agency for Atomic Energy – ANEA
(Department into MEC)
Romanian Space Agency - ROSA
The Romanian Academy
Academy of Medical Sciences
Academy of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences
Council for Research of the Romanian Academy

4. RTD organizations
Technological Research Institutes (RTD institutes): more than 200,
with specialization profiles corresponding to almost all branches of the processing industry
34 National RTD Institutes
Romanian Academy
65 basic and advanced research institutes and centers in both socio-humanistic and technical fields
Academy of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences
25 institutes and centers of research
91 stations of research and production
Academy of Medical Sciences
23 research centers and institutes
12 hospitals affiliated to medical universities
Universities
56 public universities
21 private accreditated universities
RTD organizations in the private sector
increasing number ( > 100)
including private non-profit organizations
Industrial RTD - companies with RTD laboratories (about 5% of total RTD units)

5. STI policy: current priorities
A. Enhancement of the national S&T capacity:
increase of quality and competitiveness in the scientific profession
promotion of excellence in science and technology
better evaluation procedures for RTD organizations, personnel and activities
increase efficiency in the use of resources:
up-grading RTD infrastructures (equipment/ facilities)
stimulating the development of research networks
B Increasing the economic and social relevance of RTD activities:
stimulating the absorption of RTD results: industry-led research, market-oriented innovation
enhancement of RTD organization's capacity to diffuse and transfer results, knowledge and experience
development of RTD activities and innovation infrastructures, mainly in the regions promoting the accession and recognition of Romanian products and services on international markets
C Intensified participation into international S&T circuits:
participation in ERA and EU RTD Framework Programs (full association in FP 5 and FP 6)
participation in other pan- European cooperation initiatives: EUREKA, COST.
participation in the NATO Science Program
development of bi/multi-lateral scientific and technical cooperation (intergovernmental agreements)

6. THE NATIONAL PLAN FOR RTD AND INNOVATION (1999-2005)
Strategic planning of objectives and activities
Program-based structuring of activities
Budget based on multi-annual programs and multi-annual planning of activities
long term objectives
annual quantification and specific achievement indicators
Results-oriented monitoring and evaluation of activities based on achievement indicators
Annual up-dating of objectives and budgets according to performance results
Fully competition-based financing of projects
14 Programs in view to:
the modernization and relaunch of the current economy
consolidating the elements of the new knowledge-based economy
basic and socio-economic research
international S&T cooperation and partnership

7. INTERNATIONAL S & T COOPERATION AND PARTNERSHIP CORINT
Specific subprograms for cooperation in the European space:
EU-RO: FP5 projects with Romanian participants
NUC-INT: FP5 / EURATOM projects with Romanian participants
Subprograms for Romanian participation in other RTD programs active in the European space, such as: COST-RO, EUREKA-R
cooperation with international organizations
Funds for CORINT: more the 10% of the total budget of the National Plan
Romanian participation in FP5
200 RTD organizations are included in 114 contracts done with the European Commission
Approx. 40 projects with Romanian participation are now in the negotiation phase
Rate of success increase every year
Romanian participation in other frameworks for European cooperation
COST - 84 actions (macro-projects) and more than 250 RTD organizations involved
EUREKA - 27 projects
Bilateral S&T cooperation: 30% of the total number of projects are in cooperation with EU member states

8. PRIORITIES IN INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION (1)
1. Prevention, protection and rehabilitation in situations of natural or created risk:
techniques and equipment for investigation, evaluation, prevention and limitation of risk situations
2. Technologies for environment
conservation, regeneration and sustainable development of water, forest and land resources
3. Health and food security
immunology research
genetics biology
cell and molecular biology
bio- and eco-technologies in agriculture and food
4. Communications
functional and qualitative compatibility of the National Communications System with the international ones
increasing interoperability of tele-communications services
5. Information technologies
in economy: management, design and production, energy, transports, environment, agriculture
research, education, health, culture, information services
advanced information technologies: multimedia, knowledge engineering, cognitive models, natural language, multilingual services

9. PRIORITIES IN INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION (2)
6. Sustainable and ecological supply and use of energy:
non-pollute, renewable, non-conventional sources of energy
ecological use of energy
7. New materials and technologies:
physical: lasers, plasmas, high energies, superconductivity
chemical: ultra pure materials, composite materials, membranes
microtechnologies
optoelectronics
8. Advanced industrial technologies
ecological integration of industrial processes
TQM- based managerial and productive systems
High precision tools, measurement and testing instruments
Smart manufacturing systems
9. Aero-space research
10. Nuclear research

10. ROMANIAN RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION and PARTNERSHIP
JINR, Dubna – Joint Institute for Nuclear Research – member state – 1956
IAEA, Vienna – International Agency for Atomic Energy – member state – 1957
CERN, Geneva – European Organization for Nuclear Research – non-member state
ICE, Trieste – European Central Initiative – member state
ICGEB, Trieste – International Center for Genetic Engineering
and Biotechnology – member state
OBSEC, Istanbul – Organization of the Black Sea Economic
Cooperation – member state
ONU System – member state
Antarctic Treaty – member state

11. ROMANIAN PARTICIPATION AT JINR

12. ROMANIAN LONG-TERM STAGES AT JINR

13. PLENIPOTENTIARY REPRESENTATIVES OF ROMANIA BETWEEN 1956 – 2003
Acad. Horia Hulubei – General Director IAP
Gaston Marin – Vice- Premier of Ministers Council
Acad. Horia Hulubei - General Director IAP
Acad. Ioan Ursu - General Director IAP
Constantin Mihulecea – President of State Committee for Nuclear Energy
Prof. M. Oncescu - Scientific Director IAP
Prof. Alexandru Glodeanu – General Director IAP
Prof. Sevastian Rapeanu - General Director ANEA
Dr. Ion Vata – Technical Director NIPNE
2002 – present Dan Popescu - General Director ANEA

14. ROMANIAN RESERCHERS WHO EARNED PhD DEGREES AT JINR
INDREAS GRIGORE :  
graduated 1953 of the Polytechnic Institute from Leningrad
1953 : PhD
1957 –1964 : chief engineer at JINR
1968 : he works at CERN, Swiss
CHESCA BORIS :
1992 – 1996 : he works at LNF – JINR
1995 : PhD at JINR
SCANTEIE NICOLAE:  
1998 : PhD at JINR

15. ROMANIAN MEMBERS IN JINR SCIENTIFIC COUNCIL (1), ,
1969, 1971
Acad.
Horia Hulubei
Professor, Director of the Institute for Atomic Physics Bucharest (IAP), member of the Committee for Atomic Physics
, 1978
Serban Titeica
Vice-president of the Romanian Academy ,
Director of the Institute for Atomic Physics, Bucharest
, 1969
Valeriu Novac
Correspondent Member of Romanian Academy
1964
Vilcov Nicolae
Scientific secretary of Institute for Atomic hyiscs, Bucharest
1965
Prof.
Ion Agirbiceanu
Correspondent member of Romanian Academy, professor, head of departament IAP

16. ROMANIAN MEMBERS IN JINR SCIENTIFIC COUNCIL (2),
Paul Dragulescu
Head of Laboratory, Institute for Atomic Physics, Bucharest ,
Prof. Dr.
Marius Petrascu
Head of Laboratory, NIPNE Bucharest
1971
Radu Chisleag
Counsellor of Acad. Hulubei ,
Prof.
Daniel Barb
Deputy director of the Institute for Atomic Physics,
Chief of department at NIPNE , Bucharest
Dr. Ioan Brindus
Director of the Institute for Atomic Physics, Bucharest

17. ROMANIAN MEMBERS IN JINR SCIENTIFIC COUNCIL (3)
Dr.
Marin Ivascu
General Director of Institute for Atomic Physics, Bucharest
Prof. Dr.
Alexandru Berinde
Deputy director of NIPNE, Bucharest
1980
Eugen Cruceanu
Head of Laboratory NIPNE
Ovidiu Balea
Head of department NIPNE, Bucharest ,
Gheorghe Semenescu
Head of department NIPNE , Bucharest
1981
Alexandru Glodeanu
Deputy director Institute for Materials Bucharest

18. ROMANIAN MEMBERS IN JINR SCIENTIFIC COUNCIL (4),
Venera Boldea
NIPNE Bucharest
1984, 1987
Prof.
Calin Besliu
Bucharest University
1988
Maria Haiduc
Head of Laboratory
Institute for Atomic Physics, Bucharest
Dorel Bali ,
, 1970,
Prof. Dr.
Alexandru Mihul
Head of department at the
Dr.
Dorin Poenaru
Scientific director of NIPNE, Bucharest

19. ROMANIAN MEMBERS IN JINR SCIENTIFIC COUNCIL (5)
Prof. Dr.
Gheorghe Stratan
NIPNE Bucharest
Cata Daniil
Gheorghe

20. ROMANIAN RESEARCHERS INVOLVED IN JINR DISCOVERIES
Dr. Alexandru Mihul
Discovery of the anti-sigma-minus particle
together with V.I. Vexler (USSR) , M.I. Soloviev (URSS), N.I. Biriasov (USSR),
E.N. Kladnitskaya (USSR), A.A. Kuznetsov (USSR), A.V. Nikitin(URSS), I. Vrana
(Tcheckoslovakia), A. Mihul (Romania), Kim Hi In (North Koreea), Nguen Din Ty
(North Vietnam), Van Ganchan, Van Tsuzen, Din Datsao, (China)

21. GRANTS OFFERED BY ROMANIAN PLENIPOTENTIARY REPRESENTATIVE AT JINR
2002

22. CONTRACTS BETWEEN JINR AND ROMANIAN INSTITUTIONS IN 2002

23. ROMANIAN SHORT-TERM STAGES AT JINR

24. ROMANIAN CONTRIBUTION AT JINR BETWEEN 1992 – 2002

25. ROMANIAN VICE - DIRECTORS OF JINR
1962 – SERBAN TITEICA
1970 – ALEXANDRU MIHUL
AUREL SANDULESCU
ROMANIAN DEPUTY DIRECTORS OF JINR LABORATORIES
1975 – OVIDIU BALEA
Laboratory of High Energy
1974 – ALEXANDRU SANDULESCU
Laboratory of Nuclear Reactions
From NICOLAE POPA
Frank Laboratory of Neutron Physics

26. ROMANIAN PRIZES AWARDED TO JINR SCIENTISTS
State Prize of Romania : A. E. IGNATENKO (USSR)
ALEX . MIHUL (Romania)
PETRASCU MARIUS (Romania)

27. ROMANIAN SCIENTISTS AWARDED AT JINR
NAME
AWARDS
YEAR
Dr. IVASCU MARIN
Znak Pocheta
1981
Dr.
PETRASCU MARIUS
Honor diploma
of JINR
1996 – the 40th jubilee from JINR foundation
RAPEANU SEVASTIAN
Dr. BUZATU FLORIN

28. The visit of acad. N.N. Bogoliubov in Romania - 1970

29. JINR - 1973 Prof. Alex. Mihul vice-director of JINR

30. Prof. Alex. Mihul with the team who discovered the anti-sigma-minus particle

31. Visit of Prof. N.N. Bogoliubov in Romania - 1970

32. Acad. H. Hulubei and the Romanian Team at JINR’s Committee of Plenipotentiary Representatives

33. Acad. H. Hulubei and Acad. S. Titeica at JRN Scientific Council - 1959

34. Prof. Vexler, Acad. H. Hulubei and Prof. Alex. Mihul

35. Acad. H. Hulubei and Acad. Blohintev

36. Acad. Serban Titeica

37. Acad. N.N.Bogoliubov and Acad. Alex. Sandulescu