Dr. Horia Banciu (coordinator)
Ecology and biogeochemistry of extreme environments
Members:
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- Dr. Călin Baciu
- Dr. Doriana Buda
- Dr. Florin Mușat
- Dr. Lucian Baia
- Dr. Nita Dan Constantin
- Dr. Adriana Lazăr
- Dr. Dorina Podar
- Dr. Radu Silaghi-Dumitrescu
- Dr. Radu Popa (also affiliated with the River Road Research, USA)
- Dr. Marieta Muresan-Pop
- Dr. Călin Baciu
Core reseach topics:
- Investigation of diversity, physiology and ecology of microorganisms adapted to extreme environmental conditions
- Anaerobic oxidation of gaseous and cyclic alkanes.
- Geochemistry of fluids – water and greenhouse gases.
- Bio-nano interfaces study in extreme physical conditions
- Investigation of diversity, physiology and ecology of plants adapted to extreme environmental conditions
- Paramagnetic and ferimagnetic bacteria in extreme electromagnetic fields
- The effect of compositional gradients on biological entities in simulated Martian environment