Dr. Roxana-Diana Pașca

Scientific Researcher III

 

Department: Molecular and Biomolecular Physics
Research Team: Molecular and Biomolecular Technologies

Phone: (+40)264-584037, int. 217
Office: Building B, Room B1.05
E-mail: roxana.pasca@itim-cj.ro

Research Interests and Expertise

  • Physical Chemistry
  • Chemical thermodynamics: assessment of the stability of the molecules using quantum-chemical calculations (HyperChem, Gaussian 9.0W, GaussView 5.0) and molecular dynamics (VAMD/NAMD, GROMACS)
  • The determination of reaction energies and equilibrium constants; differential scanning calorimetry (DSC)
  • Colloid and surface chemistry: the study of metal nanoparticles and nanocomposites using imaging techniques  (AFM, TEM/SEM, fluorescence) and spectroscopy (UV-Vis, IR)
  • Obtaining thin films using Langmuir-Blodgett technique (LBT),  molecular beam epitaxy (MBE), nanolithography (NIL) and spin-coating

Education

MSc in Advanced Chemistry 2010 – Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
PhD in Chemistry 2013 – Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
PhD student in Physics – Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania