Dr. Oana Grad

Recognised Researcher (R2)

 

Department: Materials, Energy and Advanced Technologies
Research Team: Porous Materials and Carbon Nanostructures

Phone: (+40)264-584037, int. 128, 129, 147
Office: Building A, Room A1.11
E-mail: oana.grad@itim-cj.ro

Research Interests and Expertise

  • Green Chemistry, Biomass Valorization, Organic Chemistry, Heterogeneous Catalysis, Porous Materials
  • Synthesis of nanostructured carbon materials (e.g., graphene), porous materials, and their composites
  • Synthesis of metal/support catalysts
  • Synthesis of organic ligands
  • Characterization of structural and morphological properties
  • Heterogeneous catalysis in liquid phase (e.g., selective oxidation, reduction, chemoselective hydrogenation, formic acid decomposition)

Education

Joint PhD degree in Chemistry 2012 – Babeș-Bolyai University Cluj-Napoca, Romania and University of Rouen, France