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Angela Maria KASZA

- INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE DEZVOLTARE PENTRU TEHNOLOGII IZOTOPICE SI MOLECULARE I N C D T I M

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PhD Student - UNIVERSITATEA BABES BOLYAI (Romania)

PhD student

Curriculum Vitae (25/02/2026)

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Photo-electrochemical Hydrogen Generation Integrated with Photochargeable Zinc Ion Battery Call name: PNCDI IV, P 5.8 - SP 5.8.1 - ERANET-2023
ERANET-PECZIB 2025 - 2028

Role in this project:

Coordinating institution: INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE DEZVOLTARE PENTRU TEHNOLOGII IZOTOPICE SI MOLECULARE I N C D T I M

Project partners: INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE DEZVOLTARE PENTRU TEHNOLOGII IZOTOPICE SI MOLECULARE I N C D T I M (RO); TOBB University of Economics and Technology (TR); Adam Mickiewicz University (PL); Sabanci University (TR)

Affiliation:

Project website: https://www.etu.edu.tr/en/sayfa/about-m-era-net

Abstract:

In this project, novel heterojunction thin film electrode-based photoelectrochemical (PEC) water-splitting devices integrated with photochargeable zinc ion batteries (photo-ZIB) will be developed to provide hydrogen (H2) in a clean, sustainable, efficient, and cost-effective manner. The bias potential required by the system to be produced is met by photo-ZIB, which can be directly charged by sunlight. Specifically, we propose creating heterojunctions of zinc oxide nanostructures with kesterite-type and chalcogenide-type semiconductor thin films for highly efficient photoelectrochemical (PEC) reactions. Additionally, compositionally complex ceramics will be utilized to enhance the photo-anodes' stability and catalytic activity. Dark cathodes based on high-entropy ceramics will be obtained to provide a cost-effective alternative to current technology. Thus, it aims to design an innovative device that can be an alternative to the classically used photovoltaic solar cell-electrolyzer systems in terms of cost and efficiency.

Developing innovative solution for mitigation of drought effects Call name: PNCDI IV, P 5.8 - SP 5.8.1 - COFUND-2023
COFUND-WATER4ALL-DIME 2024 - 2027

Role in this project:

Coordinating institution: INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE DEZVOLTARE PENTRU TEHNOLOGII IZOTOPICE SI MOLECULARE I N C D T I M

Project partners: INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE DEZVOLTARE PENTRU TEHNOLOGII IZOTOPICE SI MOLECULARE I N C D T I M (RO); UNIVERSITY OF CUKUROVA (TR); Zuckerberg Institute for Water Research - ZIWR, The Jacob Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Sede Boqer Campus, 8499000, ISRAEL (IL); Technical University of Moldova (MD); RAIT88 srl (IT)

Affiliation:

Project website: https://www.itim-cj.ro/dime/

Abstract:

The scarcity of water resources is expanding worldwide due to the continuous growth of the imbalance between the availability and utilization of freshwater. This motivates researchers to find new water-saving methodologies and water management tools responding to future demands. The general objective of this project consists of the development of novel and low-cost material based on alginate and biochar functionalized with metal oxides and its application for the treatment of contaminated water, to support the implementation of strategies for mitigation of hydro-climatic extreme events, especially droughts in the catchment of different sources of irrigation water. Also, the material will be investigated for water saving and soil fertilization. The influence of this new material on bean crops will be studied, bean being widely used food due to their high protein content and vitamins. The specific objectives of the research are: Preparation and characterization of cost-effective new superabsorbent materials based on alginate and biochar functionalized with metal oxides. Assessment of the efficiency of recycling and reusing the superabsorbent material. Evaluation of the removal efficiency of organic pollutants from polluted water using the superabsorbent material. Testing the attenuation of antibiotic resistance genes and bacteria by the new adsorbent from greywater effluents using established molecular methods (qPCR and c sequencing); Assessment of the impact of the superabsorbent material on the physical, chemical, and biological properties of soil and its effects on growth-development, yield, and crop quality in agricultural plants under current and predicted climate change scenarios. The current project is pertinent to the work program topic, contributing to the management of water resources by adaptation and mitigation to hydroclimatic extreme events and management tools by preparation of new materials that will be used for water decontamination thus increasing the water reserve that can be used for irrigation. Also, these superabsorbent materials can be used to store and gradually release water during droughts. The project, by its objectives, fits the following topics of the call: Topic 1. Resilience, adaptation, and mitigation to hydroclimatic extreme events – by developing a mitigation strategy to cope with hydro-climatic extreme events, especially drought. Topic 2. Tools for water management - in the context of hydroclimatic extreme events – by developing tools (e.g. superabsorbent material, multi-risk approach) to support the design and implementation of strategies for mitigating droughts in a catchment to sea perspective. In addition, following the influence of the superabsorbent materials prepared in the project on bean cultivation under current and future climate change conditions of temperature and CO2 concentration in the atmosphere will provide knowledge on how the proposed solution will perform today and in the foreseeable future. (This is also addressed in Topic 2). Because the countries involved in the project (Romania, Italy, Moldova, Turkey, India) have different climates, it can also fit with Topic 3: Improved water governance in the context of hydroclimatic extreme events and international contexts - Addressing and encouraging international cooperation in the field of water, including management of transboundary water resources and contribution to Water Diplomacy. The novelty of the project: i) the material prepared; ii) 3 simultaneous applications of the same material: pollutants removal, swelling, and drought stress mitigation under current and predicted climate change scenarios for crop cultivation as model plant bean crop and soil improvement; iii) the application of the material prepared for solar desalination and the elimination of ARGs and ARBs.

Streamlining the existing technological flow through electrolytic copper recovery processes Call name: PNCDI IV, SP 5.7.1 - Proiect de transfer la operatorul economic
PN-IV-P7-7.1-PTE-2024-0095 2025 - 2026

Role in this project:

Coordinating institution: UNION CO SRL

Project partners: UNION CO SRL (RO); INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE DEZVOLTARE PENTRU TEHNOLOGII IZOTOPICE SI MOLECULARE I N C D T I M (RO)

Affiliation:

Project website: https://www.unionco.ro/eficientizarea-fluxului-tehnologic-existent-prin-procese-electrolitice-de-recuperare-a-cuprului-efilux/

Abstract:

The project titled "Efficiency Enhancement of the Existing Technological Flow through Electrolytic Processes for Copper Recovery (EFILUX)" falls under Area 3: Food, Bioeconomy, Natural Resources, Biodiversity, Agriculture, and Environment (ASC); Environment and Eco-technologies (DSIN), 3.4. Circular Bioeconomy, as the project's outcomes materialize in the optimization of the technology for recovering noble metals from electronic waste by electrolytically recovering copper, transforming them into raw materials, and reintegrating them into the economic cycle, thereby significantly contributing to the reduction of environmental pollution. The project aims to improve the efficiency of recovering noble metals from electronic waste, concurrently strengthening project coordinator position as a leader in the recycling industry and contributing to the sustainable use of natural resources. The overall objective of the project is to develop and efficiently implement copper recovery technology from electronic waste through electrolysis to increase the concentration of noble metals in the raw materials used in the hydrometallurgical processes for recovering Au, Ag, Pt employed by the society. The project aims to optimize project coordinator managed recycling processes by expanding their capacity for resource recovery and utilization, particularly concerning electronic waste.

Hybrid MOF-derived 3D-carbon-based materials for supercapacitor applications Call name: P 5.2 - SP 5.2.1 - Proiecte de cercetare pentru stimularea tinerelor echipe independente - Competiția 2023
PN-IV-P2-2.1-TE-2023-0048 2024 - 2026

Role in this project:

Coordinating institution: INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE DEZVOLTARE PENTRU TEHNOLOGII IZOTOPICE SI MOLECULARE I N C D T I M

Project partners: INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE DEZVOLTARE PENTRU TEHNOLOGII IZOTOPICE SI MOLECULARE I N C D T I M (RO)

Affiliation:

Project website: http://www.itim-cj.ro/PNCDI/3dcsupcap/

Abstract:

Supercapacitors (SCs) are known as promising energy storage devices. Electrodes are key components in producing SCs, and the strategies for selecting the right electrodes play a decisive role in their specific power and energy storage performance. The project aims to diversify the 3D carbon materials derived from MOF by impregnating them with metal oxides (MOx) such as ZnO, MnO2, and WO3 to be used as electrode materials in hybrid SC devices. Here, their electrical properties are enhanced by controlling and tailoring the size, shape, defects, interfacial phenomena, and porosity of the nanostructures of the materials. The high-sensitivity EPR spectroscopy method is used to characterize the defect structure, such as the carbon-related defects or the defects associated with oxygen vacancies of the proposed materials. The characterization by spectroscopic techniques on the surface and interface of the electrodes and their influence on the electronic, optical, and electrical properties of the nanocomposites is carried out to improve the properties of the material so that new SC electrodes in a solid-state configuration using a 3D-carbon structure/MOx are obtained to improve the energy storage capacity and achieve operating voltages higher than 3 V.

Pork meat authentication - from farm to table, we'll meet the meat Call name: P 1 - SP 1.1 - Proiecte de cercetare pentru stimularea tinerelor echipe independente - TE-2021
PN-III-P1-1.1-TE-2021-0060 2022 - 2024

Role in this project:

Coordinating institution: INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE DEZVOLTARE PENTRU TEHNOLOGII IZOTOPICE SI MOLECULARE I N C D T I M

Project partners: INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE DEZVOLTARE PENTRU TEHNOLOGII IZOTOPICE SI MOLECULARE I N C D T I M (RO)

Affiliation:

Project website: https://www.itim-cj.ro/PNCDI/romeatmarkers/

Abstract:

Meat is one of the most important basic foodstuffs in human nutrition, being an important source of protein. World meat production is expected to double by 2050. Pigs red meat is consumed worldwide, representing about 36 % from world meat production. Romanians are important pork meat consumers, the annual mean quantity consumed per capita being around 36 kg. Pig breeding represents a traditional activity in Romania. The traceability of meat represents an important issue, due to the fact that it might poses a high influence on consumer perception about its quality. The scope of the project is to develop chemometric models to identify the differentiation best markers for the geographical origin, animal’s diet, and fatty acids profiles of Romanian investigated pork meat samples, in order to promote this food on unique market. Regarding the originality and novelty of Ro-MEAT-MARKERS project, so far, no official multi-isotopic analysis methods in the authentication of animal products exist. IRMS, as investigation method, will be corroborated with ICP-MS, GC-FID and chemometrics. We aim, also, to determine the fatty acids profile for Bazna pig versus those grown in intensive conditions, in order to promote Bazna pig indigenous race and its special characteristics. Besides recognized statistical treatments (like LDA), artificial neural networks (ANNs) will be used.

Implementation of the platinum group metals recovery technology from car catalytic converters Call name: P 2 - SP 2.1 - Proiect de transfer la operatorul economic
PN-III-P2-2.1-PTE-2019-0606 2020 - 2022

Role in this project:

Coordinating institution: UNION CO SRL

Project partners: UNION CO SRL (RO); INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE DEZVOLTARE PENTRU TEHNOLOGII IZOTOPICE SI MOLECULARE I N C D T I M (RO)

Affiliation:

Project website: https://www.unionco.ro/implementarea-tehnologiei-de-recuperare-a-metalor-din-grupa-platinei-continute-in-convertori-catalitici-auto/

Abstract:

The purpose of the project is to expand the activity for exploring of waste recovery containing noble metals from the platinum group, by transferring and implementing their recovery technology from car catalysts or ceramic catalysts from the automotive, chemical, petrochemical industries, etc., on an existing of noble metal recovery technological line.

The main objective is to expand the recovery capacity of the noble metals in the platinum group from different catalysts in the automotive industry.

In order to achieve the proposed purpose, the following secondary objectives will be considered:

O1. Optimization of laboratory chemical technology

O2. Adaptation and transfer of laboratory technology to an existing technology line

O3. Optimization of the purification of the obtained noble metals

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