West University of Timișoara · Faculty of Physics

Victor E. Ambruș

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Professional Experience

Professional experience

2015–present: Lecturer, Faculty of Physics, West University of Timișoara, Romania
2012–present: Research Associate, Centre for Fundamental and Advanced Technical Research, Romanian Academy, Timisoara Branch, Romania
2007–2008: Research Assistant, Faculty of Physics, West University of Timisoara, Romanian

Education

2010–2014: PhD, University of Sheffield, School of Mathematics and Statistics
Title: Dirac fermions on rotating space-times
Supervisor: Prof. Elizabeth Winstanley
2008–2010: MSc, West University of Timisoara, Faculty of Physics
Title: Particle production in a Friedmann-Robertson-Walker space-time of with a de Sitter phase of finite extension
Supervisor: Lect. dr. Nistor Nicolaevici
2005–2008: BSc, West University of Timisoara, Faculty of Mathematics and Informatics
Title: Parallel-computating techniques on grid-type architectures (original name: Tehnici de calcul paralel pe arhitecturi de tip grid)
Supervisor: Prof. dr. Dana Petcu
2005–2008: BSc, West University of Timisoara, Faculty of Physics
Title: Lattice Boltzmann method and applications in fluid flows (original name: Metoda lattice Boltzmann si aplicatii in curgerea de fluide)
Supervisor: Conf. dr. Daniel Vizman

Research

Quantum field theory on curved spaces
Relativistic kinetic theory
Lattice Boltzmann method and applications in microfluidics and multiphase flows.

Project title: Quantum corrections in mesoscopic systems (PN-III-P1-1.1-PD-2016-1423)
Host institution: West Univesity of Timisoara
Position: Principal investigator (2018-2020)
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Project title: Lattice Boltzmann models for the simulation of flows of rarefied gases in the relativistic regime (PN-II-RU-TE-2014-4-2910)
Host institution: West Univesity of Timisoara
Position: Principal investigator (2015-2017)
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Project title: Lattice Boltzmann models for predicting the deposition of inertial particles transported by turbulent flows (PN-II-ID-JRP-2011-2-0060)
Host institution: Romanian Academy, Timisoara Branch
Principal investigator: dr. Victor Sofonea
Position: Research associate (2014-2016)
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Project title: Kinetic models for micro-scale transport phenomena and structure formation in complex fluids: implementation on GPU-based parallel computing systems (PN-II-ID-PCE-2011-3-0516)
Principal investigator: dr. Victor Sofonea
Host institution: Romanian Academy, Timisoara Branch
Position: Research associate (2012-2016)
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Project title: NANOSIM - Transport phenomena and structure formation at the micro/nanometer scale in biomedicine and materials science (CEEX 11/2005)
Host institution: West University of Timisoara
Principal investigator: Conf. dr. Daniel Vizman
Position: Research assistant (2007-2008)