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Silviu Constantin
Born: 14 April 1964, Bucharest, Romania
Citizenship: Romania
Academic Qualifications
2003: PhD in Geology (Faculty of Geology and Geophysics, Bucharest University, Romania)
Thesis title: "Quaternary paleoclimate evolutions based on speleothem studies from Banat and Mehedinti Mountains, Romania."
(in Romanian, English abstract). Bucharest University, 324 p.
Award: magna cum laude
1997: Diploma in GIS (UNIGIS Network for Postgraduate Distance Learning in Geographical Information Systems)
1988: MSc in Geology (geologist engineer) (Bucharest University, Faculty of Biology, Geography and Geology)
Disertation paper: "Geologic and sedimentologic study of the Jurassic and Cretaceous deposits from Valea Mare-Padina Matei area (Moldova Noua, Romania) focused on coal-bearing Lower Jurassicformations and Cretaceous limestones" (in Romanian).
Studies:
1994-2003: part-time PhD. student, Bucharest University, Faculty of Geology and Geophisics; Dept. of Structural and Regional Geology.
1995-1997: Technical University of Construction, Bucharest; postgraduate course in GIS (organized by UNIGIS Network -- Manchester, Huddersfield and Salford - UK; Salzburg - Austria & Amsterdam - The Netherlands).
1988: "Karst Waters Chemistry" summer-course (3 weeks), with AG Hoehle u. Karstforschung Grabenstetten e.V., Schelklingen, Germany.
1993-1988: Bucharest University, Faculty. of Biology, Geography and Geology, Dept of Geological and Geophisical engineering, major in Geology of Petroleum and Sedimentary Deposits.
Appointments - Full Time:
Nov 2016- Feb 2017: Fulbright Senior researcher - University of Miami, Rosenstiel School for Marine and Atmospheric Science, Miami, USA.
Feb-Aug 2015: Prometeo senior researcher - Universidad de Las Fuerzas Armadas (ESPE) and Escuela Politecnica Nacional, Quito, Ecuador.
since 2011: senior researcher (Ist grade) and Department Head - the "Emil Racovita" Institute of Speleology" (Romanian Academy), Dept. of Geospeleology and Paleontology, Bucharest, Romania.
1991-2011: assistant researcher / scientific researcher / senior scientist "Emil Racovita" Institute of Speleology (Romanian Academy), Dept. of Geospeleology and Paleontology; Bucharest, Romania.
1998-2001: laboratory engineer and visiting researcher -- Bergen University, Dept. of Geology, U-series laboratory, Bergen, Norway.
1988-1990: geologist engineer -- State Company for Geological Prospections and Exploration "Banatul" Caransebes, Moldova Noua, Romania.
Appointments - Part-Time:
since 2002: consultant and translator: "National Geographic Romania".
1997-1998: database & IT consultant -- The EU Delegation in Bucharest.
1997-1998: lecturer -- The "Eudoxiu Hurmuzachi" College. Lectures on Geography and Geology of Romania.
1996-1997: teaching assistant -- The "Spiru Haret" University in Bucharest Faculty of Geography; lectures and seminars on "Informatics in Geography".
1994-1995: teaching assistant -- Bucharest University, Faculty of Geology and Geophysics; seminars on "Geology of Romania".
Other:
2007-2017: President of the Scientific Council of the National Park "Semenic-Cheile Carasului"
2004-2017: member of the Scientific Council of the National Park "Cheile Nerei-Beusnita"
1992-2005: Editorial Secretary (1992-2001) and Managing Editor (since 2001) of the "Theoretical and Applied Karstology" journal (published by The Romanian Academy).
since 1985: Certified Instructor of the Romanian School of Speleology; discipline "Cave & Karst Survey and Mapping".
1984-1992: Associated Editor (1984-1989) and Managing Editor (1989-1992) of the speleological magazine "Speotelex"
1984-1990: Editorial Secretary of the scientific journal "Buletin Speologic" (published by the Romanian Federation for Alpinism & Tourism).
Languages:
Norwegian (poor); Spanish (fair); German (fair); French (good); English (excellent); Romanian (native speaker).
Expeditions and karst regions visited:
Good knowledge of most karst regions of Romania.
Work and/or visits in caves and karst regions from Bulgaria, Germany, Serbia, Hungary, Slovenia, Czech Rep., Slovakia, Poland, Belgium, France, Norway, Ireland, Italy, Moldova, Iran, China, Ukraine, Australia, USA, Ecuador.