Mihai Valentin PREDOI
Professor,
Department of Mechanics "Radu P. Voinea"
Faculty of Biotechnical Engineering Systems
National Science and Technology University POLITEHNICA Bucharest. (U.P.B. and from 2023: N.S.T.U.P.B. )
BN 002, Splaiul Independentei 313, Sect.6, Bucharest
mihai.predoi@upb.ro , tel. +4021- 4029250; +4021- 4029448
Education background
Diploma of Aeronautics engineer, specialized in Aircraft Engines, 1984, U.P.B.
Specialization in vibrations and mechanical waves in plates, Laboratoire de Modelisation en Mecanique (LMM), Universite Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France, 1991-1992.
Ph.D. in Mechanics, Mechanical Vibrations, 1998, U.P.B.
Docteur en Mecanique, 1998, Laboratoire de Modelisation en Mecanique, Universite Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France.
Professional experience
1984 - 1986 - Engineer - National Institute for Combustion Engines (INMT) and Turbomecanica Aircraft Engines - Bucharest
1986 - 1989 - Research engineer - Turbine - Engines Center - I.N.C.R.E.S.T. Bucuresti
1989 - 2004 - Assistant, Lecturer, Associate Professor - Department of Mechanics, U.P.B.
2004 - ... - Professor, Ph.D. Supervisor - Department of Mechanics, U.P.B. / N.S.T.U.P.B.
Courses
Mechanics (Faculties: Automation & Computer Science, Aerospace Engineering)
Mechanical Vibrations (Aerospace Engineering Faculty)
Technical Mechanics (Faculty of Engineering in foreign languages, English stream)
Mécanique (Faculté d’Ingénierie en Langues étrangères, Filière française)
Vibration diagnosis (Master Studies)
Domains of interest
Plate and shells vibrations
Ultrasounds propagation in layered structures
Modeling & numerical simulation of mechanical systems dynamics
55 Papers in international scientific journals (Thomson ISI referenced): Hirsch index (Clarivate) : 18 as of June 2023
49 Papers in national scientific journals.
17 Papers in proceedings of indexed international conferences.
68 Papers in proceedings of international conferences.
38 Papers in proceedings of national conferences.
Research grants:
- 7 (Manager for national research projects),
- 7 (Manager for research projects financed by national research institutions)
- 6 (Member of the research team, international projects)
- 32 (Member of the research team, national projects)
Awards
Médaille étrangère de la Société Française d’Acoustique, 2008.
Memberships
- Member of ASA (Acoustical Society of America), U.S.A., 2006-.
- Associate Member of INCE-Europe, London (Initiative for Noise Control Engineering), 2001-.
- Member of Romanian Acoustical Society (S.R.A.), 1996-. (Scientific Secretary of S.R.A. 1998-2003.
- Member of IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers), U.S.A, 2010-2017.
- Member of ARTENS (Romanian Association for Tensometry), 2010-2017.
- Member of International Institute of Acoustics and Vibration, Auburn University, Alabama, USA, (2004-2008).
- Member of the CNCSIS Expert Commission for national research projects evaluation (2006-...).
- Member of the “Mechanical engineering” commission of the C.N.A.T.D.C.U. National Commission for Academic Diplomas and Certificates (2006-2011)
- Member of the Scientific committee of "Romanian Journal of Acoustics and Vibration"
- Member of the Scientific committee of "Scientific Bulletin - University Politehnica Bucharest - series D"
Reviewer of scientific journals
Journal of the Acoustical Society of America; Acta Acustica united with Acustica; Journal of Sound and Vibrations; Ultrasonics; IEEE Utrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control; NDT&E International; Estonian Journal of Engineering; Scientific Bulletin of University „Politehnica” of Bucharest; Romanian Journal of Acoustics and Vibration.
Invited professor
- "Laboratoire de Mécanique Physique" (L.M.P.), Univ. Bordeaux 1, France, in 2001-2, 2004-2006. - "Laboratoire d’Ondes et Milieux Complexes", Université du Havre, France, in 2004, 2007-2018.
Member in Ph.D evaluation jury
- Univ. Bordeaux 1, Laboratoire de Mécanique Physique: 2001, 2007
- Université du Havre, Laboratoire d’Ondes et Milieux Complexes: 2006, 2007, 2013, 2016, 2019.
- Universitatea Bucuresti, Fac. Fizica, 2007.
- Tallinn University of Technology, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Department of Mechanics: 2010.
- Univ. de Montpellier, France: 2016, 2020 .