Scientific Commitee
Prof.habil.dr.eng. Michel TROQUET
University of Clermont Auvergne, France
Research interests: engineering; photo-oxidation; thermo-oxidation; polymerization
Prof.dr. Clovis FRANCIS 
Faculty of Engineering, Lebanese University, Lebanon
Research interests: electronics; industrial control; energy management systems; energy storage
Prof.dr. Rafic YOUNES
Dean of Faculty of Engineering, Lebanese University, Lebanon
Research interests: mechatronics; engineering optimization; energy management; multidisciplinary optimization
Prof.habil.dr.eng. Jan GOLONKA
Professor Emeritus, AGH University of Science and Technology, Kraków, Poland
Research interests: Carpathians geology; plate tectonics; paleogeography; biostratigraphy; oil and gas unconventional resources
Prof.habil.dr.eng. Valeriu DULGHERU
Technical University of Moldova, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Transport, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova
Research interests: Mechanical engineering; precessional planetary transmissions; renewable energies; technical creativity
Prof.habil.dr.eng. Mihai ARGHIR
Institut PPRIME, Département Génie Mécanique et Systèmes Complexes, UPR CNRS 3346, Université de Poitiers, ISAE ENSMA, France
Research interests: mechanical engineering; aeronautical engineering; tribology;
Prof.habil.dr.eng. Cătălin TEODORIU
University of Oklahoma, US, Mewbourne School of Petroleum and Geological Engineering
Research interests: drilling problems; drilling dynamics and failure analysis; well integrity; cementing and threaded connections
Dr. Tefy RAOELIVOLOLONA website
Department of Technology’s Science of Information and Communication, Higher Polytechnic School, University of Antsiranana, Madagascar
Research interests: engineering; green energy; artificial intelligence
Assoc.prof.dr. Nguyen-Dang NAM
Institute of Fundamental and Applied Sciences, Duy Tan University, Danang, Vietnam
Research interests: electrochemistry; materials science; metallurgy; corrosion
Assoc.prof.dr.eng. Zulfan Adi PUTRA
ExxonMobil & Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Malaysia
Research interests: process engineering; modeling; simulation; optimization; process integration; machine learning; techno-economic analysis
Assoc.prof.dr.eng. Okechukwu Ebuka AGBASI
Okna Geophysical Services Nigeria & University of Guyana, Georgetown, GUYANA
Research interests: Geophysics; Groundwater Geophysics; Petrophysics; Material Science; Reservoir modeling; Environmental geophysics
Assist. Prof. Dr. Nasir KHAN website 
Department of Mechanical Engineering (Well Engineering), International College of Engineering & Management, Affiliated with University of Lancashire (UK), Muscat, Oman
Research interests: Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Petroleum Engineering; Drilling Fluids and Rheology Optimization; Sustainable Drilling Mud Additives; Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) and Formation Damage Removal; Gas Hydrate Prediction and Flow Assurance; Carbon Emission Forecasting and Decarbonization; Geothermal Energy and Sustainable Energy Systems
Prof.habil.dr.eng. Sorin-Mihai RADU
Faculty of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering; Department of Mechanical, Industrial and Transport Engineering; University of Petrosani, Romania
Research interests: mechanical engineering; industrial engineering; mining engineering; environment
Prof.habil.dr.eng. Maria LAZAR
Faculty of Mining; Department of Environmental Engineering and Geology; University of Petrosani, Romania
Research interests: Mining landscaping; water management; dewatering deposits; opencast mining; slope stability; basics of technological engineering; mining and environmental engineering
Prof.habil.dr.eng. Mihaela TODERAS
Faculty of Mining; Department of Mining Engineering, Mining Surveying and Constructions; University of Petrosani, Romania
Research interests: Geomechanics; rock mechanics; soil mechanics; underground structures; rock rheology; rock salt; underground mining constructions, mining exploitation
Prof.habil.dr.eng. Ilie ONICA
Faculty of Mining; Department of Mining Engineering, Mining Surveying and Constructions; University of Petrosani, Romania
Research interests: Coal and ore deposits mining; rock engineering in mining; numerical modelling of geomechanical mining phenomenon; mechanization of the ore and coal mining; underground workings construction technologies
Prof.habil.dr.eng. Roland Iosif MORARU
Faculty of Mining; Department of Management and Industrial Engineering; University of Petrosani, Romania
Research interests: Safety and mining environment; Occupational Health and Safety; Ventilation; Occupational Health and Safety; Occupational Risk Assessment Methods; Risk Management
Prof.habil.dr.eng. Ioel Samuel VERES
Faculty of Civil Engineering; Department of Terrestrial measurements and Cadaster; Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Research interests: terrestrial measurements; geodesy; mining topography; cadaster; geohazards and risks; environmental impact of coal mines closure; ecological rehabilitation of mining area
Assoc.prof.dr.eng. Dacian Paul MARIAN
Faculty of Mining; Department of Mining Engineering, Mining Surveying and Constructions; University of Petrosani, Romania
Research interests: coal and ore; geodesy; cartography; topography; cadaster; execution of surveying measurements; measurements processing
Prof.dr.eng. Valentin Dan PETRESCU
Faculty of Engineering, Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu, Romania
Research interests: natural gas engineering; eco-technology; management of environmental risks; materials technology; environmental protection
Prof.dr.eng. Alexandru OZUNU
Faculty of Environment Science, Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Research interests: environment science; environment engineering; disaster management; chemical engineering
Prof.habil.dr.eng. Oana Roxana CHIVU
Faculty of Industrial Engineering and Robotics; Department of Quality Engineering and Industrial Technologies; National University of Science and Technology Polytechnics Bucharest, Romania
Research interests: Health and safety in industrial engineering; materials and welding technology; industrial metrology; quality economic issues; management of technical-economic activities
Prof.dr.eng. Ionela POPOVICI
Faculty of Applied Sciences and Engineering; Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Ovidius University Constanta, Romania
Research interests: inorganic chemistry; chemistry of materials; nanomaterials; chemistry of silicates and oxide compounds; inorganic binders
Prof.dr.eng. Gabriela STANCIU
Faculty of Applied Sciences and Engineering; Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Ovidius University Constanta, Romania
Research interests: organic chemistry; synthesis and characterization of organic compounds by spectral and chromatographic methods; bioactive compounds synthesis; organic electrosynthesis; anodic oxidation of chiral and achiral compounds; pharmaceutical chemistry
Prof.habil.dr.eng. Mihail MINESCU
Petroleum-Gas University of Ploiesti, Faculty of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Ploiesti, Romania, 100680
Research interests: mechanical engineering; material science; material testing; materials technology
Assoc.prof.dr.eng. Alin DINITA
Petroleum-Gas University of Ploiesti, Faculty of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Ploiesti, Romania, 100680
Research interests: mechanical engineering; material science; geothermal energy
Prof.habil.dr.eng. Daniela Roxana POPOVICI
Petroleum-Gas University of Ploiesti, Faculty of Petroleum Refining and Petrochemistry, Department of Chemistry, Ploiesti, Romania, 100680
Research interests: chemical engineering; catalysts; chemical kinetics
Prof.habil.dr.eng. Razvan George RIPEANU
Petroleum-Gas University of Ploiesti, Faculty of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Ploiesti, Romania, 100680
Research interests: mechanical engineering; tribology;
Prof.habil.dr.eng. Marius Gabriel PETRESCU
Petroleum-Gas University of Ploiesti, Faculty of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Ploiesti, Romania, 100680
Research interests: mechanical engineering; tribology; management of production; quality management; security of transport systems; management of quality in higher education
Prof.habil.dr.eng. Lazăr AVRAM
Petroleum-Gas University of Ploiesti, Faculty of Petroleum and Gas Engineering, Department of Well Drilling, Extraction and Transport of Hydrocarbons, Ploiesti, Romania, 100680
Research interests: well drilling; offshore drilling; geothermal energy
Prof.habil.dr.eng. Mihai ALBULESCU
Petroleum-Gas University of Ploiesti, Faculty of Petroleum and Gas Engineering, Department of Well Drilling, Extraction and Transport of Hydrocarbons, Ploiesti, Romania, 100680
Research interests: fluid mechanics; oil and gas transport; geothermal energy
Prof.habil.dr.eng. Timur CHIS
Petroleum-Gas University of Ploiesti, Faculty of Petroleum and Gas Engineering, Department of Well Drilling, Extraction and Transport of Hydrocarbons, Ploiesti, Romania, 100680
Research interests: fluids mechanics; fluids transport; risk assessment of offshore oil transport; geothermal energy
Prof.habil.dr.eng. Casen PANAITESCU
Petroleum-Gas University of Ploiesti, Faculty of Petroleum and Gas Engineering, Department of Petroleum Geology and Reservoir Engineering, Ploiesti, Romania, 100680
Research interests: corrosion in oil industry; soil and water pollution; environmental science
Assoc.prof.dr.eng. Marius BADICIOIU
Petroleum-Gas University of Ploiesti, Faculty of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Ploiesti, Romania, 100680
Research interests: mechanical engineering; materials technology
Assoc.prof.habil.dr.eng. Adrian NEACSA
Petroleum-Gas University of Ploiesti, Faculty of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Ploiesti, Romania, 100680
Research interests: mechanical engineering; materials technology; tribology; machine technology; industrial engineering
Prof.habil.dr.eng. Gabriel RADULESCU
Petroleum-Gas University of Ploiesti, Faculty of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Department of Automation, Computers and Electronics, Ploiesti, Romania, 100680
Research interests: Modelling, Simulation and Advanced Control of Industrial Processes; Image/Sound Digital Processing
Prof.habil.dr.eng.ec. Cătălin Nicolae POPESCU
Petroleum-Gas University of Ploiesti, Faculty of Economical Sciences, Department of Business Administration, Ploiesti, Romania, 100680
Research interests: management; energy; project management; petroleum economics; quantitative methods in management and business
Prof.habil.dr.eng. Dragos CIUPARU
Petroleum-Gas University of Ploiesti, Faculty of Petroleum Refining and Petrochemistry, Department of Petroleum Refining Engineering and Environmental Protection, Ploiesti, Romania, 100680
Research interests: chemical engineering; nanomaterials
Prof.habil.dr.eng. Dorin BOMBOS
Petroleum-Gas University of Ploiesti, Faculty of Petroleum Refining and Petrochemistry, Department of Chemistry, Ploiesti, Romania, 100680
Research interests: chemical engineering; catalysts; chemical kinetics
Prof.habil.dr.eng. Diana Luciana CURSARU
Petroleum-Gas University of Ploiesti, Faculty of Petroleum Refining and Petrochemistry, Department of Petroleum Refining Engineering and Environmental Protection, Ploiesti, Romania, 100680
Research interests: chemical engineering; nanomaterials; biodiesel;
Prof.habil.dr.chim. Sonia MIHAI
Petroleum-Gas University of Ploiesti, Faculty of Petroleum Refining and Petrochemistry, Department of Chemistry, Ploiesti, Romania, 100680
Research interests: chemical engineering; nanomaterials; photocatalysts
Assoc.prof.dr.eng. Cristina Maria DUSESCU-VASILE
Petroleum-Gas University of Ploiesti, Faculty of Petroleum Refining and Petrochemistry, Department of Petroleum Refining Engineering and Environmental Protection, Ploiesti, Romania, 100680
Research interests: chemical engineering; catalysts; chemical kinetics; biodiesel; lubricants
Prof.habil.dr.chim. Cătălina CĂLIN
Petroleum-Gas University of Ploiesti, Faculty of Petroleum Refining and Petrochemistry, Department of Chemistry, Ploiesti, Romania, 100680
Research interests: chemical engineering; agrochemistry; catalysts; nanomaterials
Assoc.prof.dr.eng. Mihaela NEAGU
Petroleum-Gas University of Ploiesti, Faculty of Petroleum Refining and Petrochemistry, Department of Petroleum Refining Engineering and Environmental Protection, Ploiesti, Romania, 100680
Research interests: chemical engineering; catalysts; chemical kinetics; biodiesel; adsorption; distillation process
Assoc.prof.dr.eng. Iuliana GHETIU
Petroleum-Gas University of Ploiesti, Faculty of Petroleum and Gas Engineering, Department of Well Drilling, Extraction and Transport of Hydrocarbons, Ploiesti, Romania, 100680
Research interests: reservoir gas production; natural gas storage; hydrogen storage; green energy
Assoc.prof.dr.eng. Alina PRUNDUREL
Petroleum-Gas University of Ploiesti, Faculty of Petroleum and Gas Engineering, Department of Well Drilling, Extraction and Transport of Hydrocarbons, Ploiesti, Romania, 100680
Research interests: thermotechnics; natural gas storage; hydrogen storage; CO2 capture and storage; green energy
Lect.dr.eng. Daniela NEAGU
Petroleum-Gas University of Ploiesti, Faculty of Petroleum and Gas Engineering, Department of Petroleum Geology and Reservoir Engineering, Ploiesti, Romania, 100680
Research interests: geophysics; petrophysics; interpretation wells logs; petroleum geology; petroleum resources; reservoir engineering; former editor-in-chief of RJPGT (2020-2021)
Dr.eng. Elena-Rodica STOICA-NEGULESCU
Prospectiuni SA – Senior expert 3D seismic & Associate Professor at UPG Ploiesti, Romania
Research interests: 2D/3D/4D seismic investigations; oil prospecting and exploration; geophysics; petroleum systems; natural resources
Dr.eng. Dumitru GHERGHICEANU
OMV-Petrom SA, Senior Manager Drilling Department, Bucharest, Romania
Research interests: oil & gas industry; well drilling; casing; drilling optimization
Dr.eng. Vasile STANCULESCU
OMV-Petrom SA, Institute of Research and Technological Design (ICPT), Campina, Romania
Research interests: oil & gas industry; well optimization;
