Dr. Ionel Tifrea

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Title and Degree:
Prof. Ionel Tifrea, Ph.D.

Present Address:
Department of  Physics
California State University Fullerton
800 N. State University Fullerton
Fullerton, CA 92834
E-mail:
itifrea@fullerton.edu

Languages:
English, Romanian, Italian

Educational Background:

1996 - 1998 Ph.D. in Theoretical Physics October 1998 (supervisor Prof. M. Crisan)
"Babes-Bolyai" University Cluj, ROMANIA
Ph.D. Thesis title: Non-Fermi liquid models for superconducting state
1995 - 1996 Master of Science, Theoretical Physics
"Babes-Bolyai" University Cluj, ROMANIA
1990 - 1995 Bachelor of Science, Physics
"Babes-Bolyai" University Cluj, ROMANIA


Career:

2006 - present Assistant Professor
Department of  Physics, Cal State Fullerton, USA
2004 - 2006 Adjunct Professor
Department of Physics and Astronomy ,University of Iowa, USA
2002 - 2007  Associate Professor
Department of Theoretical Physics, "Babes-Bolyai" University Cluj, ROMANIA
1999 - 2002 Assistant Professor
Department of Theoretical Physics, "Babes-Bolyai" University Cluj, ROMANIA
1998 - 1999 Teaching Assistant
Department of Theoretical Physics, "Babes-Bolyai" University Cluj, ROMANIA

  

Professional Experience:

2001 - 2003 Post Doc (supervisor Prof. Michael E. Flatte)
The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA
2000 - 2001 Post Doc (supervisor Prof. D. C. Marinescu)
Clemson University, Clemson, SC, USA
1999 - 2000 Post Doc (supervisor Prof. G. C. Strinati)
Dipartimento di Matematica e Fisica, Universita di Camerino, ITALIA

 

Awards/Scholarships/Fellowships:

  1. "KITP Scholar" 2007 - 2009. 
  2. "Regular Associate" 2006 - 2011, ICTP Trieste, ITALY
  3. "STEFAN PROCOPIU" Award for Theoretical Physics presented by the Romanian National Academy of Science (December 2005).
  4. "IN HOC SIGNO VINCES" Award presented by the Romanian National University Research Council (NURC) to the best Romanian junior researcher in the fields of Mathematics and Natural Sciences (May 2005).
  5. "Junior Associate" 1999 - 2004, ICTP Trieste, ITALY