B. Sc. Virgil Andrei
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Physical chemistry |
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Sustainable energy sources: thermoelectrics, photoelectrocatalysis, photovoltaics |
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Computational analysis: finite element method simulations |
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Materials science |
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Design and characterisation of novel composite materials |
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Environmentally friendly materials: oxides, conductive polymers |
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Work Experience |
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2014 - present |
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Research and Teaching Tutor at the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany |
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Education |
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2014 - present |
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Master of Science in chemistry at the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany |
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2011 - 2014 |
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Bachelor of Science in chemistry at the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany |
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2007 - 2011 |
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"Mihai Viteazul" National College, Bucharest, Romania |
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Distinctions |
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2016 |
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Prize for the best talk at the 18th JCF spring symposium in Kiel from the "Chemie in unserer Zeit" Journal |
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2016 |
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Travel Grant for the 18th JCF spring symposium in Kiel from the Fund of the Chemical Industry (Fonds der Chemischen Industrie) |
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2015 |
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Humboldt Prize for the best Bachelor Thesis at the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin |
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2015 - present |
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"Deutschlandstipendium" Scholarship from the German Federal Government and the Bayer Foundations |
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2013 - 2014 |
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August-Wilhelm-von-Hofmann Scholarship from the German Chemical Society (GDCh - Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker) |
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Publications |
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2016 |
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V. Andrei, K. Bethke, K. Rademann, "Thermoelectricity in the context of renewable energy sources: joining forces instead of competing", Energy & Environmental Science 9, 1528-1532 (2016) DOI: 10.1039/C6EE00247A. |
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2016 |
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Front cover: Energy & Environmental Science 9, 1518 (2016). DOI: 10.1039/C6EE90029A. |
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2016 |
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K. Bethke, V. Andrei, K. Rademann, "Decreasing the effective thermal conductivity in glass supported thermoelectric layers", Plos One 11, e0151708 (2016). |
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2016 |
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V. Andrei, K. Bethke, K. Rademann, "Adjusting the thermoelectric properties of copper(I) oxide–graphite–polymer pastes and the applications of such flexible composites", Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 18, 10700-10707 (2016). DOI: 10.1039/C5CP06828B. |
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2016 |
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Back cover: Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 18, 11560 (2016). DOI: 10.1039/C6CP90105K. |
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2014 |
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V. Andrei, K. Bethke, K. Rademann, "Copper(I) oxide based thermoelectric powders and pastes with high Seebeck coefficients", Applied Physics Letters 105, 233902 (2014). DOI: 10.1063/1.4903832. |
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Affiliations |
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2015 - present |
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Member of the German Bunsen Society for Physical Chemistry (DBG - Deutsche Bunsen-Gesellschaft für physikalische Chemie) |
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2015 - present |
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Member of the International Thermoelectric Society |
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2014 - present |
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Member of the League of Romanian Students Abroad (LSRS - Liga Studenților Români din Străinătate) |
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2014 - present |
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Member of the European Thermoelectric Society |
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2012 - present |
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Member of the German Chemical Society (GDCh) |
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Conferences |
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2016 |
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14th European Conference on Thermoelectrics, Lisbon, Portugal (submitted talk) |
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2016 |
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Future of Chemical Physics, Oxford, United Kingdom |
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2016 |
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115th General Assembly of the German Bunsen Society for Physical Chemistry (Bunsentagung), Rostock, Germany (talk) |
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2016 |
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5. Berliner Chemie Symposium, Berlin, Germany (talk) |
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2016 |
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18th JCF spring symposium (JCF-Frühjahrssymposium), Kiel, Germany (talk) |
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2015 |
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Adlershof Research Forum (Adlershofer Forschungsforum), Berlin, Germany (poster) |
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2015 |
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34th Annual International Conference on Thermoelectrics, Dresden, Germany (poster) |
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2015 |
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4. Berliner Chemie Symposium, Berlin, Germany (poster) |
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2014 |
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12th European Conference on Thermoelectrics, Madrid, Spain |
