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Romanian Grantees 2024-2025

Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program

1. Florina ALMARII

Home Institution: “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy//Fundeni Clinical Institute, Bucharest
Host University: The University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center
Field: Medical Sciences/Pathophysiology
Type of Grant: Research

2. Dragos Andrei CANTEA

Home Institution: DAC Music Performance, Norway
Host University: Bowling Green State University
Field: Entrepreneurship in Classical Music
Type of Grant: Research

3. Andrea Olivia CIOBANU

Home Institution: “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest
Host University: Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota
Field: Medical Sciences/Cardiology
Type of Grant: Research

4. Alexandra CRISTIAN-SCUPIN

Home Institution: Technical University of Civil Engineering Bucharest
Host University: Northeastern University
Field: Civil Engineering
Type of Grant: Research

5. Alexandru DUMITRESCU

Home Institution: National Meteorological Administration, Bucharest
Host University: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Field: Environmental Sciences
Type of Grant: Research

6. Cristian GAZDAC

Home Institution: Babes-Bolyai University Cluj-Napoca
Host University: University of Florida
Field: History
Type of Grant: Research

7. Virgil Alexandru IORDACHE

Home Institution: University of Bucharest
Host University: City University of New York
Field: Ecology/LTER
Type of Grant: Research

8. Gabriel LEANCA

Home Institution: “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University of Iasi
Host Institution: SUNY Cortland, NY
Field: Modern History
Type of Grant: Teaching

9. Simon Vlad LUCA

Home Institution: Technical University of Munich
Host University: University of Illinois Chicago
Field: Analytical Chemistry
Type of Grant: Research

10. Vlad MOISOIU

Home Institution: University Hospital Zurich
Host University: Johns Hopkins Medicine, The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baltimore
Field: Bioinformatics
Type of Grant: Research

11. Mihai MURARIU

Home Institution: West University of Timisoara
Host University: The Pennsylvania State University
Field: Political Sciences
Type of Grant: Research

12. Sorin NISTOR

Home Institution: University of Oradea
Host University: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Field: Geodesy/Remote Sensing
Type of Grant: Research

13. Anisoara PAVELEA

Home Institution: Babes-Bolyai University Cluj-Napoca
Host University: University of Georgia, Athens
Field: Education/ Service-learning in HE
Type of Grant: Research

14. Oana Lelia POP

Home Institution: University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca
Host University: University of California, Davis
Field: Food Science
Type of Grant: Research

15. Dan Horatiu POPESCU

Home Institution: Partium Christian University Oradea
Host University: The University of Texas at Austin
Field: Literature/Archival Research
Type of Grant: Research

16. Marius Razvan PREDATU

Home Institution: Babes-Bolyai University of Cluj-Napoca
Host University: Columbia University
Field: Psychology
Type of Grant: Research

17. Zsolt SIMON

Home Institution: "Gheorghe Sincai" Institute for Social Studies and the Humanities of the Romanian Academy, Targu-Mures
Host University: Northeastern University
Field: History
Type of Grant: Research

18. Lucian STAICU

Home Institution: University of Warsaw
Host University: Duquesne University, Pittsburgh
Field: Environmental Sciences
Type of Grant: Research

19. Irina STOICA

Home Institution: University of Bucharest
Host University: University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Field: Linguistics
Type of Grant: Research

20. Catalina TESAR

Home Institution: University of Bucharest//Romanian Peasant Museum
Host University: Indiana University, Bloomington
Field: Social Anthropology
Type of Grant: Research

21. Mihaela TOFAN

Home Institution: “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University of Iasi
Host Institution: Fordham University
Field: Law/Tax Systems
Type of Grant: Research

Fulbright-RAF Visiting Scholar Program - Agricultural Extension Services

1. Igori BALTA

Home University: University of Life Sciences "King Michael I" from Timisoara
Host University: University of Georgia, College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences
Field: Agricultural Extension Services
Type of Grant: Research & Academic Training

2. Stefan Laurentiu BATRINA

3. Horia Nicolae CIOCAN

Home University: University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Bucharest
Host University: University of Georgia, College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences
Field: Agricultural Extension Services
Type of Grant: Research & Academic Training

4. Paula Ioana MORARU

Home University: University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Cluj-Napoca
Host University: University of Georgia, College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences
Field: Agricultural Extension Services
Type of Grant: Research & Academic Training

5. Dragos-Ioan SACALEANU

Home University: National University of Science and Technology Politehnica Bucharest
Host University: University of Georgia, College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences
Field: Agricultural Extension Services
Type of Grant: Research & Academic Training

Fulbright Student Program

1. Adrian-Bogdan BOLDIANU

Home University: University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca
Host University: University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Field: Food Science
Type of Grant: Research

2. Ana-Maria CALANCEA

Home University: University of Bucharest// “I.L. Caragiale University” of Drama and Cinema of Bucharest
Host University: University of South Florida
Field: Film Studies
Type of Grant: Master’s

3. Ioana-Silvia CARASEL

Home University: “Victor Babes” University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Timisoara//National University of Science and Technology Politehnica Bucharest
Host University: Stevens Institute of Technology
Field: Business Intelligence& Analytics
Type of Grant: Master’s

4. Florina-Adina CIUCHITA

Home University: The Bucharest University of Economic Studies//University of Bucharest
Host University: University of Southern California
Field: Urban Development
Type of Grant: Research

5. Antonio Andrei CRISTIAN

Home University: Technical University of Civil Engineering of Bucharest// Politehnica University of Timisoara
Host University: Northeastern University
Field: Civil/Structural Engineering
Type of Grant: Research

6. Karla Claudia CSUROS

Home University: West University of Timisoara
Host University: University of Oregon
Field: Applied Linguistics
Type of Grant: Research

7. Filip Andrei LARIU

Home University: University of Bucharest// Babes-Bolyai University Cluj-Napoca// Leiden University, the Netherlands
Host University: New York University
Field: International Law/Human Rights
Type of Grant: Research

8. Cristina Elena MIHALACHE

Home University: University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Bucharest//School of Advanced Studies of the Romanian Academy - Institute of Geography
Host University: Pennsylvania State University
Field: Geography
Type of Grant: Research

9. Flaviu Cristian MOLDOVAN

Home University: Technical University of Cluj-Napoca
Host University: Oregon State University - Corvallis
Field: Electrical and Computer Engineering
Type of Grant: Master’s

10. Diana Ioana MOREA-GHERGU

Home University: University of London - University College London
Host University: Columbia University
Field: Comparative and International Education
Type of Grant: Master’s

11. Nicusor Viorel NASTASE

Home University: University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Bucharest
Host University: Montana State University - Bozeman
Field: Agricultural Engineering
Type of Grant: Research

12. Irina NEACSU

Home University: Bucharest National University of Arts//”Ion Mincu” University of Architecture and Urbanism, Bucharest
Host University: Yale University
Field: Art History
Type of Grant: Research

13. Antonia-Laura PUP

Home University: West University of Timisoara
Host University: Georgetown University
Field: Security Studies
Type of Grant: Master’s

14. Stefan Cristian SIMON

Home University: University of Bucharest
Host University: University of Florida
Field: Classical Studies
Type of Grant: Master’s

15. Andrei Gabriel STUPU

Home University: Babes-Bolyai University of Cluj-Napoca; University of Bucharest
Host University: Harvard University
Field: Education/Educational Philosophy
Type of Grant: Research

16. Larisa-Ilaria TABARA

Home University: “Stefan cel Mare” University of Suceava
Host University: Michigan State University
Field: TESOL/Applied Linguistics
Type of Grant: Master’s

17. Bogdan TOPAN

Home University: University of Bucharest
Host University: Stanford University, The Center for International Security and Cooperation
Field: Security Studies/International Relations
Type of Grant: Research

2024 Study of the U.S. Institutes for Student Leaders from Europe

1. Ecaterina Capanistei

Home Institution: Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca
Host University: Arizona State University
Institute Theme: Journalism and Media

2. Delia Lungu

Home Institution: “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University of Iași
Host University: Arizona State University
Institute Theme: Journalism and Media

3. Șerban-Mark Pop

Home Institution: Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca
Host University: Arizona State University
Institute Theme: Journalism and Media

Fall 2024 Fulbright Teaching Excellence and Achievement Program

1. Carmen-Florina PASCARU
Fall 2024 cohort

Home Institution: Bogdănești Secondary School, Bacău
Host University: University of Wisconsin – Madison
Theme: Media Literacy

2. Dan-Alexandru Chiță
Fall 2024 cohort

Home Institution: Secondary School No. 143, Bucharest
Host University: University of Wisconsin – Madison
Theme Media Literacy

Spring 2025 Fulbright Teaching Excellence and Achievement Program

1. Suzana-Beatrice Neagu
Spring 2025 cohort

Home Institution: "Roman-Vodă" National College, Roman, Neamț
Host University: Florida Gulf Coast University
Theme: Environmental Education

2. Ioana-Luciana Opriș
Spring 2025 cohort

Home Institution: ”Andrei Șaguna” National Pedagogical College, Sibiu
Host University: Florida Gulf Coast University
Theme: Environmental Education

"My Fulbright visit at Rutgers has offered amazing opportunities not only to present my work in the area of Human-Animal Interactions to some of the faculties of Rutgers University and SSW students, but also to establish valuable connections for future collaborations."

Alina Rusu
Fulbright Visiting Scholar, 2017-2018

"I brought back enduring connections with colleagues and friends and a resolve to return to reconnect and continue to explore the hidden corners of Romania and maybe find my own special spot in a secluded 'sat.'"

Mary Claire Heffron
U.S. Fulbright Scholar, 2019-2020

"The idea of experiencing one of the best education systems in the world (if not the best) could be quite overwhelming. But soon I realized that this is going to be a unique opportunity to learn as much as possible, to work like never before in my academic life. And I did just that."

Ciprian Crețu
Fulbright Student Researcher, 2019-2020

"My time as a Fulbrighter was about so much more than the research I was honored to work on. It was about building lasting relationships, learning about Romanian culture, and sharing my experiences with friends."

Elizabeth Wiita
U.S. Fulbright Student Researcher, 2019-2020

"Although my Fulbright cohort underwent an experience that is (hopefully) unlike any other, I loved my time in Romania and learned so much. I am so grateful to the Fulbright Program and the Romanian Commission for this incredible opportunity that I will remember for the rest of my life."

Claire Hungar
U.S. Fulbright ETA, 2019-2020