Romanian Grantees 2022-2023

Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program

Ana Bărar

Home Institution: Politehnica University Bucharest
Host University: New York University
Field: Material Science/Solar Cells
Type of Grant: Research

Ana-Maria Bercu

Home Institution: “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University of Iași
Host University: University of Illinois, Chicago
Field: Public Administration
Type of Grant: Research

Giorgiana Mihaela Cătunescu

Home Institution: University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca
Host University: Cornell College of Agriculture and Life Science
Field: Agriculture/Food Safety
Type of Grant: Research

Iulian Mihai Damian

Home Institution: Babeș-Bolyai University Cluj-Napoca
Host University: St. Bonaventure University
Field: Medieval & Renaissance History
Type of Grant: Research

Octavian Dănilă

Home Institution: Politehnica University Bucharest
Host University: The City College of New York
Field: Electrical Engineering
Type of Grant: Research

Mihai David

Home Institution: Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca
Host University: Louisiana State University
Field: Civil Law
Type of Grant: Research

Loredana Dumitrașcu

Home Institution: Dunărea de Jos University, Galați
Host University: Washington State University
Field: Agriculture/Food Science
Type of Grant: Research

Dinu Gavojdian

Home Institution: Research and Development Institute for Bovine, Bucharest
Host University: Washington State University
Field: Agriculture/Dairy Science
Type of Grant: Research

Dan Doru Micu

Home Institution: Technical University of Cluj-Napoca
Host University: University of Florida
Field: Electrical Engineering
Type of Grant: Research and Teaching

Cristian Emil Nae

Home Institution: “George Enescu” National University of Arts, Iași
Host University: The University of California at Santa Barbara
Field: Art History
Type of Grant: Research

Mirel Adrian Popa

Home Institution: Institute of Cellular Biology and Pathology "Nicolae Simionescu", Bucharest
Host University: Michigan State University
Field: Biology/Biomedical Sciences
Type of Grant: Research

Maria Suciu

Home Institution: Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca
Host University: University of California, Los Angeles
Field: Cellular Biology
Type of Grant: Research

Daniel Nicolae Sultănescu

Home Institution: National University of Political Science and Public Administration, Bucharest
Host University: University of South Carolina
Field: Mass Communications
Type of Grant: Research

Ștefan Eugen Szedlacsek

Home Institution: Institute of Biochemistry of the Romanian Academy, Bucharest
Host University: The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Field: Biology/Molecular Biochemistry
Type of Grant: Research

Mihaela Tinca Udriștioiu

Home Institution: University of Craiova
Host University: Georgia Southern University
Field: STEM Education
Type of Grant: Research

Nicolae Urs

Home Institution: Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca
Host University: University of Georgia
Field: Public Administration/ Information Policy
Type of Grant: Research

Sergiu Vacaru Sr.

Home Institution: Yu. Fedkovych National State University at Chernivtsi, Ukraine
Host University: California State University at Fresno
Field: Theoretical & Mathematical Physics
Type of Grant : Research

Fulbright-RAF Visiting Scholar Program

Elena Avram Gălățeanu

Home University: “Gheorghe Asachi” Technical University of Iași
Host University: University of Rochester, AIN Center for Entrepreneurship
Field: Entrepreneurship & Entrepreneurial Studies
Type of Grant: Research & Academic Training

Mădălin-Corneliu Frunzete

Home University: Politehnica University of Bucharest
Host University: University of Rochester, AIN Center for Entrepreneurship
Field: Entrepreneurship & Entrepreneurial Studies
Type of Grant: Research & Academic Training

Ana-Cristina Nicolescu

Home University: West University of Timișoara
Host University: University of Rochester, AIN Center for Entrepreneurship
Field: Entrepreneurship & Entrepreneurial Studies
Type of Grant: Research & Academic Training

Ramona-Dana Suharoschi

Home University: University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Cluj-Napoca
Host University: University of Rochester, AIN Center for Entrepreneurship
Field: Entrepreneurship & Entrepreneurial Studies
Type of Grant: Research & Academic Training

Fulbright Student Program

Vlad Amihăesei

Home University: National Meteorological Administration of Romania// “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University of Iași
Host University: University of Colorado Boulder
Field: Environmental Sciences
Type of Grant: Research

Daria Anghel

Home University: Leiden University, the Hague, the Netherlands
Host University: New York University
Field: Arts/Interdisciplinary Studies
Type of Grant: Master’s

Georgiana Anghelin

Home University: University of Bucharest
Host University: Old Dominion University
Field: Geography/Remote Sending/Oceanography
Type of Grant: Research

Raluca Creangă

Home University: University of Bucharest
Host University: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Field: Social Anthropology
Type of Grant: Research

Cristina Darmaz

Home University: University of Suffolk, UK
Host University: State University of New York at Albany
Field: Criminal Justice
Type of Grant: Master’s

Andreea Dincă

Home University: West University Timișoara
Host University: Iowa State University of Science and Technology
Field: Applied Linguistics
Type of Grant: Research

Ioannis Karpathakis

Home University: University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Bucharest//University College London
Host University: University of Minnesota
Field: Biotechnologies
Type of Grant: Research

Aurora Mititelu

Home University: Bucharest National University of Arts
Host University: University of California Los Angeles
Field: Design Media Arts
Type of Grant: Master’s

Constantin Radu

Home University: University of Bucharest
Host University: Yale University
Field: Public Health
Type of Grant: Master’s

Aura Andreea Răileanu

Home University: Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University//Paris 2 Panthéon-Assas University//University of Bucharest
Host University: Georgetown University
Field: International Investments and Arbitration Law
Type of Grant: Master’s

Larisa Sârghie

Home University: University of Bucharest
Host University: University of California, Los Angeles
Field: Genetics/Integrative Biology
Type of Grant: Research

Filip Șerban-Drăgan

Home University: University of Bucharest
Host University: University of Oregon
Field: Psychology/Prevention Studies
Type of Grant: Master’s

Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship

Ioana Morar

Home Institution: Romanian National Administration of Penitentiaries
Host University: University of Minnesota
Field: Law and Human Rights

2022 Study of the U.S. Institutes for Student Leaders from Europe

Xenia-Iulia Caramete

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

Răzvan-Ionuț Foncea

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

Antonia-Laura Pup

Home Institution: West University of Timișoara
Host University: Arizona State University
Institute Theme: Journalism and Media

2021-2022 Fulbright Teaching Excellence and Achievement Program

Adina Ionescu
Spring 2022 cohort

Home Institution: Roşia-Jiu Technological High School
Host University: Kent State University
Field: Media Literacy

Brigitta Koncz
Fall 2022 cohort

Home Institution: "Ady Endre" High School, Oradea
Host University: University of Wisconsin–Madison
Field: Media Literacy

Maria Cristina Mocanu
Fall 2022 cohort

Home Institution: "Costache Negruzzi" National College, Iași
Host University: University of Wisconsin–Madison
Field: Media Literacy

Mirela Ofelia Sănduleanu
Fall 2022 cohort

Home Institution: "Nicolae Iorga" Pedagogical High School, Botoșani
Host University: University of Wisconsin–Madison
Field: Media Literacy

Reporting Complexity: A Study Tour in the U.S. for Journalists from Central and Eastern Europe

Mădălin Necșuțu
Group 1: October 2022

Primary Affiliation: Balkan Investigative Reporting Network
Field: Journalism
Host Institutions: details here

Claudia-Adriana Spridon
Group 1: October 2022

Primary Affiliation: Panorama.ro
Field: Journalism
Host Institutions: details here

Bianca Albu
Group 2: November 2022

Buletin de București
Field: Journalism
Host Institutions: details here

Georgiana-Adina Florea
Group 2: November 2022

Primary Affiliation: Ringier Romania
Field: Journalism
Host Institutions: details here

Alumni Stories

"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