Daniela Buna

Daniela Buna is a Professor of Physics at the School of Theoretical and Applied Science, Ramapo College of New Jersey, where she has been teaching since 1998. Her academic journey includes a B.S. and M.S. in Engineering Physics from the University of Bucharest and a Ph.D. in Medical Physics from George Washington University.

• Specialization: Diagnostic medical imaging, thermoelectric materials, and COMSOL Multiphysics modeling.
• Research: Focuses on Comsol-based teaching modules for undergraduate physics, thermoelectric material characterization, and medical imaging contrast agents.
• Publications: Authored three key works in 2018 on thermoelectric materials and educational tools using COMSOL Multiphysics.
• Awards: Principal Investigator for the NSF TEUS grant (2011-2013) supporting advanced laboratory development.

Teaching: Offers courses in Modern Physics, Condensed Matter Physics, Mathematical Physics, and Medical Physics, with a focus on integrating computational modeling and experimental methods into curricula.