Ana Camelia Groșan

Dr. Ana Camelia Groșan is a Senior Researcher (R3 - CS II) at the National Institute for Research and Development of Isotopic and Molecular Technologies (INCDTIM) in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. She works in the Department of Materials, Energy and Advanced Technologies, specifically in the Research Group for Porous Materials and Carbon Nanostructures.

Her educational background includes:

• MSc in Heterocyclic Chemistry from Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
• PhD in Organic Chemistry (2007) from University of Rouen, France
• PhD in Chemistry (2007) from Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

Dr. Groșan's research focuses on the intersection of materials science, nanotechnology, and analytical chemistry. Her work spans from fundamental studies of carbon nanostructures to practical applications in food safety, energy conversion, and medical diagnostics. She has pioneered research in synthesis and characterization of carbon nanostructures (particularly graphene), development of novel catalysts for fuel cells (methanol oxidation reaction and oxygen reduction reaction), creation of hybrid materials based on metal nanoparticles, and application of Raman spectroscopy for structural characterization and food analysis.

Her research has significant practical applications in food safety monitoring, energy technologies, and medical diagnostics. Dr. Groșan has led or contributed to numerous research projects funded by the Romanian National Authority for Scientific Research, focusing on areas such as wine fingerprinting, honey authentication, pesticide detection in food, and trans fatty acid analysis.

Dr. Groșan has been actively involved in several significant research projects:

• Wine fingerprint recognition using spectroscopic methods and Artificial Intelligence (2022-2024)
• Metabolomic approaches for honey recognition (2021-2023)
• Rapid detection of Thiabendazole pesticide in frozen fruits and vegetables (2020-2023)
• Portable integrated system for Sunset Yellow detection (2021-2023)
• Assessment of trans fatty acids in food products (2020-2022)

Her laboratory work focuses on advanced analytical techniques including vibrational spectroscopy (Raman, FT-IR), electrochemical methods, and nanomaterial synthesis. She has developed expertise in combining these techniques with machine learning approaches for food authentication and safety monitoring.