Ana Maria Mihaela Gherman

Dr. Ana Maria Mihaela Gherman is a Researcher at the National Institute for Research & Development of Isotopic and Molecular Technologies (INCDTIM) in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, affiliated with the Department of Isotopic and Molecular Technologies. Her work bridges physics, chemistry, and engineering through advanced research in plasmonics, laser systems, and environmental sensing.

Education:

• MSc in Chemical Engineering, 2012 – Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
• PhD in Chemical Engineering, 2018 – Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

Research Interests: Dr. Gherman specializes in plasmonic nanostructures, heat transfer modeling, and AI-driven laser pulse diagnostics. Her work focuses on dual biosensing platforms (MEF/SERS), ultrafast laser physics, and environmental pollutant detection using spectro-electrochemical methods. She integrates artificial neural networks for real-time pulse reconstruction and adaptive optics.

Projects: She coordinates OPTiGAP (2022-2024), developing tunable plasmonic arrays for cancer biomarker detection, and contributes to international initiatives like H2020 (2021-2025) and EEA Grants (2020-2024) for portable SERS-EC sensors. Past projects include ELI-RO (2020-2023) leveraging AI for attosecond pulse control and foundational work on HHG sources (2012-2016).

Expertise: Gold nanoparticles, electromagnetic simulations, microfluidics, and nonlinear optics underpin her innovations in decentralized environmental monitoring and ultrafast laser diagnostics. She collaborates with institutions such as Politecnico di Milano and ELI-NP, emphasizing practical applications of theoretical advancements.