Radu Gheorghe Roșca

Prof. Radu Gheorghe Roșca serves as a Professor in the Department of Pedotechnics at the Faculty of Agriculture, Ion Ionescu de la Brad University of Life Sciences Iasi, Romania. With a PhD and active research since the 1990s, his work bridges agricultural engineering and environmental sustainability, focusing on mechanized farming systems and renewable energy solutions for agricultural machinery.

His research expertise spans renewable fuels for internal combustion engines (particularly biodiesel from waste oils), tyre-soil interaction mechanics, precision agriculture technologies, refrigeration systems for food preservation, and soil pollution mitigation. This interdisciplinary approach integrates mechanical engineering principles with agricultural science to address sustainability challenges in farming equipment and soil management.

Analysis of his 12 publications from 1999-2017 reveals persistent themes in biodiesel combustion optimization, tire traction modeling for agricultural vehicles, and computational fluid dynamics applications in food drying. His work demonstrates methodological consistency through experimental validation of theoretical models, with increasing focus on environmental impact reduction in later publications.

Prof. Roșca has secured significant research funding, including:

• Cercetari privind optimizarea organelor de lucru pentru pregatirea patului germinativ în concordanţă cu cerinţele unei agriculturi durabile (PN2 Parteneriate 52-107, 2008-2011)
• Posibilităţile şi limitele ecologizării transportului urban prin utilizarea combustibililor proveniţi din uleiuri vegetale (CEEX X1CO1, 2005-2008)
• Formularea şi încercarea unui combustibil oxigenat de tip biodiesel (CNCSIS Grant 551, 2004-2006)

He has held key administrative positions including Head of the Research, Innovation and Technological Transfer Department (2012-2020) and Coordinator for the EU Programs Bureau (2009-2012, 2020-present), actively shaping research strategy at his institution while maintaining membership in the European Society of Agricultural Engineers (EurAgEng) and SIMAR.