Romulus Horaţiu Puşcaş

Dr. Romulus Horaţiu Puşcaş is a Researcher at the Department of Isotopic and Molecular Technologies, National Institute for Research and Development of Isotopic and Molecular Technologies (INCD TIM), Romania. His work focuses on isotopic analysis and its applications in environmental science and food security.

• Education: Eng. in Technological Physics (2009), Dr. in Physics (2014), both from Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

Research interests include:

• Atomic and Molecular Physics
• Vacuum Technique
• Isotopic fingerprinting for water and biological materials
• Food traceability and authentication
• Geogenic methane emissions in hydrocarbon-prone areas

Projects:

• IZOGREEN (2015-2017): Developing isotopic techniques for vegetable traceability and differentiation between organic and conventional agriculture.
• TRAD_FOOD (2014-2017): Authenticating traditional Transylvanian cheeses using molecular and isotopic methods.
• FLUX (2007-2010): Quantifying geogenic methane emissions in the Transylvanian Basin to refine atmospheric methane budgets.