Simona-Roxana Ulman

Dr. Simona-Roxana Ulman is a scientific researcher affiliated with the Department of Exact and Natural Sciences at Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iași, Romania, and operates within the CERNESIM Center. Her work bridges environmental economics with welfare economics, focusing on the intersection of sustainable development, environmental protection, and poverty analysis.

Research Interests:

• Environmental economics, particularly the link between environmental quality and economic/social wellbeing
• Sustainable development implementation strategies
• Environmental protection through public participation and perception analysis
• Poverty dynamics with emphasis on urban-rural disparities

Publication Trends: Recent work spans microplastics policy (2025), circular economy applications in waste management (2024), freshwater pollution risk assessment (2022), and socioeconomic poverty analysis in EU contexts. Her research often integrates regional Romanian case studies with broader EU sustainability frameworks.

Laboratory/Projects: Active in the SAFE-PP project (2022) assessing freshwater plastic pollution risks, and contributes to circular economy integration in Romanian environmental policy.