Dr Adrian Stanica, Director General of GeoEcoMar (Romanian Natl. Institute of Marine Geology and Geoecology) since 2016, main expertise in river, delta, lagoon and coastal sedimentology and morphology, with a focus on coastal dynamics, Research Infrastructures. PhD in geology, University of Bucharest, 2003, degree in geology, Bucharest University (1993), Master in Economy of Energy and Environment, Scuola Superiore “Enrico Mattei”, Milan, Italy (1994). Marie Curie Fellow at the Fondazione ENI Enrico Mattei (Venice, 20022 – 2003), NATO-CNR senior fellow – ISMAR – CNR (Venice, stages in 2004 and 2005).

General coordinator of the DANUBIUS-RI ESFRI project (The International Centre for Advanced Studies for River-Sea Systems) and of related H2020 DANUBIUS-PP and Horizon DANUBIUS IP. Member of the core team that developed the Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda for the Black Sea (SRIA). General coordinator of H2020 DOORS and SUSTBLACK, dedicated to the implementation and launch of the SRIA. 2009 – 2015 – national representative (Romania) in ESFRI (European Strategy Forum for Research Infrastructures) Environment Strategic Working Group.

Since December, 2019, Honorary Professor at the University of Stirling, UK.

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