Full Professor Lucian Mihaescu, Ph.D., was born in 1948 and obtained the title of mechanical engineer at the University Politehnica of Bucharest in 1971. He has been a doctor in mechanical engineering, with the specialization steam boilers, from 1980, with the doctoral thesis “contributions to the construction and operation of pulverized coal burners.”

He was University Professor since 1996 and Chairman of the Department of Classic and Nuclear Thermomechanic Equipment between 1996 and 2012. He has headed the following courses: fuels and combustion plants, and heat generators. He has published over 10 specialty books: energy recovery of vegetable oils, vortex burners, low NOx hydrocarbon burners, unconventional thermal plants, steam generators.

In regard to the subject of industrial and agricultural waste, the following achievements should be mentioned: collaboration with E Morarit Husi for agricultural waste energy recovery; research regarding the combustion of vegetable oils; research regarding the combustion of animal fats; and research in the field of pyrolysis and gasification of agricultural waste.

He has published over 195 technical papers and took part in the development of over 100 research projects out of which more than 45 being scientific research. Also, he has participated in more than 130 national conferences and over 40 international conferences. He has over 200 citations on ISI with H = 9 and over 300 citations on Scopus with H = 8. He is also the holder of 4 patents.