Biography
Diana Maria BUCUR graduated in 2003 the Faculty of Energy Engineering with a major specialization in Hydroelectric Power Plants and a minor specialization in Nuclear Power Plants. She followed the master programme Technical hydraulics and hydropower and obtained the PhD title in 2011 in Energy Engineering field. After graduation she started her teaching activity in the Department of Hydraulics, Hydraulic Machines and Environmental Engineering, passing through all stages of professional development - junior assistant professor, lecturer, associated professor, and full professor (2023). Since 2022 she has been qualified as PhD supervisor in the field of Energy Engineering, with the habilitation thesis entitled "Study of the operation of hydraulic machines and systems in steady state and transient regimes".
During this period she has taught classes in disciplines such as Fluid Mechanics, Hydraulic Machines, Hydrodynamics of Turbomachines, Pumps and Fans, Hydraulic Turbines for Renewable Energy Sources, Testing of Hydraulic Machines, etc. The research and consultancy activity is related to hydropower topics such as parameter assessment and performance analysis of hydraulic machines and installations both in the laboratory and on site, two-phase transient flow in hydropower plants and pumping stations, environmental impact, implementation of devices to improve turbine water quality, or hydrokinetic turbines.
She collaborates with teams of researchers both in the country (UTCB, UPT, UTI, Hidroelectrica, ICPE - CA) and abroad (LTU Sweden, NTNU Norway, IPG France, TMU Iran, SINTEF Norway).
She has participated in more than 40 scientific and applied research projects (including in industry), coordinating 8 of them as director or responsible. She has authored and co-authored 3 books, 3 book chapters, 3 laboratory guides, over 80 publications and one international invention patent, awarded at national and international invention fairs.