National funds
Research grant EXCELENCE RESEARCH (CEEX) no. C85/2006, beneficiary: Ministry of Education and Research ; coordinator : University of Craiova, Faculty of Engineering and Management of Technological Systems, Drobeta Turnu Severin, Romania through prof. Mihail Mangra; title : Knowledge development on the elaboration and microprocessing of the nanostructured materials for MEMS components by powder metallurgy technology; acronym : PRONANOMAT ; funding course : 2006-2008; (www.imst.ro)
Research grant EXCELENCE RESEARCH (CEEX) no. 266/2006, beneficiary : Ministry of Education and Research ; coordinator : Institute of Welding and Materials Testing, ISIM, Timisoara, Romania; partner: University of Craiova, Faculty of Engineering and Management of Technological Systems, Drobeta Turnu Severin ; partnership coordinator: prof. Mihail Mangra; title : Multifunctional microlayers for Ti-alloys covering by advanced technologies; acronym : MICROFUNCTIA ; funding course : 2006-2008; (www.isim.ro)
Research grant EXCELENCE RESEARCH (CEEX) no. 265/2006, beneficiary : Ministry of Education and Research ; coordinator : Institute of Welding and Materials Testing, ISIM, Timisoara, Romania; partner: University of Craiova, Faculty of Engineering and Management of Technological Systems, Drobeta Turnu Severin ; partnership coordinator: prof. Mihail Mangra; title : Virtual centre for integrated technologies with applications of the electro-ultra-acoustics energy in the advanced materials field; acronym : ULTRATECH ; funding course : 2006-2008; (www.isim.ro)
Research grant EXCELENCE RESEARCH (CEEX) no. 94/2006, beneficiary: Ministry of Education and Research; coordinator: Institute of Chemics-Physics „I.G. Murgulescu”, Bucharest, Romania; partner: University of Craiova, Faculty of Engineering and Management of Technological Systems, Drobeta Turnu Severin; partnership coordinator: prof. Mihail Mangra; title : The influence of the composition and the structure on the thermodynamical, electrical and magnetic properties of the micro- and nanostructured oxidic materials with special magnetorezistive properties; acronym : CMR-TEM ; funding course : 2006-2008; (www.icf.ro)
Research grant EXCELENCE RESEARCH (CEEX) nr. 40/2005, beneficiary : Ministry of Education and Research ; coordinator : Politechnical University of Bucharest (UPB) through the Research Centre CEMS ; partner : University of Craiova, Faculty of Engineering and Managament of Technological Systems from Drobeta Turnu Severin ; partnership coordinator : prof. Mihail Mangra; title : Biocompatible nanostructured materials for medical devices; acronym : NANOBIOMED; funding course: 2005-2008 (www.pub.ro)
Research grant EXCELENCE RESEARCH (CEEX) 2005, beneficiary : Ministry of Education and Research; coordonator : IPA - Craiova ; partner : University of Craiova, Faculty of Engineering and Managament of Technological Systems from Drobeta Turnu Severin ; partnership coordinator : prof. Mihail Mangra; title: Research on monitoring and evaluation systems of the pollution level in shipping transportation; acronym : emSHIPs; funding course : 2005-2008 (www.ipacv.ro)
International funds
Framework Project 6 (FP6), FP6-013908/2005-2007, beneficiary: European Commission; project coordinator: Chalex Ltd., U.K.; partner: University of Craiova, Faculty of Engineering and Management of Technological Systems, Drobeta Turnu Severin – partnership coordination: prof. Mihail Mangra; title: Improving of understanding on nanoparticles impact on human health and environment; acronym: IMPART (www.impart-nanotox.org)
Contract code RO 2002/000 - 586.05.02.02.160, beneficiary: Agency for Regional Development South-West Oltenia, PHARE program 2002 Economical and Social Cohesion – Development of Human Resources; general manager: prof. Mihail Mangra; technical manager: prof. Filip Ciolacu; title: Improvement and entrepreneurial development in technical field
Research grant code 325/2005-2006, beneficiary: Romanian Academy; grant coordinator: assist.prof. Lucian Gruionu; title: Computational method to evaluate the hemodynamic and distribution capacity evaluation of the oxygen in the microvascular networks designed for the tissues engineering (www.academiaromana.ro)
Research grant code 28/2005-2006, beneficiary: National University Research Centre N.U.R.C. (C.N.C.S.I.S.); grant coordinator: assist prof. Lucian Gruionu; title: FEM studies on the shape and material influence of the knees endoprothesis performances (www.cncsis.ro)
Research grant INVENT, beneficiary: INMA; coordinator: I.C.P.E. – C.A., Bucharest; partner: University of Craiova, Faculty of Engineering and Management of Technological Systems from Drobeta Turnu Severin ; partnership coordinator : prof. Mihail Mangra; title: Sintered magnets based on Nd-Fe-B alloys with high thermal stability; acronym: MAGSTAB; funding course: 2005-2006
Research grant code 108/2005, beneficiary: National University Research Centre N.U.R.C. (C.N.C.S.I.S.); grant coordinator: prof. Mihail Mangra; title: Research on sintered carbon steels processing from mixtures of iron powders and cemented nanopowders (www.cncsis.ro)
Research grant no. 33547/2003-2004, beneficiary: National University Research Centre N.U.R.C. (C.N.C.S.I.S.); grant coordinator : assist.prof. Lucian Gruionu; title : Virtual biomechanic model for investigation, cinematic study and optimization of the prothesis for walking rehabilitation
Research grant no. 40202/2003, code 727, beneficiary: National University Research Centre N.U.R.C. (C.N.C.S.I.S.); grant coordinator: prof. Mihail Mangra; title: Research on microwave heating for sintering
Research grant no. 3547/2003, code 305, beneficiary: National University Research Centre N.U.R.C. (C.N.C.S.I.S.); grant coordinator: assoc.prof. Oana Gingu; title: Processing of the lightweight composite materials for the automotive and aerospace industries
Research grant no. 33451/2002, code 941, beneficiary: National University Research Centre N.U.R.C. (C.N.C.S.I.S.); grant coordinator: assoc.prof. Ion Ciupitu; title: Working devices for the tools-machines processed by the powder metallurgy technology