Prof. Dr. Habil. Horatiu Vermesan

About

Research

Research interests

His research interests include corrosion mechanisms and protection strategies for metallic materials, the design of protective coatings and surface treatments, heat treatment and microstructural control in steels and alloys, as well as sustainable materials and processes with reduced environmental impact. A more recent research line focuses on materials and interfaces for batteries and electrochemical energy storage systems.

Interesele de cercetare includ studiul mecanismelor de coroziune și al strategiilor de protecție pentru materiale metalice, proiectarea de acoperiri și tratamente de suprafață, tratamente termice și controlul microstructurii în oțeluri și aliaje, precum și dezvoltarea de materiale și procese sustenabile cu impact redus asupra mediului. O direcție mai recentă de cercetare vizează materiale și interfețe pentru baterii și sisteme electrochimice de stocare a energiei.

Main research directions

• Corrosion and corrosion protection – atmospheric and aqueous corrosion, corrosion of structural and functional alloys, corrosion inhibitors, protective organic and inorganic coatings, electrochemical methods (EIS, potentiodynamic polarization) and accelerated testing.
• Heat treatment and microstructure engineering – heat treatment of steels and alloys, phase transformations, microstructural characterization, correlations between processing parameters, microstructure and mechanical/functional properties.
• Sustainable materials and environmental engineering – materials and processes with reduced environmental footprint, waste valorization and recycling, environmental impact assessment, circular economy concepts in materials engineering.
• Battery materials and electrochemical energy storage – electrode and electrolyte materials, degradation mechanisms, surface modification and protection in battery systems.

Selected projects

• [Project title 1] – corrosion protection of metallic materials in aggressive environments (role: coordinator/partner; funding agency, years).
• [Project title 2] – development of sustainable coatings for environmental applications (role: coordinator/partner; funding agency, years).
• [Project title 3] – advanced materials for battery electrodes and interfaces (role: coordinator/partner; funding agency, years).

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Teaching

Courses taught in the Faculty of Materials and Environmental Engineering at the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca (BSc and MSc levels).

Cursuri predate în cadrul Facultății de Ingineria Materialelor și a Mediului, Universitatea Tehnică din Cluj-Napoca (nivel licență și master).

Selected courses

• [Course name 1] – short description (e.g. fundamentals of corrosion and corrosion protection; degree programme; year; semester).
• [Course name 2] – short description (e.g. heat treatment of metallic materials; applications in environmental engineering).
• [Course name 3] – short description (e.g. sustainable materials and processes).

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Supervision

• Supervision of BSc and MSc theses in environmental engineering and materials engineering.
• PhD supervision in topics related to corrosion, heat treatment, sustainable materials and batteries.

Coordonează lucrări de licență și disertație în domeniul ingineriei mediului și al ingineriei materialelor, precum și teze de doctorat în domeniile coroziunii, tratamentelor termice, materialelor sustenabile și bateriilor.

Publications

A complete list of publications can be found on his Google Scholar and ORCID profiles.

Lista completă de publicații poate fi consultată pe profilurile Google Scholar și ORCID.

Selected journal publications

• H. Vermesan, [Co-authors], [Article title], [Journal name], [Volume] ([Year]), [Pages], doi:[DOI].
• H. Vermesan, [Co-authors], [Article title], [Journal name], [Volume] ([Year]), [Pages], doi:[DOI].
• H. Vermesan, [Co-authors], [Article title], [Journal name], [Volume] ([Year]), [Pages], doi:[DOI].

Books and book chapters

• H. Vermesan, [Co-authors], [Book or chapter title], [Publisher], [Year].

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Academic Service & Professional Activities

Academic roles

• Vice-Dean, Faculty of Materials and Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca.
• Member of faculty and university committees (quality assurance, curriculum development, etc.).

Prodecan al Facultății de Ingineria Materialelor și a Mediului, membru în comisii și structuri academice ale universității (asigurarea calității, dezvoltare curriculară etc.).

Editorial and reviewer activity

• Peer reviewer for international journals in the fields of corrosion, materials science and environmental engineering (e.g. MDPI, Elsevier, Springer).
• Member of scientific committees of national and international conferences.

Activitate susținută de referent științific pentru reviste internaționale din domeniile coroziunii, științei materialelor și ingineriei mediului (de ex. MDPI, Elsevier, Springer) și membru în comitete științifice ale unor conferințe naționale și internaționale.

Contact

• Name: Prof. Dr. Habil. Horatiu Vermesan
• Institution: Technical University of Cluj-Napoca (TUCN)
• Faculty: Faculty of Materials and Environmental Engineering
• Department: Environmental Engineering and Sustainable Development Entrepreneurship imadd.utcluj.ro
• Address: 103–105 Muncii Avenue, 400641, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
• E-mail: horatiu.vermesan@imadd.utcluj.ro
• Phone: +40-264-401696
• Mobile: +40-741-313529
• Fax: +40-264-415054
• Web: www.utcluj.ro