RESEARCH PROJECTS

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♻️ ZeoCyan
Topic: Biofilm-based cultivation of cyanobacteria on zeolite
Duration: 2022–2024
Goal: Develop a sustainable biofertilizer using a circular economy model
Budget: €124,152 (PNCDI III – UEFISCDI - PED)

🌊 ADVANCE
Topic: Marine phytoplankton adaptation to climate change
Duration: 2022–2024
Partners: NIVA (Norway), ICB Cluj
Budget: €1,163,853 (Norway Grants)

🧫 Aquacosm CyanoWarm II
Topic: Role of nutrients and Bentophos® in controlling cyanobacteria
Duration: June–July 2020
Location: LMU Munich – Seeon Limnological Station
Budget: Transnational Access (AQUACOSM Plus)

🧪 Aquacosm CyanoWarm I
Topic: Performance of heat-adapted Microcystis in natural communities
Duration: May-July 2019
Location: LMU Munich – Seeon Limnological Station
Budget: Transnational Access (AQUACOSM)

🌡️ CyanoWarm
Topic: Thermal adaptation of cyanobacteria
Duration: 2019–2020
Species: Microcystis, Planktothrix, Anabaena
Budget: €110,000 (PNCDI III – UEFISCDI - TE)

🔍 Past Projects
Topic: Early research on phytoplankton-zooplankton interactions, biodiversity, wastewater microbial communities
Institutions: Eawag (Switzerland), TU Darmstadt (Germany), ICB Cluj (Romania)
Focus: Cyanobacterial blooms, zooplankton tolerance to cyanotoxins, bacterial corosion
Budget: Various international fellowships (SCIEX - Swiss Government, German Government, Romanian Government)