About me

I am one of those scientists actively involved in the scientific community, with initiatives behind and around research.

Since June 2025, I have led the organising of the Seafloor Explorer online seminar series, dedicated to bring together UK/EU-based scientists working on ocean tectonic settings, across disciplines including but not limited to geology, geophysics, geochemistry, marine geosciences.

Between 2020-2025, I focused on the representation of postdocs at U. Oxford, a need exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic to improve the postdoc experience regarding the leave management system, teaching pay, representation, resource allocation, training and support for fellowship and funding applications, and career progression. My roles included:

• Research staff representative: co-chair within MPLS division, member of Research Staff Consultation Group, member of the Research&Innovation Committee, U. Oxford (2024-2025)
• Postdoc representative in Department of Earth Sciences, Oxford (2021-2023)

As the early career scientist (ECS) representative for the Geodynamics division at the European Geosciences Union (2016-2019), I set up the calendar of ECS activities including the Geodynamics 101 short course (that resulted in the GD101 paper), the division blog, and the division social media. Occasionally, I also write for the EGU Geodynamics division Blog.

When I have some spare time, I join high-school classrooms online in Romania (through Romanian Science Festival or other NGOs) or do local outreach for girls in STEM.

Last but not least, I am active in the academic life surrounding my work:

• Session convener at EGU and AGU meetings
• Organizer of the Oxford Fluids Network and Oxford Exoplanets Network annual workshops (2019)
• Organizer of Geophysics (GP) seminars, IGPP/SIO (2016-2018)
• Member of the Organizing Committee for the 'Plate Tectonics Symposium at SIO' - May 9-10, 2018
• Reviewer for Funding Agencies: NSF (USA), ANR (France), Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (DE).
• Reviewer: G-cubed, JGR - Solid Earth, Solid Earth, Tectonics, GSA Bulletin, Geology, Geophys. J. Int., Nature Rev. Earth Env.
• OSPA Judge at the AGU Fall Meetings, EGU General Assemblies

Some of this community work would not have been possible without the enthusiam of friends and fellow scientists. It takes a village to create a vibrant scientific community.