Members of the Academy of Romanian Scientists announce with deep regret the death of Prof. Univ. Dr. Darie George, corresponding member of our Academy.
He was a wonderful teacher, loved and cherished by his students, and a colleague and friend hard to match for his special way of defusing all the tough moments with his smile in the corner of his mouth. A leading energy scientist and an outstanding specialist in the field of thermal power plants, his death is a heavy loss for the academic community. An extremely loving and loved husband and father.
Director of the first Research Centre of the AOSR, which created the first premises for the establishment of the Institute for Advanced Interdisciplinary Research “Constantin Angelescu”, he made an important contribution to the development of research in our Academy.
We will keep his memory alive among our members.
Our sincere condolences to the bereaved family!
God rest his soul!
George DARIE
17 April 1961, Bucharest – 29 November 2023, Bucharest
Brief biographical notes
Graduated from the Faculty of Energetics, specializing in thermoelectric power plants, at the Polytechnic University of Bucharest, in 1986. He obtained a PhD in engineering, specializing in thermoelectric power plants, at the Polytechnic University of Bucharest in 1997.
Professional activity – operating engineer, September 1986 – September 1987, at the Isalnita Thermal Power Plant, engineer in the Thermomechanical Section at the Institute for Energy Studies and Design, September 1987 – January 1990. Since 1990, employee of the Polytechnic University of Bucharest, Department of Power Plants and Industrial Energy, Faculty of Energetics. Research engineer: January 1990-September 1990; assistant: September 1990-October 1995, supervisor: October 1995-March 1999; lecturer: March 1999-September 2004; professor: since October 2004. He was rector of the Polytechnic University of Bucharest
Research activity – participated in the elaboration of more than 20 R&D contracts in the following fields: – reduction of the environmental impact of the energy production sector – steam turbine installations and combined gas-steam cycles – modernization and rehabilitation of Romanian power plants using combined gas-steam cycles – use of electronic computers in the management of thermal power plants in order to increase their performance. He was Deputy Director of the National Research and Development Programme Environment, Energy, Resources – MENER, with administrative coordination tasks of the research activity within this programme. PHARE project TEMPUS PEC 3543-93 ‘ENVIROM’ Energy Efficiency and Environmental Protection, module leader, 1995-1998, PHARE project No.RO- 9504-01-02-L003 “Implementing Energy Saving Measures in Schools”. Expert, 1998-1999, PHARE project No.RO 9504/03-L001 “Audit and Training in Environmental Management in Thermal Power Plants”; expert, 1998-1999, PHARE project AC_JEP-13076/98 ‘EPURE’ Reseaux nationales pour Information continue Energie – Environment; participant, 1999-2001, LEONARDO da VINCI project No. RO/99/2/09142/PI/II.1.1.c/FPC – Development and Implementation of a System of Flexible Training Modules for Energy Auditors for Buildings, Based on Competency Analysis and Vocational Qualification Profiles; expert, 2000-2001, ERASMUS- SOCRATES Program; courses held at CNAM Paris in the field of rehabilitation of thermoelectric power plants, responsible partner Romania, 2003-2006, LEONARDO da VINCI project No.HU/04/B/F/PP-170031 “Financial Institutions Personnel Training in the Concepts of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Technologies for the Evaluation of Relevant Projects – FIP-TREET”, responsible partner Romania, 2004-2006.
His publishing activity includes more than 120 papers published in specialized journals and in volumes of national and international scientific events. Scientific reviewer at Energetica magazine.
Member of professional associations: member of the Faculty Council of Energetics, member of the Senate of the Polytechnic University of Bucharest, corresponding member of the Academy of Romanian Scientists.