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Romanian professor
Born May 24, 1923 in Craiova, Radu Voinea was a Romanian engineer, professor, member and president of the Romanian Academy.
He attended primary school "Petrache Trişcu" in Craiova during 1929-1933, then high school courses in "Fraţii Buzeşti" Lyceum in Craiova in the period 1933-1941. During 1941-1946 he studied engineering at civil building department of the Bucharest Polytechnic Institute, receiving in 1946 the diploma of civil building engineer.
In 1949 he sustained his PhD thesis entitled “Contributions to the study of elastic stability of statically indeterminate systems”. He obtained a PhD engineer with magna cum laude distinction, which was equaled in 1963 by the Ministry of Education with PhD docent title.
• In 1963 he was elected corresponding member of the Romanian Academy, and in 1974 full member.
• In 1972 he received the title of professor emeritus and in 1974 the title of emeritus scientist.
• In 1987 he was elected member of the European Academy of Arts, Sciences and Letters.
• In 1996 he became Doctor Honoris Causa from the University of Timişoara and Craiova.
• In 1998 he became Doctor Honoris Causa of the Technical University "Gheorghe Asachi" and of Technical University of Civil Engineering Bucharest, and two years later became Doctor Honoris Causa of the University of Piteşti and Petroşani.
• In 2000 he became Doctor Honoris Causa of University "Lower Danube" Galaţi and in 2001 of the University "Stefan cel Mare" Suceava.
• In 2002 he was awarded the title of Doctor Honoris Causa by the University "Transilvania" of Braşov and of "Ovidius" University in Constanţa.
• He was Chairman of the Academy of Technical Sciences in Romania.
In the period 1964-1967 he was vice rector of the Polytechnic Institute of Bucharest, and during 1972-1981 rector of the institute. During 1967-1974 he served as general secretary of the Romanian Academy, in 1984 as president of the Section of Technical Sciences of the Romanian Academy. During 1984-1990 he was the president of the Romanian Academy.
Scientific activity is reflected in works that can be grouped as follows: treated papers published in books, scientific articles published in professional journals at home and abroad, communication published in the proceedings of national and international scientific meetings, handbooks and exercise books published in several editions etc.
In the scientific research he focused on issues of theoretical mechanics, theory of mechanisms, elastic stability and vehicles and machinery dynamic. He died on 11 May 2010 in Bucharest.
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variant spelling:
Voinea, Radu
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Curriculum vitae
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* 24.05.1923
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Craiova
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born
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1946
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Engineer
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1949
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Ph.D.
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1984 - 1990
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Bucharest
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President
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1987
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Full member
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† 11.05.2010
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died
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