Date and Place of Birth

• June 14, 1941, Deleni - Vaslui, Romania

Education

• 1959-1964, Faculty of Mathematics, "Al. I. Cuza" University, Iasi
• 1969, Ph.D. University Al. I. Cuza, Iasi

Academic Positions

• Professor: "Al. I. Cuza" University, Iasi, 1980 - present
• Visiting Professor:
  • C.N.R., University of Rome, Italy: April 1976-July 1976
  • Purdue University, USA: January 1983-March 1983, January 1986-February 1986
  • University of Cincinnati, USA: September 1990-June 1991
  • INRIA, Rocquencourt, France: January 1992-March 1993
  • Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa, Italy: April 1992-May 1992, May-June 1997
  • Ohio University, USA: December 1992-June 1993, January 1995-June 1995, March-June 2000
  • University of Bologna, Italy: September 1993-October 1993
  • Université Paris VI, France: April 1994-May 1994
  • University of Trento, Italy: April-May 1998,  April-May, October-November 2008
  • University of Wuhan, China: September-October 2002
  • University of Virginia, USA: November-December 2002, May-June 2003, January-May 2005
  • Bonn University, Germany: April-December 2006
  • Bielefeld University, Germany: August 2007, August 2008

Honors and Awards

• Full member of Romanian Academy, since 1991
• Member of the European Academy of Sciences, since October 2008
• Honorary member of Moldovian Academy of Sciences (2001)
• Doctor Honoris Causa (Honor Degree) of University of Nebraska at Omaha (1993)
• Doctor Honoris Causa of University of Pitesti (2001)
• Doctor Honoris Causa of University of Galatzi (2001)
• Doctor Honoris Causa of University of Craiova (2003)
• The Simion Stoilow Prize of Romanian Academy (1972)

Administration

• Chairman of Department of Mathematics of University of Iasi (1976-1981)
• Rector (President) of University of Iasi (1981-1989)
• Director of Institute of Mathematics of Romanian Academy in Iasi, since 1990
• Vice President Romanian Academy (1998-2002)
• President of Romanian Academy Iasi Branch (since 2001)