Ion-Dragos Utu

Full Professor / Researcher

Main areas of research

deposition and characterization of surface protective coatings (MCrAlY coatings, ceramic and cermet coatings) mainly deposited by thermal spraying methods;

surface treatments domain using concentrated energies (electron beam, laser, TIG)

Academic background

Diploma studies in Mechanical Engineering, UPT (finished 2001)

Doctoral studies in Materials Engineering, UPT (finished 2006)

Habilitation in the field of Materials Engineering (finished 2020)

Research projects / Experience

Research grant AT (2007-2008), Research on increasing the performance of MCrAlY layers deposited by the HVOF method and modified by laser remelting

IDEI 11/30.08.2013, Improvement of the titanium wear resistance by electron beam remelting of the pre-deposited thermal sprayed coatings

DAAD scholarship (2006, 2011, 2015, 2018, 2021) - Re-invitation Programme for Former Scholarship Holders

Contact details

Politehnica University Timișoara

Areas of research

Circular Economy