Bogdan Vernescu

Research
Vice President and Vice Provost for Research and Innovation
AFFILIATED DEPARTMENT OR OFFICE
Mathematical Sciences
EDUCATION
BS/MS University of Bucharest, Romania 1982
PhD Institute of Mathematics, Romania 1989
Expert Bio

As a professor of mathematical sciences and widely published researcher, Bogdan Vernescu areas of expertise include composite materials, porous media, smart materials, applied mathematics and mathematical modeling.
As Vice Provost of Research, Vernescu is responsible for the overall operations and non-financial services that support the research enterprise at WPI, including the Office of Sponsored Programs, Office of Technology Transfer, and the Life Sciences and Bioengineering Center. Vernescu provides the vision and leadership to enhance faculty research efforts and increase WPI's externally sponsored funding.

Research areas/Expertise
technology transfer
funding
mathematical modeling
composite materials
applied mathematics
Smart materials

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Defense Visual Information Distribution Service
Army partnership links worldwide scientific community

Defense Visual Information Distribution Service explained how researchers at the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command’s Army Research Laboratory collaborate with academic partners at WPI and other institutions in the Northeast. Bogdan Vernescu, WPI's vice provost for research, is quoted in the piece talking about each of the universities collaborating to meet the Army’s needs.

Worcester Business Journal
WPI, UMass Lowell team to support $111K in research

The Worcester Business Journal reported on WPI and the University of Massachusetts Lowell partnering to award more than $111,000 in seed funding to six different teams, focusing on work ranging from human-robot collaboration to cancer detection and rehabilitation for stroke patients.

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