Registration

Important Dates

Abstracts and ARA Journal

Committees

Venue and Accommodation

ARA 43 Congress Leadership

Architect Ilona Scott
Prof. Dr. Ileana Costea
Dr. Adrian Stoica
Dr. Oana Leonte

Program

  • Nov. 15
  • Nov. 16
  • Nov. 17
  • Concert

  • Welcome Reception 6:30pm-8:30pm (email )

  • 9:00 am– 10:00am Opening Session    
      Introductions: Ilona Scott, General Chair Ileana Costea, ARA Interim President  
      Address by Mr.Cosmin Dumitrescu, General Consul of Romania in Los Angeles  
      Laudatio: Maria Manoliu-Manea Doina Uricariu: Omagiul unei foste studente  
      Memento: Constantin Corduneanu Oana Leonte  
      Vasile Badiu (remote) Album of precious memories with Academician Professor Constantin Corduneanu  
    10:00am-10:45am    Round Table on “Innovation & Entrepreneurship”  
      Moderator: Jacob Segal, Investor Research Group, Los Angeles, California  
      Participants:  
      Adrian Stoica, Ph.D., Founder, Telemediators Alliance, Pasadena, CA 91107, USA     Bill Bellows, PhD, President, InThinking Services Cedar Sinai Accelerator Representative UCLA Venture Accelerator Representative Children Hospital of Los Angeles Incubator Representative Ileana Costea, PhD, Cal State Northridge “Art of Innovation” Conference Two start-ups Entrepreneurs  
    10:45am-11:00am Coffee Break  
    11:00am-11:50am  Romanian Personalities’ Moments  
      Session Chair: Ilona Scott  
      Vlaicu Ionescu, Nostradamian and painter Doina Uricariu & Alina Ionescu-Graff: Vlaicu Ionescu – avanpremieră  
      Sofia Cosma, concert pianist  
      Ilona Scott  
      Nicolae-Serban Tanasoca, historian  
      Filip-Lucian Iorga (Remote): What, in fact, does not disappear / Ceea ce, totuşi, nu dispare  
      Ileana Costea: Who was Nicolae-Serban Tanasoca? /Cine a fost Nicolae-Serban Tanasoca?  
    11:50am-12:35pm   Film and Art  
      Session Chair: Rick Meghiddo  
      Rick Meghiddo, Architect and Filmmaker Meghiddo Architects / ArchiDocu, Long Beach, California Filmmaking Through an Architect’s Eye: Producing architectural documentaries to educate a broader public in understanding the value of architectural design  
      Vera Mijojlić, Cultural reporter and film critic SEEfest Champions: Romanian Cinema in the U.S  
      Ileana Costea, Director I.C. ART Gallery, & Jerry W. McDaniel, artist Romanian posters and banners by American artist Jerry W. McDaniel  
    12:35pm-1:35pm Lunch Break (A free light lunch is served.)  
    1:35pm-2:05pm       Ecology Session
      Session Chair: Ruth Meghiddo
      Radu Popa, River Road Research, Los Angeles, 90039, USA The New World of Nutrient Recycling  
      Ruth Meghiddo, Meghiddo Architects, Long Beach California, 90802, California Green Business Climate Change Is Everybody’s Business: How urban farming can make our cities resilient and prosperous  
    2:05pm-3:20 pm  Engineering Session  
      Session Chair: Adrian Stoica  
      Bill Bellows, PhD, President, InThinking Services To Infinity (and Zero) and Beyond – Life Lessons in Continual Improvement  
      Adrian Stoica, PhD, Founder, Telemediators Alliance, Pasadena, CA 91107, USA               Nature Therapy via Telepresence – The AVATAR Chair Project  
      Virgil Adumitroaie, PhD, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA Towards a second Earth: exoplanet discovery and characterization methods  
      Dinu Leonte, PhD, Poet, Mathematician, Eng. in Power Engineering, CEO BPT IKIGAI meaningfulness in life  
      Cristian N. Călugărița, MSME, Senior Program Manager Aerospace Systems Senior Member of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Los Angeles, California, USA 50 Years After First Moon Landing, On A Mission To Mars: From Aldrin’s Cycler to Lockheed’s Project Red Rocks  
    3:20pm-3:55pm   Round Table on “Romanian Communities” (5 min per talk)
      Moderator: Vlad R. Ghenciu, Esq  
      Radio ZZZ Ben Todica (remote), Melbourne, Australia,  
      Romanian-American Chamber of Commerce (RACC), Los Angeles Vlad R. Ghenciu, Esq., Attorney at law, Los Angeles, CA  
      Viitorul Roman Society (VRS) Ionela Kloes, Los Angeles, CA, https://viitorulroman.com/  
      Romanians in Los Angeles Organizations Ady Simion, Los Angeles, CA,  
      Holy Trinity Romanian Orthodox Church/Biserica Sfânta Treime Ing. Ion Anton, Los Angeles, CA ,  
    3:55pm-4:10pm     Coffee Break
    4:10pm-5:20pm    Romanian Program at UCLA
      Session Chair: Georgiana Gălățeanu-Fârnoagă  
      Kate Mower, PhD Student, University of California, Riverside Creating European Identity in Romanian Dobruja    
      Amanda L. Andrei, MFA Student in Dramatic Writing, University of Southern California (USC), Los Angeles Graphite to the Bone: Writing the Generational Trauma of a Filipino Romanian Family
      Laura Margareta Luca, PhD Student in Political Science, University of California, Los Angeles; International Relations/Political Science, M.A., Graduate Institute of Geneva, 2019 Global Security Arrangements: A Game-Theoretic Perspective  
      Georgiana Gălățeanu-Fârnoagă, PhD,Lecturer, Department of Slavic, East European  and Eurasian Languages and Cultures, University of California, Los Angeles Political statements, cultural highlights, and social values in Romanian language textbooks for foreigners  
    5:20pm-5:30pm  Onsite ARA 43rd Congress Closing session
      Ilona Scott, General Chair Ileana Costea, ARA Interim President Oana Leonte, Editor-in-Chief  
    5:30pm-5:40pm  Break  
    5:40pm-7:45pm   Movie time
      Remarks by: Vera Mijojlić, Cultural reporter and film critic Ileana Costea, ARA Interim President  
      Romanian Feature Movie: Puzzle, directed by Andrei Zinca (93 min) A love story with a twist, or a twisted love story.
    8:30pm-10:00pm    ARA 43rd Congress Banquet at a restaurant (each person will pay for her/his dinner) If you wish to attend  the Banquet make a reservation by email to or by calling (818)512-3089

  • 7:00am-7:05am Opening Session ARA 43rd Web Session                 Ileana Costea, Interim  President
    7:05am-8:05am Science / Engineering
    7:05-7:15 3.01        Numerical Modeling and Simulation in the Petroleum Industry: Achievements and Perspective
    Vasile Badiu1* and Florian Vasile Badiu2, SPE Members1 Volunteer with SPE, ARA and Springer, Campina, 105600, Romania
    2 Renault Tehnologie Roumanie, Voluntari 077190, Romania
    E-mail: *vasile.badiu@gmail.com  
    7:15-7:25 3.02 Stochastic microsensors for the assay of IL-1β, IL-6, IL-12, IL-17 from whole blood samples Ioana Popa-Tudor1,2,*, Raluca-Ioana Stefan-van Staden1,2 PhD student, Researcher 1 Laboratory of Electrochemistry and PATLAB Bucharest, National Institute of Research for           Electrochemistry and Condensed Matter 2Faculty of Applied Chemistry and Material Science, Politehnica University of Bucharest, Romania E-mail: *; johana.popa@gmail.com
    7:25-7:35 3.03 Screening test for tumor markers p53,CEA, CA19-9 in whole blood samples using stochastic mode Ruxandra-Maria Ilie-Mihai1,2, Raluca-Ioana Stefan-van Staden1,2 Postdoc 1Laboratory of Electrochemistry and PATLAB, National Institute of Research for Electrochemistry and Condensed Matter, 202 Splaiul Independentei Str., 060021, Bucharest-6, Romania 2Faculty of Applied Chemistry and Material Science, Politehnica University of Bucharest, Romania E-mail: ; i.ruxandra04@yahoo.com
    7:35-7:45 3.04 New Trends in Molecular Recognition of Substances of Biological Importance, INVITED LECTURE Raluca-Ioana Stefan-van Staden Scientist, PhD, Laboratory Director Laboratory of Electrochemistry and PATLAB Bucharest, National Institute of Research for Electrochemistry and Condensed Matter, 202 Splaiul Independentei Str., Bucharest, 060021, Romania E-mail:     Website: www.patlab.ro
    7:45-7:55 3.05 Detection of sweeteners in biological fluids and food samples using stochastic sensors Alexandrina Lungu – Moscalu1,2,*, Raluca-Ioana Stefan-van Staden1,2, Jacobus Frederick van Staden1 1Laboratory of Electrochemistry and PATLAB Bucharest, National Institute of Research for Electrochemistry and Condensed Matter, Bucharest 060021, Romania 2Faculty of Applied Chemistry and Material Science, Politehnica University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania E-mail: *
    7:55-8:05 3.06 Fast Screening Test for the Assay of Antibiotics in Water POSTER Mariana Mincu, Raluca-Ioana Stefan-van Staden Scientist, PhD, Laboratory Director Laboratory of Electrochemistry and PATLAB Bucharest, National Institute of Research for           Electrochemistry and Condensed Matter E-mail:
    8:05am-8:45am Medicine and related topics
    8:05-8:15 3.07 Fast Screening of Bladder cancer biomarkers using stochastic sensors Damaris-Cristina Gheorghe1*, Raluca-Ioana Stefan-van Staden1 1Laboratory of Electrochemistry and PATLAB, National Institute of Research for Electrochemistry and Condensed Matter, 202 Splaiul Independentei Street, 060021, Bucharest-6, Romania E-mail: *gheorghe.damaris16@gmail.com
    8:15-8:25 3.08 Neuroimmunomodulation of the Intestinal Microbiota in case of paralysis in dog         Gheorghe Giurgiu*1, Manole Cojocaru2 1 Deniplant-Aide Sante Medical Center, Biomedicine, Bucharest, 012371, Romania 2 Titu Maiorescu University, Faculty of Medicine, Bucharest, 031593, Romania E-mail: *
    8:25-8:35 3.09 Composite human mind and composite human society Gheorghe Dragan Ph. D.,physicist retired Bucharest, ROMANIA E-mail:
    8:35-8:45 3.10  From qigong to energy medicine and psychology Doina Tetcu Physicist, Bucharest, Romania E-mail:
    8:45am-9:25am Economy
    8:45-8:55 3.11 Brief Exploration of the Evolution of Factors Impacting Professional Judgment in Financial Audit Delia Deliu Post-Doctoral Researcher Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, West University of Timişoara Timişoara, 300115, Romania
    8:55-9:05 3.12 Social Responsibility versus Social Liability –  Conceptual Delimitations regarding the Financial Auditor’s Challenges. A Philosophical-Juristic Approach Delia Deliu Post-Doctoral Researcher Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, West University of Timişoara Timişoara, Romania
    9:05-9:15 3.13 Strategies and sustainable solutions for a healthy future economy Adriana Paduraru (Horaciu), PhD Ana-Maria Campandaru (Andrei) Doctoral School of economics and Humanities, Targoviste
    9:15-9:25 3.14 Financial Information Transparency and Publicity II Horia Cristea Professor, DHC, PhD, Accounting expert, Financial auditor West University of Timișoara, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration Timişoara,  Romania
    9:25am-9:40am    Break #1  15 min
    9:40am-9:50am Romanian Personalities
    9:40-9:50 3.15 Brâncuşi’masterpieces (Capodoperele lui Brâncuşi) Ana Trestieni Poet, Writer, Translator, Mathematician, Freelancer. Bucharest, Romania. Email:
    9:50-10:10am Education Part I
    9:50-10:00 3.16 Didactica predării viorii la elevii de vârstă instrumentală mica De la Profesor la Maestru in Arte Interviu cu doamna profesor Galina Buinovschi, domeniul învăţământului violonistic  Nina Munteanu, Violin Teacher National College of Art “Octav Băncilă“, Iași
    10:00-10:10 3.17 Dezideratele Educatiei Artistice in Invatamantul  European Contemporan Doina Badica Cello teacher Schools of Arts, Targoviste, Dambovita county, Romania
    10:10-11:00am Linguistics and Literature
    10:10-10:20 3.18 Toponimia minoră – în pericol Anca Andrei – Fanea, PhD, București, România Email:
    10:20-10:30 3.19 Un blog de scriitor – ilazu.blogspot.com Ion Lazu Writer, Writers’ Union of Romania (Uniunea Scriitorilor din România) Bucharest, Romania Email: Website: http://ilazu.blogspot.com/
    10:30-10:40 3.20 Portret: Lidia Lazu – actriță și poetă and Lidia Lazu reading poems Ion Lazu, writer, and Lidia Lazu, poet and actress Writers’ Union of Romania (Uniunea Scriitorilor din România) Bucharest, Romania Email: and  lazulidia@yahoo.co.uk
    10:40-10:50 3.21 Book review: Romanian Literature as World Literature Mirela Roznoveanu literary critic, writer and poet, journalist Email:
    10:50-11:00 3.22 Art and Faith: V.V. Voiculescu’s Poetry Monica Grecu Prof. Emerita, University of Reno, Reno, Nevada Email:
    11:00am-12:00pm History Part I
    11:00-11:10 3.23 Mănăstirea Stelea din Târgovişte– lăcaş de cult şi şcoală Andreea Fanea Biblioteca Centrală Universitară „Carol I”, Bucuresti, Romania Email:
    11:10-11:20 3.24 Invăţăturile lui Neagoe Basarab – prima  lucrare românească de  pedagogie Andreea Fanea Biblioteca Centrală Universitară „Carol I”, Bucuresti, Romania Email:
    11:20-11:30 3.25 The cultural heritage of the Dalles family in Bucșani, Dâmbovița county Corneliu Marculescu History and geography teacher “Dora Dalles” School of Bucşani, Dâmboviţa County, Romania
    11:30-11:40 3.26 Un Pictor in Altarul Culorilor Nicolae Petrescu-Redi Writer, Writers’ Union of Romania, Ploiești, Romania E-mail:
    11:40-11:50 3.27 Camera in hand stories of Romanian recent history, 1989-2019 Doina Tetcu Physicist, Bucharest, Romania E-mail:
    11:50am-12:00pm Law
    11:50-12:00 3.28 Solving Conflicts through Mediation Beatrice Blohorn-Brenneur Was Judge at the Court of Appeal of Grenoble and Lyon, France E-mail:
    12:00pm-12:15pm   Break #2   15 min
    12:15pm-12:25pm Ecology
    12:15-12:25 3.29 Transportation – Ecology The Sky Way ecologic transportation system Mihaela Viorica Chiriac Sky Way project collaborator E-mail: mchiriac9@gmail.com
    12:25pm-1:05pm Architecture
    12:25-12:35 3.30 A Course in Stereotomy Irina Margareta Popovici Architect  Bucharest, Romania Email: popovici.irinamargareta@gmail.com
    12:35-12:45 3.31 Adaptive architecture. The interactivity and  impact on the user. Ionuț Dohotariu Arhitect, PhD Student “Ion Mincu“ University of Architecture and Urbanism, Bucharest, 010014, Romania. E-mail: i.dvdohotariu@gmail.com.
    12:45-12:55 3.32 The Department of Astronomy, Astrophysics and Space Sciences Ionuț Dohotariu Arhitect, PhD Student “Gh. Asachi“ Tehnical University, Iași, 700050, Romania E-mail:
    12:55-1:05 3.33 TETH – Technological transformation hub: Society and architecture on the brink of a new technological era Vlad Constantin Tudor Architect ”Gh. Asachi” Technical University, Iași, 700050, Romania. E-mail: tudorvlad94@yahoo.com
    1:05pm-1:15pm History Part II  
    1:05-1:15 3.34 Situaţia refugiaţilor polonezi din România în timpul Celui de-al Doilea Război Mondial Marius Iulian Petraru Associate Professor, Geography Department California State University Sacramento Sacramento, CA  95819 USA
    1:15-1:45pm Education Part II  
    1:15-1:25 3.35 The Unevenness in Academic Appropriation in the Humanities Ileana Alexandra Orlich President’s Professor of English and Comparative Literature and Director of Romanian Studies Arizona State University, Tempe , Arizona Email:
    1:25-1:35 3.36 Teaching Romanian Prepositional Constructions to Students of Other Languages Ionuț Geană Visiting Faculty at Arizona State University, Romanian Studies Program Tempe, AZ 85281, USA E-mail: or
    1:35-1:45 3.37 Multilingualism in the 21st Century: A Progressive Paradigm Andreea Cervatiuc, PhD Applied Linguist, Academic, Author, Researcher, and  Educational Leader University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada E-mail:
    1:45-2:05pm Social Sciences  
    1:45-1:55 3.38 The Roma Peoples Project at Columbia University Cristiana Grigore  Founder of the Roma Peoples Project at Columbia University, Research Scholar and Writer, Columbia University, New York, USA Email: or  
    1:55-2:05 3.39 Blueprint for Social Entrepreneurship Stefania Magidson Author, Searching for the White Magician, Spiritual Psychology and the Manifestation of Destiny President, Blue Heron Foundation, University of Santa Monica, Los Angeles, USA E-mail:
    2:05pm-2:30 pm   Closing of ARA 43rd Web Session
      Ileana Costea, ARA Interim President  
  • The 43rd Congress of the American Romanian Academy of Arts and Sciences UCLA Los Angeles, and online Web Session 15-17 November, 2019    
    CONCERT  
    Video musical program created for the ARA 43rd Congress 2019 Instrumental and Vocal Music performed by students, teachers/professors, and artists form Iași , Romania    
    Musical Program Coordinator: Nina Munteanu Violin Teacher, CNAOB  
    Nina Munteanu is a violonist, currently violin teacher at “Octav Băncilă“ National College of Iaşi. She studied at the “Gavriil Musicescu“ Arts Conservatory in Chișinău, Republic of Moldova. In Chișinău she worked at Music School No. 4. In Iași she worked at the National Opera Theater. She also was a conductor and violinist at the Ion Theater. She has given numerous concerts and participated at various festivals in the cities of Moscow, Alma-Ata Kaukaz, Voldagno, Verona, Ricoaro and other places in Italy, France, Greece, The Netherlands as well as in the big cities in Romania. Her violin class at the National Art College “Octav Băncilă“ has many very gifted students.  
    Concertmaster: Aurelia Pianist, Professor, PhD, Prorector, National University of Music/Conservaotry “George Enescu” Iași  
    Cameraman (out of passion) Associate Professor Alexandru Vlahovici, PhD  Conferentiar doctor professor  
    The participating schools from Iași are:      
    UNAGE (Universitatea Nationala de Arte „George Enescu”/ National University of Music/Conservaotry “George Enescu” Iași https://www.facebook.com/arteiasi/ https://www.arteiasi.ro/  
    CNAOB (Colegiul Naţional de Artă „Octav Băncilă”/National College of Art “Octav Băncilă“) http://cnaob.org/
    Private Music School „Ina Cristea” http://inacristea.ro/ https://ro-ro.facebook.com/inacristeapian/    
    Private Music School „Romina Art Klass” https://www.facebook.com/Romina-Art-Klass-143504892977833/  
    Violin, Viola, Piano and Canto Performers  
    STUDENTS Performers    
    Violin Class of Teacher Nina Munteanu, CNAOB  
    Daniel Robert Gherasim, XIth grade, CNAOB  
    Bogdan Lazăr, Vth grade, CNAOB  
    Viola class of Prof. Florin Sandu  
    Clara Lupașcu, XIIth grade, CNAOB  
    Canto Class of Guiding Teacher Adina Pavelache  
    Iustina Bulimar  
    Guiding Teacher Ștefan Gabriel (Gabi) Gheorghiță, Baritone Soloist, National Opera Iași  
    Vlad Herțescum Private School „Ina Cristea”  
    Elena Diana Cruceanu, XIth grade, CNAOB &Private School „Ina Cristea”  
    Teofana Anghie, clasa a IV-a  
    Professors, teachers accompanying students at piano:  
    Univ. Prof. Aurelia Simion, PhD Assistant Prof.  Laura Turta Timofti, PhD Ye Ree Kim, Profesor in Germany
    Other performers:  
    Eliza- Parascheva Irina Solomon, profesor de canto la școala „Ina Cristea”  
    Romina Țurcan , Liric Artist, Filarmonica of Moldova, Iasi  
    Ihos Choir, conductor Professor Petronela Gabriela Dirtu, CNAOB  
    Camera Orchestra of UNAGE  

    REPERTOIRE

    Iustina Bulimar XIIth grade student at CNAOB Iasi , in the canto class of Adina Pavalache.  Performs G.Pucini – O mio babbino. E. Doga Te stiam numai din lume, accompanied at piano by Univ. Prof. Aurelia Simion, PhD, Prorector of UAGE, Iasi.                           5 min  
    Bogdan Lazar Vth grade student at CNAOB Iasi, in the violin class of Nina Munteanu. Performs  Hr.Wieuxtamps Tarantella accompanied at piano by Assistant Professor Laura Turta Timofti, PhD.      6 min  
    Daniel Robert Gherasim , XIth grade student at CNAOB Iasi in the violin class of Nina Munteanu. Performs W. A. Mozart Concert nr.5 first part and cadenzza. accompanied at piano by Univ.Prof. Aurelia Simion, PhD, Prorector  of UAGE Iasi.                                                          9 min 35sec
    Clara Lupașcu, XIIth grade, viola class of Florin Sandu CNAOB Iasi. Performs P. I. Cheaikovskiy Pezzo capricioso          accompanied at piano by Ye Ree Kim, professor in Germany.                   8 min
    Vlad Herțescu, Private School „Ina Cristea”, in the canto class of Gabi Gheorghita. Performs Lovely composed byBillie Elish.       3 min
    Elena Diana Cruceanu, XIth grade student at CNAOB Iasi and the Private School „Ina Cristea” Iași, in the canto class of Gabi Gheorghita. Performs Sorrynot sory, composed by Demi Lovato.                3 min
    Delia Lugotchi, XIth grade student at CNAOB Iasi and the Private School „Ina Cristea”. Performs Don’t run away, music and lirics by Delia Lugotchi, Flyng dreams, music and lirics by Delia Lugitchi, in the canto class of Ina Cristea the Private School „Ina Cristea”. 6 min
    Teofana Anghie, IVth grade student at the Private School „Romina Art Klass” Iasi, in the canto class of Romina Turcan. Performs Better when I am dancing composed by Maghan Trainor. 3 min
    Ihos Choir, conductor Petronela Gabriela Dirtu CNAOB Iasi. Performs Heruvic composed by Father Florin Bucescu and the Colind of Saint Andrew (Colindul Sfantului Andrei) composed by Stelian Ionașcu.   5 min
    Eliza- Parascheva Irina Solomon, canto teacher at the Private School „Ina Cristea” Iasi. Performs the lied In gradina/In the garden , composer Cornel Țăranu, lirics George Bacovia, the lied Up/Sus music by Doru Popovici, lirics by Lucian Blaga.             10 min
    Camera Orchestra of UAGE Iasi, founder and coordinator Univ. Prof. Elena Ovănescu, PhD, concert-master Univ. Assistant Professor Tudor Bogdan Bolnavu, PhD Jazzissimo, by Romeo Cosma.       10min
    Romina Țurcan , Liric Artist, Filarmonic Orchestra of Moldavia, Iasi . Performs Solo Blue Rose, composers Brunuh Ville and Romina Țurcan.     3 min