Balaj O. Petru

Personal Information:Surname: BalajFirst name: Ovidiu-PetruDate of Birth: 20.12.1976Place of Birth: Ilia, Hunedoara, RomaniaNationality: RomanianMarital Status: marriedDr. Ovidiu-Petru BalajAK Prof. BeyerInstitut für Physikalische ChemieChristian-Albrechts-Universität zu KielD-24098 KielPhone: +49-431-880-2847Fax: +49-431-880-2830Researcher ID:http://www.researcherid.com/rid/A-5472-2009E-mail: balaj[@]phc.uni-kiel.detcezarip[@]yahoo.comAcademic Qualifications:Bachelor of Science, July 1999West University, Timisoara, RomaniaSpecialization: Chemistry and PhysicsTitle of Thesis: "Natural Tri-terpenic Hemolytic Glicosides. Ways of reducing their hemolytic activity"Superior Studies in Informatics, February 2001West University, Timisoara, RomaniaSpecialization: InformaticsTitle of Thesis: "E-Commerce"Master of Science, March 2001West University, Timisoara, RomaniaSpecialization: Physics of CrystalsTitle of Thesis: "New methods of obtaining micro and nano-particles"Doktors der Naturwissenschaften (Ph. D.) February 2005Technische Universität München, München, GermanyTitle of Thesis: "The Chemistry of Solvated Ions studied by FT-ICR Mass Spectrometry" (garduated with "Magna cum Laudae").t Employment History:The High School "Silviu Dragomir", Ilia, Hunedoara, RomaniaSeptember 1999-March 2001 Teacher of Informatics, half time 1999-2000, full time 2000-2001.Nature of Work: Lectures and laboratory training.Technische Universität München, Institut für Physikalische und Theoretische Chemie II, Deutschland (Germany)March 2001-June 2005Ph.D. StudentNature of work: Research of Hydrated and Metal clusters, development of a cooled cell for an FTICR - Mass Spectrometer.Ecole Polytechnique, Departement de Chimie, Laboratoire DCMR, Paris, FranceOctober 2005-September 2007Post-doc.Nature of work: IRMPD Conformational studies of bio-molecules (amino acids and oligopeptides). Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu KielInstitut für Physikalische Chemie AK BeyerKiel, GermanyOctober 2007-PresentPost-doc.Nature of work: Research of Hydrated and Metal clusters, development of a new temperature controlled ICR cell.Languages: tEnglishttGerman (beginner) t French (intermediate ability)

Christian-Albrechts-Universität, Kiel, .

E-mail: trimite un mesaj.

Nascut(a) in: 1976

Publicații selectate:

* Beyer MK, Savchenko EV, Balaj OP, Balteanu I, Fox-Beyer BS, Bondybey VE, Generation of ArnH3+ cluster ions by laser vaporization and their black-body radiation induced dissociation, PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS, 6 (6), 2004.

* R. F. Höckendorf, O. P. Balaj, C. van der Linde and M. K. Beyer, Thermochemistry from ion–molecule reactions of hydrated ions in the gas phase: a new variant of nanocalorimetry reveals product energy partitioning, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 12, 2010.

* D. Semrouni, O. P. Balaj, F. Calvo, C. F. Correia, C. Clavaguéra, and G. Ohanessian, 26. Structure of Sodiated Octa-Glycine: IRMPD Spectroscopy and Molecular Modeling, J. Am. Soc. Mass Spectrom., 21, 2010.

* D. Scuderi, C. F. Correia, O. P. Balaj, G. Ohanessian, J. Lemaire, and P. Maitre, Structural characterization by IRMPD Spectroscopy and DFT calculations of Deprotonated Phosphorylated Amino Acids in Gas Phase, ChemPhysChem, 10 (9-10), 2009.

* O. Petru Balaj, Christian B. Berg, Stephan J. Reitmeier, Vladimir E. Bondybey and Martin K. Beyer, A novel design of a temperature-controlled FT-ICR cell for low-temperature black-body infrared radiative dissociation (BIRD) studies of hydrated ions , International Journal of Mass Spectrometry, 279 (1), 2009.

* Catarina F. Correia, Petru O. Balaj, Debora Scuderi, Philippe Maitre, and Gilles Ohanessian, Vibrational signatures of protonated, phosphorylated amino acids in the gas phase, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 130 (11), 2008.

* O.P. Balaj, C. Kapota, J. Lemaire and G. Ohanessian, Vibrational Signatures of Sodiated Oligopeptides (GG-Na+, GGG-Na+, AA-Na+ and AAA-Na+) in the gas phase, Int. J. Mass Spectrom., 269, 2008.

* C.-K. Siu, O. P. Balaj, V. E. Bondybey, and M. K. Beyer, Reactions of Large Water Cluster Anions with Hydrogen Chloride: Formation of Atomic Hydrogen and Phase Separation in the Gas Phase, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 129, 2007.

* Z. Sun, C.-K. Siu, O. P. Balaj, M. Gruber, V. E. Bondybey, and M. K. Beyer, Proton Transfer in Ionic Water Clusters, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 45, 2006.

* I. Balteanu, O. P. Balaj, M. K. Beyer, and V. E. Bondybey, Size-Dependent Dehydrogenation of Ethane by Cationic Rhodium Clusters in the Gas Phase, Int. J. Mass Spectrom., 255-256, 2006.

* G. Kummerlöwe, I. Balteanu, Z. Sun, O. P. Balaj, V. E. Bondybey, and M. K. Beyer, Activation of Methane and Methane-d4 by Ionic Platinum Clusters, Int. J. Mass Spectrom., 254, 2006.

* Balaj Ovidiu-Petru, The Chemistry of Solvated Ions studied by FT-ICR Mass Spectrometry, 2005.

* S. J. Reitmeier, O. P. Balaj, V. E. Bondybey, and M. K. Beyer, Reactions of Hydrated Electrons (H2O)n- with Formic Acid, Int. J. Mass Spectrom., 249-250, 2006.

* B. S. Fox-Beyer, I. Balteanu, O. P. Balaj, and M. K. Beyer, Hydrogen formation in the reaction of Zn+(H2O)n with HCl, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 7, 2005.

* O. P. Balaj, I. Balteanu, T. T. J. Roßteuscher, M. K. Beyer, and V. E. Bondybey, Catalytic Oxidation of CO with N2O on Gas Phase Platinum Clusters, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 43, 2004.

* O. P. Balaj, C.-K. Siu, I. Balteanu, M. K. Beyer, and V. E. Bondybey, Free Electrons, the Simplest Radicals of them All: Chemistry of Aqueous Electrons as studied by Mass Spectrometry, Int. J. Mass Spectrom., 238, 2004.

* O. P. Balaj, C.-K. Siu, I. Balteanu, M. K. Beyer, and V. E. Bondybey, Reaction of Hydrated Electrons (H2O)n- with Carbon Dioxide and Molecular Oxygen: Hydration of the CO2- and O2- Anions, Chem. Eur. J., 10, 2004.

* I. Balteanu, O. P. Balaj, M. K. Beyer and V. E. Bondybey, Reactions of Platinum Clusters 195Ptn±, n = 1 - 24, with N2O Studied with Isotopically Enriched Platinum, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 6, 2004.

* H.-C. Liu, S. Yang, I. Balteanu, O. P. Balaj, B. S. Fox-Beyer, M. K. Beyer, and V. E. Bondybey, Generation of C6H4+ by Laser Vaporization of Magnesium with o-C6H4F2 in Argon Carrier Gas, Rapid Commun. Mass Spectrom., 18, 2004.

* O. P. Balaj, C.-K. Siu, Iulia Balteanu, B. S. Fox-Beyer, M. K. Beyer and V. E. Bondybey, Base-Catalized Hydrogen/Deuterium Exchange between Water and Acetonitrile in AnionicWater Clusters, J. Phys. Chem. A, 108, 2004.

* I. Balteanu, O. P. Balaj, B. S. Fox-Beyer, P. Rodrigues, M. T. Barros, A. M. C. Moutinho, M. L. Costa, M. K. Beyer and V. E. Bondybey, Size- and Charge-state-dependent Reactivity of Azidoacetonitrile with Anionic and Cationic Rhodium Clusters Rhn±, Organometallics, 23, 2004.

* I. Balteanu, U. Achatz, O. P. Balaj, B. S. Fox, M. K. Beyer and V. E. Bondybey, The effect of charge upon CO-adsorbtion by ionic group 5 and group 9 transition metal clusters, Int. J. Mass Spectrom., Topical special issue “Nanotechnology”, 229, 2003.

* O. P. Balaj, I. Balteanu, B. S. Fox-Beyer, M. K. Beyer and V. E. Bondybey, Addition of a Hydrogen Atom to Acetonitrile by Hydrated Electrons in Nanodroplets, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 42, 2003.

* I. Balteanu, O. P. Balaj, B. S. Fox, M. K. Beyer, Z. Bastl, and V. E. Bondybey, Very Low Rate Constants of Bimolecular CO Adsorbtion on Anionic Gold Clusters: Implications for Catalytic Activity, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 5, 2003.

* B. S. Fox, O. P. Balaj, I. Balteanu, M. K. Beyer, and V. E. Bondybey, Aqueous Chemistry of Transition Metals in Oxidation State (I) in Nanodroplets, Chem. Eur. J., 8, 2002.

* O. P. Balaj, E. P.F. Lee, I. Balteanu, B. S. Fox, M. K. Beyer, J. M. Dyke, and V. E. Bondybey, Reactions of Hydrated Aluminum Ions with Methanol and Formic Acid, Int. J. Mass Spectrom., 220, 2002.

* B. S. Fox, I. Balteanu, O. P. Balaj, H. C. Liu, M. K. Beyer, and V. E. Bondybey, Black Body Radiation Induced Hydrogen Formation in Hydrated Vanadium Cations V+(H2O)n, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 4, 2002.

* B. S. Fox, O. P. Balaj, I. Balteanu, M. K. Beyer, and V. E. Bondybey, Single Molecule Precipitation of Transition Metal(I) Chlorides in Water Clusters, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 124, 2002.