Lecturer
Răzvan-Andrei Popescu, PhD
University of Bucharest
Email: razvan.popescu@geo.unibuc.ro
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Răzvan-Andrei Popescu, PhD is a Lecturer and Researcher at the University of Bucharest, Faculty of Geography, Department of Geomorphology, Pedology, and Geomatics. He specializes in mountain geomorphology, examining the impacts of climate change on mountain landforms, and conducting glacial and periglacial reconstructions using geomorphologic proxies.
His research primarily focuses on mountain permafrost in the Carpathian region, the phenomenon of low-altitude permafrost, paleoclimate reconstructions, and current morphoclimatic changes in mountain areas. He serves on the board of the Romanian Association of Geomorphology and is a member of the European Geoscience Union and the Permafrost Young Researchers Network.
Since 2021, he has been organizing the Scientific Student Circle of Geomorphology at his faculty.
Studies
University of Bucharest, Romania – Bachelor (2009), master (2011), PhD (2015)
Erasmus Scholarship (2008-2009, 5 months) at Universita degli Studi di Torino, Italy
Areas of interest
Mountain geomorphology, palaeo-climate reconstruction, climate change, periglacial and glacial geomorphology, mountain permafrost, rock glaciers.
Courses
Global Morphoclimatic Changes, Geomorphology, Remote sensing, Cartography, Topography
Membership and professional affiliations
Romanian Association of Geomorphologists (RAG)
International Association of Geomorphologists (IAG)
European Geoscience Union (EGU)
Permafrost Young Researchers Network
Selected List of Publications
Popescu, R., Filhol, S., Etzelmüller, B., Vasile, M., Pleșoianu, A., Vîrghileanu, M., Onaca, A., Șandric, I., Săvulescu, I., Cruceru, N., Vespremeanu-Stroe, A., Westermann, S., Sîrbu, F., Mihai, B., Nedelea, A., Gascoin, S., (accepted for publication). Permafrost Distribution in the Southern Carpathians, Romania, Derived from Machine Learning Modeling, Permafrost and Periglacial Processes. Manuscript ID: PPP-23-0075
Popescu, R., Vespremeanu-Stroe, A., Pop, O., & Cruceru, N. (2021). Rock glaciers vegetation colonization in Retezat Mountains: implications for morphodynamics and palaeoclimate reconstruction. Revista de Geomorfologie, 23(1), 73-89. https://revistadegeomorfologie.ro/geo/index.php/revista/article/view/142
Popescu, R., Onaca, A., Urdea, P., & Vespremeanu-Stroe, A. (2017). Spatial distribution and main characteristics of alpine permafrost from Southern Carpathians, Romania. Landform dynamics and evolution in Romania, 117-146. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-32589-7_6
Popescu, R., Urdea, P., & Vespremeanu-Stroe, A. (2017). Deglaciation history of high massifs from the Romanian Carpathians: towards an integrated view. Landform Dynamics and Evolution in Romania, 87-116. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-32589-7_5
Popescu, R., Vespremeanu-Stroe, A., Onaca, A., Vasile, M., Cruceru, N., & Pop, O. (2017). Low-altitude permafrost research in an overcooled talus slope–rock glacier system in the Romanian Carpathians (Detunata Goală, Apuseni Mountains). Geomorphology, 295, 840-854. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2017.07.029
Popescu, R., Vespremeanu-Stroe, A., Onaca, A., & Cruceru, N. (2015). Permafrost research in the granitic massifs of Southern Carpathians (Parâng Mountains). Zeitschrift für Geomorphologie, 59(1), 1-20. https://doi.org/10.1127/0372-8854/2014/0145
Vespremeanu‐Stroe, A., Urdea, P., Popescu, R., & Vasile, M. (2012). Rock glacier activity in the Retezat mountains, Southern Carpathians, Romania. Permafrost and Periglacial Processes, 23(2), 127-137, https://doi.org/10.1002/ppp.1736