Alexandru Sorin Biris

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Alexandru Sorin Biris is an associate professor in the Department of Applied Science at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock and the Director/Chief Scientist at the Center for Integrative Nanotechnology Sciences.[1] He claimed himself a researcher who specializes in nanoscience and nanotechnology. His major research topics include developing electrodynamic screens for space exploration in collaboration with NASA, inventing techniques to mass-produce high-purity carbon nanotubes, and designing and developing filters based on carbon nanostructures which can efficiently remove biochemical contaminants from air and water, and also include advances in how cancer cells can be targeted and destroyed through drug delivery.

Biris was one of seven winners of the 2011 faculty excellence award for research at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock,[2] where he leads the Center for Integrative Nanotechnology Sciences. It was officially claimed that within 5 years Biris has been published in more than 240 journals, presented at numerous international conferences, and been granted more than 33 U.S. patents.[3] He is on the editorial board of "Particulate Science and Technology: An International Journal",[4] "Journal of Nanomedicine & Nanotechnology" [5] and is an advisory board member for ISOS Group LLC, an international company that focuses on green energy technologies.[3]

He has also been accused of scientific misconduct, including plagiarism and massive data fabrication.[6] As of 2013, a total of 4 of Biris' research papers have been retracted.[7][8][9][10] An independent organization investigated scientific misconduct in his research.[11] Biris did not respond to several phone calls or email messages, and a spokesperson for the university for UALR did not return calls for comment.

Personal life and education

Alexandru S. Biris was born into a middle-class family (Lidia and Alexandru – Radu Biris) in Cluj, Romania on May 14, 1974. He is the eldest of two children, and has a younger sister, Gabriela. Biris' father, Alexandru Radu Biris, is a professor and researcher at the National Institute for Research and Development of Isotopic and Molecular Technologies in Romania. His father helped him with lots of publications. His mother, Lidia, is a physics teacher. His younger sister, Gabriela, works for Johnson & Johnson in Romania. His first marriage with Renalda Ioana Rusu on July 19, 1997, only lasted one year, and divorced on Nov. 23rd, 1998. At Little Rock, he married his former colleague Glediana Rexha as his second wife.

He received his B.S. in physics in 1996 and M.S. Material Science in 1997 from the University of Cluj – Napoca, Romania. In 2004, he obtained his Ph.D. in Engineering Science from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, where he studied under Professor Malay K. Mazumder.[12] His Dissertation title is “Appearance and Texture Control of Powder Coated Films”. After receiving his PhD, he was hired as a research assistant in the Department of Chemistry at ULAR, where he studied nanotechnology.

Career

Biris has been the Chief Scientist of the UA Little Rock Center for Integrative Nanotechnology Sciences (CINS) since it began in 2005, serving as director since 2009. In 2007, Biris became an assistant professor in the Department of Applied Science at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.

Biris claims his expertise including nanotechnology, Raman spectroscopy and x-ray diffraction, planetary instrumentation (Mars dust analyzer), particulate science, nanoparticle and carbon nanotube generation, nanomedicine, nanocomposite materials for space exploration, surface technology, nano-sensors and bio nano-sensors, materials science and engineering, coating technology, hydrogen interaction with metals, alloys, and carbon nanostructures.[13]

He holds three patents and has more than 20 patent applications in nanotechnology, tissue engineering, bio-nanotechnology, space exploration and materials science. He is working on patents in energy and sensors for military applications. Among his research achievements are the design of carbon nanostructure-based filters to remove biochemical contaminants from air and water and the development of a tissue regeneration system to grow bone tissue, already successfully used in 33 clinical trials.[12]

In 2011, even under the awareness of his scientific misconduct, the University of Arkansas at Little Rock still named Alexandru Sorin Biris as a winner for the faculty excellence award for research.[2]

References

  1. ^ Biris, Alexandru (April 30, 2011). "Research Staff at the Center for Integrative Nanotechnology Sciences, University of Arkansas at Little Rock". UALR Center for Integrative Nanotechnology Sciences. University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "University of Arkansas at Little Rock 2011 Faculty Excellence : Alexandru S. Biris – University Winner". University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Office of the Provost, University of Arkansas at Little Rock. April 30, 2011. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
  3. ^ a b Biris, Alexandru (April 30, 2011). "Alexandru S. Biris - Forefront of Nanotechnology Research". Faculty of excellence. No. 2011. Office of the Provost, University of Arkansas at Little Rock. University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
  4. ^ Biris, Alexandru. "Particulate Science and Technology Editorial board". Particulate Science and Technology Editorial board. Taylor and Francis Online. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
  5. ^ Biris, Alexandru. "Editorial Board of Journal of Nanomedicine & Nanotechnology". Walsh Medical Media. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
  6. ^ Biris, Alexandru. "PubPeer: Alexandru Sorin Biris' data fraud". PUBPEER The online Journal club. PUBPEER. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
  7. ^ Biris, Alexandru S.; Schmitt, T. C.; Little, R. B.; Li, Z.; Xu, Y.; Biris, Alexandru R.; Lupu, D.; Dervishi, E.; Trigwell, S.; Miller, D. W.; Rahman, Z. (December 2007). "Retraction Notice for "Influence of the RF Excitation of the Catalyst System on the Morphology of Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes"". The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 111 (48): 17970–17975. doi:10.1021/jp0740346.
  8. ^ Dervishi, E.; Li, Z.; Biris, A. R.; Lupu, D.; Trigwell, S.; Biris, A. S. (January 2007). "Correction to Morphology of Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes Affected by the Thermal Stability of the Catalyst System". Chemistry of Materials. 19 (2): 179–184. doi:10.1021/cm062237l.
  9. ^ Khodakovskaya, M.; Dervishi, E.; Mahmood, M.; Xu, Y.; Li, Z.; Watanabe, F.; Biris, Alexandru S. (2012). "Retraction Notice for Carbon Nanotubes Are Able To Penetrate Plant Seed Coat and Dramatically Affect Seed Germination and Plant Growth". ACS Nano. 6 (8): 7541. doi:10.1021/nn302965w. PMID 22901075.
  10. ^ Xu, Y.; Saini, V; Li, Z.; Dervishi, E.; Kunets, V.; Sakamo, G; Biris, Alexandru R; Biris, Alexandru S (June 2009). "Retraction Notice for: One Step Synthesis of Ceramic Carbon Nanotube Composites with Nanojunctions". Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Letters. 1 (43): 107–110(4). doi:10.1088/0957-4484/19/43/435102. PMID 21832683. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
  11. ^ Biris, Alexandru (26 September 2012). "Reused figures lead to two chemistry retractions, one correction". retractionwatch.com. retractionwatch. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
  12. ^ a b Dishongh, Kimberly (September 27, 2009). "Alexandru Sorin Biris As head of UALR's Nanotechnology Center, Romanian native Alexandru Biris hopes the center's work will ultimately help keep young scientists from leaving Arkansas". head of UALR's Nanotechnology Center. No. 2009. arkansasonline.com. the Democrat-Gazette. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
  13. ^ Biris, Alexandru. "Dr. Alexandru Biris Director/Chief Scientist". Center for Integrative Nanotechnology Sciences. University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
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