Name: Valentin PARASCHIV
Date and place of birth: 4 September 1976, Bucharest
Address 1: Geological Institute of Romania, The National Museum of Geology, Kiseleff Pavel Dimitrievici G-ral. Ave., No.2, Sect. 1, P.O. Box 011345, Bucharest, ROMANIA;
Address 2: The Research Center for Coal Geology and Environmental Sciences, University of Bucharest, Faculty of Geology and Geophysics, 1, N. Balcescu Ave., Bucharest, ROMANIA;
Tel: 00401.212.89.52, Fax: 212.89.54
E-mail: paleovaly@yahoo.com

Education:
1995-1999 – University of Bucharest, Faculty of Geology and Geophysics, Bachelor of science courses, Theoretical Geology Section;
1999: Diploma (B.S.) in Geology, University of Bucharest;
1999-2000 - University of Bucharest, Faculty of Geology and Geophysics, Master of Science courses, Petrology and Metallogeny Section;
2000: Diploma (M.Sc.) in Petrology and Metallogeny, University of Bucharest;
2000-2006: University of Bucharest, Faculty of Geology and Geophysics, PhD student, Palaeobotany;
2006: Diploma of Doctor in Earth Sciences, University of Bucharest;

Positions:
1999-2000: Geological Survey of Romania, Bucharest, Department of Hidrogeology and Environmental Geology, assistant researcher;
2000-present: founding member and researcher in „The Research Group for Coal Geology and Environmental Assistance“, University of Bucharest;
2000-2006: University of Bucharest, PhD student;
2001-2002: University of Bucharest, assistant researcher, Palaeobotany, Palinology;
2001-2002: Institute of Spelaeology „Emil Racovita“ from Bucharest, Department of Palaeobiology, assistant researcher;
2003-2004: University of Bucharest, assistant researcher, The Exploration and Exploitation of the Mineral Resourches;
2005-2006: University of Bucharest, assistant researcher, Introduction to Geology;
2006-present: Geological Institute of Romania, The National Museum of Geology, scientific researcher;
2007-present: The National University Research Council, evaluator, peer evaluation of research projects;

Foreign languages: English (well): write, speak, translation.
Computer skills: Microsoft Office, CorelDraw, Adobe Photoshop, QuarkXPress.

Research activities:
Paleobiosystematics and taxonomy, biodiversity;
Paleoecology, paleoclimatology and paleo-bio-geography inferred from fossil plants;

Projects:
2002-2003: director of NURC (The National University Research Council) project „The palaeoecological, palaeophytocoenological and biostratigraphical study of the Miocene floras of Oltenia county, Romania“
2002: ESF (European Science Foundation-EEDEN) project „Vegetation reconstruction in West Eurasia during the interval 12 to 8 m. a. (HRI 2) based on the plant record and the taxonomic/physiognomic evaluation approach“, in collaboration with Prof Dr. Johanna Kovar-Eder, Staatliches Museum fur Naturkunde Stuttgart;
2007-2010: director of NURC-PCE project „Major climatic fluctuations in the Romanian Miocene deposits: palaeobotanical proves“
2007-2010: collaborator in the PNCDI II project „Geo-biodiversity in the National Park Bicazului Gorges-Hasmas. Integrated studies: geological, geographical and biological to enrich the natural patrimonium of the park and to extent the actual geographical limits“
2007-2010: collaborator in NURC-PCE project „Early Jurassic terrestrial ecosystems of Romania“

Publications:
KOVAR-EDER J., JECHOREK H., KVACEK Z. & PARASCHIV V. (2008) „The integrated plant record: an essential tool for reconstructing Neogene zonal vegetation in Europe“, p. 97-111, PALAIOS, Vol. 23, nr. 2, February 2008, Bruch A., Uhl D. & Mosbrugger V. (eds.), Miocene Climate in Europe. Patterns and Evolution, Society for Sedimentary Geology (SEPM), Tulsa;

KOVAR-EDER J., KVACEK Z., JECHOREK H., MAI D.H., PARASCHIV V., STUCHLIK L. & WALTHER H. (2007) „The integrated plant record (IPR) to reconstruct Neogene vegetation: the IPR-vegetation analysis“, p. 391-418, Acta Palaeobotanica, Vol. 47, nr. 2, Warszawa-Cracow;

PARASCHIV V. & SEBE O.G. (2007) „Fossil Cedrelospermum fruits from Oltenia (Romania)“, p. 7-16, 1 fig., 2 tab., 1 pl., Revista Muzeului Regiunii Portilor de Fier, Drobeta-Turnu Severin;

KVACEK Z., KOVAC M., KOVAR-EDER J., DOLAKOVA N., JECHOREK H., PARASCHIV V., KOVACOVA M. & SLIVA L. (2006) „Miocene evolution of landscape and vegetation in the Central Paratethys“, p. 295-310, 4 fig., Geologica Carpathica, August 2006, Bratislava;

PARASCHIV Valentin (2006) „The fossil flora of the Morilor Valley, Dacian Basin, Romania-new contributions“, p. 1-5, 1 fig., III pl., Acta Horti Botanici Bucurestiensis, Vol. 33, Universitatea din Bucuresti, Gradina Botanica „D. Brândza“, Bucuresti;

PARASCHIV Valentin (2005) „The fossil flora of the Ciocadia Valley, Western Dacian Basin, Romania (II)“, p. 127-132, IV pl., Acta Horti Botanici Bucurestiensis, Vol. 32, Universitatea din Bucuresti, Gradina Botanica „D. Brândza“, Bucuresti;

PARASCHIV Valentin (2004) „The fossil flora of the Morilor Valley, south-western Dacian Basin, Romania“, p. 315-330, 3 fig., I tab., IV pl., Acta Palaeontologica Romaniae, Vol. IV, Cluj-Napoca;

TICLEANU Nicolae & PARASCHIV Valentin (2001) „Noi elemente floristice în depozitele Pontiene din Bazinul Lugojului“, p. 361-374, Acta Horti Botanici Bucurestiensis, Vol. 29, Bucuresti;

TICLEANU Nicolae & PARASCHIV Valentin (2000) „Contributii la cunoasterea florei Sarmatianului din nordul Olteniei“, p. 393-406, III pl., Acta Horti Botanici Bucurestiensis, Vol. 28, Bucuresti;