
"Best PhD Thesis" - University of Bucharest
Winner: Gabriel Bleotu
During its 8th edition in December 2024, the Senate of the University of Bucharest awarded Dr. Gabriel Bleotu
the "Best PhD Thesis" prize in the category of Exact Sciences and Engineering.
His PhD thesis, titled "Investigation of Pulse Duration Reduction and Intensity Increase of Petawatt-Class
Laser Systems," focused on demonstrating the enhancement of laser pulse intensities in the terawatt (1012 W)
and petawatt (1015 W) ranges. The research was conducted under joint supervision by Prof. Dr. Habil. Daniel Ursescu (Romania) and Prof. Dr. Julien Fuchs (France) at the ELI-NP, Apollon, and LULI laboratories.