Ms. Ioana Monica Sas-Boca | Technical University of Cluj-Napoca Materials Science and Engineering Department | Romania
Ms. Ioana Monica Sas-Boca, Ph.D. Eng., is a lecturer at the Faculty of Materials and Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania, where she has been active since 2001. She has extensive expertise spanning computer programming, CAD design, simulation and modeling, computer graphics, 3D printing, heat treatment, plastic deformation technologies, air pollution, environmental protection, and recycling processes. She has managed and contributed to multiple academic–industry collaborations, including the 2024 contract N-C-CDI 30727 focused on enhancing the electrical and mechanical performance of multi-strand ropes for track circuits. She has participated as a member in seven national and international research projects and has received six research grants. Her academic output includes 43 scientific papers, with 29 ISI articles, 11 indexed in international databases, and 9 presented at conferences, supported by a citation record of 124 citations from 109 documents and an h-index of 6 across major indexing platforms. She has authored three books with ISBN, contributing significantly to engineering applications, plastic deformation processes, and laboratory methodologies. Her research spans materials science, powder metallurgy, deformation processing, and heat treatment, with strong emphasis on numerical simulation and technological optimization. She has 29 SCI/ISI publications and serves as Guest Editor for Atmosphere, while contributing as an author and reviewer for journals such as the International Journal of Lightweight Materials and Manufacture and Mechanism and Machine Theory. She is also an active MDPI reviewer across nine journals (2024–2025). Through sustained research, teaching, and international collaborations, she advances engineering innovation, material processing technologies, and environmentally oriented industrial solutions.
Featured Publications
Cristea, A. F., Bălcău, M. C., Frunză, D., Haragâş, S., & Sas-Boca, I. M. (2025). Studies on the materials used in the design of a vibration dissipating device, fixed on hand, from a functional and ergonomic point of view. Applied Sciences, 15(16), 8856.
Pop, M., Sas-Boca, I.-M., Frunză, D., & Neag, A. (2025). The influence of hot deformation on the mechanical and structural properties of mild carbon steel for industrial application. Metals, 15(7), 756.
Pop, M., Sas-Boca, I.-M., Frunză, D., Popa, F., & Neag, A. (2024). The influence of hot deformation on the mechanical and structural properties of 42CrMo4 steel. Metals, 14(6), 647.
Haragâș, S., Ninacs, R., Buiga, O., Tudose, L., Haragâș, A., Sas-Boca, I. M., & Cristea, F. A. (2024). An attempt to establish a mathematical model for an unconventional worm gear with bearings. Applied Sciences, 14(23), 10833.
Iluţiu-Varvara, D.-A., Tintelecan, M., Aciu, C., & Sas-Boca, I.-M. (2023). The assessment of the leaching behavior of metallurgical wastes for a sustainable circular economy. In Sustainable Development and Innovations in Mineral Processing (pp. 331–344). Springer.
Pop, M., Sas-Boca, I.-M., Frunza, D., Popa, F., & Neag, A. (2023). Aspects regarding the influence of hot deformation on the mechanical and structural properties of 42CrMo4 steel (Version 2). Preprints.
Pop, M., Sas-Boca, I.-M., & Popa, F. (2023). Aspects regarding the influence of hot deformation on the mechanical and structural properties of 42CrMo4 steel (Version 1). Preprints.
Pop, M. F., Neag, A. V., & Sas-Boca, I.-M. (2023). Experimental and numerical study on the influence of lubrication conditions on AA6068 aluminum alloy cold deformation behavior. Materials, 16(5), 2045.