The European Commission has elected Prof. Ruxandra Vidu to assist the European Commission as external expert to monitor Horizon 2020 project. European experts have a high-level of expertise in the relevant fields of research and innovation and assist the Commission in connection with the Framework Program for Research and Innovation. She brings knowledge and innovation to the European Commission through her expertise in applied research and technical engineering in the fields of nanomaterials, energy, environment, engineering and life sciences.

Ruxandra Vidu, Fulbright alumna, is an Adj. Professor at University of California Davis, and the President of the American Romanian Academy of Arts and Sciences (ARA, http://www.AmericanRomanianAcademy.org).