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Professor
Department of Wood Processing and Design of Wood Products
Faculty of Furniture Design and Wood Engineering

Contact:

St. Universității, No 1, Braşov, Romania
Buildings L, H; Rooms LP1, HI6
E-mail: cristinatimar@unitbv.ro

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Research interests:

• Scientific conservation of (wood) cultural heritage
• Wood chemistry, wood modification
• Wood preservation, wood gluing, wood finishing
• Materials ageing and investigation (FTIR, colour, microscopy) 

Publications(selection):

• Timar M.C. Chivu (Ilie) O.M, Gămălie G., Beldean E.C. (2023) Conservation of an early 19th century Holy door: the main steps and results. Pro Ligno, ONLINE ISSN 2069-7430, vol 19, no.4, pp 133-141, https://www.proligno.ro/ro/articles/2023/4/TIMAR_Final.pdf
• Gurău L., Timar M.C., Coșereanu C., Coșniță M., Stanciu M.D. (2023) Aging of wood for musical instruments: Analysis of changes in color, surface morphology, chemical, and physical-acoustical properties during UV and thermal exposure, Polymers 2023, 15, 1794. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym15071794
• Pop D.M., Timar M.C., Varodi A.M., Beldean E.C. (2022): An evaluation of clove (Eugenia caryophyllata) essential oil as a potential alternative antifungal wood protection system for cultural heritage conservation, Maderas Ciencia y tecnologia, 2022 (24): 11, 1-16; DOI: 10.4067/s0718-221x2022000100411, http://revistas.ubiobio.cl/index.php/MCT/article/view/5076/4136
• Timar M.C., Beldean E.C. (2022). Modification of Shellac with Clove (Eugenia caryophyllata) and Thyme (Satureja hortensis) Essential Oils: Compatibility Issues and Effect on the UV Light Resistance of Wood Coated Surfaces.Coatings2022, 12(10), 1591; https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings12101591
• Timar M.C., Varodi A., Gurău L. (2016). Comparative study of photodegradation of six wood species after short-time UV exposure, (DOI) 10.1007/s00226-015-0771-3, Wood Sci Technol50(1):135-163), ISSN 0043-7719,http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00226-015-0771-3