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About Ioan-Iovitz Popescu
- Ioan-Iovitz "Iovitzu" Popescu (born October 1, 1932) is a Romanian physicist and linguist, emeritus professor at University of Bucharest, Faculty of Physics, and member of the Romanian Academy.
- In the field of physics, he is best known for his work on gas discharges and plasma physics, as well as his collaborations with Denisa Popescu in laser spectroscopy.
- He also had pioneering contributions in the field of gamma-ray lasers with Carl B.
- Collins and Silviu Olariu.
- As of 2006, the focus of Iovitzu Popescu's work has shifted towards the field of linguistics, in cooperation with leading linguist Gabriel Altmann.
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