b'\n_START_ARTICLE_\nNicolae B\xc3\xaelb\xc4\x83\n_START_SECTION_\nEduca\xc8\x9bie\n_START_PARAGRAPH_\nNicolae B\xc3\xaelb\xc4\x83 urmeaz\xc4\x83 \xc8\x99coala primar\xc4\x83 \xc3\xaen satul natal, continu\xc3\xa2ndu-\xc8\x99i studiile \xc3\xaen cadrul Colegiului Na\xc8\x9bional \xe2\x80\x9eEudoxiu Hurmuzachi\xe2\x80\x9d din R\xc4\x83d\xc4\x83u\xc8\x9bi (anul absolvirii: 1957). _NEWLINE_\xc3\x8entre 1958-1963 urmeaz\xc4\x83 Facultatea de Chimie, Universitatea \xe2\x80\x9eAlexandru Ioan Cuza\xe2\x80\x9d din Ia\xc8\x99i, iar \xc3\xaen 1974 ob\xc8\x9bine diploma de Doctor \xc3\xaen Chimie la aceea\xc8\x99i facultate (profesor coordonator: Vasile Ababi). \xc3\x8entre 1974-1975 beneficiaz\xc4\x83 de un stagiu de cercetare postdoctoral\xc4\x83 \xc3\xaen cadrul Departamentului de \xc8\x98tiin\xc8\x9ba Materialelor, Universitatea Texas la Austin (profesor coordonator: Hugo Steinfink).\n_START_SECTION_\nActivitate didactic\xc4\x83\n_START_PARAGRAPH_\nDup\xc4\x83 absolvirea facult\xc4\x83\xc8\x9bii (1963), Nicolae B\xc3\xa2lb\xc4\x83 este angajat \xc3\xaen cadrul Facult\xc4\x83\xc8\x9bii de Chimie, Universitatea \xe2\x80\x9eAlexandru Ioan Cuza\xe2\x80\x9d din Ia\xc8\x99i, unde activeaz\xc4\x83 p\xc3\xa2n\xc4\x83 \xc3\xaen 2006, la retragerea din activitate (din 2007 - profesor asociat - emeritus). Pred\xc4\x83 cursuri de \xe2\x80\x9eTehnologie industrial\xc4\x83\xe2\x80\x9d, \xe2\x80\x9eTehnologie chimic\xc4\x83\xe2\x80\x9d, \xe2\x80\x9eBazele chimiei\xe2\x80\x9d, \xe2\x80\x9eChimie general\xc4\x83\xe2\x80\x9d \xc8\x99i \xe2\x80\x9e\xc8\x98tiin\xc8\x9ba materialelor\xe2\x80\x9d. Introduce noi domenii de studii \xc8\x99i coordoneaz\xc4\x83 activita\xc8\x9bile de predare \xc8\x99i lucr\xc4\x83rile de laborator. Este autor a \xc8\x99apte cursuri \xc8\x99i trei manuale de laborator, precum \xc8\x99i a cinci monografii. Pericip\xc4\x83 activ la popularizarea \xc8\x99tiin\xc8\x9bei \xc8\x99i a diferitelor personalit\xc4\x83\xc8\x9bi \xc8\x99tiin\xc8\x9bifice. \xc3\x8en 1990 ob\xc8\x9bine titlul de conduc\xc4\x83tor de doctorat \xc3\xaen domeniul \xc8\x98tiin\xc8\x9ba materialelor.\n_START_SECTION_\nActivitatea de cercetare\n_START_PARAGRAPH_\n\xc3\x8en paralel cu activitatea didactic\xc4\x83 desf\xc4\x83\xc8\x99oar\xc4\x83 o intens\xc4\x83 activitate de cercetare, \xc3\xaen special \xc3\xaen domeniile: (1) studiul echilibrelor sistemelor binare \xc8\x99i ternare \xc3\xaen lichide polare; (2) sinteza \xc8\x99i caracterizarea unor zeoli\xc8\x9bi micro- \xc8\x99i mezoporo\xc8\x99i \xc8\x99i utilizarea acestora \xc3\xaen cataliz\xc4\x83, sorb\xc8\x9bie \xc8\x99i schimb ionic. Rezultatele ob\xc8\x9binute sunt publicate \xc3\xaen aproximativ 200 de articole (62 ISI), \xc3\xaensum\xc3\xa2nd circa 750 de cit\xc4\x83ri \xc3\xaen diverse lucr\xc4\x83ri \xc8\x99tiin\xc8\x9bifice (h-index= 17)._NEWLINE_Coordoneaz\xc4\x83 sau face parte din echipa a 53 de granturi de cercetare. Este coautor a 20 brevete de inven\xc8\x9bii, unele aplicate industrial. Particip\xc4\x83 la expozi\xc8\x9bii interna\xc8\x9bionale de inventic\xc4\x83, ob\xc8\x9bin\xc3\xa2nd diverse distinc\xc8\x9bii.'