Victor Mercea

Victor Mercea
Born	2 January 1924
Died	29 June 1987 (1987-06-30) (aged 63)
Nationality	Romanian
Occupation	Nuclear physicist

Victor Mercea (2 January 1924 – 29 June 1987) was a Romanian nuclear physicist. His most notable scientific contributions were to the production of heavy water. He authored more than 200 scientific publications. He was the head of the Institute of Isotopic and Molecular Technologies (ITIM, Cluj-Napoca) from 1970 to 1987; Professor of Solid-State Physics, Magnetism and Electronics at Babeș-Bolyai University; Dean of the Faculty of Physics (1981-1984); corresponding member of the Romanian Academy (1963).

References

• Dinescu, Dr A (April 1988). "Victor Mercea 1924–1987". COSPAR Information Bulletin (in French). 1988 (111). Elsevier Ltd: 4–5. doi:10.1016/0045-8732(88)90001-0.