Dr. Loredana G. Marcu is currently a Professor of Medical Physics at the University of Oradea, Romania and Adjunct Professor at School of Health Sciences, University of South Australia. She received her PhD in Medical Physics from the University of Adelaide, and her Masters degree in Applied Physics from the West University of Timisoara, Romania. During her Australian experience she has coordinated the LDR brachytherapy programme at the Royal Adelaide Hospital. She was also a TEAP (Training Education and Accreditation Program) preceptor supervising and coordinating the medical physics training and education of the junior physicists in South Australia.
Her 20 years teaching experience at both Australian and Romanian universities has materialised in 14 books/book chapters published on physics, radiobiology and teaching methodologies, respectively, with other two books on Medical Physics being currently in press. She has written 5 textbooks and university lab guides and has over 140 publications and conference presentations worldwide. As a postgraduate coordinator, she has co-supervised 3 PhD students and supervised 21 MSc students. 
Dr. Marcu is involved in several professional activities being member of the Women in Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering Task Group within IUPESM, national representative for Romania in EFOMP and IOMP and the vice-president of the Romanian College of Medical Physicists. She has been member/chair of the organising/scientific committee of 10 national and international conferences. Dr. Marcu has been awarded the title “Eminent Scientist of the year 2004” by the International Council for Research and she is the recipient of the “Boyce Worthley award 2006” given by the Australasian College of Physical Scientists and Engineers in Medicine for her achievements in the areas of radiobiology and medical physics.