Biography

Cătălin is a science communication expert and researcher with an interdisciplinary background spanning psychology, mathematics, and science journalism. He currently works as an Inspector of Specialization and expert in science communication at the Academia Română, where he contributes to public engagement with scientific research and institutional transparency. Cătălin holds an MSc in Cognition in Science and Society from the University of Edinburgh and a BSc in Psychology from the Școala Națională de Studii Politice și Administrative. His research interests include social axioms, basic psychological needs, well-being, and the cognitive and linguistic dimensions of social knowledge. With extensive experience as a science journalist, trainer, and conference organizer, he bridges academic research and public discourse, with publications and presentations in national and international venues.