Dr. Radu Crăciun is the Honorary Consul of Romania to New Jersey; his scientific and technical background and expertise enabled him to work for more than 10 years in the R&D field in academia and to hold various technical and R&D industrial positions within globally active companies for the past 20 years. For the past 18 years, Dr. Radu Crăciun works with the BASF Corporation and serves as Chair-President of the Organic Reaction Catalysis Society (ORCS) since 2024.