On 23 April 2021, the National Agency for Quality Assurance in Education and Research (in Romanian – Agenția Națională de Asigurare a Calității în Educație și Cercetare, ANACEC) handed, in a special ceremony, the awards ”Crystal of Quality” in the field of research for 2020. In accordance with the Regulation of organization and conduct of the National Contest ”Thesis of Excellence of the Year”, eleven doctoral theses of excellence (of Ist, IInd and IIIrd degree) and one thesis of doctor habilitat of excellence were awarded in different fields of science (natural and life sciences; real and ...