Andrei Ionuţ Apopei earned a BS in Geochemistry (2009) and a PhD in the Mineralogy and Geochemistry of Ore Deposits (2014) from the “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University of Iaşi. He is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Geology and serves as senior curator of the “Grigore Cobălcescu” Museum of Mineralogy and Petrography at the Faculty of Geography and Geology. His work in mineralogy, ore geology, vibrational spectrometry, cultural heritage, and geoinformatics has led to 28 publications. His research interests focus on Raman spectroscopy in mineral science, ore deposit studies, and the application of 3D technologies and machine learning in geoscience.