Ionel Muntele (b. 1962) is professor at the Faculty of Geography and Geology of the “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University of Iași, and a scientific researcher at the Geographical Research Center of the Iași Branch of the Romanian Academy.

He holds a Bachelor degree in Geography – French Language and Literature from the “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University of Iași (1990), an advanced studies degree at the Institute de Géographie – Université Paris I (1994), and a PhD in Geography from the “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University of Iași (1999). Specializing in Population and Settlement Geography, he has published numerous specialized studies, participated in many national and international scientific conferences, coordinated research projects with internal funding and was involved in projects with international funding.

Professor Ionel Muntele is a laureate of the “Simion Mehedinți” Prize of the Romanian Academy (2000, 2014).