Education and positions |
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1981–86 | university studies
Czech Technical University Faculty of Nuclear Sciences and Physical Engineering, Prague, Czechoslovakia 1986, university diploma (MSc. degree) in nuclear chemistry with excellence |
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1986–87 | assistant research fellow
Czech Technical University Department of Nuclear Chemistry |
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1988–91 | research fellow
Central Research Institute for Physics of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences Budapest, Hungary |
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1991–99 | Atomic Energy Research Institute
of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences Budapest, Hungary 1991–93, research associate 1994–99, senior research associate |
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1992 | university doctorate (Ph.D. degree) in chemistry
Eötvös University, Budapest, Hungary |
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1992 | candidate of chemical science (CSc. degree)
Hungarian Academy of Sciences |
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1999– | Eötvös University, Institute of Chemistry
1999–2006, senior research associate 2007–2009, associate professor 2009–, professor 2013–2016, head, Analytical Chemistry Department 2021– leader of the Analytical Chemistry, Materials Science, Electrochemistry, Colloidal and Environmental Chemistry Program of the Hevesy György Ph.D School of Chemistry of the university |
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2007 | doctor of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (DSc. degree) | |
2008 | habilitation in chemistry
Eötvös University, Hungary |
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Memberships in professional societies |
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1989– | member of the Hungarian Chemical Society | |
1994–99 | elected member of the Scientific Council of the Atomic
Energy Research Institute, Budapest, Hungary |
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1997–2011 | elected member of the Radiochemistry Committee
of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences 1997–2002, elected secretary |
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1998– | member of the Hungarian Aerosol Society
2006–2019, elected secretary general 2019–, elected president |
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1999–2011 | associate editor,
Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry |
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2001– | member of the Hungarian Satellite Centre of Trace
Element Institute for UNESCO, Budapest, Hungary |
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2002– | core member of the Chemistry Doctoral School
Eötvös University |
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2002– | member of the Association for Aerosol Research
(GAeF), Germany |
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2002–2011 | elected member of the Environmental Chemistry Committee of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences 2002–08, elected secretary |
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2003–06 | elected member of the Council of the Institute of
Chemistry, Eötvös University |
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2004–08 | European Science Fund COST Action 633
management committee member for Hungary |
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2006– | supervisor of the Environmental Science Doctoral School
Eötvös University |
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2008– | permanent member of the state examination committee for Environmental Sciences
Eötvös University |
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2008–2010 | secretary of the European Aerosol Assembly | |
2009– | permanent member of the state examination committee for the BSc in chemistry Eötvös University |
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2009– | elected member of the Scientific Council of the Chemistry Doctoral School Eötvös University |
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2009– | elected member of the Scientific Council of the Environmental Science Doctoral School Eötvös University |
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2009– | elected member of the Scientific Council of the Institute of Chemistry Eötvös University |
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2012– | member of the Analytical and Environmental Chemistry Scientific Committee of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences | |
2012–2017 | elected president of the Environmental Chemistry Working Group of the Committee | |
2013–2017 | member of the Accreditation Committee of the National Accreditation Authority (NAH) | |
2014–2017 | member of the Jury Chemistry I of the National Scientific Research Fund (OTKA) | |
2016–2022 | elected representative of doctors in the Hungarian Academy of Sciences | |
2017– | European Science Fund COST OC-2016-1-20692 (Chemical On-Line cOmpoSition and Source Apportionment of fine aerosol, COLOSSAL), management committee member for Hungary | |
2019– | board member of the chemistry section, Bolyai Research Fellowship of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences | |
2019–2022 | elected member of the Nomination Committee of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences | |
2019– | board member of the Pungor Ernő Award of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences | |
2023– | board member of the Náray-Szabó István Scientific Award of the Hungarian Chemical Society | |
2024– | editor of Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics (SJR: D1, JIF(2022)=6.3) | |
Scholarships, awards and honours |
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1985 | Rector’s Award, Czech Technical University, Prague | |
1985 | First place in the University Students’ National
Scientific Competition in Applied Nuclear Physics, Czechoslovakia |
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1986 | Rector’s Award, Czech Technical University, Prague | |
1988–91 | research fellowship of the Scientific Qualifications
Committee, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, with Éva Zemplén-Papp |
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1992–93 | postdoctoral fellowship, Ghent University, Institute for
Nuclear Sciences, Ghent, Belgium, with Willy Maenhaut |
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2000–03 | Bolyai János Research Fellowship
of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences |
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2004 | Bolyai János Commemorative Plaquette
of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences |
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2003–06 | Széchenyi István Fellowship, Ministry of Education,
Republic of Hungary |
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2005 | guest professor of the Chemistry Doctoral School,
University of Milan, Milan, Italy, short course entitled Advances in Tropospheric Aerosol Research |
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2007 | invited lecturer of the Summer School:
Basic Aerosol Science Applied to Atmospheric Aerosols, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, 16–22 July 2007 courses entitled Aerosol Size Distributions and Statistics, and Aerosol Sampling and Sampling Artifacts |
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2007 | Researcher of the Month for October
National Scientific Research Fund (OTKA), Hungary | |
2009 | invited lecturer of the Summer School:
Basic Aerosol Science Applied to Atmospheric Aerosols, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, 6–12 July 2009 courses entitled Aerosol Size Distributions and Statistics, and Aerosol Sampling and Sampling Artifacts |
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2009 | 2nd price in the National competition in educational writing,
National Scientific Research Fund (OTKA) and journal Élet és Tudomány | |
2011 | invited lecturer of the Summer School:
Basic Aerosol Science Applied to Atmospheric Aerosols, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, 4–14 July 2011 courses entitled Particle statistics, and Aerosol Sampling and Measurement |
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2012 | invited lecturer of the Regional Training Course on Atmospheric Aerosol Sampling Procedures and Analysis Techniques Using Ion Beam and XRF, organised for the International Atomic Energy Agency at the Nuclear Research Institute of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Debrecen, Hungary, 4–8 June 2012, three courses on atmospheric aerosols | |
2012 | invited lecturer of the 20th Bolyai Summer Academy, continued education of Hungarian pedagogists in the Carpathian Basin, Sapientia Hungarian University of Transylvania, Csíkszereda (Miercurea Ciuc), Romania, 15–21 July 2012, three courses on current issues in environmental chemistry | |
2013 | guest professor of the Chemistry Doctoral School,
University of Milan, Milan, Italy, short course entitled Advances in Atmospheric Aerosol Research |
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2013 | invited lecturer of the Summer School:
Basic Aerosol Science Applied to Atmospheric Aerosols, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, 3–10 July 2013 courses entitled Particle statistics, and Aerosol Sampling and Measurement |
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2013 | invited plenary speaker of the European Aerosol Conference,
Prague, title of the talk Urban aerosol: tendencies and challenges |
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2015 | guest professor of the Chemistry Doctoral School,
University of Milan, Milan, Italy, short course entitled Advances in Atmospheric Aerosol Research |
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2015 | invited lecturer of the Summer School:
Basic Aerosol Science, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, 6–11 July 2015 courses entitled Particle statistics, and Aerosol Sampling and Measurement |
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2016 | Academy Award for outstanding scientific achievements,
Hungarian Academy of Sciences |
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2017 | invited lecturer of the Summer School:
Basic Aerosol Science, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, 10–16 July 2017 courses entitled Particle statistics, and Aerosol Sampling and Measurement |
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2019 | invited lecturer of the Summer School:
Basic Aerosol Science, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, 30 June–6 July 2019 lectures entitled Particle statistics, and Aerosol Sampling and Measurement |
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2019 | excellence in scientific publishing,
Faculty of Science, Eötvös University | |
2021 | excellence in scientific publishing,
Institute of Chemistry, Eötvös University | |
2021 | Science Award 2020,
Institute of Chemistry, Eötvös University | |
2021 | Gold medal for talent development (Mestertanár Aranyérem),
Hungarian Scientific Students' Association (OTDT) | |
2022 | excellence in scientific publishing,
Institute of Chemistry, Eötvös University | |
2022 | excellence in scientific publishing,
Eötvös University | |
2022 | invited lecturer of the Summer School: Basic Aerosol Science,
University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, 11 July–16 July 2022 lectures entitled Particle statistics, and Aerosol sampling and measurement | |
2023 | Széchenyi Prize,
in recognition of the achievements in atmospheric chemistry and physics, especially of the research results in the formation and interactions of aerosols together with their environmental, climate and health effects, internationally remarkable research and high-quality teaching profession during his scientific career exceptionally valuable to Hungary, President of Hungary | |
2023 | Honorary citizen of town Nagymegyer/Veľký Meder, Slovakia | |
2023 | excellence in scientific publishing,
Eötvös University | |
2024 | excellence in scientific publishing,
Institute of Chemistry, Eötvös University | |
Organization of scientific meetings | ||
Advances in aerosol science: Air quality and health: a challenge in current research and the role of minitoring networks, | ||
Eötvös University,
25 October 2023, organiser | ||
Advances in aerosol science: Aerosols and climate, | ||
Eötvös University,
14 October 2019, organiser | ||
Advances in aerosol science: vapour nucleation on nanoparticles, | ||
Eötvös University,
27 September 2018, organiser | ||
Advances in aerosol science: sources and atmospheric transformations of | ||
carbonaceous chemical species, Eötvös University,
4 May 2018, organiser | ||
1st Informal Workshop in Atmospheric Aerosol Research, Eötvös University, | ||
1 March 2018, organiser | ||
Advances in aerosol science: from birth of particles to climate modifications, | ||
12 September 2017, organiser | ||
Environmental chemistry serving the human welfare | ||
(organised as part of the Celebration of Hungarian Science 2017), Budapest, Hungary
Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Section of Chemical Sciences, 8 November 2017, chairman of the meeting | ||
6th Environmental Chemistry Symposium, Bakonybél, Hungary, | ||
12–13 October 2017, chairman of the meeting | ||
5th Environmental Chemistry Symposium, Tihany, Hungary, | ||
6–7 October 2016, chairman of the meeting | ||
4th Environmental Chemistry Symposium, Tata, Hungary, | ||
8–9 October 2015, chairman of the meeting | ||
3rd Environmental Chemistry Symposium, Lajosmizse, Hungary, | ||
9–10 October 2014, chairman of the meeting | ||
Advances in carbonaceous atmospheric aerosol research, Budapest, Hungary | ||
15 May 2014, chairman of the symposium | ||
2nd Environmental Chemistry Symposium, Dobogókő, Hungary, | ||
10–11 October 2013, chairman of the meeting | ||
1st Environmental Chemistry Symposium, Mátraháza, Hungary, | ||
11–12 October 2012, chairman of the meeting | ||
Turbulence, transfer, transport and transformation: interactions among | ||
environmental systems (T4 Conference), Budapest, Hungary,
24–25 May 2012, co-organiser with Tamas Weidinger of the session Exchange processes in the surface layer and their environmental impacts | ||
9th Hungarian Aerosol Conference, Balatonfüred, Hungary, | ||
27–28 April 2009, member of the Scientific Committee | ||
18th International Conference on Nucleation and Atmospheric | ||
Aerosols (ICNAA), Prague, Czech Republic, 10–14 August 2009, member of the International Advisory Committee | ||
13th Italian-Hungarian Symposium on Spectrochemistry: | ||
Environmental Contamination and Food Safety,
Bologna, Italy, 20–24 April 2008, member of the Scientific Committee | ||
10th International Symposium on Particle Size Analysis, | ||
Environmental Protection and Powder Technology: Pores and Particles for Environmental and Biomedical Application, Debrecen, Hungary, 27–29 August 2008, member of the Scientific Committee | ||
8th Hungarian Aerosol Conference, Siófok-Szabadifürdő, Hungary, | ||
25–26 May 2006, chairman of the conference | ||
COST633 Workshop on Similarities and differences in airborne | ||
particulate matter, exposure and health effects over
Europe, Vienna, Austria, 3–5 April 2006, member of the Scientific Committee | ||
12th Hungarian-Italian Symposium on Spectrochemistry: | ||
Environmental Pollution and Human Health, Pécs,
Hungary, 23–27 October 2005, member of the Scientific Committee | ||
European Aerosol Conference, Budapest, 6–10 September 2004, | ||
member of the Scientific Committee | ||
10th Hungarian-Italian Symposium on Spectrochemistry: Trace | ||
substances in the biosphere, Eger, Hungary,
1–5 October 2001, member of the Scientific Committee | ||
National Annual Fall Meeting in Radiochemistry, | ||
at various places in Hungary, yearly between 1997–2002,
chairman of the Organizing Committee |