Education and Promotion
Undergraduate, University of Szeged (Hungary), Faculty of Chemistry, 1968-1973.
Chemist Diploma with Award, University of Szeged, 1973.
Dr. Univ. Degree, University of Szeged, 1977.
Degree of Candidates (PhD), Budapest, 1986.
Doctor of Chemical Science (DSc), Budapest, 1994.
Honorary Professor, University of Szeged, 1997.
Position
Scientific coworker, Gas Kinetics Research Group, Szeged University, 1973-1978.
Senior research chemist, Chemical Research Center of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences
(CRC-HAS), 1979–1995.
Scientific Adviser, CRC-HAS, 1995–.
Head of the Gas Kinetics Group, CRC-HAS RKD, 1998–2002.
Head of the Reaction Kinetics Department, CRC-HAS, 2002–2006
Head of the Atmospheric Chemistry Group, CRC-HAS, 2007–
Longer Visits Abroad
Max-Planck-Institut für Strömungsforschung, Göttingen, Germany: 1983–84 (1 year) and 1991–92
(7 months).
Membership
European Photochemical Association, 1981–.
Hungarian Section of The Combustion Institute (Pittsburgh), member: 1984–, chair: 1998–
European Combustion Federation, Member of the Board of Directors, 2002–.
Working Committee of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences on Photochemistry and Reaction
Kinetics, 1985–
Honors and Awards
High School Medal, 1976; Academy Prize for Young Scientists, 1985. Academy Prize, 2000.
Research Grants
OTKA: 1803 (1991-94), TO20045 (1996-99), TO3769 (2002-2005), K68486 (2007-2010)
EU projects: SARBVOC (1996-98), SCOUT-O3 (2004-2009).
TéT projects: German (1998-2000), Spanish (1999-2001), French (2007-2009.
Scientific Record: number of publications: 86, number of independent citations: ~1000.
Current Research Interest
Kinetics and dynamics of gas phase elementary reactions of atmospheric and combustion importance
studied by direct experimental techniques; thermochemistry of free radicals; photochemistry and
photophysics.
List of selected papers
List of Publications |
