Resumé
Date of birth : 6th December, 1973
Place of birth : Debrecen, Hungary
Nationality : Hungarian
Hungarian address: Debrecen, Füredi út 13. IV/18, H-4027, Hungary
Hungarian Phone No.: (+ 36 52) 327-691
Status: Married
Positions held:
2004- assistant professor at the Department of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, University of Debrecen, Hungary
2001-2004 junior assistant professor at the Department of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, University of Debrecen, Hungary
Education:
2001 Ph.D. graduation
1997-2001 Ph.D. student at Lajos Kossuth University (from 2000 University of Debrecen), Debrecen, Hungary
1997 M.Sc. degree in chemistry
1997 degree of English-Hungarian translator in chemistry
1992-1997 chemistry student at Lajos Kossuth University, Debrecen, Hungary working with
Prof. István Fábián M.Sc. thesis: Complex Formation in the Initial Phase of the
Iron(III)-Sulfite Ion System, 1997 (opponent: Prof. Mihály T. Beck)
1992 Secondary School Leaving Exam
1988-1992 Gárdonyi Géza Gimnázium, a secondary grammar school in Eger. Special subjects:
chemistry, mathematics, physics
1980-1988 elementary school in Eger, Hungary
Teaching Experience:
2003 : 'General Chemistry' laboratory practice for first-year chemistry students
2001 : 'General Chemistry' laboratory practice for first-year pharmaceutics students
2000, 2001 : 'Complex Equilibria' optional laboratory practice for chemistry students
2000, 2002, 2004 : 'Analytical Chemistry' laboratory practice for second-year pharmaceutics students
1998, 2001-2002 : 'Analytical Chemistry' laboratory practice for second-year chemistry students
1997 : 'General Chemistry Calculations' seminar for first-year chemistry students
1997 : 'Introduction to Chemistry' laboratory practice for first-year biology students
1996-2001 : 'Instrumental Analysis' laboratory practice for third-year chemistry students
2004 : 'Basics of Chemistry' seminar for first-year medical diagnostics laboratory assistants
Contribution to Textbooks (in Hungarian)
István Fábián, Tamás Kiss (Editor: Gábor Lente)
Analitikai Kémia (Analytical Chemsitry)
1996-2002, Debrecen
Mihály Braun, Andrea Daróczy-Somogyi, György Deák, István Fábián, Ágnes Kathó, László Kiss, István Lázár, Gábor Lente, István Nagy, Lajos Papp, Márta Berka, József Posta (Editors: István Fábián and Zsolt Körtvélyesi)
Műszeres Analitikai Kémia Gyakorlatok (Instrumental Analysis Laboratory Practice)
1998, Debrecen
Experience abroad:
2002-03 : Fulbright fellow at Iowa Sate University, Ames, Iowa
1999 : one-year research leave at Iowa State University, IA, U.S. working with Prof. James H. Espenson
1997 : five-week research project at the University of St. Andrews, Scotland U.K. under the supervision of Dr. David T. Richens
1994 : TEMPUS language course at the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, U.K. (3 weeks)
1992 : International Chemistry Olympics in Pittsburgh, PA and Washington, D.C., U.S. winning a silver medal (2 weeks)
Awards:
2004 : Polány Mihály Young Investigator Award of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences
2002 : Honorable Mention for the 2002 IUPAC Prize for Young Chemists (a world-wide award)
1997 : Dean's award at Lajos Kossuth Univeristy, Debrecen, Hungary
1992 : Szent-Györgyi medal of the Hungarian Chemical Society
1992 : Gárdonyi Award of the Géza Gárdonyi secondary school
Memberships in organizations:
2003- : Reaction Kinetics and Photochemistry Working Group of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences
2003- : Public Chamber of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences
2003- : Hungarian Fulbright Alumni Association
2002- : American Chemical Society
2002- : Hungarian Chemical Society
2002- : The Planetary Society
1999- : American Association for the Advancement of Science
1998-99 : István Hatvani Special College of Lajos Kossuth University
Languages:
fluent English
basic Russian
Last update: 21 March 2005