HUN-REN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR ASTRONOMY AND EARTH SCIENCES, EÖTVÖS LORAND RESEARCH NETWORK
Institute for Geological and Geochemical Research
Quaternary GEOLOGY
Paleoclimatology, paleoecology
Quaternary GEOCHRONOLOGY
ISOTOPE / low temperature geochemistry
Wind blown DUST deposits (loess/paleosols)
EDUCATION
Ph.D., Geology, University of Pécs (Received: Sept 27, 2006) Concentrations: Geology, Quaternary Geology Dissertation: Sedimentological, geochemical and malacological investigations of loess-paleosol sequences in South-Hungary
M.Sc., Geography, Janus Pannonius University, Pécs (Received: June 8, 1999) Concentrations: Geography, Physical Geography Thesis: Investigations of loess deposits at the eastern edge of Nyárád-Harkány Plain
RESEARCH POSITIONS
Institute for Geological and Geochemical Research, RCAES Senior Research Fellow, from 01.10.2020
Department of Lithospheric Research, University of Vienna Senior Post Doc, 01.10.2018-30.09.2020
Institute for Geological and Geochemical Research, RCAES, HAS Senior Research Associate, 10/2017-09/2018
Danish Technical University, Centre for Nuclear Technology Senior Researcher, 04/2017-09/2017
Institute for Geological and Geochemical Research, RCAES, HAS Senior Research Associate, 08/2015-03/2017
Geodetic and Geophysical Institute, RCAES, HAS Senior Research Associate, 10/2012-08/2015
Geodetic and Geophysical Institute, RCAES, HAS Research Associate, 01/2012-09/2012
Department of Lithospheric Research, University of Vienna Post Doc, 09/2010-04/2012
Geodetic and Geophysical Research Institute, HAS Research Associate, 01/2010-08/2010
School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, WSU
Department of Geological Sciences, NMSU (USA) Post Doc, 09/2009-12/2009
Geodetic and Geophysical Research Institute, HAS Research Associate, 01/2007-08/2009
Geodetic and Geophysical Research Institute, HAS Junior Research Associate, 09/2005-12/2006
RESEARCH PROJECTS
OTKA COOP-ANN-142613 Funding agency: National Research, Development and Innovation Office
Title: Arctic climate and atmospheric dust variations during the late glacial period from remnants of the Laurentide Ice Sheet
Duration: 4 years, 01.01.2023 – 31.12.2026
Budget: 33.97 Million HUF (~90.000 EUR)
PI: Gábor Újvári
OTKA K-142807 Funding agency: National Research, Development and Innovation Office
Title: Past in the ice: studying continental ice with isotopes and environmental tracers
Duration: 4 years, 01.09.2022 – 31.08.2026
Budget: 42.168 Million HUF (~113.000 EUR)
PI: László Palcsu (Institute for Nuclear Research / ATOMKI)
OTKA K-137767 Funding agency: National Research, Development and Innovation Office
Title: Paleosol carbonate-based clumped isotope temperatures and atmospheric CO2 concentrations over the Paleocene-Eocene global warming period in northern Spain
Duration: 4 years, 01.12.2021 – 30.11.2025
Budget: 33.4 Million HUF (~89.000 EUR)
PI: Sándor Kele (Institute for Geological and Geochemical Research, Research Centre for Astronomy and Earth Sciences)
OTKA K-135509 Funding agency: National Research, Development and Innovation Office
Title: Mass Accumulation Rates and their change in the Carpathian Basin, based on high resolution investigation of loess deposits representing the last two glacial cycles – producing input data for paleoclimate models
Duration: 4 years, 01.11.2020 – 31.10.2024
Budget: 25 Million HUF (~67.000 EUR)
PI: Ágnes Novothny (ELTE University)
SCHOLARSHIPS
Lise Meitner Research Fellowship Funding agency: FWF, Austria. Duration: 2 years, 01.10.2018 – 30.09.2020
Host institution: Department of Lithospheric Research, University of Vienna, Supervisor: Prof. Urs Klötzli
Bolyai János Research Fellowship of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences Duration: 3 years, 01.09.2015 – 31.08.2018
Bolyai János Research Fellowship of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences Duration: 3 years, 01.09.2011 – 31.08.2014
Scholarship of the Scholarship Council of Republic of Austria for Postdocs Duration: 10 months, 01.09.2010 – 30.06.2011
Host institution: Department of Lithospheric Research, University of Vienna Supervisor: Prof. Urs Klötzli
Fulbright Research Fellowship Duration: 3 months, 01.09.2009 – 30.11.2009
Host institution #1: School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Washington State University Supervisor: Richard M. Conrey, PhD
Host institution #2: Department of Geological Sciences, New Mexico State University Supervisor: Frank C. Ramos, PhD
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
- Hungarian Geological Society (member, since 2004)
- Public Body of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (member, since 2007)
- Past Global Changes (PAGES, subscriber since 2008)
- American Geophysical Union (member since 2010)
- CELL-50k/INTIMATE (since 2012)
- INQUA Hungarian National Committee (secretary) (since 2014)
COLLABORATIONS
Urs Klötzli (Department of Lithospheric Research, University of Vienna) Sr-Nd-Hf isotopic fingerprinting of mineral dust
Thomas Stevens and Christian Zdanowicz (Department of Earth Sciences, Uppsala University) and Denis Lacelle (Department of Geography, Environment and Geopmatics, University of Ottawa) Last glacial climate change and dust variations in the Canadian Arctic
Stefano Bernasconi (ETH, Geology Institute – Climate Geology group), Sándor Kele (Institute for Geology and Geochemistry, MTA Research Centre for Astronomy and Earth Sciences, Budapest) and László Rinyu (ELKH Insitute for Nuclear Research, Debrecen) Clumped isotopes in soil and mollusc shell carbonates
László Palcsu (ELKH Insitute for Nuclear Research, Debrecen) U-Th dating of soil carbonates
János Kovács (Department of Geology and Meteorology, University of Pécs) Pliocene red clays and paleoenvironmental change
Jan-Pieter Buylaert, Andrew Sean Murray (DTU Nutech, Riso Laboratory and Nordic Laboratory for Luminescence Dating, Aarhus University) and Redzep Kurbanov (Russian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Geography) Timing and ecology of the human occupation of Central Asia (THOCA)
Mihály Molnár (Hertelendi Laboratory of Environmental Studies, ELKH Insitute for Nuclear Research, Debrecen) AMS 14C-dating of charcoals and mollusc shells in loess deposits
AWARDS
2018 Outstanding contribution in reviewing, Earth-Science Reviews
2015 Outstanding Reviewer of Palaeo-3
2014 Szádeczky-Kardoss Elemér Prize (awarded by the Hungarian Academy)
2013 Outstanding Reviewer of Quaternary International
2012 Outstanding Reviewer of Quaternary Science Reviews more
EDITORIAL ACTIVITY
Editorial Board member of Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology (Elsevier) more from February 2018
Guest Editor of Quaternary International (Elsevier)
ACTIVITY AS REVIEWER
Quaternary Science Reviews, Quaternary International, Palaeo-3, Geology, Journal of Geophysical Research, Nature Geoscience, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, Climate of the Past
LANGUAGES
- Hungarian – native language
- English – advanced
- German – intermediate level (passive = no practice since year 2000)
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