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Institute: Institute of Materials and Environmental Chemistry
Group: Plasma Chemistry Research Group
Office: NY1.010
Curriculum vitae
DR. JÁNOS SZÉPVÖLGYI
research professor emeritus
Institute for Materials and Environmental Chemistry, Research Centre for Natural Science, Hungarian Academy of Sciences
H-1117 Budapest, Magyar tudósok krt. 2. Hungary
E-mail: szepvolgyi.janos@ttk.mta.hu
Phone: +36-1-382-6567
Mobile: +36-20-390-8583
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
Dipl. Chem. Eng. (University of Chemical Engineering, Veszprém, Hungary, 1968)
Dr. techn. (University of Chemical Engineering, Veszprém, Hungary,1972)
CSc (Candidate of Science) (Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary, 1993)
PhD (Veszprém University, Veszprém, Hungary,1995)
DSc (Doctor of Chemical Science) (Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary, 2001)
Dr. habil. (Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Budapest, Hungary, 2002)
Private-docent (Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Budapest, Hungary, 2004)
Full professor (University of Pannonia, Veszprém, Hungary, 2005)
Professor emeritus (University of Pannonia, Veszprém, Hungary, 2015)
Research professor emeritus (Research Centre for Natural Sciences HAS, Hungary,2016)
WORK EXPERIENCE
Department of Organic Chemistry, József Attila University, Szeged, Hungary (1968-1970)
Junior research fellow (synthesis of organic compounds, analytical chemistry)
Institute of Chemical and Process Engineering HAS, Veszprém, Hungary (1970-1978)
Research fellow (chemical engineering, systems theory, chlorine metallurgy)
Tatabánya Coal Mines, Tatabánya, Hungary (1978-1980)
Research engineer (complex utilization of raw materials, mechanochemistry)
Research Laboratory for Inorganic Chemistry HAS, Budapest, Hungary (1980-1997)
Senior research fellow (plasma chemistry, advanced ceramics)
Research Laboratory for Materials and Environmental Chemistry CRC HAS, Budapest, Hungary (1993-2003)
Scientific adviser (processing of raw materials, plasma chemistry, advanced ceramics)
Research Institute of Materials and Environmental Chemistry CRC HAS, Budapest, Hungary (2004-2013)
Scientific adviser (processing of raw materials, plasma chemistry, advanced ceramics)
Research Centre for Natural Sciences HAS, Budapest, Hungary (2012-2015)
Scientific adviser (environmental chemistry, plasma chemistry, advanced ceramics)
Research Centre for Natural Sciences HAS, Budapest, Hungary
Research professor emeritus (environmental chemistry, plasma chemistry, advanced ceramics)
RESEARCH MANAGEMENT
Research Laboratory for Inorganic Chemistry HAS, Budapest, Hungary
Director (1993-1997)
Research Laboratory for Materials and Environmental Chemistry CRC HAS, Budapest, Hungary
Director (1993-2003)
Research Institute for Materials and Environmental Chemistry CRC HAS, Budapest, Hungary
Director (2004-2013)
Research Centre for Natural Sciences HAS, Budapest, Hungary
Director General (2012)
Research Centre for Natural Sciences HAS, Budapest, Hungary
Deputy Director General (2013-2015)
PERSONAL SKILLS
Mother tongue: Hungarian
Other language(s):
English – Medium grade language certificate, 1972, (Listening C2, Reading C2, Spoken interaction C2, Spoken production C2)
Russian – Medium grade language certificate, 1970, (Listening C1, Reading C1, Spoken interaction C1, Spoken production C1)
German (Listening B1, Reading B1, Spoken interaction B1, Spoken production B1)
Digital competence
Information processing: independent user
Communication: proficient user
Content creation: proficient user
Safety: independent user
Problem solving: proficient user
PUBLICATIONS
227 scientific papers, 3 books, 19 book chapters
38 Hungarian patents (incl. 18 foreign patents)
315 scientific presentations on international conferences
1026 independent citations
19 Hirsch-index
MANAGEMENT OF R&D PROJECTS
Over 70 industrial development projects industrial (project leader, 1972-2016)
OKKFT program (PI 1980-1983) Research in materials science and technology
UNIDO project (Project leader, 1986-1990)Development of processing technologies for industrial wastes as secondary raw materials
OTKA project (PI, 1991-1994) Synthesis of ultra-disperse ceramic powders in thermal plasma
OTKA project (PI, 1995-1998) Studies on correlation of properties and synthesis methods for advanced Si-O-N-C ceramics
OTKA project (PI, 1999-2002) Thermal degradation of poly-chlorinated organic compounds in thermal plasma conditions
EU-FP5 project (National project leader, 2001-2004) Novel arc plasma technology for degradation of hazardous wastes (WASTILE)
NKFP project (Project leader, 2002-2004) Studies on behavior of red mud on storage and possibilities of its utilization
NKTH project (Project leader, 2004-2006) Decomposition of hazardous wastes by thermal plasma technology
OTKA project (PI, 2004-2007) Synthesis of ultra-disperse ceramic powders and fullerene derivatives in thermal plasma
GVOP project (Project leader, 2005-2007) Development of nanostructured composite drugs for increasing the therapeutic effects of proteins
NKTH project (Project leader, 2006-2010) Development of high-temperature radar absorbing materials by nanotechnology (HT-RAM)
EU-FP7 project (National project leader, 2009-2013) Production of high value-added materials from residue of waste tyre pyrolysis
KTIA-AIK project (Project leader, 2013-2015) Studies on innovative utilization and storage of renewable energy sources
NFÜ-NKTH project (National project leader, 2012-2019) Second phase of HT-RAM project
GINOP-2.3.2-15-2016-00017 (Sub-project leader, 2016-2020) Research in bionanotechnology for effective diagnosis of diseases and development of novel drugs and bioinspired intelligent nanomaterials
UNIVERSITY EDUCATION
József Attila University, Szeged, Hungary (1969) Laboratory practices in organic chemistry
University of Chemical Engineering, Veszprém, Hungary (1970-1978) Chemical unit operations
Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Budapest, Hungary; University of Pannonia, Veszprém, Hungary; Central European University, Budapest, Hungary; Miskolc University, Miskolc, Hungary, (1992-) Gradual and PhD courses in materials and environmental science
Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Faculty of Chemical and Bioengineering, Budapest, Hungary (2005-2017) Member of Habilitation and PhD Committee
University of Pannonia, Faculty of Information Technology, Veszprém, Hungary (2006-2016) Member of the Doctoral School for Molecular and Nanoscience
University of Pannonia, Faculty of Engineering, Veszprém, Hungary (2016-) Member of Doctoral School for Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
Advisory Board for Mathematics and Natural Sciences HAS (member, 1994-2000)
American Chemical Society (member, 2000-)
American Institute of Chemical Engineering (member, 1999-)
Committee of the Institute Directors of HAS (member, 1994-2012)
Euro-engineer (FEANI, 2002-)
European Ceramic Society (ECERS) Executive Committee (member, 2006-2009, 2015-)
Hungarian Accreditation Committee of University Education, Technical Sciences (member, 2010-)
Hungarian Chemical Society (member, 1976-)
OTKA Committee on Instrumentation (member, 2002-2005)
Presidium of Hungarian Academy of Sciences (member, 2012)
Public Body of HAS (member, 1994-)
Scientific Committee on Chemical Engineering, Section of Chemical Sciences HAS (president, 2006-2014)
Scientific Committee on Metallurgy, Section of Technical Sciences HAS (member, 1994-2015)
Scientific Society of Silicate Industry (president, 2004-2013)
Section of Chemical Sciences HAS (deliberative member, 1994-2016)
Section of Chemical Sciences HAS (representative in the General Assembly HAS, 2001-2006)
Section of Chemical Sciences HAS, Committee of Doctoral Affairs (member, 2010-)
Hungarian Section of Combustion Institute (member, 2000-)
HONORS AND AWARDS
Scholarship of Hungarian People’s Republic (1966-1968)
Golden Grade of Outstanding Innovation (1999)
King’s Cross of Hungarian Order (2008)
“Varga József” Prize and Medal (2008)
Prize for Outstanding University Teaching in Environmental Science (2008)
“Gábor Dénes” Award (2010)
Medal for Heroic Actions (2011)
“Jedlik Ányos” Award (2013)
“Eötvös József” Memory Crowning (2015)
Educational activity
József Attila University, Szeged, Hungary (1969) Laboratory practices in organic chemistry
University of Chemical Engineering, Veszprém, Hungary (1970-1978) Chemical unit operations
Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Budapest, Hungary; University of Pannonia, Veszprém, Hungary; Central European University, Budapest, Hungary; Miskolc University, Miskolc, Hungary, (1992-) Gradual and PhD courses in materials and environmental science
Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Faculty of Chemical and Bioengineering, Budapest, Hungary (2005-2017) Member of Habilitation and PhD Committee
University of Pannonia, Faculty of Information Technology, Veszprém, Hungary (2006-2016) Member of the Doctoral School for Molecular and Nanoscience
University of Pannonia, Faculty of Engineering, Veszprém, Hungary (2016-) Member of Doctoral School for Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
Research topics
Environmental chemistry
Plasma chemistry
Materials chemistry
Advanced ceramics