1998: Master Degree in Physics, L. Kossuth University, Debrecen, Hungary;
1998: Equivalence of DEA, Université Aix-Marseille III, Marseille, France
Scientific degrees:
2001: PhD in Materials Sience (University Aix-Matseille III, France)
2002: PhD in Physics (University of Debrecen, Hungary).
2010: Habilitation in Physics (University of Debrecen, Hungary).
Research activities
Surfaces and interfaces: kinetics of thin (some atomic layers) film dissolution into thick (semi-infinite) substrates; surface and grain-boundary segregation; interface motion of buried/internal interfaces; interfaces morphology;
Computer simulation/theory: kinetic mean filed and kinetic Monte Carlo; calculation of Auger spectra and x-ray/neutron diffraction patterns (grazing and high angle), x-ray standing wave filed; etc.,
Experimental techniques: AES, XPS, XRD, synchrotron and neutron facilities: (e.g. diffraction, absorption spectroscopy, standing wave technique, time of flight modes); radiotracer technique; magnetron sputtering
Publications:
about 80 papers in international journals (Science, Physical Review Letters, Applied Physics Letters, Physical Review B, etc.)
author/coauthor of numerous chapters in books
about 50 talks at conferences/workshops (numerous invited)
Memberships:
secretary of Committee on Solid-state Physics of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences: 2009-
editorial board member: The Open Surface Science Journal, ISRN Nanotechnology
referee: Physical Review Letters, Physical Review B, Physical Review E, Surface Science, Europhysics Letters, The Open Surface Science Journal, Vacuum, Defect and Diffusion Data, Thin Solis Films
member of Committee on Physics of the Hungarian Scientific Research Fund (OTKA): 2008-2011
member of Hungarian Synchrotron Committee of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences: 2007-
member of Committee on Solid-state Physics of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences: 2005-
member of public body of Hungarian Academy of Sciences: 2002-
member of R. Eötvös Physical Society, Hungary: 1993-
Visits:
1998-2001 - PhD scholarship at the University of Aix-Marseille III, Marseille, France
2006 Invited professor (Université Paul Cézanne, Marseille, France)
2009 Invited professor (University of Münster, Münster, Germany)
2010 Invited G-COE researcher (Kumamoto University - Shock Wave and Condensed Matter Research Center, Kumamoto, Japan)
2011 Invited professor (University of Münster, Münster, Germany)
Numerous visits at universities and institutes:
France: University Aix-Marseille III and I, University Paul Cézanne, ESRF (Grenoble), ILL (Grenoble)