1998: Master Degree in Physics, L. Kossuth University, Debrecen, Hungary;
1998: Equivalence of DEA, Université Aix-Marseille III, Marseille, France
Scientific degrees:
2001: PhD on Materials Sience (University Aix-Matseille III, France)
2002: PhD on 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 70 papers in international journals (Science, Physical Review Letters, Applied Physics Letters, Physical Review B, etc.)
author/coauthor of numerous chapters in books
about 40 talks at conferences/workshops (numerous invited)
Memberships:
editorial board member: The Open Surface Science Journal
referee: Physical Review Letters, Physical Review B, Physical Review E, Surface Science, Europhysics Letters, The Open Surface Science Journal, Vacuum, Defect and Diffusion Data
secretary of Committee on Solid-state Physics of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences: 2009-
member of Committee on Physics of the Hungarian Scientific Research Fund (OTKA): 2008-
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)
Numerous visits at universities and institutes:
France: University Aix-Marseille III and I, University Paul Cézanne, ESRF (Grenoble), ILL (Grenoble)