Zoltán Kónya
| Name | Zoltán Kónya |
| Work Groups |
Work Group 1 - Synthesis Work Group 2 - Characterisation Work Group 3 - Devices |
| Laboratory | Department of Applied and Environmental Chemistry |
| Organisation | University of Szeged |
| Areas of Research | nanotechnology, catalysis, carbon nanostructures |
| Research Keywords | nanotechnology, catalysis, carbon nanostructures |
| Areas of Future Interest | nanotechnology, catalysis, carbon nanostructures |
Brief CV
Curriculum Vitae
Personal data
Name: Zoltán KÓNYA
Date of Birth: 10th January, 1971.
Place of Birth: Budapest, Hungary
Nationality: Hungarian
Marital status: married, 3 children
Affiliation: associate professor, Dept. of Applied and Environmental Chemistry, University of Szeged, Hungary. H 6720, Rerrich B. tér 1.
Contact data: Email: konya@chem.u-szeged.hu Phone: +36-62-544-620 Fax: +36-62-544-619
Degrees:
2005: habilitation in chemistry at the University of Szeged
1998: Ph.D. in chemistry, University of Szeged, Hungary
1997: European Degree in Ecotechnics, University of Szeged, Hungary
1997 M.Sc. in Environmental Science, University of Szeged, Hungary
1994: M.Sc. in Chemistry, University of Szeged, Hungary
Education:
1994 – 1998: Doctoral studies in the School of Chemistry, University of Szeged
1989 – 1994: Chemistry major, Attila József University
Language skills: Hungarian (native), English (fluent)
Research activities
2004–: Nanocomposites
2003–: Synthesis, characterization, modification and application of Inorganic Nanotubes
2003–: Synthesis, characterization and catalytic application of supported noble metal nanoparticles
1998–: Synthesis, characterization, modification and application of Carbon Nanotubes
1994–1998: Adsorption and reaction of freons (CFCs) on zeotype materials (zeolites, mesoporous materials)
1990 – 1994 : Theoretical chemistry, Molecular Mechanics, Molecular Dynamics, Semiempirical calculations
Publications
Published 1 book, 5 book chapters and more than 150 peer-reviewed papers. The cumulative impact factor of the papers is more than 250 and so far they received more than 2000 independent citations. H-index: 25 (WoS)
Lecturing activities
2006 – : Safety in the process industries
2005 – : Separation technologies in the chemical industry lectures and practical courses
2004 – : Nanotechnology lectures
2000 – : Unit operations practical courses
1996 – : Differential equations, Probability theory and Statistics practical courses
1994 – 1995 : Analytical chemistry laboratory courses
International experience
1995 : Unicam Ltd., Cambridge, United Kingdom: FT-IR (Fourier-transform IR-spectroscopy) training course
1996 : Laboratoire de RMN, Facultés Universitaires Notre-Dame de la Paix, Namur, Belgium: Solid state MAS-NMR spectroscopy
1997 : Laboratoire de RMN, Facultés Universitaires Notre-Dame de la Paix, Namur, Belgium: Preparation and characterization of carbon nanotubes (Hungarian State Eötvös Fellowship, 3+3 months)
1998 : Laboratoire de RMN, Facultés Universitaires Notre-Dame de la Paix, Namur, Belgium: Preparation and characterization of carbon nanotubes (PAI fellowship, 1 year)
1999 : Laboratoire de RMN, Facultés Universitaires Notre-Dame de la Paix, Namur, Belgium: Preparation and characterization of carbon nanotubes (Hungarian State Eötvös Fellowship, 5 months)
2001- University California Berkeley, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, CA, Berkeley; Synthetic insertion of controlled size and shape nanoparticles into various mesoporous materials
Awards:
1994 : Prize of the Association of Hungarian Chemists for an excellent M.Sc. thesis
1998–2001 : Hungarian Research Fellowship (OTKA)
2000–2003 : János Bolyai research fellowship
2001–2004 : FKFP pályázat (216/2001.)
2001–2004 : Hungarian Research Fellowship (OTKA)
2003–2004 : Zoltán Magyary postdoctoral fellowship
2004 : Mihály Polányi prize (junior) of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences
2004–2007 : János Bolyai research fellowship
Expertise
- NMR (liquid and solid-state), FT-IR, UV-VIS spectroscopy
- Electron microscopy (TEM, SEM)
- Gas chromatography, thermo gravimetric methods (DTG, TGA), kinetic methods in the gas phase (circulation reactor and associated vacuum systems), BET method
- preparation and structural modification methods of zeolites and zeo-types materials (in air and under inert atmosphere)
- preparation and structural modification methods of nanostructured materials (in air and under inert atmosphere)
- computations (Windows, LINUX and UNIX-based systems, familiarity with different software packages)
Memberships
- Hungarian Chemical Society
- Hungarian Zeolite Association, president
- Catalysis Club of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences
- Environmental Chemistry Club of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences