DR. GÁBOR SZABÓ

Year of birth: 1954

University degree: Physicist (József Attila University, Szeged)

Scientific degree: correspondent member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences

Place of work: Department of Optics and Quantum Electronics, University of Szeged

Current position: university professor, rector

Scientific interests, major fields of research:

·        Photoacoustic spectroscopy, ultrafast laser spectroscopy

·        Generation of femtosecond pulses

·        Nonlinear optics, optimum control of quantum systems

·        Medical applications of lasers

Places of work, positions:

·        Deputy state secretary for research and development, Ministry of Education, State Secretariat for Research and Development, 2000-2002.

·        Head of the departmental group, University of Szeged, Departmental Group of Physics, 1996-2000, 2007-

·        University professor, József Attila University (now University of Szeged), Department of Optics and Quantum Electronics 1994-

·        Assistant professor, József Attila University,  Department of Optics and Quantum Electronics 1984-94

·        Assistant, József Attila University, Department of Experimental Physics 1981-84

·        Trainee /scholarship holder/ József Attila University, Department of Experimental Physics 1978-81

Committee membership:

·        Chairman of the Hungarian Innovation Association, 2007-

·        Vice-chairman of the Hungarian Innovation Association, 2003-2006

·        Chairman of the Committee of Physics of the Hungarian Accreditation Committee 1998-2000

·        General Secretary of the Eötvös Loránd Physical Society, 2003-2006, member 2007-

·        Chairman of the Laser Physics and Spectroscopy Committee of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, 1999-2006, member 2007-

·        Chairman of the Strategic Committee of the Szeged Higher Education Integration Project, 1998-1999

·        Member of the Doctoral Committee of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, 2004-2007

·        Chairman of the Doctoral Committee of the Faculty of Science University of Szeged, 1993-2000

·       Member of the Plenary of Hungarian Accreditation Committee, 2007-2009

·       Member of the President's Committee of Hungarian Accreditation Committee, 2007-2009

·       Party Chairman of the Doctoral Committee of Hungarian Accreditation Committee, 2010-

·       Member of University Professors Committee of Hungarian Accreditation Committee, 2010-

·       Member of President's Committee of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, 2009-

 Foreign study tours:

·        University of Jena, 1997-98, 6 months, guest professor

·        University of Osaka, 1995-96, 2 months, guest professor

·        Rice University, Houston 1990-95, a total of 2 years, guest professor

·        Max-Planck-Institute für Biophysikalische Chemie, Göttingen, 1981-89, a total of 4.5 years, guest researcher

Honors:

·        Szőkefalvi-Nagy Béla Award for the city of Szeged (2010)

·        Pro Urbe Award Szeged (2009)

·        Order of Merit of the Hungarian Republic, Officer's Cross (2009)

·        Dennis Gabor Award (2004)

·        Academy Prize of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (2000)

·        Széchenyi Fellowship (1998)

·        Physics Prize of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (1991)

·        Schmid-Prize of the Roland Eötvös Physical Society (1989)

·        Prize for Young Scientists of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (1986)

·        Prize for Scientific Research of the Hungarian Student Association (1976)

Scientific publications:

·        International journals: 96, international conferences: 121, Hungarian publications: 24

·        references (not including self-references): 1263

·        patents: 10 Hungarian, 5 US, 3 German

Participation in research projects: in 6 projects as project director, in 20 research projects as contributor.

Participation in industrial projects:

He was/is included in 17 projects as principal investigator and in 17 projects as participant; 2 of these projects were financed by EU

·        6 industrial R+D projects with MOL Rt

·        3 industrial projects with General Electric

·        1 project with the Knorr-Bremse Breaking Systems Ltd. and  Furukawa Electric Technological Institute Ltd.

Frissítve: 2010.10.04.