Education, degrees:

Technical University of Budapest, 1983-88, Certificated Chemical Engineer
Technical University of Budapest, 1992, Dr. Univ. degree
Technical University of Budapest, 1997, Ph.D.

Hungarian Academy of Sciences, 2005, D.Sc.

Awards:

12th International Competition in Analytical Chemistry, 1985, 3rd place
13th International Competition in Analytical Chemistry, 1986, 2nd place
Nivo-price of the Hungarian Chemical Society, 1986
7th International Competition in Structural Analysis, 1987, 3rd place
Meisel-price (best student of the Faculty of Chemical Engineering), 1988
Bolyai-price, 1999, 2003
Bolyai plate, 2007

Career summary:

Research scientist, Institute of General and Analytical Chemistry, Budapest Technical University , Hungary, 1988-1992
Visiting scientist, Institute of Analytical Chemistry, Humboldt-University, Berlin, Germany, September-October 1990
Visiting lecturer, Department of Chemistry, University of Veterinary Medicine, Budapest, Hungary, November 1990 - February 1991
Senior researcher, Institute of General and Analytical Chemistry, Budapest Technical University, Hungary, 1992-1995
Visiting scientist, Department of Bio-organic Chemistry, University of Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands, October-December 1993
Visiting scientist, Netherlands Energy Research Foundation ECN, Petten, The Netherlands, January - May 1994
Senior researcher, Research Group for Technical Analytical Chemistry of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, 1996 - 2006
Visiting scientist, Department of Quantum Physics, Paul Sabatier University, France, October 14 - November 2 1996
Visiting scientist, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Germany, June - July 1998
Visiting scientist, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Germany, July - September 1999

Visiting scientist, Osaka National Research Institute, February - April 2000

Visiting Scientist, Institute of Transuranium Elements, Karlsruhe, Germany, March - July 2002

Visiting scientist, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Germany, September - November 2002

Visiting senior scientist, Institute for Transuranium Elements, Karlsruhe, Germany, April - Mai 2004

Visiting senior scientist, Department of Physical Chemistry, Geneva, Switzerland, September 1 - September 30, 2008

Science Advisor, Materials Structure and Modeling Research Group of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Hungary, at the Department of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Hungary, 2007-2011

Current position:

Scientific Officer, Europen Commission, Joint Research Centre, Institute for Transuranium Elements, Karlsruhe, Germany, May 2010-

Private university professor, Department of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Hungary, 2012-

Memberships:

Member, Committee of Inorganic and Metallorganic Chemistry, Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Member, Committee on Material and Molecular Structure Research, Hungarian Academy of Sciences

Scientific papers: 137

Scientific lectures: 77

Language: speaking: English, German

Address:

Institute for Transuranium Elements, Hermann-von-Helmholz-Platz 1, D-76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany

Phone: +49-7247-951842, Fax: +49-7247-95199842

Department of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, H-1521 Budapest, Szt. Gellért tér 4
Fax: +36-1-463-3408
  E-MAILs: Attila.Kovacs at ec.europa.eu; akovacs at mail.bme.hu