Zoltán Kónya#
| Membership Number: | 6505 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | CHEMICAL SCIENCES |
| Elected: | 2023 |
| Main Country of Residence: | HUNGARY |
| Homepage(s): | http://www.staff.u-szeged.hu/~konya/index.html |
| ORCID: | 0000-0002-9406-8596 |
| Linkedin: | https://www.linkedin.com/in/zoltankonya1971/ |
Present and Previous Positions
- 2018 Vice-Rector for Scientific Affairs & Innovation, University of Szeged, Hungary
- 2012 Head of the Environmental Doctoral School of the University of Szeged
- 2012 Head of Surface Chemistry and Reaction Kinetics Research Group of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences
- 2011 - 2018 Head of Chemistry Institute, University of Szeged, Hungary
- 2005 - 2012 Associate professor, University of Szeged, Hungary
- 2002 - 2005 Assistant professor, University of Szeged, Hungary
- 2001 - 2002 Visiting Scientist, University of California Berkeley
- 1997 - 2000 Visiting Scientist, Facultés Universitaires Notre-Dame de la Paix, Namur, Belgium
- 1994 - 1997 PhD student, University of Szeged, Hungary
Fields of Scholarship
- Synthesis, characterization, modification and application of Carbon Nanotubes
- Synthesis, characterization and catalytic application of supported noble metal nanoparticles
- Surface Sciences
- Nanocomposites
- Nanotoxicity, biological effects of nanostructures
- Synthesis, characterization, modification and application of Inorganic Nanotubes
- Adsorption and reaction of freons (CFCs) on zeotype materials
Honours and Awards
- 2022 Research.com Chemistry in Hungary Leader Award
- 2019 Hungarian Order of Merit, Officer's Cross
- 2018 Academy-Patent Award
- 2018 Gábor Dénes (Dennis Gabor) Award
- 2017 George Hevesy Award, German Chemical Society
- 2015 OTDT “Mestertanár” Award
- 2015 Hungarian Academy of Sciences Pungor Ernő Award
- 2004 Hungarian Academy of Sciences Junior Polányi Mihály Award
