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Tamás PÁZMÁNDI, Ph.D.
Balázs MADAS, Ph.D.
Péter ZAGYVAI, Ph.D.
Péter VÖLGYESI, Ph.D.
Péter ZOMBORI, Ph.D.
Dorottya JAKAB, Ph.D.
Nóra VAJDA, D.Sc.
Csilla PESZNYÁK, Ph.D.
Márton KIRÁLY, Ph.D.
Attila GUBA
Annamária KORODI-PÁNTYA, Ph.D.
András KOVÁCS, Ph.D.
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Tamás PÁZMÁNDI, Ph.D.
Academic degrees:
- Ph.D. in Physics at Technical University of Budapest – 2004
- Engineering economist at Budapest University of Economic Sciences – 2002
- M.Sc. in Engineering Physics at Technical University of Budapest – 1999
- Scientist at KFKI Atomic Energy Research Institute, Radiation Protection Department – 1999-2005
- Head of the Activity Dispersion Research Group – 2005-2011
- Head of the Radiation Protection Department at Centre for Energy Research – 2012 –
- Project manager in several national and international projects
- Supervisor of several Ph.D. students
- activity dispersion and dose calculations in the environment, radiation risk assessment
- emergency preparedness and response
- safety analysis of nuclear facilities
- internal and external dosimetry
- dosimetry of the radiation field in space and in terrestrial environment
- development of radiation measurement devices and methods
- decommissioning of nuclear facilities
- sustainable development and nuclear energy
- PR in the nuclear field
- 2019 – Co-Chair of the Scientific Committee, 6th European IRPA Congress (2022)
- Chair of the Hungarian-Kazakh Atomic Energy Working Group, 2018 –
- Member of the National Council for Sustainable Development, 2008 – 2011
- Member of the Roland Eötvös Physical Society, 2007 –
- President of the Hungarian Nuclear Society, 2007 – 2009
- Vice-president of the Hungarian Nuclear Society - 2004-2006 and 2010-2012
- Core-Member of the European Young Generation Network, 2001-2007
- 2Secretary of the Hungarian Nuclear Society Young Generation Network, 2004-2007
- 2President of the Hungarian Nuclear Society Young Generation Network, 2001-2004
- Founding member of the Hungarian Nuclear Society Young Generation Network, 1998
- Member of the Ethics Committee of the Hungarian Astronautical Society, 2009-2011
- Member of the Hungarian Astronautical Society, 2000 -
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Balázs MADAS, Ph.D.
Academic degrees:
- Ph.D. in Physics, Doctoral Program for Statistical Physics, Biological Physics, and Physics of Quantum Systems, Physics Doctorate School, Eötvös Loránd University – 2013
- M.Sc. in Biomedical Engineering at Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Informatics, Budapest University of Technology and Economics - 2009
- M.Sc. in Engineering-physics at Faculty of Natural Sciences, Budapest University of Technology and Economics - 2007
- Deputy director-general of HUN-REN Centre for Energy Research – 2024 -
- Senior research fellow at the Radiation Biophysics Group, Centre for Energy Research, Environmental Physics Department – 2009 -
- Head of the Radiation Biophysics Group, Centre for Energy Research, Environmental Physics Department – 2016 –
- Visiting lecturer at Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Department of Physical Chemistry and Materials Science – 2021 –
- Visiting lecturer at University of Szeged, Department of Medical Physics and Informatics – 2014
- Research assistant at AEMI Nuclear Engineering Ltd. – 2007-2009
- AEROCOV – Transport in the air and airway deposition of virus carrying particles with particular attention to the new coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2); Project leader; Sep 2021–Aug 2023
- RadoNorm – Towards effective radiation protection based on improved scientific evidence and social considerations – focus on Radon and NORM. Leading the Dosimetry Work Package (WP3), member of the Executive Board, contributions to Effects and Risks (WP4) Education and Training (WP7), and Dissemination (WP8) Work Packages
- CONCERT – European Joint Programme for the Integration of Radiation Protection Research Contributions to the SRA Development (WP2), Infrastructures (WP6), and Education and Training (WP7) Work Packages
- 2021– member of the Nuclear and Radiation Physics Scientific Committee of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences
- 2020– member of the European Association of Nuclear Medicine
- 2018– member of the Expert Group supporting the implementation of the National Radon Action Plan
- 2016– member of the Strategic Research Agenda Working Group of the Multidisciplinary European Low Dose Initiative
- 2013– member of the European Radiation Dosimetry Group (voting member representative 2016–)
- 2013– member of the European Society for Mathematical and Theoretical Biology
- 2011– member of the Radiation Research Society (2013–2016 member of its Scholars-in-Training Committee, 2021– member of its Early Career Investigator Committee)
- 2011– member of the Association for Radiation Research
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Péter ZAGYVAI, Ph.D.
Academic degrees:
- C.Sc. (equivalent to PhD) in gamma spectrometry – 1987
- Dr. techn. in radioanalysis at BME – 1982
- M.Sc. in chemical engineering at Budapest University of Technology (BME) – 1976
- University lecturer at BME now as retired (part-time) associate professor – several subjects in the area of radiation protection
- Senior research associate at Centre for Energy Research, Budapest (CER) – advising to CER laboratories dealing with various types of radioactivity and ionizing radiations
- Invited lecturer of training course and consultant of advisory missions organized by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in areas of emergency management and response, decommissioning of nuclear facilities and environmental monitoring between 1995 and 2022
- Advising to various enterprises as certified Radiation Protection Expert
- Radiation Protection Memorial Award (given by the Roland Eötvös Physical Society of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences) – 2018
- George Hevesy Award for Nuclear Safety (given by the Hungarian Academy of Sciences and Paks Nuclear Power Plant) – 2015
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Péter VÖLGYESI, Ph.D.
Academic degrees:
- Ph.D. in Environmental Sciences at Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest (ELTE) – 2016
- M.Sc. in Environmental Sciences at Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest (ELTE) – 2010
- Head of National Nuclear Forensics Laboratory, Head of IAEA Collaborating Centre on Nuclear Forensics: 2020 –
- Head of Nuclear Security Department: 2018 -
- Head of Detector Testing Laboratory at the Centre for Energy Research: 2016-2018
- Researcher at the Centre for Energy Research: 2016 -
- Research assistant at the Centre for Energy Research: 2014 - 2016
- Non-destructive analysis on nuclear and radioactive materials from nuclear forensics perspective
- Supervision of PhD dissertations, BSc and MSc Theses
- Trainer and Tutor at the INSC T&T Programme
- Trainer of the IAEA (Equipment Life Cycle Management Workshop, Integrated Workshop on Nuclear Forensics and Radiological Crime Scene Management
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Péter ZOMBORI, Ph.D.
Academic degrees:
- PhD in nuclear physics, ELTE, Budapest – 1996
- Dr. in physics at ELTE, Budapest – 1978
- PhD in nuclear physics, ELTE, Budapest – 1996
- EPR Consultant for the IAEA IEC (2013 – 2021) – Involved in development of EPR-related safety standards, review missions, TC projects
- Emergency Preparedness Officer at the Incident and Emergency Centre (IEC) of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) (2005-2013) – Technical Officer of several Technical Cooperation projects, EPR capacity building activities worldwide
- Senior research scientist at the AEKI, Budapest (CER) (1996 – 2005) - leading projects related to environmental radiation monitoring, modelling, reactor safety etc.
- Research scientist (scientific co-worker) in the Atomic Energy Research Institute (AEKI, Budapest) (1978-1996) - radiation protection, gamma spectrometry, environmental monitoring
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Dorottya JAKAB, Ph.D.
Academic degrees:
- Ph.D. in Physical Sciences at Doctoral School of Physical Sciences, Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME), Faculty of Natural Sciences – 2024
- M.Sc. in Environmental Engineering at Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME), Faculty of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology – 2017
- B.Sc. in Environmental Engineering at Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME), Faculty of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology – 2015
- Researcher at Norwegian Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority (DSA), International Nuclear Safety and Security, and R&D Department, R&D Section – 2025 -
- Research Fellow at HUN-REN Centre for Energy Research (HUN-REN EK), Institute for Atomic Energy Research, Radiation Protection Department – 2016 -
- Contributor and Task/WP Leader of several national (HAEA, Paks NPP) and international (IAEA, EC INTPA, EU EURATOM) projects
- Radiation protection
- Environmental radiation monitoring and dosimetry
- Measurement evaluation, uncertainty analysis in measurements and modelling
- Personal photon and neutron dosimetry
- Atmospheric transport modeling and dose calculations
- Environmental impact and risk assessments
- Leadership Committee Member of the International Radiation Protection Association Young Generation Network (IRPA YGN) – 2025 -
- Local Organizing Committee Member, Young Scientists and Professionals Competition Organizer of the 6th European Congress on Radiation Protection (IRPA2022) – 2022
- Member of the Roland Eötvös Physical Society Health Physics Section (ELFT SV) – 2018 - 2021
- Vice-president of the Student Association of Energy (ESZK) of the Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME) – 2015 - 2016
- Vice-president of the Green Association of the Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME EZK) – 2015
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Nóra VAJDA, D.Sc.
Academic degrees:
- D.Sc. in radiochemical separation and analysis – 2015
- C.Sc. (equivalent to PhD) in nuclear fuel failure detection – 1995
- Dr. techn. in radioanalysis of primary coolant at BME – 1985
- M.Sc. in chemical engineering at Budapest University of Technology (BME) – 1976
- Head of RADANAL Ltd from 2008 (retired)
- Assistant and later associate professor at BME between 1976-2008
- Radiochemical separations and nuclear measurement (α-spectrometry, LSC, NAA) to determine difficult-to-measure (DTM) radionuclides in nuclear and environmental samples
- Lecturing on radioanalytical methods, chemistry of the nuclear fuel cycle
- Training in radioanalytical courses, participating in expert missions
- Supervision of PhD dissertations, fellowship programs
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Csilla PESZNYÁK, Ph.D.
Academic degrees:
- Clinical Radiation Physicist, specialization, Semmelweis University - 2016
- PhD in Theoretical Medical Science at Semmelweis University – 2010
- MSc in Biomedical Engineer at Budapest University of Technology and Economics – 2000
- BSc in Physics at University of Novi Sad, Serbia - 1994
- Medical Physicist, Uzsoki Hospital, Radiation Therapy Department, Budapest 1995-2011
- Medical Physicist, National Institute of Oncology, Budapest, 2011-2016
- Clinical Radiation Physicists, National Institute of Oncology, Budapest, 2016-2021
- Head of Radiation Protection Service, National Institute of Oncology, Budapest,2019 –
- Deputy Head of Medical Physics Section, National Institute of Oncology, Budapest, 2021-
- Assistant professor, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Institute of Nuclear Techniques, 2009-2013
- PAssociate professor, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Institute of Nuclear Techniques, 2013-
- Project manager in several national and international projects
- Supervisor of several Ph.D. and Msc students
- medical physics
- radiation protection
- radiation therapy technology
- treatment planning
- QA/QC in medical physics
- radiobiology
- patient dosimetry
- internal dosimetry
- dosimetry of the radiation field in medicine
- 2019 – Co-Chair of the Scientific Committee, 6th European IRPA Congress (2022)
- President of the Hungarian Society of Medical Physics, 2012 – 2016
- Board member of the Hungarian Society of Medical Physics, 2020 – 2024, 2024-2028
- Vice-president of the Hungarian Society of Radiation Oncology - 2021-2023
- President of the Hungarian Society of Radiation Oncology - 2023-2025
- Past - president of the Hungarian Society of Radiation Oncology - 2025-2027
- Vice-president of the European Nuclear Education Network - 2020-2022
- President of the European Nuclear Education Network - 2022-2024
- Past-president of the European Nuclear Education Network - 2024-2025
- President of the Radiation Protection Section, Roland Eötvös Physical Society - 2019-2021; 2021-2025; 2025-2029
- Board Member of the Roland Eötvös Physical Society - 2021-2025
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Márton KIRÁLY, Ph.D.
Academic degrees:
- Ph.D. in Nuclear Technology at Doctoral school of Physical Sciences (Budapest University of Technology and Economics), 2016-2020. Thesis title: The properties of nuclear fuel cladding materials under normal operation and accident conditions
- M.Sc in Chemical and Process Engineering at Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Faculty of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology, 2010-2012
- B.Sc in Chemical and Process Engineering at Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Faculty of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology, 2006-2010
- Research fellow in the Centre for Energy Research, Fuel and Reactor Materials Department, Budapest, Hungary, 2013 -
- Measuring different mechanical properties of as-received and pre-treated nuclear fuel claddings under normal operation including: • Ultimate tensile strength measurement • Thermo-mechanical creep measurement • Mandrel ductility tests • Simulation of accident conditions of nuclear fuel claddings: • Recording the ballooning and burst phenomena of claddings at high temperature and pressure, calculating diameter change • Calculating the oxidation kinetics in high temperature steam • Testing of accident tolerant and advanced SiC/SiC claddings
- Supervisor in a couple of research contracts with Paks NPP.
- Written or contributed to 32 research studies over the years
- Subtask leader in Workpackage 8 of the EU project EURAD that deals with nuclear waste management and the characterization of spent nuclear fuels
- Member of the IAEA Coordinated Research Project called ATF-TS that is related to the simulation and testing of new advanced technology and accident tolerant nuclear fuel cladding materials and coatings
- Member of the advisory group for a NEA Joint Experimental Programme INCA that deals with the in-pile irradiation creep of accident tolerant nuclear fuel claddings
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Attila GUBA
Career Resume
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Annamária KORODI-PÁNTYA, Ph.D.
Academic degrees and qualifications:
- Strengthening the european chain of supply for next generation medical radionuclides (secure), (european commission), 2022 -
- Development of calculation methode for dose mapping, 2019-2021
- Development of guidelines for monitoring internal exposure, 2017-2020
- Uncertainties in internal dose assessment: lifetime dose assessment for three example workers occupationally exposed to uranium - analysing the intercomparison results, 2016-2017
- Child and adult thyroid monitoring after a reactor accident (cathymara), 2015-2017
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András KOVÁCS, Ph.D.
Academic degrees:
- Ph.D. (Candidate of Chemical Sciences) in Radiation Chemistry at Institute of Isotopes of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences
- M.Sc. in Chemical Engineering at University of Chemical Engineering
- Research fellow followed by the head of Radiation Security Department
- Basic research in radiation chemistry of hydrocarbons
- Basic and applied research of liquid state dosimetry systems
- TOperation and radiation protection of the pilot scale gamma irradiation facility
- Work out and routine performance of irradiation technology of medical devices, food and agricultural products, polymer products
- Supervision of nuclear security research and application, safeguards procedures, personal-, radiation processing-, retrospective-, and reactor dosimetry procedures
- Research and development in gamma spectrometry and neutron measurements methods
- Research activities in personal-, radiation processing-, retrospective-, and reactor dosimetry procedures
- Research and development in nuclear security and dosimetry
- Research activities in radiation processing- and retrospective dosimetry procedures
- Head of the Nuclear Security Department
- Supervision of nuclear security research and application, safeguards procedures and research and development in gamma spectrometry and neutron measurements methods
- Scientific advisor
- Participation in radiation processing and protection and nuclear security related national and international projects (H2020)
- DTM of IAEA TC Regional Projects in training activities in national and IAEA oriented training courses
