Curriculum vitae

Dr. Csaba Sükösd

honorary professor, retired

Last working place:
Budapest University of Technology and Economics
Institute of Nuclear Techniques

Video portrait (in Hungarian)

Education background  
– diplome physicist, Eötvös University Budapest, Faculty of Natural Sciences (1966 – 1971)
– high school: József Attila Secondary School Budapest, (1961 – 1965)

Scientific grade
–  Candidate of Physical Sciences (PhD)  Hungarian Academy of Sciences (1983)
– Doctor of University: Eötvös University Budapest, Faculty of Natural Sciences (1975)

Language skills:             
   French, German, English

Actual title and working place:
– Honorary professor (retired) Budapest University of Technolog and Economics, Institue of Nuclear Techniques (2013- )

Previous titles and working places:
 – deputy director in Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Institue of Nuclear Techniques (1994-2013)
– assoc. professor in Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Department of Nuclear Techniques (1992-2013)
– head of department in Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Department of Nuclear Techniques (1998-2011)
– deputy dean in Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Faculty of Natural Sciences (1998-2007)
– assoc. professor in Eötvös University Budapest, Department of Atomic Physics (1984-1992)
– prof. adjoint  in Eötvös University Budapest, Department of Atomic Physic (1975-1983)
– assistant in Eötvös University Budapest, Department of Atomic Physic (1971-1974)

Research experiences abroad:
    1973-74    Centre de Recherches Nucléaires Saclay, France
                   (scientific co-worker with a fellowship)
    1978-80    Kernforschungsanlage Jülich, Germany, Institut für Kernphysik I.
                   (invited scientific researcher)
    1984-85    Kernforschungsanlage Jülich, Germany, Institut für Kernphysik I.
                   (tudományos vendégkutató)
    1992-94     Université Catholique de Louvain, Institut de Physique Nucléaire
                   (altogether 9 months, invited professor with the fellowship of the EU and the Belgian government)

Honours:
– “Eugene Wigner award” (2011), (PDF)
–  “Cross of Merit of the Hungarian Republic”  (2009)
–  “Faculty Excellence” Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Faculty of Natural Sciences (2007)
 “Dolphine Award for Educators” (2007), (JPG)
– “Széchenyi Professorship Award” (1999-2003)
– “Excellent Worker of Education” (1977)


Fields of research
– Experimental nuclear physics, neutron physics, nuclear fission, nuclear reactions, giant resonances,
– Radioactive beams, nuclear astrophysics,   
– Environmental radiations and the radon.

Previously (before 1992):
 – Experimental atomic and molecular physics,
 – Electronspin-resonance,
 – High temperature superconductors.   

Membership and positions in professional organisations and civil societies:
 – Secretary of the Nuclear Physics Division of the Eötvös Physical Society (1986-1991),
 – Member of the Nuclear Physics Committee of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (1990-93, 2014 –  )
 – Member of the National Committe of IRPA (1991- 1993)
 – Secretary general of the Hungarian Nuclear Society (1992-94)
 – Member of the Steering Committee of the Hungarian Nuclear Society (1998-2001)
 – Vice-president of the Hungarian Nuclear Society (2012-  )
 – President of the Hungarian Nuclear Society (2004-2007)
 – Member of the Information Committe of the European Nuclear Society (ENS) (1994-2002)
 – Vice-president of the Eötvös Physical Society (1996-1998, 2006-2011, 2013-2015 )
 – Secretary of the Hungarian Pugwash Committee (1997-2000)
 – Member of the Radiation Protection and Environmental Physics Committee of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (1997-2011)
 – President of the Board of Trustees of the Budapest Science Center (1998-2003)
 – President of the Steerng Committee of the National Leo Szilárd Physics Competition (2003- )
 – Member of the Editorial Board of “Fizikai Szemle” (Hungarian Physical Review)  (1998 – )
 – Member of the Board of Governors of the “European Nuclear Education Network (ENEN) Association” (2003-2009 )

Educational activities

University lectures (in Hungarian):
 – nuclear physics, nuclear techniques  for students of physics and physics teachers of the Eötvös University (1972-92), 
 – atomic and molecular physics, for physics teachers students of the Eötvös University (1985-93)
 – selected topics from nuclear physics, nuclear techniques, nuclear energy and radiation protection (1973-92),
 – Nuclear and Particle Physics I. for engineer-physicists of the  Budapest University of Technology and Economics (1992-2011)
 – Modern nuclear methods for engineer-physicists of the  Budapest University of Technology and Economics (1992-2008 together with other lecturers)
 – Seminars on Nuclear Techniques for engineer-physicists of the  Budapest University of Technology and Economics (1992-2011)
 – Seminars on Nuclear Techniques for Physics MSc students of the  Budapest University of Technology and Economics (2009-   )
 – Techniques in Radiology for medical-biology engineering students of BME-SOTE (1994-2006 together with other lecturers)
 – Nuclear and Neutron Physics for Energy engineer BSc students of the  Budapest University of Technology and Economics (2006-   )
 – Fundamentals of Envronmental Protection  for Physics BSc students of the  Budapest University of Technology and Economics (2007-    )
 – Nuclear Physics for Physics MSc students of the  Budapest University of Technology and Economics (2009 –    )
 – Issues of nuclear Disarmement for general audience of the  Budapest University of Technology and Economics  (2000 –  together with other lecturers)

University lectures in English:

 – Nuclear physics and nuclear techniques Budapest University of Technology and Economics (1992),
 – Nuclear Physics MSc and PhD program of the Budapest University of Technology and Economics (1994-1998)
 – Radiation Physics MSc and PhD program of the Budapest University of Technology and Economics (1997-2003)
 – Nuclear Physics program of the Budapest University of Technology and Economics for student from the Duisburg University (2014-   )
 – Nuclear Fundamentals nuclear knowledge upgrading program for educational professionals from Viet-nam (2013-   )

 Laboratory practices (in Hungarian):
  – Nuclear Physics Laboratory  for physics students of the Eötvös University Budapest (1972-1992)
  – Nuclear Physics Laboratory  for physics teacher students of the Eötvös University Budapest (1985-2003)
  – Electronics Laboratory for geophysics, biology and geology students of the Eötvös University Budapest  (1972-1988),
  – Advanced Laboratory in Reactor Physics for physics students of the Eötvös University Budapest (1995-2003)
  – Several participation in the laboratories for physics BSc and MSc students of the Budapest University of Technology and Economics (2006-   )

Laboratory practices in English:
  – Reactor physics lab.  Budapest University of Technology and Economics (1993)
  – Laboratory for the students of theEugene Wigner Course for Reactor Physics Experiments” (2003-2007)

Educational activities outside the regular university programs:
 – Regular organisation and management of, and delivering lectures in nuclear and radiological professional trainings for high school physics teachers (1985-2000)
 – Developing and delivering the physics courses for the post-graduate training of “Human-ecologists” (1989-1998)
 – Initiating, developing and coordinating a TEMPUS grant application for creating a high level informatics laboratory (ELTE,1991-1993).
 – Annually organising and leading the Hungarian Teachers’ Program in CERN for high school physics teachers (2006- )
 – Organising the Hungarian Science on Stage Festival  (see “Színpadon a Természettudomány” in Hungarian) 2. October 2010.
 – Organising the Hungarian Science on stage Festival (see “Színpadon a Természettudomány” in Hungarian) 11. October 2014.
 – Leading the Hungarian delegation to the Science on Stage Festival 2011 to Copenhagen.  
 

E-mail:  sukosd(at)reak.bme.hu