Prof. Jozsef GYULAI

Ordinary Member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, President of Section for EngineeringScience of HAS

Chairman of the Institute´s Advisory Board, Research Institute for Technical Physics and Materials Science, Hungarian Academy of Sciences

Past Professor of Physics, Technical and Economy University of Budapest

Address: Konkoly Thege 29-33, H-1121 Budapest, Hungary,

Mail: P.O.Box 49, H-1525 Budapest, Hungary Phone: +(36-1)392-2770, Fax: +(36-1)392-2226, Cell: +(36-30)940-3081

email: gyulai@mfa.kfki.hu

Born: August 21, 1933, Hodmezövasarhely, Hungary; citizenship: Hungarian, married, one daughter

Education:

• Doctor of Sciences, Physics, D.Sc., 1979, Comm. for Scientific Qualifications, Budapest
• Candidate of Sciences, Comm. for Scientific Qualifications, Budapest, 1971, accepted as PhD degree by the Faculty of Sciences, "A. Jozsef" University, Szeged, Hungary, 1996
• Dr.univ., Faculty of Sciences, University of Szeged, Hungary, 1960
• Diploma, physics and mathematics, 1955, Faculty of Sciences, University of Szeged, Hungary

Career/Employment:

• Present: Chairman of Institute´s Council, Hung. Acad. Sci., Res. Inst. for Matl. Sci., 2004-
• Past:
1. Director, Res. Inst. for Matl. Sci., Hung. Acad. Sci., 1992-2003 (as of 1998: Res. Inst. for Tech. Phys. and Matl. Sci. on same location)
2. Founder Director (1993-94) and Science advisor (1995-99), Inst. for Matl. Sci. and Eng., Bay Zoltan Foundation for Applied Research.
3. Professor of Experimental Physics, Tech. Univ. of Budapest, 1984-, Head of the Chair, 1989-98
4. Central Res. Inst. Physics, 1970-1991, Head of Implantation Laboratory
5. Hung. Acad. Sci., Group for Lumin. and Semicond. at Univ. of Szeged, 1957-70
6. Teacher of physics, "Gabor Bethlen" High School, Hodmezövasarhely, Hungary, 1955-56

Fields:

· Ion implantation, physics and technology of semiconductors and thin films,

· Surface layer analysis, ion beam analysis

· Phenomena and preparation of novel solid state structures, carbon nanotubes

· Nanoscience

Honours:

• Prize of the Szechenyi Society, 2008
• President, Engineering Science Section, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, 2005-2011
• Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary, Medium Cross, 2004,
• Vice-President of the Engineering Section of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, 1998-2005, now President
• ‘Prima’ Prize, Hungarian Association of Entrepreneurs, 2003,
• President of the Roland Eotvos Physical Society of Hungary, 1999-2003, present: Honorary President, 
• Fellow European Physical Society, 2006,
• Fellow Institute of Physics, 2000,
• Research Prize, 2^nd degree, Joint Inst. for Nuclear Research, Dubna, Russia, 2000
• Vice-President of International Union of Pure and Applied Physics, IUPAP, 1996-99
• European Materials Research Society, 1985, E-MRS, present: Executive Committee Member, 
• Materials Research Society, MRS, 1980, Member,
• Ordinary Member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, 1995
• State Prize "Szechenyi", 1993
• Corresponding Member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences , 1990
• Hungarian Academy of Engineers, 1993-. Member
• Academy Prize, shared with the research group, 1984
• Order of  Labour, Silver Medal, 1980, for proposing and heading an experiment in the joint space program of Hungary with Interkosmos
• Memberships: Bohmische Phys. Society,  1975, Councillor, 
• Chairing over ten international conferences, symposia, and professional courses.

Visiting scientist and professorships (totalling over 100 months): Caltech, Cornell Univ., Univ. Paris VII, Univ. Erlangen-Nuremberg, Osaka University.

Over 300 papers, over 30 invited talks, 12 books and book chapters, over 10 patents. Number of known references: over 2500.