Curriculum Vitae
Personal Details
Name: Imre Attila
Scientific degree: PhD
Phone number: +36-1-392-2222/1117
Education and Degrees
1980-1984 | Irinyi Chemical Secondary Technical School |
1985-1990 | L. Eötvös University, Faculty of Science, Department of Physics Thesis: Optoacoustic Detection of Multiphoton adsorption and excitations of molecular gases, 1990, written in G. Békésy Acoustical Research Laboratory |
1990-1993 | Graduate study in the KFKI Atomic Energy Research Intitute (former Central Research Institute for Physics), Department of Chemistry Thesis: Fractal Geometry of Fractured Surfaces and Metal Deposits; DrUniv at 1994, transferred to PhD at 1996 |
Professional Experience
1993-1996 | Postdoctoral research associate, University of Tennessee, Department of Chemistry, Knoxville, USA |
1996-1997 | Senior researcher, KFKI Atomic Energy Research Intitute, Department of Chemistry |
1998 | Senior Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Tennessee, Department of Chemistry, Knoxville, USA |
1999 | Humboldt-fellow, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität, Institut für Physikalische Chemie |
1999- | Senior researcher, KFKI Atomic Energy Research Intitute |
Research Interest
Flowing fluids: Lattice Bolzmann simulations
Cavitational errosion: pattern formation on thin metal layers, etc...
Absolute negative pressure in liquids: solubility on negative pressure, isotrope and unisotrope tensions, nucleation limit, cavitation, etc ...
Discrete geometry: Biomathematics (the shape of habitats vs. their quality), fractals, digital image processing
Polymers: Solubility of polystyrene in single solvents; molecular weight and pressure dependence, solubility parameters.
Fractals: Electrochemistry of fractal-like electrodes, irregular electrodeposition, characterisation of fractal surfaces.
Awards
1998-1999 | Humboldt Fellowship |
2002-2005 | Bolyai Research Grant of the Hungarian Academy of Science |
2006 | Bolyai-medal |
2006-2008 | Bolyai Research Grant of the Hungarian Academy of Science |
2009 | JWT Jones Travelling Fellowship of the Royal Society of Chemistry (UK) |
Membership
1996- | IUPAC Solubility Data Comission (V/8) |
1999- | Hungarian Humboldt Association |
1999- | IUPAC Hungarian National Comittee |
2002- | Hungarian Bolyai Club |
2008- | Royal Society of Chemistry |