Scientific Curriculum Vitea

Dr. Csaba Sükösd

associate professor 
Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME)
Department of Nuclear Techniques

Place and date of birth:

Budapest, 1947. April 20.

Higher education:

diplome physicist, Eötvös Univ. Faculty of Natural Sciences 1966 - 1971

Scientific grade:

• Candidate of Physical Sciences (PhD)  Hungarian Academy of Sciences 1983
• Doctor of University Eötvös Univ.  Faculty of Natural Sciences 1975

Language skills:

French, German, English.

Actual assignment:

• assoc. professor, BME Dept. of Nuclear Techniques 1992-
• deputy director BME Institute of Nuclear Techniques 1994-

Previous assignments:

• head of department, BME Dept. of Nuclear Techniques (1998-2011)
• vice dean BME Faculty of Natural Sciences (1998-2007)
• assoc. prof. BME Institute of Nuclear Techniques (1992-  )
• assoc. prof. Eötvös Univ. Dept. of Atomic Physics (1984-1992)
• lecturer Eötvös Univ. Dept. of Atomic Physics (1975-1983)
• assistant Eötvös Univ. Dept. of Atomic Physics (1971-1974)

Experiences abroad:

Honours:

• "Professor of Excellence of the Faculty" BME Faculty of Natural Sciences (2007)
• "Educators' Dolphin Award" (2007)
• "Széchenyi Award for Professors" (1999-2003)
• "Educator of Excellence" (1977)
• "Award for the Higher Education Studies" (1971)

Professional activities

• Experimental nuclear physics, neutron physics, fission, nuclear reactions, giant resonances
• Radioactive ion beams, nuclear astrophysics,
• Environmental radiations, radon.

Earlier (before 1992):

• Experimental atom- and molecular physics,
• Elektronspin-resonance,
• High temperature superconductors.   

Memberships and functions in professional societies:

• Secretary of the Nuclear Physics Division of the Roland Eötvös Physical Society (1986-1991), 
• Member of the Nuclear Physics subcommittee of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (1990-93)
• Member of the Hungarian National Committee of IRPA (1991- 93)
• Secretary of the Hungarian Nuclear Society (1992-94)
• Member of the Steering Committee of the Hungarian Nuclear Society (1998-2001)
• President of the Hungarian Nuclear Society (2004-2007)
• Member of the Information Committee of the European Nuclear Society /ENS/ (1994-2002) 
• Vice-president of the Roland Eötvös Physical Society (1996-1998, 2006-)
• Secretary of the Hungarian Pugwash Committee (1997-2000)
• Member of the Radiation- and Environmental Protection Committee of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (1997-)
• President of the Budapest Science Center (Csodák Palotája) steering committee (1998-2003)
• Head of the National Leo Szilárd Physics Competition team (2003- )
• Editorial member of the "Fizikai Szemle" (1998 - )
• Member of the Board of Governors of the "European Nuclear Education Network (ENEN) Association" (2003- )

Educational activities

Lectures:

• nuclear physics, nuclear techniques for students of physics and physics teachers of  Eötvös University (1972-92),
• atom- and molecular physics, for students of physics teachers of  Eötvös University (1985-93)
• special lectures of nuclear physicsl, nuclear techniques, nuclear energy and radiation protectionl (1973-92), 
• Nuclear physics and nuclear techniques BME in English 1992, 
• Nuclear- and  Particle Physics I. BME engineering physicsist ,1992- 
• Modern Nuclear Methods BME engineering physicsist, 1992- (together with other colleagues)
• Nuclear Specialisation Seminars BME engineering physicsist 1992- 
• Radiological Techniques BME-SOTE for students of Biomedical Engineering 1994-2006 (together with other colleagues) 
• Nuclear Physics BME MSc. and PhD courses in English 1994-1998 
• Radiation Physics BME MSc. and PhD courses in English 1997-2003
• Nuclear- and neutron physics BME Energy Enginnering BSc 2006- 
• Basics of Environmental Protection BME BSc in Physics 2007-
• Nuclear disarmement BME general  2000-  (together with other colleagues)

Laboratories:

• Nuclear Physics laboratory ELTE physicists 1972-1992, 
• Nuclear Physics laboratory ELTE physics teachers 1985-2003 
• Electronics laboratory ELTE geohysicists, biologists and geosciences  (1972-1988), 
• Reactor physics lab.  BME English course 1993, 
• Advanced level laboratory. ELTE physicists 1995-2003

Continuing education:

• Organisation and leading regular continuing education courses in nuclear physics and radiation protection for high school physics teachers (1985-2000) 
• Development of physics curriculum and leading the physics courses for postgraduate courses in human ecology (1989-1998) 
• Main Hungarian contractor and coordinator of a TEMPUS project aiming the establishment and operation of a high level laboratory in Information and Communication Technology in Eötvös University,(1991-1993).
• Organisation and leading the annual Hungarian Teachers Program in CERN (2006- )

E-mail:  sukosd(at)reak.bme.hu