The Faculty of Science of Eötvös Loránd University was founded in 1949 and it is located in Lágymányos Campus, Újbuda, Budapest, Hungary.
History The Faculty of Science was established on 16 May 1949. In order to develop and improve the teaching of natural sciences, a separate faculty, the Faculty of Science was created from 22 departments and one institute. Before 1949, the Faculty of Humanities, Sciences, Law and Political Science and Medicine constituted one big faculty. The new faculty consisted of 5 institutes: the Institute of Biology, the Institute of Physics, the Institute of Geography, the Institute of Chemistry, and the Institute of Mathematics.
In 2005, József Gál along with Victor Benno Meyer-Rochow of the Jacobs University Bremen was awarded with the ig Nobel Prize.
In 2010, a former student, Judit Nagy, died in a traffic accident at the age of 47. Nagy was a leading scientist in biochemistry at Imperial College London.
In 2012, Endre Szemerédi was awarded with an Abel Prize.
In 2021, László Lovász, along with Avi Wigderson of the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, was awarded with an Abel Prize.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the dean, Imre Kacskovics, was often interviewed and worked as a consultant for the Hungarian prime minister, Viktor Orbán.
On 17 December 2021, the Faculty's former student, Árpád Pusztai, died. He made a career at The Rowett Institute in Aberdeen Scotland. He was known for his research in biochemistry and the Pusztai affair.
The European Commission appointed three new members to the governing body of the leading European scientific organisation, including László Lovász, professor of mathematics at Faculty and former president of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences on 1 March 2022.
During the Russo-Ukrainian War, free courses were offered for Ukrainian students.
In April 2022, new quantum processors were purchased by Eötvös Loránd University.
According to the AD scientific index, among the top 10 most influential scientists at the Eötvös Loránd University are from the Faculty of Science.
On 1 July 2022, Katalin Karikó, Hungarian-American biochemist who specializes in RNA-mediated mechanisms, was awarded with an honorary doctorate by the university.
In 2023, a former Bachelor of Science graduate, Ferenc Krausz, was awarded Nobel Prize in Physics.
Institutes
InstituteDepartmentInstitute of BiologyDepartment of Anatomy, Cell and Developmental BiologyDepartment of Systematic Zoology and EcologyDepartment of BiochemistryDepartment of Biological AnthropologyDepartment of EthologyDepartment of Physiology and NeurobiologyDepartment of GeneticsDepartment of ImmunologyDepartment of MicrobiologyDepartment of Plant Physiology and Molecular Plant BiologyDepartment of Plant Systematics, Ecology and Theoretical BiologyDepartment of Plant AnatomyInstitute of ChemistryDepartment of Analytical ChemistryDepartment of Physical ChemistryDepartment of Organic ChemistryDepartment of Inorganic ChemistryInstitute of Geography and Earth SciencesCentre Of GeographyCentre Of Earth SciencesInstitute of MathematicsDepartment of Algebra and Number TheoryDepartment of AnalysisDepartment of Applied Analysis and Computational MathematicsDepartment of Computer ScienceDepartment of GeometryMathematics Teaching and Education CentreDepartment of Operations ResearchDepartment of Probability Theory and StatisticsInstitute of PhysicsDepartment of Materials PhysicsDepartment of Atomic PhysicsDepartment of Biological PhysicsDepartment of Theoretical PhysicsDepartment of Physics of Complex Systems
Deans
Aladár Buzágh: 1949–1950 György Hajós: 1950–1951 Tibor Erdey-Grúz: 1950–1951 Ferenc Kárteszi: 1951–1954 László Fuchs: 1954–1956 Gusztáv Mödlinger: 1953–1958 Sándor Lengyel: 1958–1961 Károly Nagy: 1961–1966 Kálmán Sztrókay: 1967–1968 László Egyed: 1966–1967 and 1968–1970 Imre Kátai: 1970–1977 Imre Kubovics: 1977–1983 Kálmán Medzihradszky: 1983–1989 István Klinghammer: 1989–1990 Ádám Kiss: 1990–1997 András Benczúr: 1997–2001 Ferenc Láng: 2001–2005 György Michaletzky: 2005–2012 Péter Surján: 2012–2018 Péter Sziklai: 2018–2019 Imre Kacskovics: 2019–present
Research In 2015, András Kovács, researcher at the Institute of Geography and Earth Sciences, was interviewed by the Guardian on his group's discovery. His research team found a supervoid. In other words, the largest structure discovered in the universe.
A research group, led by Attila Andics, was featured in Forbes. The title of the article was "Science Reveals How Your Pet Really Feels About Your Affection". In 2018, another research group, led by Gábor Horváth, successfully modelled the Kordylewski clouds.
Zsolt Demetrovics's study was featured on the Guardian entitled "Cyberchondria and cyberhoarding: is internet fuelling new conditions?"
A study conducted by a research group of the Faculty of Science was featured in the BBC, entitled "Separation from your phone 'makes you stressed within minutes."
In an article entitled "Cows Can Be Toilet Trained", Paula Perez Fraga was interviewed on dog and pig behaviour.
In 2020, Gergely Balázs's study on salamanders was featured in USA Today. He found that a rare olm salamander didn't move for more than seven years. The results of his study was published in the Journal of Zoology in 2020. A study, led by Ádám Miklósi, was featured on USAToday.com, entitled "Why is your dog tilting its head? New study dives into the adorable habit". The findings of their study was published in Animal Cognition, entitled 'An exploratory analysis of head-tilting in dogs'. In 2022, a study conducted by Laura Cuaya, from the Department of Ethology of the Institute of Biology, was featured in the BBC. Another study, led by Attila Andics, was also featured in the BBC entitled 'Dogs can recognise their owners by their voice alone'.
Notable researchers Institute Researcher Institute of Biology János Balogh, Endre Dudich, Enikő Kubinyi, Ádám Miklósi, Rebeka Szabó, Eörs Szathmáry Institute of Chemistry Tibor Gánti, István T. Horváth, András Perczel, Péter Surján, Carl von Than, Gergely Tóth, Lajos Winkler, Géza Zemplén Institute of Geography and Geology Béla Balázs, László Egyed, Ferenc Horváth, Béla Nagy Institute of Mathematics László Babai, Zsolt Baranyai, József Beck, Károly Bezdek, Béla Bollobás, Ákos Császár, Imre Csiszár, György Elekes, Lipót Fejér, László Fejes Tóth, András Frank, László Fuchs, István Gyöngy, András Hajnal, György Hajós, Gábor Halász, Gyula O. H. Katona, Péter Komjáth, Miklós Laczkovich, László Lempert, László Lovász, Katalin Marton, János Pintz, Lajos Pósa, András Prékopa, Alfréd Rényi, Rózsa Péter, Miklós Simonovits, Ágoston Scholtz, Tamás Szőnyi, Vera T. Sós, Ottó Szász, Katalin Vesztergombi, István Vincze Institute of Physics Gyula Dávid, Loránd Eötvös, Imre Fényes, Lajos Jánossy, Ányos Jedlik, Frigyes Károlyházy, György Marx, Károly Nagy, Gábor Takács, László Tisza, Tamás Vicsek
Notable alumni
The following is a list of scientists who achieved success worldwide:
János Aczél, mathematician Miklós Ajtai, computer scientist Béla Andrásfai, mathematician Hajnal Andréka, mathematician Gergely Arató, politician László Babai, mathematician and computer scientist Zsolt Baranyai, mathematician Emanuel Beke, mathematician György Békéssy, biophysicist (Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1961) Gyula Bereznai, mathematician Károly Bezdek, mathematician Béla Bollobás, mathematician Miklós Bóna, mathematician Ákos Császár, mathematician Imre Csiszár, mathematician Marianna Csörnyei, mathematician György Elekes, mathematician Loránd Eötvös, physicist Pál Erdős, mathematician László Fejes Tóth, mathematician Gyula Farkas, mathematician István Fáry, mathematician Lipót Fejér, mathematician István Fenyő, mathematician Péter Frankl, mathematician László Fuchs, mathematician Zoltán Füredi, mathematician Peter Gacs, mathematician Janos Galambos, mathematician Tibor Gallai, mathematician Zoárd Geőcze, mathematician George Grätzer, mathematician András Gyárfás, mathematician András Hajnal, mathematician György Hevessy, chemist (Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1943) John Horvath, mathematician Imre Izsák, mathematician Benedek Jávor, politician Ányos Jedlik, physicist István Juhász, mathematician László Kalmár, mathematician Frigyes Károlyházy, mathematician Gyula O. H. Katona, mathematician Béla Kerékjártó, mathematician Péter Kiss, mathematician Lipót Klug, mathematician János Kollár, mathematician János Komlós, mathematician Gábor Korchmáros, mathematician András Kornai, mathematician János Körner, mathematician Ferenc Krausz, physicist (Nobel Prize in Physics in 2023) József Kürschák, mathematician Miklós Laczkovich, mathematician Cornelius Lanczos, mathematician László Lempert, mathematician László Lovász, mathematician (Abel Prize in 2021) Elod Macskasy, mathematician Michael Makkai, mathematician Katalin Marton, mathematician Pál Medgyessy, mathematician Paul G. Mezey, chemist János Neumann, physicist Gyula J. Obádovics, mathematician Géza Ottlik, writer, translator, mathematician János Pach, mathematician Péter Pál Pálfy, mathematician János Pintz, mathematician George Pólya, mathematician Lajos Pósa, mathematician András Prékopa, mathematician László Rátz, mathematician László Rédei, mathematician Marcel Riesz, mathematician Alfréd Rényi, mathematician Gedeon Richter, pharmacist Imre Ritter, mathematician Elizabeth Rona, chemist Imre Z. Ruzsa, mathematician Rózsa Péter, mathematician Gábor N. Sárközy, mathematician András Sebő, mathematician Simon Sidon, mathematician Miklós Simonovits, mathematician József Solymosi, mathematician Rebeka Szabó, politician Zoltán Szabó, mathematician Ottó Szász, mathematician Mario Szegedy, mathematician Endre Szemerédi, mathematician (Abel Prize in 2012) Éva Tardos, mathematician Károly Than, chemist Van H. Vu, mathematician Vera T. Sós, mathematician
Library The Library of the Faculty of Science is located on the Lágymányos Campus in Pázmány Péter sétány. The library has five collections:
Biological collection Geographical and earth sciences collection Physics collection Chemistry collection Mathematical collection
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