Last updated: 2008. okt. 1.

Curriculum vitae


I. Personal data:

Name: László Nagy
Born: 10. June 1961, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Marital status: married since 1986, three children (1990, 1992 and 1995)
Employment: Professor at the Department of Biomedical Physics, Faculty of Physics, Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
E-mail address: [email protected]
Homepage: https://www.phys.ubbcluj.ro/~lnagy
Work-address: RO-400084 Cluj-Napoca, str. Kogălniceanu 1, Romania
Work phone: +40-264-405300 / 5154
Language skills: - Hungarian – mother tongue, Romanian – fluent, English – good, German – basic, French – basic

Scientific area:
Theoretical calculations in the field of atomic and molecular collisions.
Application of DWBA and impact parameter methods.
The study of multielectron processes induced by charged projectiles and photons.
The study of ionization and fragmentation of molecules (hydrogen, fullerene and others).
The study of electron correlations in atoms (helium, lithium) and molecules (hydrogen) in transitions induced by fast charged projectiles.
Interference effects in the in the ionization of the hydrogen molecule.

II. Studies:

  • 1976-1980: high-school, Mathematics-Physics High-school no. 3, Cluj-Napoca; baccalaureate in 1980, result 9.75 (of 10)
  • 1981-1985: B.Sc. in Physics, Faculty of Physics, Babeş-Bolyai University, final result 9.96 (of 10). Title of thesis: Ionization of atomic ions by electron impact.
  • 1990-1992: Ph.D., Institute of Nuclear Research (ATOMKI), Debrecen, Hungary. The thesis was defended in 1992. The title of the thesis: Calculation of ionization cross sections. Scientific supervisor: Dr. László Végh.

III. Scientific career:

  • 1985-1991: High-school teacher at Agro-industrial High-school in Turda, at Mihai Viteazul High-school in Turda, and at 16 February High-school in Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
  • 1991-1994: Teaching assistant, Technical University Cluj-Napoca, Department of Physics, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
  • 1994-1997: Assistant professor, Babeş-Bolyai University, Faculty of Physics, Department of Atomic and Nuclear Physics, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
  • 1997-2001: Associate professor, Babeş-Bolyai University, Faculty of Physics, Department of Atomic and Nuclear Physics, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
  • 2000-2004: Vice-dean of the Faculty of Physics, Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
  • 2001-…: Professor, Babeş-Bolyai University, Faculty of Physics, Department of Biomedical Physics, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
  • 2004-2007: Vice-rector of Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
  • 2008- ….: Vice-president of the Academic Council of the Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.

IV. Participation in research projects and grants:

  • 1997: manager of a grant financed by the Templeton Foundation, USA.
  • 1997-1999: project manager of national research programmes type A financed by Romanian National University Research Council (C.N.C.S.I.S., Romania) at the Babeş-Bolyai University, Faculty of Physics, Department of Biomedical Physics.
  • 2000-2002: project manager of national research programmes type A financed by Romanian National University Research Council (C.N.C.S.I.S., Romania) at the Babeş-Bolyai University, Faculty of Physics, Department of Biomedical Physics.
  • 2002-2004: member of a research programme financed by NSERC, Canada.
  • 2005-2006: project manager of national research programmes type A financed by Romanian National University Research Council (C.N.C.S.I.S., Romania) at the Babeş-Bolyai University, Faculty of Physics, Department of Biomedical Physics.
  • member of several research programmes financed by Romanian National University Research Council (C.N.C.S.I.S., Romania) and World Bank at the “Babeş-Bolyai” University, Faculty of Physics, Department of Biomedical Physics.

V. Teaching activity:

At the Technical University Cluj-Napoca (Romania) between 1991-1994:

  • General physics (B.Sc. level, compulsory)

At the “Babeş-Bolyai” University (Cluj-Napoca, Romania), Faculty of Physics:

  • Physics of atomic collisions – 1992-1994 (B.Sc. level, compulsory, 5. term).
  • Computer-based data processing – 1992-2001 (B.Sc. level, compulsory, 1. and 2. term).
  • Quantum mechanics – 1996-1998 (B.Sc. level, compulsory, 2. term)
  • Physics and religion – 1997-2004 (B.Sc. level, compulsory, 3. and 4. term)
  • Numerical calculations in quantum mechanics – 1998-2003 (B.Sc. level, optional, 3. term)
  • Supplements to atomic and molecular physics – atomic collisions – 1998-2002 (M.Sc. level, compulsory, in Romanian)

Currently at “Babeş-Bolyai” University (Cluj-Napoca, Romania), Faculty of Physics:

  • Physics and the development of knowledge (B.Sc. level, compulsory, 1. semester)
  • Atomic physics (B.Sc. level, compulsory, 4. semester)
  • Molecular physics (B.Sc. level, compulsory, 5. semester)
  • Nuclear physics (B.Sc. level, compulsory, 6. semester)
  • Numerical calculations in atomic physics (M.Sc. level, compulsory, 1. semester, in English)
  • Theoretical methods and models in atomic physics (Ph.D. level, optional, 1. semester, in Romanian)

VI. Scientific honours:

Research scholarships

  • 1994-1995: Fulbright scholarship, Tulane University, New Orleans, USA.
  • 1998: Tempus scholarship, Universität Gesamthochschule, Kassel, Germany.
  • 2000: Domus scholarship, Institute of Nuclear Research (ATOMKI), Debrecen, Hungary.
  • 2000-2003: Scholarship in Bergen Computational Physics Laboratory, Norway, short visits to Bergen.

Scientific prizes

  • 1982: 1st prize at the ‘Traian Lalescu’ National Contest for students, Bucharest, Romania.
  • 1984: 1st prize at the National Conference of Student Workshops, Iaşi, Romania.
  • 1992: ‘Schlenk Bálint’ prize of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences for the PhD thesis, Budapest, Hungary.
  • 2003: Babeş-Bolyai University’s prize for institutional innovation, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
  • 2004: ‘Arany János’ prize of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences for excellence in research, Budapest, Hungary.
  • 2004: Babeş-Bolyai University’s prize for institutional innovation, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
  • 2005: Babeş-Bolyai University’s prize for institutional innovation, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.

VII. Other Academic Activities (services):

  • Scientific supervisor of B.Sc. thesises
  • Master students’ supervisor
  • PhD supervisor (4 PhD students).
  • member of the Physics PhD-school of the Babeş-Bolyai University, Faculty of Physics
  • from 2002 head of the Computational Physics Master degree specialization in English language at the Babeş-Bolyai University, Faculty of Physics
  • Referee in PhD commissions
  • Member of the Scientific Board of the Sapientia Foundation’s Research Institute, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.

VIII. Membership (Professional Societies / Editorial Board of Scientific Journals):

Societies:

  • Member of the Romanian Physical Society, Bucharest, Romania
  • Member of the European Physical Society
  • Member of the Selection Board of Bergen Computational Physics Laboratory, Norway
  • Vice-president of Hungarian Technical Scientific Society in Transylvania, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

Journals:

  • Editor of Studia UBB Ser. Physica, Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

Reviewer of scientific journals:

  • Physics Letters A
  • Nucl. Instr. Meth. B
  • Fizica A & B.