Curriculum Vitae
Employment:
2020 – present: oLife Postdoctoral Fellow (Marie Curie Fellow) at the Kapteyn Astronomical Institute (Netherlands)
2019 – 2020: Postdoctoral Researcher (NKFIH PD Fellowship) at Konkoly Observatory (Hungary)
2017 – 2019: Research Fellow at the Geodetic and Geophysical Institute (Hungary)
2017 – 2018: Visiting Researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research (Germany)
2016 – 2017: Young Researcher at the Geodetic and Geophysical Institute (Hungary)
2013 – 2016: Young Researcher at Konkoly Observatory (Hungary)
2014: Visiting Associate Professional Specialist at Princeton University (USA)
Studies:
2017: PhD (summa cum laude) in Physics at Eötvös University (Hungary)
2010: MSc in Astronomy at Eötvös University (Hungary)
Research area:
Exoplanets, exomoons, habitability, tidal heating, TRAPPIST-1
Professional experience:
Short visits:
2019 November: invited talks in Germany (AIP, Free University Berlin, DLR)
2018 June: Working on the tidal evolution of moons at the Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris (France)
2016 May, Oct: Working on the habitability of extrasolar moons at the Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris (France)
2013 Feb: Working on tidally heated exomoons at Princeton University (USA)
Conferences:
participation in 28 international conferences/workshops
participation in 4 summer schools
7 invited talks
18 contributed talks
11 posters (7 first authored)
Grants, funding, awards:
2020, 2021, 2022: Leids Kerkhoven-Bosscha Fonds – Subsidy: Funds for inviting a visiting researcher
2020: CSFK Excellent Researcher
2019: Marie Curie Fellowship: postdoctoral fellowship for 3 years
2019: NKFIH PD Grant: postdoctoral fellowship for 3 years
2018: CSFK Excellent Researcher
2017: Eötvös Grant – funds for 6 months research at the Max Planck Institute
2017: CSFK Excellent Researcher
2015: International Conference Grant for Young Scientists – funds to participating at a conference as an invited speaker
2013: Balassi Grant – Professional Practice – funds for 5 months research at Princeton University
Teaching experience
University of Groningen (Netherlands):
2021 – 2022: Astrobiology (guest lecturer), Life and Information (lecturer), Star and planet formation (guest lecturer)
Eötvös Loránd University (Hungary):
2012, 2018: Astrobiology (lecturer)
2011 – 2013: Assisting in lectures: The history of constellations
2011 – 2012: Co-teaching intensive summer courses for BSc students
2010 – 2012: Exercises in astronomical observing 1 – 2 (lecturer)
Supervision
currently supervising 1 PhD and 2 BSc students
successful defenses of 2 BSc students (2020, 2021)
Languages
English: full professional proficiency (C2 level, C1 exam in 2018)
Italian: limited working proficiency (~B2 level, B1 exam in 2013)
Dutch: elementary proficiency (~A2 level)
Hungarian: native
Miscellaneous
Leadership and management skills:
2021: Supervising thesis students (certificate of the Microlab course at the University of Groningen)
2021: Professional Development Workshop (leadership skills) from HFP Consulting
2021: Fundamentals of Management (Coursera certificate)
2021: Project Management: The Basics for Success(Coursera certificate)
Organization skills:
2016 – 2020: Main organizer of the Coffee Breaks (weekly talks and social gathering) at Konkoly Observatory
2019: Main organizer of the Exoplanet Vision 2050 workshop (2019, Konkoly Observatory, Hungary)
2015: Member of the Local Organizing Committee of the Missions to Habitable Worlds conference
Committees:
2022: President in the Fellow Forum Presidium of the oLife Fellowship Programme
2021: Member of the Dissemination and Outreach Committee in the oLife Fellowship Programme
2016, 2018: Member of the Konkoly Scientific Board
Planetarium:
2011 – 2013: Handling of planetarium operations at Eötvös University
2011 – 2013: Teaching and public outreach at Eötvös University