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Structural topology
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Discrete geometry
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Packing and covering problems
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Geometric-mechanical investigation of biological and chemical problems
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Space structures
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Kinematically indeterminate structures
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Theory of structural stability
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Date of birth:
1943. September 28.
Education, degrees:
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1966 Civil Engineer, Technical University for Building and Transportation
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1973 Applied Mathematician, Eötvös University
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1977 University Doctor, Technical University of Budapest
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1980 Candidate of Technical Science, Hungarian Academy of Sciences
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1991 Doctor of Science, Hungarian Academy of Sciences
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1995 Corresponding Member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences
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2001 Ordinary Member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Languages:
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English, Cambridge First Certificate
Grants and awards:
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1986 Prize for Excellent Work
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1988 Academy Prize, Hungarian Academy of Sciences
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1996 Medal for Working for the Scientific Student Circle, Technical University of Budapest
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1997 Medal of the School of Architecture, Kyoto University
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1997-2000 Széchenyi Professorial Grant, Hungarian Academy of Sciences
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2002 Tsuboi Award of the International Association for Shells and Spatial Structures
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2002 Pioneers Award of University of Surrey
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2002 Széchenyi Prize, Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Previous employment, status:
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1966-1970 Technological inspector, Underground Railways, Budapest
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1970-1972 Structural designer, Town Planning Office of Budapest
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1972-1975 Senior structural designer, Design Office of Szeged
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1975-1978 Senior structural designer, Town Planning Office of Budapest
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1978-1991 Senior research fellow, Hungarian Institute for Building Science
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1991-1993 Research adviser, Technical Mechanics Research Group of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences
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1993- Professor, Department of Structural Mechanics, Budapest University of Technology and Economics
Visiting scientist:
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1978 University of Cambridge, Department of Engineering, UK (3 months)
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1986-1987 Cornell University and Stanford University, USA (6 months)
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1990 University of Cambridge, UK (9 months)
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1994 University of Tokyo, Institute of Industrial Science, Japan (1 month)
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1997 University of Kyoto, Departmentof Environmental Design, Japan (1 month)
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2001 University of Kyoto, Department of Architecture, Japan (1 month)
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2004 Magdalen College, Oxford, UK (3 months)
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2005 Zhejiang University, Space Structures Research Centre, China (1 month)
Scholarships:
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1975-1978 Scholarship of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences
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1978 Hungarian State Fellowship, University of Cambridge, UK
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1986-1987 IREX Fellowship, Cornell University and Stanford University, USA
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1990 Royal Society Guest Research Fellowship, University of Cambridge,UK
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1994 JSPS Invitation Fellowship, University of Tokyo, Japan
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1997 JSPS Invitation Fellowship, University of Kyoto, Japan
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2001 Kajima Fellowship, University of Kyoto, Japan
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2004 Visiting Fellowship, Magdalen College, Oxford, UK
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2005 Visiting Fellowship, Zhejiang University, China
Teaching experience:
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Budapest University of Technology and Economics:
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Statics lectures and tutorials in Hungarian and in English
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Strength of Materials tutorials in Hungarian
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Elasticity lectures and tutorials in Hungarian
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Dynamics tutorials in Hungarian
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Structural Analysis tutorials in Hungarian
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Surface Structures PhD lectures in Hungarian
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Structural Topology PhD lectures in Hungarian
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Theory of Stability PhD lectures in Hungarian
Students:
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Nguyen Ngoc Oanh, CSc in 1988
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Zsolt Hortobágyi, PhD in 2004
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Flórián Kovács, PhD 2005
Professional activity:
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2001- Chairman, Graduate School in Civil Engineering, Budapest University of Technology and Economics
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1994- Member, GAMM
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1991-1993 Secretary, 1994-1996 Chairman, 1997 Member, Hungarian National Committee of GAMM
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1991- Member, Committee of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Hungarian Academy of Sciences
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1991 Member, Hungarian National Committee of IUTAM
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1992-2000 Member, Scientific Qualification Committee of the Building, Architecture, Transportation Science Subcommittee of the Doctoral Council, Hungarian Academy of Sciences
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1993-2000 Member, Scientific Council of CISM
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1992- Member, Hungarian National Committe of CISM
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1992- Vice Chairman, Workgroup 5 of IASS
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2005- Member, Executive Council of IASS
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1995- Member, EUROMECH
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1984- Member of the editorial board, International Journal of Space Structures
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1988-1990 Member of the editorial board, Journal of Theoretical Graphics and Computing
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1993- Member of the editorial board, HyperSpace
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1996-2005 Member of the editorial board, International Journal of Solids and Structures
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2000- Member of the editorial board, International Journal of Structural Stability and Dynamics
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2004- Member of the editorial board, FORMA
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