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UNIVERSITY OF MISKOLCACADEMIC AND RESEARCH ACTIVITY AT THE FACULTY OF EARTH SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
CONTENTS
CONTENTS
GREETINGS FROM THE DEAN 3
THE HISTORY OF THE FACULTY 4
OUR PROGRAMS / BACHELOR OF SCIENCE PROGRAMS 5
OUR PROGRAMS / MASTER OF SCIENCE PROGRAMS 6
THE FACULTY�’S PARTICIPATION IN INTERNATIONAL COURSES 10
ALUMNI AND THEIR CAREERS 11
STUDENT TRADITIONS OF SELMEC AT THE FACULTY 17
UNIQUE FEATURES OF THE FACULTY: EDUCATION AND RESEARCH 19
OUR INSTITUTES 20
OUR PROFESSORS 27
CONTACTS
University of MiskolcFaculty of Earth Science and Engineering
Dean: Dr. Péter SZ CS, Professor, Doctor of Hungarian Academy of SciencesDeputy Deans: Dr. Ákos DEBRECZENI, Associate Professor, financial affairsDr. Ferenc MÁDAI, Associate Professor, education affairsDr. Gábor MUCSI, Associate Professor, scientific affairs
Address: H-3515 Miskolc-Egyetemváros, A/4. épület I. emelet, HUNGARYTelephone: +36 46 565 051Fax: +36 46 563 465Email: [email protected] page: www.mfk.uni-miskolc.hu
Mineral photos were taken by TÓTH L., JÁGER V., KULCSÁR G.
GREETINGS FROM THE DEAN
GREETINGS FROM THE DEAN
The earth sciences play a major role in satisfying the ever growing demand of the global population for mineral raw materials, energy and water, and in dealing with environmental problems. Due to this, the Faculty of Earth Science and Engineering at the University of Miskolc has optimistic plans for its future in both academic and research activities. This optimism has its foundation in the historical past and professional traditions that the Faculty possesses. The Faculty, whose history goes back to 1735, can be considered one of the world�’s oldest institutions in the area of higher education in mining and earth sciences.
The Faculty has had to redesign itself several times in its history of nearly 300 years due to changing circumstances. The Faculty of Earth Science and Engineering is currently facing important changes in its possibilities for financing. We would like to keep our prominent place among the Central European institutions of mining and engineering earth sciences, and thus we are broadening the range of programs offered in English and increasing our participation in various international research projects.
Research grants won in recent years have resulted in the further strengthening of the Center of Excellence of Sustainable Resource Management, which cooperates with the Faculty to cover many of its research topics (in the areas of mineral raw materials, energy sources, exploration and utilization of groundwater, geological research, environmental protection, waste management, and the processing of geoinformation). As a result of these developments and investments, an integrated system of laboratories notable even by international standards now assists in high-level research activities and practice-oriented teaching.
These are reasons why coming to the University of Miskolc and joining the Faculty of Earth Science and Engineering to study or carry out research is worthwhile. We look forward to welcoming a growing number of international students as they join students from Hungary on the Miskolc campus, which offers lecture halls, laboratories, a central library, student dormitories, a cafeteria, shopping and sports facilities within the surroundings of a beautiful park. The student traditions of Selmec combine with these other factors to create unforgettable experiences for all those who study and work here. Vivat Academia! Vivat Professores!
Prof. Péter SZ CSDean
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THE HISTORY OF THE FACULTY
The Faculty of Earth Science and Engineering�’s history and operation has roots that lead back to 1735, when the first mining school (Bergschule) was established in Selmecbánya (known as Schemnitz at the time, and now Banská �Štiavnica). With this an imperial institution for training leading technical and legal experts in mining and metallurgy took form in the territory of the Hungarian Kingdom. Its first and most famous teacher was Sámuel Mikoviny, the greatest engineer and polyhistor of his time.
On October 22, 1762, Maria Theresa decreed the advancement of the institution to the status of an academy. In 1763 the Department of Mineralogical, Chemical and Metallurgical Studies was formed under the leadership of Nikolaus Joseph Jacquin. The structure and operation of the Mining Academy (Academia Montanistica, Bergakademie) was approved by Maria Theresa herself. The three-year course was taught in German. After 1770 the Selmec academy became one of the European centers of mining and metallurgical sciences. Numerous experts and young people wishing to study sought out the academy from other nations, and spent various periods of time at the institution, attending lectures and working in the laboratories. In 1808 a forestry school was formed in Selmecbánya, led by Heinrich David Wilckens, which merged with the Mining Academy in 1846, leading to the new name of Mining and Forestry Academy (K. K. Berg- und Forstakademie).
Due to the ethnic oppositions arising among the students in 1848-1849 some students from Austria, Bohemia and Moravia left Selmec. Institutions were founded in Leoben for the native German-speaking students and in Pribram for the others; these institutions were later promoted to academies. With the Austro-Hungarian Compromise in 1867 the academy became a Hungarian state institution called the Hungarian Royal Academy of Mining and Forestry (Magyar Királyi Bányászati és Erdészeti Akadémia). Hungarian was gradually introduced as the language of instruction between 1868 and 1872.
Up to 1872 the �‘mining�’ course �– in the professional language of the time this covered mining, metallurgy and minting equally �– was uniform, but in that year it was divided into four branches: mining, ferrous metallurgy, non-ferrous metallurgy, and machinery and civil engineering. Training in forestry included two branches: general forestry and forest engineering. From 1904 the academy operated under the name of the College of Mining and Forestry (Bányászati és Erdészeti F iskola).
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In 1919, after Selmecbánya became part of the newly formed Czechoslovakia, the College moved its equipment, staff and students to Sopron, led by the rector, the mining Professor Géza Réz. In 1922 the name became the College of Mining Engineering and Forest Engineering (Bányamérnöki és Erd mérnöki F iskola). The college lost its independence in 1934, joining the newly organized national József Nádor University of Engineering and Economics as its Faculty of Mining, Metallurgical and Forestry Engineering, with 27 departments.
In 1949 a new faculty of mechanical engineering was founded in Miskolc, together with the Mining and Metallurgy faculties in Sopron, to establish the Technical University for Heavy Industry (Nehézipari M szaki Egyetem). Until 1959 the first two years were taught in Miskolc, while the upper years received their training in Sopron. Due to the changing needs in mining, the unified mining course was divided in 1948 into programs of mining, fluids mining, mine exploration (geology/geophysics) engineering, and later mine equipment engineering, while a survey engineering program also existed for a short time. With the ongoing technical and economic changes and yielding to professional and academic friction in the faculty, a revised curriculum was established in 1992, with new programs in environmental engineering, process engineering, and hydrogeology. Reflecting the transformation in its areas of teaching and research, the name of the faculty became the Faculty of Earth Science and Engineering (M szaki Földtudományi Kar) from January 1, 2000.
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OUR PROGRAMS
The Faculty of Earth Science and Engineering awaits prospective students with three bachelor�’s programs and seven master�’s programs in engineering and natural science fields, as well as a doctoral school in earth sciences and six postgraduate specialist training programs. When developing the curriculum special attention was paid to providing opportunities to progress within the linear system of higher education by offering sufficient programs and specializations.
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (BSC) PROGRAMS
The Faculty offers three academic programs at the BSc level, taught in Hungarian. The BSc programs are primarily aimed at providing practical training, and last seven semesters in engineering fields, while Geography is a six-semester program. The three degree programs offer a total of eight specializations for students to choose from. The majority of these specializations are available at no other institution in Hungary, meaning that knowledge in these areas can only be gained in Miskolc. The programs are listed below.
BSc program in Earth Science and Engineering
This program contains the engineering areas needed for the exploitation of raw mineral materials (geological research, raw material production and processing). This is the only program offering such knowledge in Hungary. Graduates of the program are qualified as geological engineers capable of surveying and excavating the natural resources in the Earth�’s crust (ores, hydrocarbons, raw construction materials, special mineral materials, drinking water, thermal water and geothermal energy) as well as mining and preparation engineers using effective, economical and environmentally friendly technologies.
BSc program in Environmental Engineering
The Faculty offers the environmental engineering program that allows graduates to identify environmental hazards, prevent pollution, and manage damage control in industrial or municipal systems. Graduates of the BSc program are capable of reducing or remediating existing environmental damage and of creating their own solutions for the design and operation of waste-reducing technologies.
BSc program in Geography
Geography graduates acquire the foundations of the theoretical and methodological knowledge needed in order to understand natural, socio-economic and community environments. Graduates are capable of such tasks as identifying and reporting on geographical issues, finding answers to questions on the environment, land classification, or spatial and community analysis, and utilizing geographical databases, including database analysis with geoscience tools.
Did you know that Professors dealing with mineralogy at the Faculty have discovered seven new minerals?
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MASTER OF SCIENCE (MSC) PROGRAMS
The Faculty of Earth Science and Engineering offers MSc programs based on the three bachelor programs, allowing those who have gained practical knowledge in the bachelor program to increase their knowledge of the theoretical side. As the master programs are interdisciplinary �– natural science and engineering �– it is also possible for those with another type of engineering or environmental engineering background to apply. To apply for admission, a bachelor degree or higher is required. The program lasts four semesters.
MASTER OF SCIENCE PROGRAMS AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH OR HUNGARIAN
MSc in Earth Sciences Engineering
The aim of this program is to provide geological and geophysics engineers with the technical knowledge of geology and geophysics needed for the exploration of geological media and raw mineral materials and their management, as well as for carrying out environmental assessments and the containment of environmental contamination, and with advanced knowledge of the engineering methods associated with these tasks. We also train students to manage situations in creative ways, to plan research projects, and to develop new methods. The high-level practical skills and theoretical knowledge acquired prepares students for carrying out and managing research and development activities within their area of specialization, as well as for involvement in academic research and participation in a doctoral program.
The qualifications are likely to be useful in enterprises and companies, research institutes and administrative agencies that deal with the management of raw mineral materials and related planning and regulatory activities. The strong engineering training provided in addition to earth sciences studies will make graduates strong candidates for the job market in applied earth sciences and in institutions involved in research into technologies and their application and supervision. These include domestic and international firms working in fossil fuels and exploring for metallic and non-metallic minerals, within Hungary and abroad (MOL, Rotaqua Ltd., TXM, Toreador, Carpathian Gold, Magyar Mining Plc., Wildhorse Ltd., White Coal Energy, etc.), as well as companies who design and provide environmental technologies (such as Golder Associates Hungary, Nitrokémia Zrt., Mecsekérc Zrt., and Mott MacDonald).
Did you know that the rock and mineral collection that our students work with contains specimens that were also used by students in the Selmecbánya academy?
MSc in Hydrogeological Engineering
The aim of this program is to train highly qualified engineers who are competent in dealing with geological and environmental issues concerning surface and subsurface waters, the protection of quantity and quality of water resources, and remediation contaminated sites. They will be capable of solving problems related to the construction of various engineering structures (buildings, tunnels, railways, underground transport systems, reservoirs, earthworks, roads, surface mines, underground mines, etc.) and of carrying out and coordinating tasks related to research and development in their academic fields, as well as of continuing their studies in the doctoral program.
Since joining the European Union, the Water Framework Directive has laid out the vital tasks regarding our water supply. The utilization of geothermal energy is sure to play an important role in increasing Hungary�’s renewable energy resources. However, the long-term use of geothermal energy also requires the protection of groundwater supplies
Due to the increasing number of surface and underground contaminations, an increasingly important task facing our experts in the future is that of meeting the demand for water, in both quantity and quality. Engineering tasks requiring a knowledge of engineering geology are also on the increase, since areas with favorable conditions have already been built up, meaning that ever more complex structures must be constructed on less suitable territory.
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MSc in Petroleum Engineering
The aim of the MSc in Petroleum Engineering is to train highly qualified engineers who possess the knowledge and skills needed for the engineering work involved in the planning, implementation and operation of the technology and infrastructure essential for the exploration, production, processing and transport of oil, natural gas and water supplies. They will possess the theoretical knowledge needed to carry out and manage R&D tasks in their area of expertise at a level that meets international standards, and will have the background needed to pursue doctoral studies. This program is offered in English only, started in 2012, for Hungarian and international students.
The curriculum is based primarily on the over fifty years of experience in research and teaching carried out at the University of Miskolc in the areas of the exploration, production, transport and utilization of oil and natural gas. The topics covered in the subjects and the balance of theory and practice ensure that students taking part in the MSc in Petroleum Engineering program will be able to acquire the needed competences at a high level during the four-semester program.
MASTER OF SCIENCE PROGRAMS AVAILABLE IN HUNGARIAN
MSc in Mining and Geotechnical Engineering
The aim of this program is to train engineers with up-to-date knowledge in the natural sciences, engineering, economics and management, building on their bachelor level studies. We aim to produce graduates who are capable of identifying and handling geological, geotechnical engineering, technical, and economic challenges, as well as risk remediation, in surface and underground mining activities, special near-surface earthworks, and the construction of mining-related underground areas and tunnels. They will be able to carry out tasks in the areas of production management, planning, consulting, and acting in the capacity of authorities, with appropriate specialist knowledge. Within narrower areas of specialization, they will be able to carry out research and development within international projects. Through their studies they will develop the creative and research skills needed to participate in doctoral studies.
MSc in Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering
The aim of this program is to provide engineers with the necessary technical knowledge of the exploration, production, preparation, transport, storage, distribution and utilization of oil, natural gas and geothermal energy. We also train students in the planning, construction and operation of infrastructure systems and provide the knowledge needed in order to perform engineering tasks. In addition, we aim to supply students with the theoretical knowledge needed for carrying out research and development in their area of specialization and for continuing their studies in a doctoral program. Graduates of the petroleum and natural gas engineering program gain special knowledge in the engineering tasks required of drilling and producing from oil, water and gas wells, the treatment of reservoir layers and reservoir mechanics, and the production, transport and storage of natural gas, as well as gas supply and consumption.
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MSc in Process Engineering
The aim of this program is to train specialists who have the fundamental, engineering and economic knowledge needed for planning, research and developing, as well as operating the preparation technologies in the field of raw materials, and production of raw and basic materials for the food, pharmaceutical and chemical industries. The main courses are comminution, physical separation, thermal, chemical and biological processes, agglomeration, homogenization, cultivation of biomass, biodegradation, the development, planning and selection of appropriate technology and technological equipment for these processes, the operation of technological systems, and planning and problem solving in process control.
MSc in Environmental Engineering
The aim of this program is to train environmental engineers with up-to-date knowledge in natural sciences, ecology, engineering, economics and management who are capable to identify and evaluate potential environmental hazards and of prevent or reduce the impact of environmental harm, as well as manage the damage control projects. They will be able to work out at advanced level technical solutions and apply them in order to prevent contamination of the environment. Graduates will be capable of design and operating waste management and treatment systems, planning and implementing tasks related to waste treatment and disposal, design landfills and waste recycling facilities, carrying out tasks related to their operation, dealing with recycling, landfills, contaminated site remediation, planning and operating monitoring systems, managing after-care, investigating, excavating and assessing polluted areas, determining the need for and methods of remediation, participating in and managing implementation, creating groundwater flow and contaminant transport models of underground flow systems, carrying out impact assessments and environmental protection reviews and producing impact studies.
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DOCTORAL (PHD) PROGRAMS
The engineers and geographers who have earned a master�’s degree at the Faculty of Earth Science and Engineering with outstanding results have the opportunity to continue their studies in the Mikoviny Sámuel Doctoral School of Earth Sciences, following a program of studies and research designed for each student�’s interests. Full-time, part-time, or independent study programs are available. The program consists of two main parts: the study and research period (three years, completed with the absolutorium process) and the procedure leading to the doctoral degree (final exams, submission and defense of the dissertation).
The doctoral school carries out activities in those fields of the earth sciences that fit into the profile of the Faculty of Earth Sciences and Engineering and that are within the scope of the accreditation granted to the doctoral program. These fields are broken down into different topic areas of academic research. The topic areas are related to institutes of the faculty, and thus the institutes play a major role in the establishment of educational and research programs and in offering research topics. The research fields are: Geotechnical Systems and Processes; Fluid Production and Transport Systems; Environmental Processing and Raw Material Preparation; Research in Applied Geophysics; Research on Applied Geology and Hydrogeology; Physical and Human Geography.
The objective of the Mikoviny Sámuel Doctoral School of Earth Sciences is to provide a sound scientific foundation for engineering activities requiring fundamental knowledge in earth sciences and to publish the achievements supporting the developments and applications related to teaching at our Faculty. Building on the results of the PhD training started in the 1990s, the Doctoral School offers new and extensive opportunities for utilizing and modernizing the intellectual resources available at the Faculty.
MSc in Geography
The purpose of the program is to train geographers with a strong geoinformatics background who are able to understand the geographical regularities found in fundamental natural, environmental, technical and social phenomena, and who can build on this understanding to work out professional solutions and applications (including research) and to present and communicate their findings to both fellow experts and users. The Geoinformatics MSc requires basic understanding in Earth Science and Geography. These sciences increasingly rely on legacy spatial thematic data, digital terrain information and data acquired from remotely sensed images. These data sources are often integrated into complex geodatasets analyzed and visualized by geographical information systems (GIS). Geoinformatics is the science and the technology which develops and uses an information science infrastructure to address the problems of geography, geosciences and related branches of engineering. It combines the GIS toolsets with statistical/geostatistical tools to develop spatial datasets, and analyze and model the interactions between its components to understand landform features, processes and their impacts on the user community.
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THE FACULTY�’S PARTICIPATION IN INTERNATIONAL COURSES
The Faculty of Earth Science and Engineering is committed on supporting the international mobility of students. Ten to twenty percent of each graduating class takes part in study abroad programs, mainly at German universities. To smooth the path of those studying abroad we have agreements with MSc programs in other universities regarding the acceptance or conversion of credits earned abroad.
The Faculty is a member of the Federation of European Mineral Programs (FEMP), within which three courses are available: the European Mining Course (EMC), the European Mineral Engineering Course (EMEC), and the European Geotechnical and Environmental Course (EGEC). Institutions taking part in the work of the FEMP are: Aalto University, Delft University of Technology, Miskolc University, RWTH Aachen University, Wroclaw University of Technology and the University of Exeter (Camborne School of Mines). The courses are taught in English following a curriculum that has been mutually agreed upon. The EMEC course has been transformed into a two-year master�’s course from 2014, in which two months of teaching are to be provided in Miskolc to both international and University of Miskolc students.
The primary means of international mobility for students is the Integrated Lifelong Learning Program European Exchange Program (the former Erasmus and Leonardo programs). The Faculty currently offers 26 subjects taught in English to participants.
In addition to these opportunities, the departments and institutes of the Faculty also have international research partner institutions who host our students, especially for carrying out thesis-related research, within the framework of programs such as DAAD, Norway Grants, etc.
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ALUMNI AND THEIR CAREERS
Dr. Tamás FANCSIK Director, Geological and Geophysical Institute of Hungary
Dr. Fancsik graduated from the Faculty of Earth Science and Engineering in 1992 with a degree in geophysical engineering, and was awarded the degree of Candidate of Technical Science in 2000. After spending a year at Borsodchem Zrt. in environmental protection, in 1996 he began to work at the Eötvös Loránd Geophysical Institute, where he was steadily promoted, taking over as director in June 2004. From 2010 he also led the Geological Institute of Hungary as a crisis manager. With the merging of the two institutes, Dr. Fancsik became director of the Geological and Geophysical Institute of Hungary. He is also president of the Association of Hungarian Geophysicists and advisory board member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Section of Earth Sciences. In addition to his work as director and president, he teaches at the University of Szeged as an honorary Associate Professor, and at the University of Miskolc as an honorary Professor.
As an alumni of the Faculty, Dr. Fancsik had the following words to say about the significance of the geophysical engineering program in his career:
�“I studied in the five-year engineering program at the University of Miskolc, so in terms of the current system, I obtained the equivalent of an MSc degree with one diploma. The knowledge that can be gained at the university is carefully thought out, and can be acquired through subjects that build on each other, but that wasn�’t the only thing of worth offered by the university. There were direct connections between the needs of the industry and the topics covered in the subjects taught. Besides that, the charismatic teaching staff made the basic knowledge of engineering colorful and enjoyable, and presented it in a system of thought whose objective was the development of an intellectual and creative engineering perspective. The main point was to acquire a way of thinking, and the University of Miskolc provided a real chance to do so. There is yet another side to the �“game�”, one that we could call educating for real life. This is having the individual maturity to recognize the determination and talent within yourself and to let it emerge. The university environment is like a seed bed in which we sow viable and unviable �“seeds�” and through this, form ourselves into the people that we will be later in life. The longer we leave the soil uncultivated, the more opportunities are lost and the less our chances are of fully nurturing our inner talents. The University of Miskolc, in its traditions and in its present, in its facilities and in its dedicated teachers, delivers the ideal intellectual and professional surroundings for students to develop themselves and become specialists in their fields.�”
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Dr. Attila KOMJÁTHYPrincipal Investigator and UNB Adjunct Professor, NASA - Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology
�“I started my undergraduate studies at the University of Miskolc (then called Technical University of Heavy Industry) specializing in Mining Engineering in 1984. After graduation in 1989 with highest honors, I stayed on as a graduate student at the Department of Geodesy and Mine Surveying. In the early 1990s the first opportunities opened up for Hungarian graduate students to apply for scholarships at various universities abroad. After submitting applications to multiple research groups in the four corners of the world, I received and accepted an offer from the Department of Geodesy and Geomatics Engineering at the University of New Brunswick (UNB) in Canada, to continue with my studies supported by a full scholarship. I spent six years completing my Ph.D. research in the GPS Group led by Prof. Richard Langley. My dissertation, entitled �“Global Ionospheric Total Electron Content Mapping Using the Global Positioning System�” was awarded with the Canadian Governor General�’s Gold Medal in 1998. Upon completion of my research, I received a research position at the Colorado Center for Astrodynamics Research (CCAR) of the University of Colorado at Boulder. The work revolved around developing new and innovative technologies using surface reflected GPS measurements to estimate wind speed, wind direction, soil moisture. This was a novel and inexpensive tool in the emerging field of GPS applied to remote sensing applications. During my four years as a research associate at the University Colorado, I started collaborating with research personnel at NASA�’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California. In 2001, I was offered a research scientist position at JPL. I have been working at JPL ever since, currently as a principal investigator and a research group leader, specializing in providing very precise ionospheric corrections for NASA�’s Deep Space Network. We communicate with JPL�’s nineteen spacecraft in the Solar System including the ones orbiting around Mars and the rover Curiosity currently exploring the surface of Mars �– designed, built, and operated at JPL out of Pasadena. In addition, as an adjunct Professor of the University of New Brunswick, I advise graduate students in completing their Master�’s and Ph.D. degrees.
I have been privileged to receive support and guidance from a great number of colleagues and friends from the University of Miskolc over the years. It all started at the Faculty of Mining Engineering where I had excellent mentors including Professors Ferenc Kovács, József Patvaros, Gábor Kolozsvári, and too many others to list. The quality of education we received easily measured up to the highest level by any international standard. The memorable lectures on fundamentals I listened to and strong science background I received at the University of Miskolc were essential in getting me up to speed upon my arrival to graduate school in Canada. The Professors in the Faculty of Mining Engineering have enjoyed and continue enjoying a worldwide reputation with traditions reaching back to Sopron and Selmecbánya. The legendary lectures of our Professors and the conducive and rewarding research environments at the university motivated me to turn research into my future career at NASA�’s foremost research laboratory where we develop technologies for unmanned space exploration of the Solar System. As an interesting piece of history and testament of the long history of high-quality education in Hungary, JPL was founded by the famous Hungarian-born Prof Theodore von Kármán in 1936 as a research laboratory for the California Institute of Technology. Dr. von Kármán�’s life-sized bronze bust is on permanent display by the entrance of the largest JPL auditorium named after him.�”
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Prof. László Csaba SZARKA Corresponding member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (MTA), Department head of an MTA research institute, Professor
�“I have to admit that I didn�’t choose my university in 1972 based on professional dedication, rather due to certain conditions peculiar to those days. Looking back from forty years on, however, I believe that my decision to apply to the geophysics engineering program at Miskolc turned out to be a good one. I graduated in 1977 as a member of a very close-knit and talented class of nine students. We learned that geophysics is characterized by the strict laws of physics and the broad view of geology at one and the same time. Our mission is to aid in learning more about such complex geological media as the interior of the Earth by using the precise measurements and concepts of physics. We need to be clear about the capabilities of geophysics, but also about its limitations. If the geophysical consequences of a hypothesized model do not agree with data from experience, it is the duty of the geophysicist to speak up, whether about geology or environmental science. While it is always possible to reject a hypothesis, it is much more difficult to prove it without a doubt. It is also sometimes the case that data from a model and from measurements can agree relatively well, and yet the model may be quite far from reflecting the geological reality. Carefully considered conclusions can be reached only when all possible data are taken into account.
Looking around our world, the geophysicist will soon comprehend that the resources of the Earth are finite. There is thus a simple reason for the most important environmental problems: mankind has not taken into account that the amount of energy, mineral raw materials, fresh water, and soil on our planet is finite, as is the load that can be put on the environment (the atmosphere, hydrosphere, geosphere and biosphere). Most of these factors are related to earth science. That is why it is primarily the responsibility of earth science (and within it, geophysics) to carry out new surveys �– globally and on national levels also �– of the natural treasures (resources and the environment) that have risen so extraordinarily in value, and reveal their possibilities. The more systematically we investigate these, the easier it will be to realize that the foundations of Hungary�’s future lie in its existing natural resources and environmental conditions. However, how things will turn out in the future depends on the quality of our human resources (among them our geophysical engineers). A good geophysical engineer of the future will not only possess excellent knowledge of the subjects studied, but also commitment to the profession and the nation: all of these qualities were what our Professors in Miskolc endeavored to instill in us, and what the spirit of Selmec and Sopron really signified.�”
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Dr. János ZSUGA Chairman of the Board of Directors, FGSZ Natural Gas Transmission Closed Company Limited by Shares
�“Professions dealing with energy are one of the most challenging in today�’s world. It is a fascinating and exciting area that has a major influence on a global scale. In order for us to perform well in the challenging world of energy, it is essential to acquire a broad range of knowledge. Based on many years of experience, I can say that the expanding range of opportunities provide engineers graduating from the Faculty of Earth Science and Engineering with a living and a career.�”
Tamás SZAKÁL Upstream managing director, MOL Hungarian Oil and Gas Company
�“Applicants to Miskolc are aspiring to the only institution of higher education in Hungary where they can acquire knowledge of the sustainable exploitation of the natural resources and raw materials that determine the global economy, and the methods for their utilization. Well constructed connections and cooperation between campus and companies lend support to obtaining a degree that will be competitive in the job market, which is the key to beginning a satisfactory career in the oil and gas industry, whether in the Hungarian or the international job market.�”
Dr. László SZABÓSenior Managing Training HTC, Managing board of Duna-Dráva Cement Ltd
�“The professional knowledge that has accumulated since its establishment in Selmecbánya has brought international recognition and job offers to mining engineers who have graduated from the University of Miskolc. The degree in mining engineering opened a gate to the world. I was able to join a professional community that actively participates in the international innovation process, so that its results can also be utilized in Hungary.�”
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Attila KOCSISProject Coordinator, Sanofi-Aventis Closed Company Limited by Shares
�“In the Faculty of Earth Science and Engineering, in addition to its specialized scientific knowledge, it is possible to obtain a general engineering degree that can be used in a variety of industrial sectors, and that can be further developed over time. In our rapidly changing world one of the basics for success is the ability to adapt to change.�”
Dr. Tamás HÁMORHead of the Legal and Administrative Department, Hungarian Office for Mining and Geology
�“Among my ancestors there were mining engineers and geologists, which is why I decided to pursue studies in geology. The universities worthy of serious consideration in the field were Eötvös Loránd University and the Technical University of Heavy Industry (today, the University of Miskolc). The second school was known for its industrial viewpoint, applied geology and engineering approach, and because of its unique campus and student life. Finding employment was not a problem for any of its graduates. While there were times when my career came to a standstill, those were the times when I experienced most strongly the helping hand of my alma mater, whose moral support was more valuable than any financial aid. I am proud to be able to contribute to the next generation and to our nation as a visiting lecturer at the University of Miskolc.�”
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Dr. Viktória GÁVELHead of Certification Office, Cemkut Ltd (Cement Industry R&D)
�“The Faculty of Earth Science and Engineering of the University of Miskolc offered me considerably more than the standard engineering course, since I was able to acquire an engineering perspective that was supplemented in a special way with a sound knowledge of materials. This particular combination of engineering and natural sciences means knowledge that is competitive around the world, which continues to form a solid basis for my further professional development.�”
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STUDENT TRADITIONS OF SELMEC AT THE FACULTY
STUDENT TRADITIONS OF SELMEC AT THE FACULTY
The University of Miskolc is a special place from the viewpoint of student life, differing from all other universities in Hungary. There is a system of traditions stretching hundreds of years old, called the Selmec Traditions (or sometimes mining/forestry/metallurgical student traditions). The traditions stretch back to the 1700s, to Selmecbánya, where the mining engineering course began. An important feature of the system is that the new students do not face the challenges of university life alone; students who already have two years of experience can be chosen to stand beside the freshmen to help them overcome obstacles, whether they are related to their studies, to administrative matters, personal issues or recreation and free time. In many cases this choice leads to a bond lasting a lifetime.
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The most important thing that the Faculty of Earth Science and Engineering and the student traditions can offer, aside from studies, is the frequent chance to develop relationships with others. Within this community there are opportunities to get to know not only fellow students, but also alumni of the Faculty who are now employed in industry. Alumni of the faculty join students in various events, as does the teaching staff. All participants have shared experiences and memories, and this contributes to getting to know each other more smoothly and naturally.
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UNIQUE FEATURES OF THE FACULTY: EDUCATION AND RESEARCH
An educational institution can remain successful and effective over a period as long as 275 years only if it�’s teaching and research contribute to socio-economic development and it continually modifies, develops and expands its research to follow research trends. When our predecessor was founded, for the first century of its history precious metals and ores ensured the power of the rulers and acted as the basis of the economy. The century of the industrial revolution brought a need for engineering knowledge and expertise to meet demands for energy sources, coal and industrial minerals. At the end of the 19th century and during the 20th century, demand expanded for intensive geological exploration, including mineral raw materials, and hydrocarbon exploration and production took on a major role.
The basic needs of today are for training specialists and engineers with high-level knowledge of the natural sciences, engineering, economics and law who are dedicated to the natural environment and prepared to carry out the management of natural resources and to ensure sustainable development. A determining element in the environmental pillar of sustainable development is natural resources, mineral resources, energy sources, water and the natural environment. The discovery, long-term use, protection and handling of these require advanced engineering knowledge.
The knowledge to be gained at the Faculty of Earth Science and Engineering at the University, now and in its earlier forms, has for centuries been serving the goal of sustainable natural resource management and helping to attain it. A major feature of the Faculty is that here students can not only acquire knowledge built on the foundation of earth and environmental sciences, but also the engineering and practical knowledge to implement the scientific knowledge.
The teaching and research fields that are the focus of the Faculty are those needed for the challenges of today: prospecting, production, and preparation of raw materials; exploration of energy sources (coal, petroleum, natural gas, biomass); geothermal energy; water supply management; exploration and production of waters (drinking, medicinal and thermal); geological information service, GIS data processing; geological simulation and modeling; and issues of social and economic geography. Other areas of teaching and research include the design, construction, and operation of special underground facilities, and the establishment of extremely deep drilling, along with the engineering solutions needed for such activities. Another area of study helps protect the natural environment and natural resources �– waste management, processing and utilization; environmental risk analysis; the identification of contamination and its remediation �– and provides the necessary knowledge for these purposes �– scientific, technical, legal and economic knowledge.
In addition to our high-quality courses and research and our well-qualified Professors and lecturers, the well-equipped modern network of laboratories for teaching and research and our international connections, study abroad programs and joint research projects also join to provide an excellent education. The system of traditions and humanism available here, combined with the high-level theoretical and practical knowledge to be gained in natural sciences and engineering, will continue to exert a major and positive influence throughout your career.
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Did you know that the world-famous engineer and mathematician Theodore von Kármán, who designed and built an early helicopter (with Oszkár Asbóth and Vilmos Zurovetz), taught mathematics at the predecessor to the Faculty?
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INSTITUTE OF MINERALOGY AND GEOLOGYDirector of Institute: Dr. Ferenc MÁDAI, Associate ProfessorDepartments:Department of Mineralogy and Petrography, Head of Dep�’t.: Dr. Sándor SZAKÁLL, Associate ProfessorDepartment of Geology and Mineral Resources, Head of Dep�’t.: Dr. György LESS, Professor
ResearchA considerable portion of the research being conducted in the institute is related to various areas of raw material exploration: mineral paragenesis; geochemistry; geology of mineral deposits; structural geology, tectonics, effects of raw material exploitation on the environment; and the geology of alternative energy sources. These areas are integrated in the CriticEl project currently in progress. Our research findings are known both nationally and internationally in the areas of descriptive and topographic mineralogy and archeometry and in the age-determination of Paleogene rocks using giant unicellulars. The institute carries out geological field investigations for both basic and applied research purposes. The major laboratory instruments �– electron microprobe, x-ray diffractometer, X-ray fluorescence spectrometer, Gandolfi camera, derivatograph �– provide a solid basis for mineral testing. In the past six years four species of minerals have been acknowledged by the International Mineralogical Association as new discoveries, and others are in progress.
Academic activityIn the BSc Earth Science and Engineering program the institute is in charge of the geology specialization, which provides knowledge in the fields of geological and geophysical engineering. The institute is also responsible for the MSc in Earth Sciences Engineering, primarily in the geological engineering module, which is the only course of its kind in the country. In addition, it teaches the core subjects of Principles in Mineralogy and Petrology and of Geology within all three BSc programs, while Geology of Hungary and Environmental Geology are to all students in certain programs. The main areas taught by the departments of the institute are: basic mineralogy and geology within different programs at the BSc and MSc level; more specialized subjects in petrology and geology in geology programs and specializations (in geology, geophysics, and hydrogeology); ore deposits and industrial minerals; geology and exploration of coal; petroleum geology, hydrocarbon exploration; environmental geology and mineral resource management. From the 1990s environmental geology emerged as a new direction for research, followed in the next decade by environmental mineralogy, environmental geochemistry, and the geochemistry of mining waste.
Industrial and university partnershipsThe institute has connections with prestigious European and Hungarian professional associations, research institutes and companies: the European Federation of Geologists; the Geological and Geophysical Institute of Hungary; Wroc aw University of Technology (Poland); Eötvös Loránd University (Hungary); Kjeøy Research and Education Center (Norway); Department of Geological Engineering, Istanbul Technical University (Turkey); Rotaqua Ltd. (Hungary); and Wildhorse Energy Hungary Kft.
http://geology.uni-miskolc.hu
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INSTITUTE OF MINING AND GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING
Director of Institute: Dr. József MOLNÁR, Associate ProfessorDepartments:Department of Mining and Geotechnical Engineering, Head of Dep�’t.: Dr. Ákos DEBRECZENI, Associate ProfessorDepartment of Geotechnical Equipment, Head of Dep�’t.: Dr. Gábor LADÁNYI, Associate Professor
ResearchThe institute has participated and continues to take part in Social Renewal Operational Program research projects in various topics. Earlier we dealt with sustainable natural resource management, and current projects are CriticEl, which researches the reserves of critical elements, and Kútf , which deals with surface and groundwaters. Some recent industrial research projects include designing the parts of a dredger for optimal comminution of rocks; diagnostic and safety testing of mining equipment; mechanical testing of rocks and geopolymers; and slope stability of open pit mines. Research is assisted by laboratories for geomechanics, rock mechanics, safety technology, CAD for rock machining, and noise and vibration testing. In recent years considerable development has taken place in the rock mechanics laboratory, which is now capable of modeling the stresses that occur deep in the Earth. The vibration testing equipment and dust measurement technology have also been updated.
Academic activityThe institute is in charge of the mining and geotechnology specialization of the BSc program in Earth Science and Engineering, and for the Mining and Geotechnological Engineering MSc program. The main topic areas in teaching are: assessment of mineral deposits; construction materials; energy sources; opening and constructing mines; mining technology and machinery; technical drawing and principles of machines; pumps; compressors; geomechanics; rock mechanics; mine safety; maintenance and diagnostics of machines; design of shells and plates; and noise and vibration. Subjects in these areas are also taught in other programs in the Faculty, and even in the Energetics Engineering program of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Informatics. In addition to BSc and MSc teaching, the institute also takes part in the doctoral school, and also teaches additional training courses to meet the practical needs of industry. Specialists from outside the university and from industry also help to pass on specific practical knowledge.
Industrial and university partnershipsThere are several companies that have entrusted the institute with research projects or that are partners in teaching or providing internships: Colas Északk Mining Ltd.; Department of Mining Engineering, Hacettepe University (Ankara, Turkey); Mátra Power Plant Company; Mecsek-Öko Ltd.; and MOL Hungarian Oil and Gas Company.
http://bgi.uni-miskolc.hu
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INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHY AND GEOINFORMATICS
Director of Institute: Dr. Károly KOCSIS, ProfessorDepartments:Department of Physical Geography and Environmental Sciences, Head of Dept.: Dr. Endre DOBOS, Associate ProfessorDepartment of Human Geography, Head of Dept.: Dr. Beáta SISKÁNÉ SZILASI, Associate Professor
ResearchThe most important research being conducted at the institute is concerned with international projects on geoinformatics modeling, mapping and database development in the topics of soil science, defenses against flooding, optimization of land use, and the environment, and research into the geographical analysis, evaluation and description of socio-economic processes. The institute works in close cooperation with other institutes of the university on several projects. One area of special importance is the micro-level analysis of social effects. Major projects include: V4 soil (Validation of the Central European soil database); Floodlog (Flood modeling and logistic model development for flood crisis management); e-SOTER (Regional pilot platform as EU contribution to a Global Soil Observing System); GS Soil (Assessment and strategic development of INSPIRE-compliant Geodata Services for European Soil Data); �“The Cross Border Knowledge Bridge in the Renewable Energy Sources Cluster in East Slovakia and North Hungary�” (KNOWBRIDGE) project; �“Study of municipalities�’ and other entities�’ readiness to address flood protection, increase their knowledge level in accordance with legislation�” HUSK/1011/2.1.2/0058; and numerous projects supported by the Hungarian Scientific Research Fund.
Academic activityThe institute is in charge of teaching BSc in Geography and its specializations in Geoinformatics Research and Teaching of Geography. The objective of the program is to train geographers who are able to study independently in their fields, building on their modern scientific perspective and foreign language knowledge. They acquire the theoretical and methodological foundation needed for understanding the natural, socio-economic and settlement environment and also knowledge of how the environment works and natural and socio-economic environments. In the MSc program in Geography, a geoinformatics specialization can be selected. The aim of the master�’s course is to train specialists who, based on their understanding of the geographical consequences of natural, environmental, technical and social phenomena, are capable of developing and applying original professional solutions, of presenting results, and of communicating with both experts and laymen.
Industrial and university partnershipsThe research partners of the institute are the Geographical Institute, Research Centre for Astronomy and Earth Sciences of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences; Szent István University; the Institute for Soil Sciences and Agricultural Chemistry, Centre for Agricultural Research, Hungarian Academy of Sciences; the European Commission Joint Research Center; Institute of Environment and Sustainability (Ispra, Italy); Technical University of Ko�šice (Slovakia).
http://foldrajz.uni-miskolc.hu
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INSTITUTE OF GEOPHYSICS AND GEOINFORMATICS
Director of Institute: Dr. Endre TURAI, Associate ProfessorDepartments:Department of Geophysics, Head of Dep�’t.: Dr. Endre TURAI, Associate ProfessorDepartment of Geodesy and Mine Surveying, Head of Dep�’t.: Dr. István HAVASI, Associate Professor
ResearchImportant research topics in the Department of Geodesy and Mine Surveying include: traditional geodesical-mine surveying, engineering geodesical and geometrical data acquisition procedures in GIS; GIS; geoinformatics; geodesical IT; geostatics; risk calculation. In the Department of Geophysics the primary research profile since its establishment has been prospecting for and exploiting raw materials, as well as covering basic and applied research, development of methods and instruments in connection with the protection of our environment. The department also played a significant role in the introduction of and further development of the telluric �– and later the magnetotelluric �– method to Hungary for application in hydrocarbon research. The department is also widely known for its results in developing in underground geophysical methods �– particularly coal seam sounding �– and in planning and constructing instruments used in coal and bauxite mining. The current focus of research is on methods for the efficient extraction of geological information hidden in measured data, researching and developing methods for inversion and tomographical, geostatistical, and geophysical data processing. Part of this research takes place within the MTA-ME Earth Science and Engineering Research Group.
Academic activityThe Department of Geophysics carries out the teaching of geophysics subjects in the Earth Science specialization of the BSc in Earth Science and Engineering, and is responsible for the MSc in Earth Sciences Engineering and for the specializations of Geophysical Engineering and Geoinformatics Engineering. The Department also provides several subjects in the BSc programs in Environmental Engineering and Geography, as well as in other specializations within Earth Science and Engineering, and for all MSc programs. The department leads the research topic of Applied geophysics research in the Mikoviny Sámuel Doctoral School of Earth Sciences. The rate of students gaining PhD degrees in this topic is nearly 50% (which is considered very high for this university and high nationally), demonstrating the effectiveness of the doctoral study program in this area. The Department of Geodesy and Mine Surveying instructs every student of the Faculty at the BSc level and the majority of MSc students as well.
Industrial and university partnershipsThe major professional connections of the institute are with the European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers, the European Geophysical Society, Deutschen Geophysikalischen Gesellschaft, University of Rome �“La Sapienza�”, AGH University of Science and Technology (Krakow), the MTA Scientific Committee on Geophysics, the Geological and Geophysical Institute of Hungary, MOL Hungarian Oil and Gas Company, International Society for Mine Surveying, and the MTA Scientific Committee on Geodesy.
http://geophysics-geoinformatics.uni-miskolc.hu
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INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
Director of Institute: Dr. Balázs KOVÁCS, Associate ProfessorDepartments:Department of Hydrogeology and Engineering Geology, Head of Dept.: Dr. Péter SZ CS, ProfessorDepartment of Environmental Engineering, Head of Dept.: Dr. Tamás MADARÁSZ, Associate Professor
ResearchThe most important research topics within the area of hydrogeology are: water exploration and acquisition, water protection planning; hydrology and hydrography; investigating characteristics of hydraulic fracturing; protection of water resources; karst hydrogeology; and hydrodynamics and transport modeling. Within the area of engineering geology, important topics for research are: engineering geology preliminary investigations for engineering works; researching dynamic geological processes; slope stability investigations; laboratory investigations in soil mechanics; civil engineering mapping; landfills; and in general, the geotechnics of environmental protection. The environmental management activities of the institute cover management for sustainable water supply; protection of vulnerable water resources; waste management, conservation of nature; protection of water quality; and problems related to the remediation of contaminated sites. The institute has been running the Bükk Karstic Water Monitoring System for more than twenty years. Implementing the KÚTF project (developing international research potential related to groundwater) is of special importance; this project will involve essentially all Hungarian hydrogeological researchers in a joint investigation of the groundwater supply of the Northern Hungary region.
Academic activityThe institute teaches subjects in hydrogeology, geotechnical and engineering geology, and environmental engineering in practically every BSc and MSc program, and also leads the geoenvironmental engineering specialization in the Environmental Engineering BSc program as well as in the Hydrogeology Engineering and Environmental Engineering MSc programs. The institute is proud to offer two postgraduate specialist training programs, in Hydrogeology and in Thermal Waters Management.
Industrial and university partnershipsA multilayered network of professional relationships has developed over the years in order to carry out practical and applied research tasks. Of these connections, the most important are: water conservancy directorates; inspectorates for environmental protection, natural protection and water management; water companies; PannErgy; Mecsekérc Environmental Protection Ltd.; Nitrokémia Ltd.; Tatai Environmental Protection Ltd.; Golder Associates (Hungary) Ltd.; and Michelin Hungária Ltd.
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INSTITUTE OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Director of Institute: Dr. Zoltán TURZÓ, Associate ProfessorDepartments:Department of Petroleum Engineering, Head of Dep�’t.: Dr. Zoltán TURZÓ, Associate ProfessorDepartment of Natural Gas Engineering, Head of Dep�’t.: Dr. István SZUNYOG, Associate ProfessorResearch Institute of Applied Earth Sciences in partnership with the Institute, Head of Dep�’t.: Dr. Tibor BÓDI, Associate Professor
ResearchThe institute�’s areas of research are primarily related to the oil, natural gas and renewable energy branches of industry: oil and gas production technology; multi-phase flow in oil and gas wells; rheology; design of oil pipelines; reservoir mechanics; measurement of special petrophysical properties; estimation of hydrocarbon supplies; well tests; enhanced recovery; drilling technology; well completion design; and blow-out prevention. Research projects are also in progress dealing with integrated hydrocarbon transport and storage systems, natural gas distribution and user systems; combined utilization of natural gas and renewable thermal energy; biogases; geothermal energy production and supply systems; and hydrocarbon storage. The institute particularly focuses on investigating current technological issues of geothermal energy, biogases, renewable gases, and carbon dioxide transport and storage. The research laboratory environment is very good, thanks to the Research Institute of Applied Earth Sciences, among others. Mainly reservoir mechanics and petrophysics measurements and research are conducted in the labs.
Academic activityThe University of Miskolc is the only educational institution in Hungary that offers a program in oil and gas engineering. The Petroleum and Natural Gas Institute is involved in programs at all levels of higher education; it is responsible for the oil and gas engineering specialization in the BSc program in Earth Science and Engineering; for the MSc program in Petroleum Engineering; and for the MS in Petroleum Engineering taught in English. For those who graduated from a different program or specialization, opportunities for further training are offered in postgraduate specialist training programs in Natural Gas Supply, Geothermal Engineering, Petroleum Engineering, and Drilling Engineering, as well as the Well Control Training School. Courses are taught by highly qualified experts using their practical experience in the field. The institute is responsible for the research topic of Fluid production and transport systems in the Mikoviny Sámuel Doctoral School of Earth Sciences.
Industrial and university partnershipsThe Institute of Petroleum and Natural Gas has established strong professional and research connections that go back for decades. The most important are with: MOL Hungarian Oil and Gas Company; FGSZ Ltd.; Rotary Drilling Ltd.; TIGÁZ Ltd.; TIGÁZ-DSO Natural Gas Distribution Ltd.; and TXM Exploration and Production LLC.
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INSTITUTE OF RAW MATERIAL PREPARATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROCESSING
Director of Institute: Dr. József FAITLI, Associate ProfessorDepartments:Department of Mechanical Processing, Head of Dep�’t.: Dr. Imre GOMBKÖT , Associate ProfessorDepartment of Bioprocessing and Reaction Techniques, Head of Dep�’t.: Dr. Ljudmilla BOKÁNYI, Associate Professor
ResearchThe research tasks carried out in the Institute are focused upon processing technologies - mechanical processing, as well as biological, chemical and thermal processing, of primary mineral raw materials and wastes. An important area is the environmental processing, decontamination of air, treatment of waste water and soil. Institute�’s activities are acknowledged domestically and internationally. The laboratories of the Institute enlist the following units: Comminution-classification-agglomeration; Raw material and waste processing (gravity separation, flotation, magnetic-electric and optical separation); Nano-processing; Bioprocessing and Reaction Techniques; Wastewater technology; Powder technology and multi-phase flow, Aggregates and Process Control labs.
Academic activityThe Institute leads own programs and/or specializations at the BSc, MSc and PhD levels, and provide a significant number of subjects for other programs. The Institute is in charge of the specialization of Raw material processing in the Earth Science and Engineering BSc program and the Environmental Processing in the Environmental Engineering BSc program. In Master�’s studies, the Institute is in charge of the Preparation Engineering program, and the Environmental Technology module in the Environmental Engineering program. Within the Doctoral School of Earth Sciences, four main topic groups are involved: mechanical processing, raw material and waste preparation, environmental processing, and geotechnics for environmental protection. The Institute participates in the European Geotechnical and Environmental and the European Mineral Engineering Courses of the Federation of European Mineral Programs, providing MSc subjects taught in English.
Industrial and university partnershipsThe companies and educational institutions that work in close cooperation with the institute are: Omya Hungary Ltd.; AVE Miskolc Environmental Protection and Waste Management Ltd.; Perlit-92 Mining Ltd.; Vertikál Civil Engineering and Communal Service Ltd.; ALCUFER Industrial and Commercial Ltd.; Universität Paderborn; Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg; Montanuniversität Leoben; and Technische Universität Berlin.
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OUR PROFESSORS
Prof. Barnabás CS KE, Candidate of ScienceA mining engineer, he has been Professor of the Institute of Raw Material Preparation and Environmental Processing since 1998. He was awarded the Széchényi Professor�’s Scholarship (1997). His areas of research are: mechanical process engineering, raw material preparation technology, testing of fundamental properties of disperse material systems, modeling and optimization of comminution and preparation processes; and the development of technologies, procedures and equipment for waste processing. He has led numerous Hungarian and international projects in these areas. He teaches subjects in comminution and agglomeration, processing of minerals and of waste, and waste management. He was a visiting Associate Professor at TU Bergakademie Freiberg in 1988. He has 182 professional publications, and holds 14 patents. For years he was a member of the International Scientific Committee and International Advisory Committee of International Mineral Processing Congress.
Prof. Mihály DOBRÓKA, Doctor of Hungarian Academy of SciencesProf. Dobróka gained a degree in physics from the Kossuth Lajos University in Debrecen in 1972, and the university doctoral degree from Eötvös Loránd University in 1976. He was awarded the Candidate of Technical Science degree in 1986, and the Doctor of Science degree by the Hungarian Academy of Science in 1996. He has been working at the University of Miskolc since 1972: first in the Department of Physics (1972-1983), and then in the Department of Geophysics, where he was made Professor in 1997. From 1997 he has taken on several leadership positions (Head of Department, Institute Director), and served as the University�’s vice-rector for scientific and international affairs from 2004 to 2013. He is currently the Professor of the Institute of Geophysics and Geoinformatics and leader of the Mikoviny Sámuel Doctoral School of Earth Sciences.
Prof. János FÖLDESSY, Candidate of ScienceProf. Földessy is a geologist and Professor in the Institute of Mineralogy and Geology. He earned his MSc degree at the University of Sydney (Australia) in 1980, and Candidate of Technical Science degree by the Hungarian Academy of Sciences in 1986. He has participated in a number of ore exploration projects, including Lahóca gold project in Recsk, the Recsk porphyry and skarn Cu deposit, Telkibánya epithermal gold, and Rudabánya stratiform Pb-Zn deposits. He spent five years in Cuba working as mineral exploration expert, and managed a Slovakian gold ore exploration program. He is currently the scientific director of the CriticEl strategical raw materials basic research R&D project.
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Prof. Károly KOCSIS, Corresponding Member of Hungarian Academy of SciencesCorresponding member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (MTA), Professor of the Institute of Geography since 2001. Head of the Department of Human Geography (2000-2010), Director of the Institute of Geography (2007-). Director and research Professor of the MTA CSFK Institute of Geography. Member of the MTA Presidium, president of the MTA Presidential Committee for Hungarian Science Abroad. His main areas of research and teaching are population, settlement, ethnic, religious and political geography. He has led several dozen research projects, and is an active member of numerous academic committees and organizations related to MTA (doctoral committees in the areas of public education, human and physical geography, demographics, and earth science), the Hungarian Geographical Society (MFT), and Hungeo. He has over 350 publications, has authored 16 books, and has been cited 1,250 times. He is the recipient of several professional awards.
Prof. György LESS, Doctor of Hungarian Academy of SciencesProf. Less graduated as a geologist from the Moscow Geological University and worked in the Geological Institute of Hungary until 2005, when he began teaching full-time at the University of Miskolc (he had taught part-time since 1999). He received his PhD degree in 1993, and the title of Doctor of HAS (Hungarian Academy of Sciences) in 2008, which is also the year of his habilitation. He became a Professor in the Institute of Mineralogy and Geology in 2010, and is currently the Head of the Department of Geology and Mineral Resources. His research areas are the stratigraphy and paleontology of larger benthic foraminifera from the Paleogene and the geology and structural evolution of the Paleo-Mezozoic mountain ranges of northeast Hungary (the Bükk and the Aggtelek-Rudabánya ranges). He led geological mapping expeditions to central Libya. His publications (more than 130) have been cited over a thousand times.
Prof. Imre SZABÓ, Candidate of ScienceMSc in mining engineering (1967), geotechnical foundation engineer (1971), dr. univ. (1979), CSc (1989), PhD (2004), habilitation (2005). Assistant Lecturer 1967-1975, Assistant Professor 1975-1990, Associate Professor 1990-2006, Professor from 2006, head of the Department of Hydrogeology and Engineering Geology 1995-2011. Awarded by the Széchenyi Professor Scholarship (1998-2002) and the Széchenyi István scholarship (2003-2005). Author of more than 130 publications (13 textbooks and 5 books or monographs included) and more than 450 reports and studies. Research areas: soil mechanics, engineering geology, geotechnics, environmental geotechnics, waste disposal, recultivation and aftercare of landfills, remediation of contaminated sites.
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Prof. Péter SZ CS, Dean, Doctor of Hungarian Academy of SciencesHe graduated from the Technical University of Heavy Industry (the former name of the University of Miskolc) in 1988 with an honors degree in geophysical engineering. He began his career at the Department of Geophysics, then the Mining Chemistry Research Laboratory of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. He was granted the university doctoral degree in 1993, and the PhD in 1996. From 1998 to 2010 he was an Associate Professor at the Department of Hydrogeology and Engineering Geology, becoming a Professor and Head of Department in 2010. His areas of expertise are: hydrogeology; hydrodynamics and transport modeling; well hydraulics; development of calibrated and regressive procedures; investigation of underground flow systems; mineral, exploration for mineral, medicinal and thermal waters; protection of the water supply; and investigation of geothermal systems. He was awarded the title of Doctor of MTA in 2009 and completed the habilitation. He is currently the Dean of the Faculty of Earth Science and Engineering (from July 1, 2013).
Prof. Gábor TAKÁCS, Doctor of Hungarian Academy of SciencesProfessor at the Petroleum Engineering Department, Head of Department (1995-2012). Prof. Takács has taught at Texas Tech University and at The Petroleum Institute, Abu Dhabi where he was Director of the Petroleum Engineering program from 2007-2012. He has more than 35 years teaching and research experience in the field of production technology, and authored several books published in the US: Modern Sucker-Rod Pumping (1993), Sucker-Rod Pumping Manual (2002), Gas Lift Manual (2005), and Electrical Submersible Pumps Manual (2009). In 1995/96 he was selected SPE Distinguished Lecturer, was Outstanding Technical Editor for the SPE journal �“Production and Facilities�” 1992-2003; chaired the Artificial Lift TIG (Technical Interest Group) of SPE in 1997-2003. He has over 100 publications in his research field i.e. the design and optimization of artificial lift installations. He is a well-known consultant and instructor on production engineering and artificial lift topics.
Prof. László TIHANYI, Candidate of ScienceProfessor of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Institute, Professor since 1998. Vice-dean of the Faculty of Earth Science and Engineering (1994-2009), dean of the Faculty (2009-2013), Director of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Institute (1995-2013), President of the board of the Mikoviny Sámuel Doctoral School of Earth Sciences. His main areas of researching and teaching are energy management, natural gas supply, hydrocarbon transport and underground gas storage. He has led more than fifty R&D projects and research grant projects, both Hungarian and international. He is an active member of several academic and professional organizations, including the MTA Scientific Committee on Mining, the Hungarian Mining and Metallurgical Society (OMBKE), and the Hungarian Chamber of Engineers (MMK). Prof. Tihanyi has over 70 publications and is the co-author of 11 professional software programs. He is the recipient of a number of state and professional awards.
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OUR EMERITUS PROFESSORS
Prof. Gábor BARTHA, Doctor of Hungarian Academy of SciencesProf. István BÉRCZI, Candidate of ScienceProf. Elemér BOBOK, Doctor of Hungarian Academy of SciencesProf. Ákos GYULAI, Doctor of Hungarian Academy of SciencesProf. Attila HEVESI, Doctor of Hungarian Academy of SciencesProf. József JUHÁSZ, Doctor of Hungarian Academy of SciencesProf. Ferenc KOVÁCS, Full Member of Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Prof. István LAKATOS, Full Member of Hungarian Academy of SciencesProf. Zoltán NÉMEDI VARGA, Doctor of Hungarian Academy of SciencesProf. József PÁPAY, Full Member of Hungarian Academy of SciencesProf. Attila SOMFAI, Candidate of ScienceProf. Zsolt SOMOSVÁRI, Doctor of Hungarian Academy of SciencesProf. Iván TARJÁN, Doctor of Hungarian Academy of Sciences
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