Orsolya Valkó#
| Membership Number: | 7509 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION |
| Elected: | 2026 |
| Main Country of Residence: | HUNGARY |
| Homepage(s): | https://www.seed-ecology.hu/ |
| ORCID: | 0000-0001-7919-6293 |
| Publication Link: | https://scholar.google.hu/citations?hl=hu&user=PwD4cKcAAAAJ&view_op=list_works&sortby=pubdate |
Present and Previous Positions
- 2020 Research group leader, scientific advisor, HUN-REN Centre for Ecological Research
- 2013 - 2019 Assistant professor, University of Debrecen
Fields of Scholarship
- Grassland ecology
- Seed ecology
- Restoration ecology
- Dispersal
- Fire ecology
- Ecosystem engineering
- Vegetation science
- Conservation biology
Honours and Awards
- ERC Advanced Grant 2025 – passed to Step 2 (interview on 16 March 2026)
- 2023 L’Oreal – UNESCO for Women in Science Prize, for established scientists
- 2020 Bolyai Award of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (Bolyai Plaquette – awarded to the highest performing awardees) (2020)
- 2018 Young Scientist Award of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences
- 2017 “Best Woman Researcher of the Year" in the University of Debrecen
- 2017 Women in Science award in Agricultural Sciences from the HAS, UNESCO and Women in Science Association
- 2014 Young Investigator Award of the Hungarian Ecological Society
- 2014 L’Oreal – UNESCO for Women in Science Prize, for young scientists
- 2013 Young Investigator Award in Environmental Protection, Hungarian Academy of Sciences
