László Gránásy#
Obituary
, Hungarian Academy of Science (in Hungarian)
Curriculum Vitae#
Education:
- Eötvös University, Budapest, 1974-1979
Diploma:
- 1979 Physics
- PhD: 1982 Solid state physics
- CSc: 1989
- DSc: 2004
Employers:
- Wigner Research Centre for Physics (WRCP, 2012-)
- Research Institute for Solid State Physics & Optics (RISSPO, 1979-2007 and 2009-2011)
- Brunel University, West London (BU, 2007-2009)
Positions held:
- Scientific advisor (2012-, WRCP), guest professor (2009-, BU)
- Professor of solidification (2007-2009, BU)
- Scientific advisor (2006-2007, RISSPO)
- Senior scientist (1990-2005, RISSPO)
- Scientific coworker (1983-1989, RISSPO)
Awards:
- Award for Young Scientists of HAS, 1989
- Research Award of RISSPO, 1992, 1997, 1999
- Physics Award of HAS, 2000
- Széchenyi Professorship at the Technical University Budapest, 2000-2003
- Academic Award of HAS, 2005
Expertise:
Theory of first order phase transformations: condensation and crystallization from melt/glasses with the main emphasis on nucleation processes. Applied techniques: discrete (cluster dynamics) and continuum models (Cahn-Hilliard, phase field, and density functional theory). Phase field modeling of complex polycrystalline morphologies. Dynamical density functional theory of crystallization.
Research work abroad:
- 1985-1986 (15 months): SENKEN, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
- 1992-1993 (20 months): Deutsche Forschungsanstalt für Luft- und Raumfahrt, Köln, Germany
- 1997 (3 months): University of Sheffield
- 1999 (3 months): University of Chicago
- 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 (3 months each): University of Bergen
- Publications: 174
- Invited talks at conferences/workshops: 64
- Independent citations: more than 2900
- h-index: 34 (27)
Research Grants:
- PI of 4 Hungarian OTKA grants, 6 ESA PECS, 2 ESA PRODEX projects, PI of Hungarian team in an EU 6th
- Framework Project and two EU 7th Framework Projects. Total 1.7 M€.
- Education activities: Supervision of 5 PhD students. Invited lecturer for the 5 days long course “Phase field modeling of solidification” at the Rolls-Royce DTC, Cambridge University, UK (delivered biannually).
