János Bolyai Research Scholarship 2022 – The success of Anita Erőss

The list of researchers who won the János Bolyai Research Scholarship in 2022 has been announced, and among the winners is Anita Erőss, one of the main members of the Chair. The János Bolyai Research Scholarship is a performance-oriented, high-prestige, national scholarship of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, founded in …

Special Issue: From Groundwater Flow System Understanding toward Sustainable Water Management

Publications of joint work were published in the special issue “From Groundwater Flow System Understanding toward Sustainable Water Management” in the Water MDPI journal. The digital publication brings together manuscripts from various fields of groundwater studies for common understanding of groundwater flow systems and for better water management.   The special …

Hydrogeological field exercise in the surroundings of Jászszentlászló and Kerekegyháza

The regular annual hydrogeological field exercise was held between June 7-10, 2022, the purpose of which is for students to learn about established hydrogeological field methods, to perform measurements, and to be able to answer complex hydrogeological questions through field data collection. In addition to the Hungarian geology students, Stipendium …

Visit to the geothermal system of Bőny

On June 2, 2022, within the framework of the ‘Thermal waters and geothermal’ and ‘Applied geothermal’ courses, the staff of the Chair organized a geothermal trip to the geothermal system of Bőny, with a total of 24 participants.  During the visit, Ágnes Pelczéder, an employee of PannErgy Plc., which established …

Participation at the “Groundwater, key to the sustainable development goals” conference in Paris

The international conference “Groundwater, key to the sustainable development goals” was held between May 18 and 20, 2022, at Sorbonne University, in Paris. It was organized by the French Hydrogeology Chapter of the International Association of Hydrogeologists (IAH-CFH) and the French National Commission for UNESCO. The purpose of the conference …

Members of the Hydrogeology Chair attended EGU General Assembly 2022

The EGU General Assembly 2022, the first hybrid EGU meeting, was a great success, with 12,332 presentations in 791 sessions. A total of 7,315 participants from 89 countries attended the conference in person in Vienna and 7,002 participants from 116 countries followed the sessions via online.  The conference was held …

195th General Assembly of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences – Lecture session with the participation of the Chair on the occasion of the International Year of Caves and Karst

In connection with the 195th General Assembly of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, on May 19, 2022, a scientific session was held in the Great Hall of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences on the occasion of the International Year of Caves and Karst.  On behalf of the Chair, two of …

The habilitation lecture of Judit Mádl-Szőnyi

Professor Judit Mádl-Szőnyi held her online lecture related to the habilitation procedure on May 13, 2022, under the title “Water as a living space, ecosystems and groundwater“.   The members of the habilitation committee were Dr. Szabolcs Harangi Szabolcs, president, Dr. Enikő Magyari, Dr. Péter Szűcs, Dr. Dénes Lóczy, Dr. Ákos …