Norbert Kroó, Vice-President of HAS (Natural Sciences)

Curriculum Vitae

• Born: In Budapest, 19. 09. 1934
  Diploma: Eötvös Lorand University, Budapest, 1958. Physicist
  In the last 2 years of studies: Presidential scholarship
  Married: 1958 Ibolya Kamilla Harsanyi, highschool teacher
  Children: 
  Győző, Erik (1960): Engineer, electronics
  Kornelia, Nora (1965): Architect

Address:

• Hungarian Academy of Sciences
  H-1051 Budapest, Roosevelt tér 9.
  Tel.: (+36-1) 331 43 79
  Fax: (+36-1) 302 48 08
  e-mail: kroo@office.mta.hu

• Research Institute for Solid State Physics and Optics of HAS
  H-1121 Budapest, Konkoly-Thege M. út 29-33.
  Tel.: (+36-1) 395 91 53
  Fax: (+36-1) 395 92 78
  e-mail: kroo@pszfki.hu
  web: www.szfki.hu/general.html

Degrees and honours

• Candidate of physical sciences
  Sub Auspiciis doctor with golden ring of the President of Hungary
  Doctor of Sciences
  Correspondent member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences
  Ordinary member of the HAS
  Member of Academia Europaea
  Member of Hungarian Academy of Engineering
  Member of the European Academy of Science and Art
  Correspondent Member of the Spanish Royal Academy of Engineering
  Honorary Member of the Royal Jordanian Scientific Society

Member of Societies

• Hungarian Physical Society
  Hungarian Nuclear Society
  Hungarian Medical Laser Society
  European Physical Society
  Optical Society of America
  IEEE
  National Geographical Society
  Institute of Physics (UK, fellow)
  Euroscience (Founding Member)

Committee Membership
(Hungarian, not complete list)

• National Committee for Technological Development
  Science Advisory Committee of the Government
  Research Council of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (Chair)
  International Relation of HAS (Chair)
  Informatics Infrastructure Council of the Government, Member, Chair
  Movement of Europe (Vice-President)
  UNESCO National Committee

Prizes and awards

• Prize of HAS for research achievements
  Zoltan Gyulai Prize of the Hungarian Physical Society
  Order of Labour, golden grade
  Peter Pazmany Prize
  Alexander von Humboldt Prize
  The Pro Doctorandis Prize (Assoc. of Hungarian PhD students)
  Honoris Causa Doctor Helsinki University of Technology
  The Jedlik Prize of the Hungarian Patent Office
  The Cross of the Hungarian Republic with the star
  Honorary Medal “De Scientia et Humanitate Optime Meritus” of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic
  The “Nummum Academiae Memorialem Tribuit” medal of the
  Slovak Academy of Sciences

Publications

• About 300 scientific publications, 40 patents, 6 books, numerous technical reports and science policy publications

Editorial Boards

• ECSAJA (Dubna)
  Journal of Quantum Optics
  Journal of Physics (IOP)

Work abroad

• Sweden with IAEA scholarship
  Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna, Deputy Director
  Visiting Professor for 1-2 months almost each year, after 1983 in different European countries.
  As winner of the Alexander von Humboldt Research Award regular work in the Max Planck Institute for Quantum optics, Garching, Germany (also before the prize).

Working in

• Central Research Institute for Physics of the HAS
  Director of the Research Institute for Solid State Physics and Optics
  Under-secretary of State, Ministry of Education
  Secretary General, HAS
  Vice-President, HAS

Education

• Professor, Eötvös Lorand University, Budapest
  Head of external chair in the Research Institute for Solid State Physics of this university
  Professor, Technical University, Budapest

International activity

• European Physical Society. President
  Academia Europaea
  Chairman, Section of Physical and Engineering Sciences
  Member of Council
  UNESCO
  Member of the Physics Advisory Board
  ICSU
  Member of the Scientific Freedom Committee
  Member of the General Assembly
  European Science Foundation
  Member of Governing Council
  Member of the Standing Committee of Physical and Engineering sciences
  Member of EURAB (European Research Advisory Board)
  Member of the Expert Group on ERC
  Member of the Academic Advisory Board of Collegium Budapest (Institute of Advanced Studies)
  Member of the Science Advisory Board of Helsinki Institute of Physics
  Opponent of DSc thesis works in several countries
  Member of Selection Committees of the EU and EU countries
  Host of PhD students from several countries
  Member of the Scientific Council of the European Research Council
  Member of the High Level Expert Group on Digital Libraries of the EC