Position: Full professor
Education, degrees:
- Sopron University, Fac. of Forestry, 1961-63.
- University of Technology, Dresden, Germany, 1963-67., Dipl. Forsting.
- Hungarian Academy of Science, 1979., CSc.
- Sopron University (DSc.)
- Hungarian Academy of Science, 1987 Dr. Sc.
- 2004 Corr. member of Hung. Ac.Sci.
Positions
- 1997- Director, Institute of Environmental and Earth Sciences, University of West Hungary (effect of long-term climate change on forest vegetation, conservation genetics)
- 1994-95 Fulbright scholar, Inst. of Forest Genetics, Placerville, California (research in adaptation and natural selection in pines). Inst. of Forest Genetics, Placerville (USA), vendégkutató (9 hónap)
- 1987-94. Head, Plant Sciences Dept., University of West Hungary, Sopron (teaching and research in forest genetics, ecology)
- 1975-86. Head, Kamon Arboretum, Forest Research Institute, Szombathely (forest tree breeding, progeny testing of pines)
- 1984-85. Visiting scientist, University of Toronto, Canada (analysis of common garden tests, development of genetic rules for reprod. material use in forestry)
- 1967-74. Head, Forest Tree Seed Laboratory, Forest Research Institute, Sárvár Expt. Sta. (forest seed testing, clone testing and development of seed orchards for pines)
Important missions and memberships
- President, Forestry Commision of the Hung. Academy of Sciences
- Head, PhD program in Environmental Sciences, Doctoral School of the University of West Hungary,
- Deputy Division head, IUFRO Div. 2, Physiology and Genetics, responsible for forest genetics,
- Coordinator, EUFORGEN Conifer Conservation Network and EUFORGEN national representative;
- Head, Commission for Forest Gene Conservation of the National Plant Genetic Resources Conservation Council (Ministry of Agriculture),
- Editorial Board member with Silvae Genetica (Frankfurt), Silva Fennica (Helsinki), Forest Genetics (Zvolen), Annals of Forest Science (INRA, Nancy)
Research interest
- Forest genetics
- Ecology generics
- Climate change effect analyses
Language
- German superlative
- English superlative
- Russian intermediate
