Hi, I am András TÓTH!
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Here you find my curriculum vitae with all the skills acquired over the years.
Education
1965 – 1969
Budapest, Chemical Technical School "Lajos Petrik".
Chemical technician.
1969 – 1975
Moscow State University of Fine Chemical Technologies.
Equivalent by homologation to a diploma obtained in the organic and biological chemistry department of the Faculty of Chemical Engineering of the Budapest University of Technology.
Chemical engineering technologist.
1980 – 1982
Scuola Normale Superiore and University of Pisa.
"Perfezionamento" studies.
Workplace, experience
1975 – 1980
Research Laboratory
for Inorganic Chemistry of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences:
Investigation of aluminum oxide chlorination reactions.
1980 – 1982
Scuola Normale Superiore
Scuola Normale Superiore and University of Pisa: Synthesis of copper(I) complexes, Schlenk techniques, crystallography, ORTEP drawing.
1982 – 1997
Research Laboratory
for Inorganic Chemistry of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences:
Surface modification and XPS Characterization of Polymers.
1998 – 2014
Chemical Research Center
Institute of Materials and Environmental Chemistry:
Research field: surface chemistry.
Material sciences,surface treatment of biomaterials, technologies, surface engineering, multidisciplinary science.
Material sciences,surface treatment of biomaterials, technologies, surface engineering, multidisciplinary science.
Degrees
1975
MSc. Thesis: Synthesis and Characterization of Organopolychlorosiloxanes
University of Fine Chemical Technologies, Moscow.
1980
Doctor rerum naturalium. Thesis: Thermogravimetric Studies on the Chlorination Reactions of Alumina.
Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest. Ph.D. 1981.
Doctoral school: György Hevesy Doctoral School of Chemistry.
Doctoral training:
Degrees of students acquired: 3
Degrees of students acquired: 3
1995
Thesis: Surface Modification and XPS Characterization of Polymers.
Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest.
C.Sc. 1996.
Position
1975 – 1980
Research assistant
1979 – 1995
Research fellow
1996 –
Senior research fellow
2007 – 2014
Head of laboratory
Scientific interest (Keywords)
Surface chemistry
XPS, ESCA. XAES, Auger parameter plot. Plasmon loss energy
Polymers
Siloxane, organosilicon, poly(dimethyl-siloxane), poly(vinyl-trimethyl-silane), polyimide, polyether ether ketone, polysulfone,
ethylene vinyl acetate, polyethylene-oxide (PEO), polypropylene, polyvinyl-chloride, polyethylene, ultra-high molecular
weight polyethylene UHMWPE, polyamide, poly(ethylene-terephthalate), poly(tetrafluoroethylene),
polycarbonate, polyvinylpyrrolidone,
bisphenol A carbonate PC.
Silicone rubber,high voltage electrical insulators, industrial applications.
Textile
cellulose, cotton, linen, flax, paper, wood, pulps
Biomaterials
Tannin. Polyvinylpyrrolidone. Chitosan immobilization.
Thin organic films.
Coatings.
Membrane separation
Microfiltration, ultrafiltration, nanofiltration,
reverse osmosis, dialysis, electrodialysis, pervaporation, gas separation, liquid membrane separation.
Particulate mineral fillers
Stearic acid layer, substrate-overlayer, monolayer coverage.
Surface modification ion beams. Low-energy ion implantation.
Stopping and Range of Ions in Matter SRIM/TRIM programs.
Fast atom beams 1 keV FAB
Plasma chemistry
RF plasma, corona discharge, plasma immersion ion implantation PIII, dielectric barrier discharge DBD, cold atmospheric air-plasma,
plasma jet.
Chemical vapor deposition CVD, physical vapor deposition PVD, DC magnetron sputtering
Surface energy
contact angle, wettability, hydrophilicity, hydrophobicity, superhydrophobicity,
lotus effect.
FTIR spectroscopy. Attenuated total reflectance ATR spectroscopy.
Raman spectroscopy.
Raman microspectroscopy.
Optical microscopy, digital camera
Colorimetry CIELAB
Surface. Electrical conductivity. Engineering polymers.
Orders of magnitude. Home-made digital picoamper-meter, DC.
Design of experiments DOE
Nanomechanical and nanotribological analysis
nanoindentation, hardness and Young modulus, surface
topography, abrasive wear, nanoscratch, friction. Roughness, smoothing, finishing.
Nanodiamond
Orthopaedic materials
Dental materials
Biomaterial surface modifications
Membership
Committee on Inorganic Chemistry and Materials Science (HAS)
Hungarian Chemical Society
Membrane Technique
(Hung. Chem. Soc.)
(Hung. Chem. Soc.)
Committee for Surface Chemistry and Nanostructure of Materials (HAS)
Scientific Committee for Central European Symposium on Plasma Chemistry
Awards
Researcher Prize. Chemical Research Center of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, 2007
Certificate. ValDeal Innovation Zrt. and
The University of Texas at Austin IC2 Institute, 2007
The University of Texas at Austin IC2 Institute, 2007
Patents
174 343 1976, 211 184 1993, Russian 2072890, P 0700129 2007, International WO 2008/096186 A1, P 0700445 2007, P 0900416 2009
Knowledge of languages
Hungarian - mother tongue
English (C), Italian (C), Russian (C).
Publications (MTMT2:10008066)
Books, editors: 3
Chapters: 33
Publications: 204
All citations: 3271
Independent citations: 2612
Hirsch index: 30