CURRICULUM VITAE
László Túri
Personal information
Name: Túri, László
Academic Degrees: Ph.D. City University of New York, New York City, USA, 1994.
C.Sc. Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, 1994.
Affiliation: Department of Physical Chemistry, Eötvös Loránd University
Official Address: Budapest 112, P. O. B. 32, Hungary, H-1518.
Education
1990-1994 City University of New York, New York City, USA. (1994 Ph.D. in Chemistry.)
1985-1990 Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary. (1990 MSc. in Chemistry.)
1980-1984 Balassi Bálint High-school, Balassagyarmat, Hungary.
Employment
2014-present. Head of Department; Eötvös Loránd University, Department of Physical Chemistry.
2012 - present: Professor; Eötvös Loránd University, Department of Physical Chemistry.
2007: Habilitation in Chemistry, Eötvös Loránd University
2001 - 2012: Associate Professor; Eötvös Loránd University, Department of Physical Chemistry.
1996 - 2001: Assistant Professor; Eötvös Loránd University, Department of Physical Chemistry.
1994 - 1996: Magyary Zoltán Fellow; Eötvös Loránd University, Department of Physical Chemistry.
1994 - 1995: Research Assistant; Eötvös Loránd University, Department of Physical Chemistry.
1990 - 1994: Graduate Assistant, Hunter College, CUNY, New York.
Teaching Experience
2004- present. (Eötvös Loránd University, Department of Physical Chemistry): Physical Chemistry lectures for chemistry-teacher students and for chemistry majors.
1996- present. (Eötvös Loránd University, Department of Physical Chemistry): Special lecture course for chemistry majors on “Molecular dynamics and chemical reactivity”. Special lecture course for chemistry majors on “Applied Computer Simulations”. Physical Chemistry laboratory courses for chemistry majors, biology majors, and for students who will become high-school chemistry teachers.
1994-1996 (Eötvös Loránd University, Department of Physical Chemistry): Thermodynamics and kinetics problem solving courses for chemistry majors in English and in Hungarian. Participation in the preparation of the Hungarian team for the International Chemistry Olympiad for High-School Students. Physical Chemistry laboratory courses for pharmaceutical students in Hungarian and in English.
B.Sc., M.Sc. and Ph.D. education: Ph.D. lectures, main M.Sc. and B.Sc. lecture courses, laboratory practices, problem solving classes, special laboratory courses in Physical Chemistry, special lecture courses
Education development: writing educational materials and internet-based lecture notes, developing materials for accreditations
Educating the new generation: Supervision of undergraduate scientific research, M.Sc. and Ph.D. dissertations
Other: Regular reviewing activities (undergraduate scientific works, M.Sc. and Ph.D. dissertations)
1990-1994. (Graduate Assistant, Hunter College, CUNY, New York): General Chemistry laboratory courses for first year undergraduate students. Organic Chemistry laboratory courses for first year undergraduate students. Computers in Chemistry courses for chemistry majors and graduate students.
Research
Main Research Fields
2000- : Methodical problems of mixed quantum-classical molecular dynamics simulations methods. Applications to the solvated electron system.
1994- : Kinetics and dynamics of electron solvation; dynamics of chemical reactions. Liquid simulation of the structure and dynamics of hydrogen-bonded liquids.
1989- : Hydrogen-bonding cooperativity and crystal formation; C-H...O hydrogen bonds; basis set superposition error; examination of aspartic proteases.
Publications
Number of publications in international scientific journals: 48
Cumulative impact factor: approximately 257
Impact factor per publication: 5.3
Independent citations for the publications: 1499
Hirsch index: 27
Lectures on international scientific meetings: 16
Poster presentations on international scientific meetings: 19
Invited seminars: 22
Distribution of Citations during the Scientific Career:
Selected publications:
Turi L.; ., Rossky, P. J. „Theoretical Studies of Spectroscopy and Dynamics of Hydrated Electrons” Chemical Reviews, 2012, 112, 5641.
Turi L.; Madarász Á. „Technical Comment on “Does the Hydrated Electron Occupy a Cavity?”” Science, 2011, 331, 1387.
Turi L.; Sheu, W.-S., Rossky, P. J. „Characterization of Excess Electrons in Water Cluster Anions by Quantum Simulations” Science, 2005, 309, 914.
Turi, L.; Borgis, D. „Analytical Investigations of an Electron-Water Molecule Pseudopotential. II. Development of a New Pair Potential and Molecular Dynamics Simulations.” J. Chem. Phys., 2002, 117, 6186.
Turi, L.; Dannenberg, J. J. „Correcting for Basis Set Superposition Error in Aggregates Containing More than two Molecules: Ambiguities in the Calculation of the Counterpoise Correction” J. Phys. Chem., 1993, 97, 2488.
Research Grants
2012: National Science Fund of Hungary (2013-2016: 25 652 000 HUF)
2009: National Science Fund of Hungary (supplementary support for international collaboration, 2010-2012: 3 000 000 HUF)
2008: National Science Fund of Hungary (2009-2012: 14 787 000 HUF)
2005: National Science Fund of Hungary (2005-2008: 8 500 000 HUF)
2001: Foundation for the Hungarian Higher Education and Research, (2001-2003, 5.000.000 HUF)
2000: National Science Fund of Hungary for Young Scientists (2000-2003: 3 300 000 HUF)
1997: National Science Fund of Hungary, financed from a World Bank Loan, (7000 USD)
1996: Foundation for the Hungarian Higher Education and Research, (500 000 HUF)
1995: National Science Fund of Hungary for Young Scientists (1996-99: 1 500 000 HUF)
1994: National Science Fund of Hungary, financed from a World Bank Loan, (6000 USD)
1994: Magyary Zoltán Fellowship, Foundation for the Hungarian Higher Education and Research, (300 000 HUF)
Other Fellowships
1999: Baxendale Bursary (Young Scientists’Award), 21st Miller Conference on Radiation Chemistry, 1999.
1997: Peregrinatio Fellowship, Peregrinatio II (ELTE) Foundation, Eötvös Loránd University.
1997: Baxendale Bursary (Young Scientists’ Award), 20th Miller Conference on Radiation Chemistry, 1997.
1993: Graduate Fellowship, Gordon Conferences on Physical-Organic Chemistry, Plymouth, New Hampshire, USA.
Visits Abroad
2012: Ecole Normale Supérieur, Paris, France, invited professor (1 month).
2007: Université d’Evry, Evry, France, invited professor (1 month).
2005: Université d’Evry, Evry, France, invited professor (1 month).
2003: University of Texas at Austin, Austin, USA (7 months).
2002: Université d’Evry, Evry, France, invited professor (2 months).
2000: Université d’Evry, Evry, France, invited professor (3 months).
1998: Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France (3 months).
1998: University of Texas at Austin, Austin, USA (1 month).
1995: University of Texas at Austin, Austin, USA (3 months).
1990-1994: City University of New York, USA.
Awards, Scientific Acknowledgements
2006: Öveges József Fellowship, NKTH, Budapest
2003: Bolyai János Research Fellowship, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest.
2003: Hungarian State Eötvös Fellowship, Ministry of Education of the Hungarian Republic, Budapest.
2000: Hungarian State Eötvös Fellowship, Ministry of Education of the Hungarian Republic, Budapest.
1999: Széchenyi Professorship, Ministry of Education of the Hungarian Republic, Budapest.
1994 Magyary Zoltán Fellowship, Foundation for the Hungarian Higher Education and Research, Ministry of Education of the Hungarian Republic, Budapest.
1993 Mina Rees Award in Mathematics and Sciences, Hunter College, CUNY. Award for the best graduating Ph.D. student in Mathematics and Sciences.
1993 Mina Rees Dissertation Year Fellowship Award, Graduate School and University Center, CUNY. Award for the most promising Ph.D. dissertation.
1992 Belle Zeller Award, Graduate School and University Center, CUNY. Award for the best Ph.D. student in Sciences.
1991 Helen Schectman Award, Department of Chemistry, Hunter College, CUNY. Award for the best first year Ph.D. student at the Chemistry Department.
1989 Award of the Hungarian Republic, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest.
Other Scientific Acknowledgements
1994- referee of the “Journal of American Chemical Society”
1997- referee of the “Journal of Physical Chemistry”
1999- referee of the “Journal of Computational Chemistry”
1999- referee of the journal “Computers and Chemistry”
2000- referee of the “Journal of Chemical Physics”
Memberships and Activities in Professional Associations
Organising international conferences, participation in professional organizations
Working Committee of Reaction Kinetics and Photochemistry (Hungarian Academy of Sciences), member
Membership in the Board of Faculty, educational and scientific committees of the Eötvös Loránd University
Participation in the activity of the Chemistry jury of the Hungarian Science Fund (OTKA)
Frequent reviewing activities in reviewing applications for scientific grants (OTKA, NKTH)
Languages
English (fluent), Hungarian (native).
Budapest, July 14, 2015. László Túri