Name: prof. dr. László Horváth (horvath.laszlo.dr@gmail.hu)

Personal data: place of birth: Budapest, Hungary

            Date of birth: 22 September, 1950

            Nationality: Hungarian

Education/Degrees: 

M.Sc. chemistry, Eötvös Loránd University Budapest, 1975

Dr. Univ. (geography, meteorology) Eötvös Loránd University Budapest, 1982

Candidate of Sciences (geographical sciences, meteorology)   Hungarian Academy of Sciences, 1989

Dr. of Sciences (meteorology, atmospheric chemistry) Hungarian Academy of Sciences, 2001

Doctor habil., Szent István University Gödöllő, 2007

Honour prof., Szent István University Gödöllő, 2008

Occupations:

1975-2011: Hungarian Meteorological Service, Budapest

2011- Retired, remained at HMS as president of Scientific Committee

2011-2013 Plant Ecology Research Group, Szent István University, Gödöllő

2006- Greengrass – Atmospheric Environment Expert Ltd.

Memberships:

            Hungarian Meteorological Society

            Association of Hungarian Chemists, Hungarian Aerosol Society   

            Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Scientific Committee of Meteorology

            Scientific Committee of Hungarian Meteorological Service (president)

            IUGG-IAPSO national representative

            Etc.

Main research topics:

      Atmospheric chemistry

            Background air pollution monitoring

            Biosphere-atmosphere exchange of trace materials

            Nitrogen budget between atmosphere and terrestrial ecosystems

            GHG emission from biosphere

National research projects (as leader): 12 (not detailed here)

International research projects (as national principal investigator): 9