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Tamás KOVÁCS, Ph.D.   

School of Physics and Astronomy
University of Leeds, Leeds, UK

Leeds, LS2 9JT

Phone: (+44) 113 343 1675
E-mail: takovacs@gmail.com

 

CV:

Born: 19th September 1980, Ózd (Hungary)

Status: married, father of one boy (Tamás Kovács, born: 14th June 2008)

Qualification:  PhD, Chemistry, Physical Chemistry (2007)

 

Education history:

·      1987-1995  : primary school, Vasvár Street Primary School, Ózd

·      1995-1999  : grammar school, Földes Ferenc Grammar School, Miskolc

·      1999-2004  : university student, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest

·      2004-2007  : PhD student, Chemistry Doctoral School,

                              Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest

 

     Chemistry degree (specialized in chemical informatics and physical chemistry), (2004)

                             Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest

                            (diploma project: Studies of Reactions of Singlet Methylene using Laser Flash

    Photolysis, supervisors: Prof. Michael J. Pilling, School of Chemistry, University of

                            Leeds and Prof. Tamás Turányi, Eötvös Loránd University)

 

                              Chemistry PhD (physical chemistry), (2007)

                              Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest

     (PhD thesis: Investigation of processes taking place in thermal plasmas with reaction  

     kinetic models, supervisor: Prof. Tamás Turányi, Eötvös Loránd University Institute of Chemistry)                 

 

Language knowledge:  English: fluent

       Spanish, French: elemental

Driving licence:  category „B” (normal)

 

Scientific skills: 

·      Laser induced photolysis, laser induced fluorescence

·      Theoretical and technical-practical knowledge of excimer lasers and dye lasers

·      Thermodynamics, nucleation

·      Heterogenous chemical kinetics

·      Gas phase chemical kinetics, thermodynamics

·      Plasma chemistry

·      Atmospheric chemistry, environmental chemistry

·      Synthesis of nanopowders

·      LabView programming

·      Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Microcal Origin

Other skills: 

·      Good organising skills – participations in organising international conferences (1st European

        Chemistry Congress, 2006, Younger European Chemists’ Conference, 2004, 2005)

·      Longer research visits in abroad (English speaking countries) (England – 2003/2004,

        Australia – 2005, England – 2007-2009)

·      Good application writing capability (participation in several international conferences, 

        successful Mecenatura and other (NKTH) applications)

·      Good team work

 

Jobs:

·      2007         – researcher, Chemical Research Centre, Budapest

·      2007–       – postdoctoral researcher (research fellow), University of Leeds, Leeds, England

 

Awards and scholarships:

·      Excellent Student of the Faculty, Eötvös Loránd University, Faculty of Natural Sciences

        (2001/2002, 2002/2003)

·      Scholarship of the Republic of Hungary (2002/2003, 2003/2004)

·      2002 :  Prize of the Head of the Institute of Chemistry, Conference for Student

        Scientists, Eötvös University Faculty of Natural Sciences

·      2003 :  3rd prize, National Conference for Student Scientists

·      2003 :  Honourable Mention, National Conference for Student Scientists

·      2003/2004 :  Erasmus Scholarship, University of Leeds, United Kingdom

·      2004 :  Award for Outstanding Master Theses, Hungarian Chemical Society

·      2005 :  Hungarian State Eötvös Fellowship

                   Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia

·      2005 :  Best Presentation Award, International Congress of Chemistry and Environment, India,

        24-26 December 2005.

 

Scientific activities:

·      2000-2003 :  Theoretical modelling of heterogenous ignition

Eötvös University (ELTE) Department of Physical Chemistry, supervisor: Dr Tamás Turányi

·      2002-2007 :  Modelling of the decomposition of halogenated hydrocarbons in plasma

Department of Physical Chemistry, supervisor: Dr Tamás Turányi

·      2003-2007 :  Experimental and modelling studies on the reactions of singlet methylene

University of Leeds, School of Chemistry, supervisor: Prof. Michael J. Pilling

·      2005-2007 :  Experimental and modelling studies on the conversion of methane in microwave plasma, industrial application

Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia, supervisor: Dr Rowan Deam

·      2007-2008 :  Modelling studies on the conversion of methane at the conditions of lightning in the Titan’s and the ancient Earth’s tropospheres,

Eötvös University (ELTE) Department of Physical Chemistry, supervisor: Dr Tamás Turányi

 ·      2007     :   Review on the nanopowder synthesis using thermal plasmas,

         Chemical Reseach Centre, Budapest

·      2007   :  Experimental study on the glyoxal photolysis, University of Leeds School of Chemistry

·      2007-2008 :   Experimental studies on the reactions of CH radical, University of Leeds School of Chemistry

·      2008:   Experimental studies on the photolysis of benzene and toluene, University of Leeds School of Chemistry

·      2008-2009 :  Investigation of the reactions of C2H radical, University of Leeds, School of Chemistry

·      2009–        :   Investigation of nucleation, University of Leeds, School of Physics and

     Astronomy

              

Publications and conferences:

Publications:

 

1.              Tamás Perger, Tamás Kovács, Tamás Turányi, Cesar Trevińo:

Determination of Adsorption and  Desorption Parameters from Ignition Temperature

Measurements in Catalytic Combustion Systems, Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 107, 2262-2274 (2003)

 

2.         Tamás Perger, Tamás Kovács, Tamás Turányi, Cesar Trevińo:

Determination of Adsorption and Desorption  Parameters from Ignition Temperature Measurements in Catalytic Combustion Systems,

Proceedings of the 3rd Mediterranean Combustion Symposium, (Marrakech, Morocco, 2003), p. 860-870.

 

3.             Tamás Kovács, Tamás Turányi, Katalin Főglein, János Szépvölgyi:

 

Kinetic Modeling of the Decomposition of Carbon Tetrachloride in Thermal Plasma,

 

Plasma Chemistry and Plasma Processing, 25 (2), 109-119 (2005)

 

4.         Mark A. Blitz, Namil Choi, Tamás Kovács, Michael J. Pilling, Paul W. Seakins:

The Effect of Temperature on Collision Induced Intersystem Crossing in the Reaction of 1CH2 with H2,

Proceedings of Combustion Institute, 30, 927-933 (2005)

 

5.             Tamás Perger, Tamás Kovács, Tamás Turányi, Cesar Trevińo:

      Determination of the adsorption and desorption parameters for ethene and propene from measurements of the heterogenous ignition     

      temperature,

      Combustion and Flame, 142, 107-116 (2005)

 

6.             Tamás Kovács, Tamás Turányi, Katalin Főglein, János Szépvölgyi:

 

      Modeling of Carbon Tetrachloride Decomposition in Oxidative RF Thermal Plasma,

 

      Plasma Chemistry and Plasma Processing, 26 (3), 293-318 (2006)

 

 

 

7.             Tamás Kovács, Rowan T. Deam:

 

Methane Reformation using Plasma: An Initial Study,

           

Journal of Physics D, 39, 2391-2400 (2006)

 

 

 

8.             Tamás Kovács, István Gyula Zsély, Áron Kramarics, Tamás Turányi:

 

      Kinetic Analysis of Mechanisms of Complex Pyrolytic Reactions,

           

            Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis, 79, 252-258 (2007)

 

9.         Tamás Kovács, János Szépvölgyi:

           

            Review on the synthesis of nanosized powders in thermal plasmas

                       

                         Review for the Chemical Research Centre, 2007

 

 

 

10.        Tamás Kovács:

                        

                         The atmosphere of the early Earth (in Hungarian, A korai földi légkör)

 

                          Természet Világa, 250-252, 140 (6), (2009)

 

 

 

11.        Tamás Kovács, Tamás Turányi, János Szépvölgyi:

 

CCl4 Decomposition in RF Thermal Plasma in Inert and Oxidative Environments,

 

Plasma Chemistry Plasma Processing (2010), DOI: 10.1007/s11090-010-9219-6

 

 

 

12.        Tamás Kovács, Tamás Turányi

Chemical reactions in the Titan’s troposphere during lightning,

 Icarus (2010), DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2010.01.001

 

13.        Tamás Kovács, Mark A. Blitz, Paul W. Seakins, Michael J. Pilling:

 

H atom formation from benzene and toluene photo-excitation at 248 nm

 

Journal of Chemical Physics, 131, 20434 (2009)

           

 

           

14.        Tamás Kovács, Mark A. Blitz, Paul W. Seakins:

 

H Atom Yields from the Photolysis of Acetylene and from the Reaction of C2H with H2, C2H2, and C2H4

 

Journal of Physical Chemistry A (2010), DOI: 10.1021/jp908285t

 

 

 

            15.        Tamás Kovács:

 

Methane conversion: A Case Study for Simplification of Plasma Chemistry Models by the Omission of Charged Species

 

Plasma Chemistry and Plasma Processing, 30, 207-212 (2010)

 

 

 

16.        Tamás Kovács, Tamás Turányi

Chemical reactions in the early Earth’s troposphere during lightning,

 In preparation (2009)

 

 

17.        Robert J. Salter, Mark A. Blitz, Tamás Kovács, Dwayne E. Heard, Michael J. Pilling, Andrew R. Rickard, Paul W. Seakins:

 

Pressure and Temperature Dependant Photolysis of Glyoxal in the 310-414 nm  

 

Region: Evidence for Dissociation from Multiple States, in preparation (2009)

 

 

 

18.        Tamás Kovács, Mark A. Blitz, Paul W. Seakins:

 

H Atom Yields from the Reaction of C2H with O2

 

Journal of Physical Chemistry A (2009), in preparation

 

 

 

19.        Kelly L. Gannon, Mark A. Blitz, Tamás Kovács, Michael J. Pilling, Paul W. Seakins,

 

State resolved measurements of a 1CH2 removal confirm predictions of the gateway model for electronic quenching

 

Journal of Chemical Physics, 132, 024302 (2010)

 

 

 

20.        Tamás Kovács

 Modelling of Methane Conversion at Microwave Plasma conditions,

 Plasma Chemistry and Plasma Processing, Submitted (2010)

 

 

International scientific conferences:

 

·     Tamás Perger, Tamás Kovács, Tamás Turányi, César Trevińo

 Determination of Adsorption and Desorption Parameters from Ignition Temperature Measurements in Catalytic Combustion Systems,

 29th International Symposium on Combustion , Sapporo, Japan, 21–26 July 2002. (poster)

 

 ·     M. Ujvári, G.G. Láng, T. Kovács, G. Inzelt

 Oxide formation and the brush model of conducting polymer films on electrodes

 53rd Annual Meeting of the International Society of Electrochemistry, Düsseldorf, Germany, 15–20 September 2002. (lecture)

 

·     Tamás Kovács, Tamás Turányi

Modelling of the decomposition of CCl4 in thermal plasma

 2nd International Meeting on Chemistry , Santa Clara, Cuba, 3–6 June 2003. (lecture)

 

·     Tamás Perger, Tamás Kovács, Tamás Turányi, Cesar Trevińo

Determination of Adsorption and Desorption Parameters from Ignition Temperature Measurements in Catalytic Combustion Systems,

 3rd Mediterranean Combustion Symposium , Marrakech, Morocco, 8–13 June 2003. (lecture)

 

·    Tamás Kovács, Tamás Turányi

Modelling of the decomposition of CCl4 in thermal plasma

European Students Conference on Physical Organic and Polimer Chemistry, Vienna, Austria,

29 June–2 July 2003 (lecture)

 

·    Tamás Kovács, Tamás Turányi

Modelling of the decomposition of CCl4 in thermal plasma

Younger European Chemists’ Conference, Grenoble, France,

 27–29 August 2003 (lecture and poster)

 

·    Tamás Kovács, Tamás Turányi

Modelling of the decomposition of CCl4 in thermal plasma

Special Reception by Britain's Younger Chemists, Chemical Engineers and Technologists at the

House of Commons, London, United Kingdom, 10 November 2003 (poster)

 

·    Tamás Kovács, Mark A. Blitz, Namil Choi, Michael J. Pilling, Paul W. Seakins

Experimental study on the reactions of singlet methylene

Special Reception by Britain's Younger Scientists, Engineers and Technologists at the

House of Commons, London, United Kingdom, 15 March 2004 (poster)

 

·    Mark A. Blitz, Namil Choi, Tamás Kovács, Michael J. Pilling, Paul W. Seakins

The Effect of Temperature on Collision Induced Intersystem Crossing in the Reaction of 1CH2 with H2

30th International Symposium on Combustion

Chicago, Illinois, United States of America, 25-30 July 2004 (lecture)

 

·    Mark A. Blitz, Namil Choi, Tamás Kovács, Michael J. Pilling, Paul W. Seakins

Temperature Dependent Measurements of the Removal of Singlet Methylene by the Noble Gases, N2, SF6 and O2

30th International Symposium on Combustion

Chicago, Illinois, United States of America, 25-30 July 2004 (poster)

 

·    M. A. Blitz, N. Choi, T. Kovács, M. J. Pilling, P. W. Seakins

Mechanisms for Quenching 1CH2 – Reactive, Nonreactive and Combinations thereof

18th International Symposium on Gas Kinetics

Bristol, United Kingdom, 7-12 August 2004 (lecture)

 

·    Tamás Kovács, Mark A. Blitz, Namil Choi, Michael J. Pilling, Paul W. Seakins

Experimental study on the reactions of singlet methylene

Younger European Chemists’ Conference, Torino, Italy,

 25–29 August 2004 (lecture and poster)

 

·    Tamás Kovács

Some interesting features of the reactions of singlet methylene

3rd Swiss Snow Symposium, Stechelberg, Switzerland,

18-20 February 2005. (lecture)

 

·    Tamás Kovács, Tamás Turányi, Katalin Főglein, János Szépvölgyi, István Gyula Zsély

Modelling of the Decomposition of Carbon Tetrachloride in Oxidative RF Thermal Plasma

4th Mediterranean Combustion Symosium, Lisbon, Portugal,

 6-10 October 2005. (poster)

 

·    Tamás Kovács, Tamás Turányi, Rowan T. Deam

Application of Plasma Chemistry in Incineration and Conversion Processes

European Conference of Young Chemists, Rydzyna, Poland,

 12-16 October 2005. (lecture)

 

·    Tamás Kovács, Tamás Turányi, Katalin Főglein and János Szépvölgyi

Modelling of Carbon Tetrachloride Decomposition in RF Thermal Plasma

International Congress of Chemistry and Environment, Indore, India,

 24-26 December 2005. (lecture)

 

·    Tamás Kovács, Tamás Turányi and Rowan T. Deam

Application of Plasma Chemistry in Incineration and Conversion Processes

ISRANALYTICA, Tel Aviv, Israel,

17-18 January 2006. (poster)

 

·    Tamás Kovács, Tamás Turányi and Rowan T. Deam

Application of Plasma Chemistry in Incineration and Conversion Processes

BioVision Alexandria 2006, Alexandria, Egypt,

26-29 April 2006. (poster)

 

·    Tamás Kovács, Tamás Turányi and Rowan T. Deam

Methane Conversion to Higher Hydrocarbons in Microwave Plasma

36th COSPAR Assembly, Beijing, China,

16-23 July 2006. (poster)

 

·    Tamás Kovács, István Gyula Zsély, Tamás Turányi and Rowan T. Deam

Methane Conversion to Higher Hydrocarbons under Plasma Conditions

1st European Chemistry Congress, Budapest, Hungary,

27-31 August 2006. (poster)

 

·    Tamás Kovács, Tamás Turányi, Rowan T. Deam

Methane Conversion in Microwave Plasma

European Conference of Young Chemists, Pultusk, Poland,

12-16 October 2006. (lecture)

 

·    Tamás Kovács, Tamás Turányi, Rowan T. Deam

Modelling of Methane Conversion under Plasma Conditions

38th National Convention of the South African Chemical Institute, Durban, South Africa,

3-8 December 2006. (lecture + poster)

 

·    Tamás Kovács, Tamás Turányi and Rowan T. Deam

Methane Conversion to Higher Hydrocarbons under Plasma Conditions

ISRANALYTICA 2007, Tel Aviv, Israel,

23-24 January 2007. (poster)

 

·    Tamás Kovács, Mark A. Blitz, Paul W. Seakins, Michael J. Pilling

Determination of H Atom Branching Ratios in the Reactions of CH Radicals

32nd International Symposium on Combustion, Montréal, Canada,

3-8 August 2008. (poster)

 

·     Paul W. Seakins, Tamás Kovács, Mark A. Blitz, , Michael J. Pilling

H atom yields from C2H reactions relevant for combustion, planetary atmospheres and the interstellar medium

30nd International Symposium on Free Radicals, Savonlinna, Finland,

25-30 July 2009. (lecture)

 

Other conferences and lectures:

·      Tamás Kovács: Super acids

6th Bolyai Conference, 2nd March 2001, ELTE Bolyai College, Budapest

·      Tamás Kovács: Fuel cells

7th Bolyai Conference, 3rd March 2002, ELTE Bolyai College, Budapest

·      Tamás Kovács: Environmental problems caused by perhalogenated hydrocarbons

8th Bolyai Conference, 22nd March 2003, ELTE Bolyai College, Budapest

·      Tamás Kovács:  Modelling of carbon tetrachloride decomposition in plasma

Sitting of the Reaction Kinetics and Photochemistry Working Committee (Hungarian Academy of Sciences), 24-25 April 2003, Balatonalmádi

·      Tamás Kovács: Studies of the reaction of singlet methylene by laser flash photolysis       

        Chemistry Talks’ Day, 25-27 October 2004, Szeged

·      Tamás Kovács: Studies of the reaction of singlet methylene by laser flash photolysis       

Sitting of the Reaction Kinetics and Photochemistry Working Committee (Hungarian Academy of Sciences), 28-29 October 2004, Gyöngyöstarján

·     Tamás Kovács: Some Applications of Plasma Chemistry and Detailed Reaction Kinetics

       Massey University, 16th May 2005, Albany-Auckland, New Zealand          

 

Other lectures:

·      Tamás Kovács: Super acids

6th Bolyai Conference, 2 March, 2001, ELTE Bolyai College, Budapest

 

·      Tamás Kovács: Fuel cells

7th Bolyai Conference, 3 March, 2002, ELTE Bolyai College, Budapest

 

·      Tamás Kovács: Environmental problems caused by perhalogenated hydrocarbons

8th Bolyai Conference, 22 March, 2003, ELTE Bolyai College, Budapest

 

·      Tamás Kovács: Modelling of the decomposition of carbon tetracloride in plasma

sitting of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences Working Commitee of Reaction Kinetics and Fotochemistry. 24–24 April, 2003, 

Balatonalmádi  

 

·     Tamás Kovács: Investigation of Reactions of Singlet Methylene by Laser Flash Photolysis      

       Chemical Lecture Days, 25-27 October 2004., Szeged

 

·     Tamás Kovács: Investigation of Reactions of Singlet Methylene by Laser Flash Photolysis

       sitting of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences Working Commitee of Reaction Kinetics and

                    Fotochemistry., 28-29 October 2004., Gyöngyöstarján

 

 ·     Tamás Kovács: Application of Plasma Chemistry and Detailed Reaction Kinetics

         Massey University, Auckland, New Zealand, 16 May 2005, Auckland

 

Past teaching activity:

·     Physical chemistry laboratory practice for 1st year environmental students

·     Physical chemistry seminar for 2nd year geology students

·     Mathematics seminar for 1st year chemistry students

 

Memberships:

·     Hungarian Chemical Society, 2004–

 ·     associate member, Committee of Space Research, 2006–

·     Organizing Committee of “Younger European Chemists’ Conference”, 2004–2006

·     Organizing Committee of the “1st European Chemistry Congress”, 2006

 

Hobbies:

·     Plane, train and bus models

·     Cycling 

 

 

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