Kristóf Petrovay

full professor

PhD (Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, 1991)

Habilitation (Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, 1998)

Doctor of HAS (2004)

Biography:

Affiliation (since 1999): Eötvös Loránd University, Department of Astronomy,
Current resbonsibilities: Head of Doctoral Program of Astronomy and Space Physics
Former Responsibilites/Positions:
- Head of Department of Astronomy 2009-2024
- Senior Research Fellow, Theoretical Institute for Advanced Research in Astrophysics, Hsinchu, Taiwan, 2007-2008
- Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC), Tenerife, 1995-1999
- Assistant Professor, Eötvös Loránd University, Department of Astronomy, Budapest, 1991-1995

Education:
1990-1991: University of Oxford, Department of Theoretical Physics, PhD student. Advisor: C. Jordan
1987-1990: Eötvös Loránd University, Department of Astronomy, Budapest, PhD student. Advisor: M. Marik
1982-1987: Eötvös Loránd University, Faculty of Science, undergraduate student in physics & astronomy

Extended visits (min. 1 month):
- Dept. of Applied Mathematics, University of Sheffield, 3x3 months, 2012, 2009, 2005
- Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 2x1 months 2004, 2005
- Center of Turbulence Research, NASA Ames Research Center, 1 month, 2002
- Institute of Theoretical Physics, University of California at Santa Barbara, 2 months, 2002
- Astrophysikalisches Institut Potsdam, 1 month, 1994
- Vatican Observatory, Castelgandolfo, 1 month, 1988

Services in National and/or International Committees:
Hungarian Academy of Sciences:
- Committee for Astronomy and Space Physics: Vice-Chair since 2018; member since 2005; secretary 2006-2011.
- Division XI (Physics): elected DSc representative 2016-22.
International Astronomical Union (IAU): Member since 1994 (Division E, Commissions E1, E2, E3).
Organizing Committee of Commission E1 (Solar radiation and structure): Vice Chair since 2024, member since 2021

Organizational activities (selected):
- ISSI team 454, Bern, 2019-23 https://www.issibern.ch/teams/solactregars/
- Space Climate 8, Krakow, 2022, SOC member https://spaceclimate8.uph.edu.pl/
- Flux Emergence Workshop 2017, Budapest, LOC Chair http://astro.elte.hu/few2017/
- ISSI Workshop on the Solar Cycle, Co-convenor, ISSI, Bern, 2013
- IAU Symposium 294: Solar and Astrophysical Dynamos and Magnetic Activity, SOC member, Beijing, 2012
- Turbulence, Waves and Instabilities, NATO Advanced Research Workshop, Co-Director, Budapest, 2002

Honors: Physics Prize of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (2006)

Publications:
Publications (refereed) Citations Hirsch index
Total 97 (52) 1833 (1729) 24
Normalized 57 (26) 951 (872) n/a
First author 59 (27) 832 (792) 15
Source: ADS ( https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/search/q=orcid%3A"0000-0002-1714-2027" )

Links to associated scientific database profiles:

• Publications in MTMT
• Publications in ORCID
• Publications in ResearcherID
• Publications in Scopus
• Publications in Google Scholar
• User profile at doktori.hu

Selected publications of recent years:

1. Solar cycle prediction - ADS link
2. Towards an algebraic method of solar cycle prediction. I. Calculating the ultimate dipole contributions of individual active regions - ADS link
3. Role of observable nonlinearities in solar cycle modulation - ADS link