News
Between 18 and 24 October 2026, members of our research group conducted field observations and sample collection in the Harghita and Ciomadul volcanic areas as part of our ongoing research aimed at better understanding the volcanic activity and magmatic processes in the region.
We are delighted to announce that Emese Pánczél, a member of our research group, will continue her research at the University of Perugia (Università degli Studi di Perugia, Italy) as part of the prestigious Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) REALISE international doctoral programme.
Her research will focus on gaining a better understanding of the volcanic activity of the Campi Flegrei Caldera in southern Italy, with particular emphasis on pre-eruptive magmatic processes and the architecture and temporal evolution of the magma plumbing system.
The first week of October was particularly busy for our research group. Between 4 and 9 October, we participated in two international geoscience events in Sopron at the HUN-REN EPSS, where we presented our latest research findings, gained new methodological insights, and strengthened our international scientific collaborations.
16th Assembly of Petrology and Geochemistry
Three members of the PannonianVolcano Research Group – Réka Lukács, Szabolcs Harangi and Máté Szemerédi – participated in the 31st Meeting of the Petrology Group of the Mineralogical Society of Poland (PTMin 2026), organised under the title “Rhyolite: Rock of the Year 2026 – Rhyolites through the Ages.”
The meeting brought together researchers interested in rhyolites and silicic magmatism, providing an excellent opportunity to share new results, discuss scientific questions and learn about ongoing research in this field.
On 25 September, two members of our research group took part in the Researchers’ Night programme at the 19th Volcano Day, organised by the Department of Petrology and Geochemistry at ELTE Faculty of Science.
We are delighted and proud to congratulate Kata Temovszki-Molnár, who has been awarded the prestigious János Bolyai Research Scholarship!
Starting in September, Kata will work on her research project entitled “The significance of noble gas isotopes in better understanding volcanic processes”, supported by the scholarship.
The 23rd Congress of the Carpathian-Balkan Geological Association (CBGA) has come to an end. The conference was hosted by Babeș–Bolyai University in Cluj-Napoca from 9 to 11 September.
We are very happy to welcome Abigail Martens and Maylis de Dinechin to our research group!
Abigail joins us from the University of South Florida (Tampa, USA) and Maylis from Sorbonne University (Paris, France). They officially became members of our team on September 1. We are especially proud that Abigail joins us through the Momentum MSCA Programme!
Emese Oelberg-Pánczél successfully defended her MSc thesis on June 9, 2026, graduating with an excellent (grade 5) result in the Geologist program at the Faculty of Science, Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE). She conducted her research within the framework of the MTA–HUN-REN CSFK Momentum PannonVolcano Research Group.
Title of her thesis: Major, trace element and noble gas isotope composition of olivine from the alkaline basalts of the Perșani Volcanic Field, Romania: constraints on the magma source region.
On June 1, the European Geoparks Network celebrates the International Volcano Day among geoparks. This provides an excellent opportunity not only to showcase the region’s outstanding volcanic natural heritage, but also to explain why and how volcanoes work and how awareness of this natural hazard can be increased. Some members of the research group have been conducting studies at Ciomadul already for two decades. Their research has contributed to the international recognition of the volcanic area located near Băile Tușnad (Tusnádfürdő) as a characteristic example of a long-dormant volcano.