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We are pleased to announce that Boglárka Mercédesz Kis ([link to her page]) has joined our research group, broadening the scope of our studies. With her expertise, our activities now also expand into the monitoring of volcanic gases, contributing to ongoing research on the Ciomadul volcanic area.
Starting this year, Boglárka also continues her work as a Bolyai Research Fellow, affiliated with the Department of Petrology and Geochemistry, Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE) and our group.
We are pleased to report the success of the 15th Assembly of Petrology and Geochemistry (15. APG), organized this year by our research group, which brought together more than eighty participants. In addition to Hungarian researchers, experts from seven countries, Slovakia, Romania, Croatia, the Czech Republic, the Netherlands, Austria, and Hungary, represented their institutions at the event.
Emese Pánczél, a member of our research group, participated in the training school “’Convective and Volcanic Clouds (CVC) detecting, monitoring and modeling”, organized by researchers from the CIMA Foundation (Italy), the Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (Italy), and the Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (Italy).
The training took place on Vulcano Island, Sicily, between 23 September and 1 October 2025. The short course was supported by EGU, IUGG, MEET, ASI, and AIV.
Réka Lukács and Szabolcs Harangi represented our research group at the TOPO-EUROPE Workshop, held between 30 September and 3 October 2025.
TOPO-EUROPE is an international, multidisciplinary research initiative focusing on the evolution and dynamics of Europe’s topography. During the workshop, our group contributed with one oral presentation and two poster presentations, and actively engaged in the developing professional network related to the EUROBIG COST project, led by Taras Gerya (ETH Zürich) and Pietro Sternai (University of Milano-Bicocca).
An interview with Réka Lukács about the MTA–HUN-REN CSFK Lendület “PannonVolcano” Research Group has been published by the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (MTA).
https://mta.hu/english/featured-momentum-lendulet-researcher-reka-lukac…
On 18 September 2025, Réka Lukács, head of our research group, received the Bolyai Plaque in recognition of her outstanding scientific achievements carried out under the Bolyai János Research Fellowship between 2020 and 2024.
Following the evaluation of 162 final research reports submitted by Bolyai Fellows this year, the Bolyai Board honoured 14 researchers with the prestigious Bolyai Plaque. Among them, three awardees – including Réka Lukács – were invited to present their research results in the beautifully renovated Ceremonial Hall of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (MTA).
Congratulations to Szabolcs Harangi, senior researcher affiliated with our group, on becoming a full member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (MTA).
On 10 September 2025, he delivered his inaugural lecture, officially marking his induction as a full academician. His inspiring and thought-provoking presentation can be rewatched here in Hungarian.
We are pleased to announce that two new doctoral students have joined our research group as members of the Doctoral School of Earth Sciences at Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE).
Péter Mucsi will focus his research on the subsurface volcanic rocks of Hungary. His work will center on the Nyírség region, where he will investigate the deposits of large volcanic eruptions using modern analytical techniques. His research will contribute to a deeper understanding of volcanism and geodynamics in the Carpathian–Pannonian region.
Two members of our research group participated in the 5th Earth Mantle Workshop,
held in Vienna, Austria, on July 16–17, 2025.
Szabolcs Harangi attended the event as an invited participant and served as a field
trip leader for the excursion showcasing the basaltic outcrops of the Little Hungarian
Plain and the Balaton Uplands.
Our group was also represented by Kende Szűcs, who gave a presentation on our
recent research findings titled:
The IAVCEI 2025 Scientific Assembly – the largest international gathering of
volcanologists held every four years – took place in Geneva, Switzerland, from June
30 to July 5, 2025. (more information)