Curriculum vitae

Personal details

Name: Katalin Bartók (born Váczy)

Date and Place of Birth: July 22, 1942, Cluj (Romania)

Home address: str. Republicii 24 A., ap. 7, 400015 Cluj-Napoca, private phone: 0752 755 797

E-mail address: [email protected]

Education:

• Bs and MS, Faculty of Biology-Geography, Babeş–Bolyai University Cluj,  1959‒1964, section Biology-Botany
• 1982‒1985 postgraduate English language study, Babeş‒Bolyai University, Cluj

PhD and academical title:

• PhD at the Babeş–Bolyai University, Cluj, title of the thesis: “Humus’ chelate and their role in the mineral nutrition of the plants” 1979. Scientific supervisor acad. prof. István Péterfi
• since 2001: member of Hungarian  Academy of Sciences’ public body

Scientific activity

Specialty: biology-botany

Research domain:

Lichenology: taxonomy, ecology, pollution monitoring;

Phytopathology, Phytosociology, Biodiversity conservation - nature protection in Romania, management of natural protected area in Romania

Employment:

• Biologist, Regional Agrochemical Laboratory, Cluj (1965‒1974)
• Senior Research Scientist, Biological Research Institute, Cluj-Napoca (1974‒1999)
• Associate Professor, Babeş‒Bolyai University, Faculty of Biology-Geology, Department of Taxonomy and Ecology (1999‒2007)
• Emeritus Associate Professor, Babeş‒Bolyai University, Faculty of Environmental Sciences (2007‒2012)

Additional Training:

• Institute für Botanik, Karl-Franzens Universtat Graz, Austria, 1990, 1992, 1994
• The Natural History Museum, London, England, 1995, 1997, 1999
• Ecological and Botanical Institute of Hungarian Academy, Vácrátot, Hungary, 1995
• Hungarian Natural History Museum, Department of Botany, Budapest, Hungary, 1995, 1999, 2002, 2005

Language skills:

• Hungarian (mother tongue)
• Romanian (fluent)
• English (good)
• German (only lichenology)

Membership of Scientific Association:

Romania:      

• Societatea Natională de Stiinţa Solului
• Societatea Muzeului Ardelean
• Societatea Română de Fitocenologie

Abroad:

• American Bryological and Lichenological Society
• International Association for Lichenology
• British Royal Lichenological Society

Scientific papers:

• 113 (first author 36, single author 49), 24 abroad (3 ISI)
• 19 popularize papers
• 1 review
• Book chapters: 7
• Books:  8

Participation in conferences:

• Romania : 102
• Abroad:     31

Participation in

• Romanian research contracts and grants:  30
• International  research projects and grants: 9   

Other academic activities: referee in PhD commissions: 6  

Editorial Board of scientific Journals:  

• Contribuţii Botanice, Cluj
• Studii şi cercetări de biologie, Bistriţa

Member in the Scientifical Council of the Călimani National Park

                                                                               Dr. Bartók Katalin

18. II. 2016